[Editor: This letter, from a soldier serving in the Boer War (1899-1902), was published in The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW), 23 October 1900.] From the late Mr. A. M. Aberline. From a letter received on Friday last by Mrs. Aberline from her son, Private A. M. Aberline, of … [Read more...] about From the late Mr. A. M. Aberline [Boer War letter, 23 October 1900]
Elands River
Eland’s River [poem by George Essex Evans, 3 August 1901]
[Editor: A poem by George Essex Evans about the Battle of Eland’s River (South Africa) in August 1900. Published in The Argus, 3 August 1901.] Eland’s River. 4th to 16th August, 1900. This engagement has been described by English officers as the most gallant fight of … [Read more...] about Eland’s River [poem by George Essex Evans, 3 August 1901]