It is stated that the Boers have placed electric alarm wires across all the roads near Ladysmith, so as to give warning in the case of any farther night sorties ...
Article : 169 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 1,327 wordsIt will be remembered that the force of Queenslanders and Canadians, Led by Major T. D. Pilcher, captured about 40 prisoners in the recent engagement at ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Household Cavalry regiment, which was recently entrained at Cape Tow to join Major General French in the Colesberg district, already ...
Article : 143 wordsThe acting-Premier received a communication yesterday form the Queensland Government, suggesting that the strength of the Australian contingent ...
Article : 87 wordsIt is said that the extensive enterenchment which the enemy has thrown up at Magersfontein and Modder River are defended by 30,000 Boers, under the ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Queensland Government having suggested that the vessels containing the Australian troops for South Africa should be accompanied to their ...
Article : 94 wordsA meeting of the Patriotic Found committee was held in the town-hall to-day. It was decided to call a public meeting in regard to sympathy with the ...
Article : 61 wordsPrivate D. Drummond, who went from Paddington (W.A.) to Albany, and joined the steamer Aberdeen, and, at the same time the contingent of ...
Article : 550 wordsThere will be a committee meeting in the Mayor's parlor at the Town-hall at 8 o'clock to-night in connection with the movement for despatching 10 nurses to ...
Article : 80 wordsWhen the British force, under Major General jone D.P. French, recently approached Coleberg after having driven the Boers out of Rensburg by the splendidly ...
Article : 88 wordsThe London "Daily Mail" throws out a hint to the effect that one of the British Generals now at the front is shortly to be superseded. ...
Article : 37 wordsA preliminary meeting of Fremantle ladies was held at the residence of Dr. Hope yesterday to make arrangements for a public meeting to be held in the ...
Article : 66 wordsIt is stated that on Friday last, the day before the Boers' attack on Ladysmith, General Jo(?) sent a messenger to General White in connection with ...
Article : 79 wordsBritish reinforcements are still arriving in South Africa. As additional 6,000 troops and six guns will have been landed by the end of the week. ...
Article : 31 wordsFurther revelations have been made as to the alleged duplicity of the members of the Cape Afrikander Bond. It is stated that the Bond party in ...
Article : 143 wordsThe steamer Warrigal left Port Adelaide this morning. Owing to the uncertainty as to the time of the vessel's leaving the attendance to witness her ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Boers who are resisting Major-General French's forces in the neighborhood of Colesberg are being considerably reinforced. ...
Article : 28 wordsThere is little fresh to report concerning the military camp at Karrakatta. The only matter of importance yesterday was the allotment of horses to the ...
Article : 435 wordsPresident Kruger has again refused the request of the British that the American Consul in Pretoria should be allowed to represent British interests in ...
Article : 243 wordsThe British Government has accepted an offer from India for 250 volunteers. ...
Article : 17 wordsGreat enthusiasm is being displayed regarding the bushmen's contingent. Over 400 men have been enrolled. They will go into camp on Friday for ...
Article : 157 wordsHer Majesty the Queen has sent a message to General Sir George Stewart White, the British commander at Ladysmith, congratulating him and his ...
Article : 41 wordsSome of the London war Correspondents who accompanied the British force which marched northwards to the relief of Kimberley, and which is now ...
Article : 145 wordsA report received from Pretoria states that the Freestaters are preparing to quit their capital, Bloemfontein. Many of them are going to Pretoria to ...
Article : 73 wordsA trooper in Thorneycroft's mounted infantry, writing from Frere to a relative, under date of November 29, says:—"All the troops left Estcourt ...
Article : 227 wordsThe Empire Patriotic Fund, which was opened by a big meeting in the Townhall on Monday night, has now nearly £4,000 to its credit. ...
Article : 297 wordsA private of the 1st King's Royal Rifles, in a letter, thus describes the death of Colonel Gunning at Dundee:—"Our colonel got the word to storm ...
Article : 445 wordsThe news of General White's success at Ladysmith on Saturday has produced a marked effect on the continent. There has been a strong and ...
Article : 43 wordsThe activity of the Queenslanders and Canadians in the neighborhood of Belmont has had a most beneficial effect in checking disloyalty. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe town of Dordrecht, which is in the heart of the disaffected districts of Cape Colony, and which is situated some 50 miles to the northeast of ...
Article : 54 wordsThe British Government has arranged to pay compensation in the event of any of the Delagoa Bay steamers being unnecessarily delayed while being searched ...
Article : 39 wordsAn incident recently occurred at Arundel which tends to confirm the reports which have been received in reference to disagreements between the ...
Article : 88 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 12 Jan 1900, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: