The London "Times" expresses the opinion that those of the disloyal Dutch who have been taken prisoners in the Modder River district ought to be ...
Article : 59 wordsThe death is announced of Mr.Francis Schradhorst, for some years chief organiser of the Liberal party. [Mr. Schnadhorst was born in ...
Article : 94 wordsPrivates Victor S. Jones and D. C. M leod, of the Queensland contingent, were killed in the engagement with the Boers at Sunnyside, to the north-west ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Government has decided that all steamers carrying members of the contingent shall leave Sydney on January 17, and that a public holiday shall be ...
Article : 158 wordsThus a. London correspondent on November 24:— A few days ago I met Mr. M. C. Davies, jun., formerly of Ade(?) and now of Western Australia ...
Article : 277 wordsThe whole of the British military in the Modder River district are delighted are the victory achieved by the colonials at Sunnyside. It is noteworthy that ...
Article : 112 wordsReuters specIal service from Beria, under date of November 20, gives to following report from Mafeking:—The shell fire of the enemy has up to now done comparatively ...
Article : 713 wordsA disastrous earthquake is reported to have taken place on Monday in the Tiffis division of Russian Transcaucasia, due east from the Red Sea ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Executive Council has appointed I the following lieutenants for the South! Australian mounted contingent -J. F. Humphries, G. H.Lynch, F.M.Rowell, and G.J.Walter ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Antwerp wool sales will be held on the 9th and 10th insts. Five thousand bales have been catalogued, but of these only 20 are Australian ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Chief Secretary has received a. cable message, stating that the proprietors of the London "Daily Mail" have decided, in recognition of the ...
Article : 56 wordsLord Lovat, who has volunteered for service against the Boers, and who is captain of the first volunteer battalion of the Cameron Highlanders, is talking ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has cabled to the Canadian Government, expressing his hearty congratulations at the manner in ...
Article : 38 wordsThe following extract from a letter received by the Rev. mother General, Nazareth-house, Hammersmith, London, from sister M.D.Chantel O'Kelly ...
Article : 457 wordsA terrible tragedy occurred at St. George last night on Goward's selection. Mrs. Goward and her son, who was about 17 years of age, were found in ...
Article : 652 wordsThe Premier has received a cable message from the Agent-General stating that he has received £750 from the proprietors of the London "Daily Mail" ...
Article : 56 wordsIt is stated that the occupants of the laager which was captured by the colonials at Sunnyside were mostly Dutch residents of Cape Colony ...
Article : 303 wordsIt was stated on January 23 that Mr. John Hay, the American Secretary of State, was making inquiries in reference to the British seizure of vessels laden ...
Article : 119 wordsIt was recently announced that Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P. for Central Sheffield, was to command the Lord Mayor's London volunteer ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Premier has been informed by the Agent-General that £500 from the "Daily Mail" Kipling Poem Fund has been placed the disposal of the colony ...
Article : 51 wordsThe steamer Warrigal did not get away before i o'clock to-day. A large number of people witnessed her departure, and cheered lustily ...
Article : 28 wordsA lad named Henry Crockett, 14, fired with military ardor, stowed away on the steamer Warrigal before she sailed from Sydney. He was brought up ...
Article : 49 wordsGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller, who is now at Chievely, has requested that 200 stretcher-bearers be sent from Durban to the front. ...
Article : 27 wordsField-Marshal Lord Roberts, the newly-appointed Commander-in-chief in South Africa, who is now on his way to the scene of hostilities, has requested ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. William Sharp, of Dudley-street, West Perth, has received from Private Charles Cobb, of the Western Australian contingent, a letter dated Mailand ...
Article : 257 wordsA Cape Town message says that a: traitor at Rensburg, the town which Major-General French recently occupied, started a train, laden with food ...
Article : 98 wordsNews has been received that the Boers, who had previously evacuated the place on the approach of the British under Major-General French. ...
Article : 88 wordsIn regard to Mr. Lyne's telegram, embodying a message from the New South Wales Agent-General, concerning the formation of a bushmen's corps ...
Article : 250 wordsNews has been received from Major-General French to the effect that he was unable to occupy Colesberg, owing to Boer reinforcements having disputed ...
Article : 73 wordsIn common with the other colonies the members of the Western Australian Mounted Infantry will wear khaki covered helmets when on service in South ...
Article : 838 wordsThe casualties sustained by the Boers in their fight with the Queenslanders and Canadians at Sunnyside were six killed and 12 wounded. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Mayor of Perth (Mr. Alex. For-rest, M.L.A.) has received the following donations towards the Western Aus-tralian Patriotic Fund:—Mackay ...
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Advertising : 642 wordsThe Scotsmen of Fremantle have organised a fund, which will be open to the whole colony, for the relief of the widows and children of the Highland ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 12 Jan 1900, Page 2
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