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  2. QUEENSLAND and the EMPIER.

    IT would be late in the day for Queensland to make professions of her loyalty. She has proved it, and many of her bravest and best sons lie sleeping under ...

    Article : 200 words
  3. THE VET RIVER.

    The Queenslanders were prominent again at Vet River, and there occurred one of the special circumstances which has led to the mention of Captain D. B. ...

    Article : 306 words
  4. QUEENSLAND'S CONTRIBUTION IN FLESH AND BLOOD.

    When the war clouds hung darkly over the horizon in South Africa in the middle months of 1899 the late Sir James R. Dickson, who was Premier of this State, set ...

    Article : 1,022 words
  5. POPLAR GROVE AND DRIEFONTEIN.

    On the 7th and 10th March, 1900, there was heavy fighting. On the date first given it was at Osfontein and Poplar Grove, and on the 10th at Driefontein and Abraham's ...

    Article : 124 words
  6. AFTER SANNA'S POST.

    On Saturday, 31st March, after the disaster to General Broadwood's column at Sauna's Post, the 1st and 2nd Queensland Contingents, which had bean sent cut, ...

    Article : 673 words
  7. THE MILITARY QUALITIES OF QUEENSLANDERS.

    A good soldier is not only a fighting machine, winning high repute on the field of battle, but otherwise undisciplined and turbulent. The modern soldier, at all ...

    Article : 1,091 words
  8. SUNNYSIDE.

    A-lull had come in theprogress of the war. In Northern Natal our troops had been driven back; in Stormberg and at Colesberg we had suffered reverses; at ...

    Article : 801 words
  9. IN PURSUIT OF DE WET.

    In August last year, and ever since, Queensland troops have assisted materially in the destruction of the lighting power of Christian De Wet and his ...

    Article : 425 words
  10. AT KLIPRIVERSBERG.

    On 28th May the Queenslander had a very lively experience during a serious engagement at Klipriversberg, south-west of Johannesburg about fourteen miles. It ...

    Article : 353 words
  11. CAPTURE OF A CONVOY AND BIG GUN.

    A very brilliant feature of the campaign was the capture of a Boer transport and a big gun and a considerable bag of prisoners about ten miles north of Johannesburg on ...

    Article : 209 words
  12. SOME DEEDS OF HEROISM.

    On Saturday, 21st March, 19[?]0, during the engagement at Sanna's Post, one of those deeds of heroism which deserve the Victoria Cross, but unfortunately miss the ...

    Article : 812 words
  13. ON THE MARCH TO KROONSTAD.

    The Queenslanders were in the march on to Kroonstad, but their numbers sorely depleted, many having left to join the Police Force, others being down with ...

    Article : 499 words
  14. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

    Captain Echlin mentions another engagement on the following day, when his squadron, doing advance guard, had a nasty experience under heavy fire at a short range, ...

    Article : 165 words
  15. RHENOSTER KOP.

    On the 29th November the Third and Fourth Contingents of Queenslanders were engaged tin the battle of Rhenoster Kop. In getting up to striking distance of ...

    Article : 1,296 words
  16. ELANDS RIVER.

    When the history of the war comes to be written there will be no brighter incident than that of the defence of Elands River by a garrison practically led ...

    Article : 1,891 words
  17. AT PAARDEBERG.

    After Sunnyside the Queenslanders had no further fighting until the day after the relief of Kimberley, when they took part in an engagement at a place called Macfarlane. ...

    Article : 231 words
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