A few days before Corporal Harkus left for South Africa, he had his horse—which he took with him—photographed, find he remarked to a member of our staff: "Mrs. Harkus wants a ...
Article : 65 wordsOn Tuesday evening rumour spread throughout Parramatta that Corporal Hurkus had died of fever at Bloemfontein, South Africa, where he was serving with the detachment of his regiment ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 280 wordsA letter has been received from Trooper McManis, dated Bloomfontein, April 1st, in which the writer says Corporal Harkus was then very ill and delirious. Of the Lancer ...
Article : 63 wordsTHE NEW CHURCH—The new Presbyterian Church is now receiving the finishing touches and will be opened for service on the 27th. NEW RESIDENT—The Rev. Mr. Buscombe ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Postmaster-General, the head of the Government department to which Harkus belonged, declined to grant permission to any of the postal officials of the colony, ...
Article : 235 wordsLieut-Colonel Burns, when seen by an ARGUS reporter on Thursday afternoon with reference to the sad event, the news of which had arrived the evening before, expressed his ...
Article : 279 wordsHe joined the Parramatta troop of Lancers in 1893. He was a magnificent horseman and was one of the detachment of Lancers to visit England at "Jubilee" time, in 1897. He had won before ...
Article : 644 wordsACCIDENT—The Rev. C. Baber had an unpleasant experience on Thursday. He was on a visit to one of his parishioners, who is ill, Mrs. Kirk, of Carlingford-road, ...
Article : 305 wordsGeorge Jordan, of Ryde, writing to a Parramatta friend, thus describes the closing scene : "You will be sorry to hear that poor old Ben Harkus died here in our hospital at 1 o'clock ...
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Advertising : 366 wordsA Parramatta, man writing home an account of the trip of those of the men of the N.S.W. Second Contingent who were on the s.s. Moravian, sailing from Sydney to the Cape, bore ...
Article : 318 wordsAt the meeting of the Parramatta Park Improvement Committee, on Thursday evening, on the motion of Mr. J. Arundel, J.P., seconded by Mr. J. Toohey, J.P., the following motion ...
Article : 80 wordsDEATHS—During, the last three weeks there has been a funeral each week. The last (on Sunday week) was that of Mr. Fred Bottle, a railway employee, who, until a few days ...
Article : 183 wordsOne of the oldest friends of Corporal Harkus in the Parramatta Half-squadron, and one who made a trip to England with him, was met by an ARGUS reporter on Thursday ...
Article : 151 wordsOn Thursday, the news of the death of Corporal Harkus was received with much regret in Nowra, where Harkus was well-known. He was a brother to ...
Article : 64 wordsTrooper Hillis, who went to South Africa with Corporal Harkus, and was an intimate friend of his, writes the following pathetic and interesting particulars with reference to his ...
Article : 715 wordsThere was quite a gloom thrown over the Lancers who assembled at the Barracks on Thursday evening. The one subject was the death of their comrade, Corporal Ben Harkus. ...
Article : 463 wordsA correspondent writes thus feelingly on Harkus's death :—" His natural and laudable desire to provide first for the claims of his family before volunteering to go to the front is ...
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Advertising : 226 wordsWe understand that a memorial service in connection with the death of Corporal Harkus will be held on Sunday afternoon, at St. John's Church, Parramatta. The hope is ...
Article : 52 wordsTrooper Harkus went to England the second time, with the detachment sent home last year for the benefits of "continuous training." The detachment, it will be remembered, set sail in ...
Article : 220 wordsThere is a strange fatality in numbers sometimes. In the Regimental Orders at the Lancer Barracks in Parramatta, the name of Corporal Kilpatrick is first, and Corporal Harkus ...
Article : 55 wordsBen. Harkus was undoubtedly a grand horseman, and many illustrations of his pluck and determination could be given. Ben. proved himself in a special manner before a ...
Article : 206 wordsCorporal Harkus was not one of the men whose lives were insured by the officers of the regiment in November last. The seventy men who went on to the front at first were ...
Article : 207 wordsBefore the detachment of Lancers, who sailed in the s.s. Moravian, left for the seat of war in South Africa they were tendered a fare-welling at the Barracks. Mr. B. B. O'Conor, ...
Article : 251 wordsRowland Edward Harkus was the best known man in the Lancers Regiment of New South Wales. He was a native of Moruya, and for years was in the Postal Department of this ...
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