General De Wet, who has for some time past been assembling a large Boer force in the north-east of the Orange River Colony, has resumed active operations. ...
Article : 375 wordsThe date of the coronation of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh has been fixed for June 26, 1902. ...
Article : 30 wordsIf enthusiasm counts for anything in the politics of a country, Mr. Melville should soon have the gratification of seeing electric traction inatalled on the suburban railways. ...
Article : 1,561 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General, with Major Philson and Captain Wallington, leave for Sydney to-day, to be present at the first test cricket match, which begins ...
Article : 1,249 wordsA bill relating to postal and telegraphic rates hardly admits of picturesque treatment Consequently senators were in prosale mood, and more then usually prone to ...
Article : 2,262 wordsA pro-Boer meeting has been held at Chicago, at which 5,000dol. (£1,000) was subscribed for the benefit of the inmates of the concentration camps in South Africa. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe "National Scouts," consisting of exBoer burghers of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony who have taken service with the British, are doing useful ...
Article : 74 wordsMajor-General Creagh, the commander of the British forces in China, has exonerated the Germans from blame in connection with the incident at Tientsin, caused ...
Article : 159 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 wordsLord Kitchener reports the following Boer losses during the past week:—Killed, 31; wounded, 17; prisoners, 352; surrentdered, 35. The British also captured 345 ...
Article : 37 wordsThe following soldiers returned yesterday by the steamer Nineveh:- Fifth Victorian Mounted Rifles.— Troopers G. Crowle, A. Cookram, P. Davis, ...
Article : 229 wordsRecruits are freely offering for the fresh Canadian contingent of 900 men that is being raised for service in South Africa. At Montreal three times as many recruits have ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the Reichstag last night a statement was made by Count Bulow, the German Chancellor, respechng the charges of cruelty brought against the Germans in ...
Article : 164 wordsSir Henry Cumpbell-Bannerman, the leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, referred to the Boer war when addressing his constituents at Dunfermline ...
Article : 114 wordsWhile the excitement of the past few days shows signs of abatement, the police have lost none of their activity, and to-day the numerous dams and abandoned shafts ...
Article : 244 wordsThe Governments of the United States and the Central American republic of Nicaragua have signed an agreement, by winch Niearagua leases in perpetuity to the ...
Article : 58 wordsBALLARAT.—Staff-Sergeant-Major W. Phillips, who returned from South Africa by the s.s. [?] veh, was welcomed home on Wednesday nig[?] has served for nearly two years with Tullibardine[?] ...
Article : 72 wordsPresident Roosevelt has informed the German and Irish leaders of the pro-Boer party in the United States, who have asked him to intervene to bring about peace ...
Article : 58 wordsSome rather severe fighting took place on Friday last at Wakkerstroom, in the SouthEastern Transvaal, in which the Fifth Queensland Contingent (Bushmen) took ...
Article : 89 wordsArchbishop Carr, who was present at the twenty-second annual distribution of prizes at St. Xavier's College, Kew, yesterday, in addressing the boys, said they would now ...
Article : 655 wordsThe quotation for the Amalgamated Coppel Co's stock (or shares) on the New York Stock Exchange which rose to 130 early in the year, has latterly fallen to 65, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe following casualties are reported:— Private M'[?]veen, Fifth Queensland Contingent, dangerously wounded by accident at Wakkerstroom; Private Bastick, of the ...
Article : 56 wordsAnother case of plague has occurred in Sydney, and has on this occasion proved fatal. James Ernest Derrington, aged 36, residing at Wavereley, and employed at a ...
Article : 533 wordsThe line of bullet-proof blockhouses constructed by Lord Kitchener between Brugspruit, on the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railway, and Greylingstad, on the ...
Article : 143 wordsReferring to the proposal that additional Australian contingents should be raised for service in South Africa, the Prime Minister said last evening:—"The present ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Christmas issue of "The Australasian" (country edition published this morning) will be fouud a most varied and interesting one, a real holiday number at ...
Article : 703 wordsAt the London wool sales to-day the market was firm, and prices generally showed a hardening tendency. The following are the average prices ...
Article : 72 wordsWith regard to the possibility of the Commonwealth Government reconsidering the decision not to despatch more troops to South Africa, military men express the ...
Article : 396 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsThe south-eastern part of the Orange River Colony having now been completely cleared of the enemy, the British columns that have been engaged in the work are ...
Article : 43 wordsCommandant Maritz, one of the chief Boer raiders, who last month attacked Picquetburg, in the south-west of the Cape Colony, but was repulsed, and afterwards ...
Article : 58 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,465,000 quarters, as against 2,530,000 quarters last week and ...
Article : 118 wordsA new policy has been decided upon by the British Government wish regard to the Boer women and children on the farms in the Transvaal and the Orange River ...
Article : 159 wordsA sensational harbour Incident, which will result in a private of the New South Wales military forces being tried by court-martial on a serious charge, occurred at Chowder ...
Article : 352 wordsOn Tuesday there died at Camberwell Mr. John Medley, a colonist of 30 years. The deceased, who was 72 years of age, was a passenger in one of the two trains ...
Article : 161 wordsA letter was received yesterday by the Defence department from Colonel Lane, chief paymaster of the Imperial forces at Cape Town, amplifying a cable message ...
Article : 107 wordsAt 10 a.m.—M'Lead v. Henty (part heard). First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice A'Beckett.) At Half-past 10 a.m.—Makin v. Thomas (part ...
Article : 157 wordsThe proposal brought forward by Senator Hoar (Massachuseb[?]) that an island under international control be set apart for the [?]narchists of all nations, who would ...
Article : 53 wordsSpeaking at Crewe in Cheshire last night, the Earl of Onslow, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, made an important announcement respecting the concentration camps ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Peacock) has received from Sir Andrew Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria, a letter dated from London, 8th November, notifying that the War Office ...
Article : 105 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 107 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 60 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 50 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 78 wordsThe following is an extract from a letter Written by L[?]tant Ian A. L. Mackinnon, of Pakenham, of the 2nd Scottish Horse, being an account of the figh[?] ...
Article : 292 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 15 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 12 Dec 1901, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: