Ladysmith and All That: Mary Moore Writes of War
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'It Was the Best Oftimes, It Was the Worst Oftimes '1
'It was the best oftimes, it was the worst oftimes '1 Natal and the Anglo-Boer War of1899-19022 At the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War the British colony of Natal stood to gain and to lose by virtue of its geographical position, and duly did both as the ensuing conflict unfolded. The territory was obviously vulnerable to Boer invasion, yet the support of its inhabitants for the British war effort was not as axiomatic as might be supposed. The reaction of the colony's African majority to the prospect of war was not recorded, though many were to be affected and some actively involved in what was supposed to be a whites-only conflict. Most white Natalians were slow to rally to the flag as they wrestled with ambivalent feelings towards the Boer republics and uncertainty concerning the sincerity of aggressive imperial diplomacy in southern Africa. Significantly, perhaps, when war was declared less than 20% of the colony's white adult male popUlation of military age (20 to 40 years old) enlisted for service, excluding the existing rifle associations which were on standby.3 Pre-war sentiment Whi le the imperial defeats of 1881, CLl lminating at Majuba, still rankled in loyalist hearts, by the 1890s Natal inescapably depended more than ever before upon the overberg trade as a source of both public and private income. President Kruger was wamily received when he visited the colony in April 1891 to celebrate the completion ofthe main Natal railway line to Charlestown on the Transvaal border.4 By then more than 62% of Natal's imports, upon which customs duties and railway rates were levied, were bound for the interior republics. -
An Australian War Correspondent in Ladysmith: the Siege Report of Donald Macdonald of the Melbourne Argus
http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za An Australian war correspondent in Ladysmith: The siege report of Donald Macdonald of the Melbourne Argus IAN VAN DER WAAG Military History Department, University of Stellenbosch (Military Academy) Some one hundred years ago, South Africa was torn apart by the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). To mark this cataclysmic event, Covos-Day is publishing a series of books. The first is a facsimile of Donald Macdonald's enduring story of How we kept the flag flying through the siege of Ladysmith I and this is followed by several other titles including another Ladysmith-siege diary: one written by George Maidment, a British army orderly.2 Such a publication programme is a monumental and laudable effort. It allows both reflections upon a calamitous episode in South African history and, as is the case of How we kept the flag flying, an opportunity for the collector to acquire old titles, long-out-of-print, at reasonable prices. Donald Macdonald was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 6 June 1859. After a short career as a teacher, he joined the Corowa Free Press and, in 1881, the Melbourne Argus. A nature writer and cricket commentator,) he arrived in South Africa on 21 October 1899, the day of the battle at Elandslaagte, as war correspondent to the Melbourne Argus. This book, How we kept the flag flying, was born from his experiences and frustrations whilst holed-up in Ladysmith throughout the IDO-day siege, whilst the war raged and was reported on by journalists elsewhere. The Second Anglo-Boer War was the last truly colonial war, the last interstate conflict of the nineteenth-century, the first of the twentieth and the first media war too. -
Mafeking'srelief Announced with Baden-Powell at Mafeking
'"H, * * * * ' I I ~^l \u25a0 '^^^Z ~*J^^^^t^^^*T^^^Uo^U^^^^^^^.^^^M Hw^* li^Z^^^^MaK«w^ \u25a0 I^^H - VOlV01 LX N°* 10.543. NEW-YORK. SATURDAY. MAY 10, 1900. -SIXTEEN PAGER^WWS«SU. \u25a0PRICE THREE CENTS. MAFEKING'SRELIEF ANNOUNCED WITH BADEN-POWELL AT MAFEKING. NEW MONTANA CLAIMANT GOT. SMITHAPPOLXTS A SUC- BRITISH COLUMN FROM THE SOUTH DRIVES AWAY THE CESSOR TO CLARK. BESIEGERS AXD EXTERS THE TOWN. THE ANT GOVERNORS ACTION A DAY OF NOTABLE SUCCESSES FOR ROBERTS. DECLARED TO BE VITIATED BY ri:.\ri> macinnis named I as SENATOR. A dispatch from Pretoria announced that a British column, coming from the south, had relieved Mafeking. The Boers, after their laag-crs and forts had been Helena, Mont.. May 18.—Governor Smith this afternoon appointed Martin Magtnnts United severely bombarded, abandoned the siege. States Senator, to succeed William A. Clark. General Robert? announced that General Hutton's mounted infantry The Governor bases his action on the ground sur- that the appointment of Clark by Lieutenant- prised and captured General Botha north of Kroonstad. The British War Oft'ice Governor Spriggs Is vitiate! by fraud. He al- doubted ifthe prisoner was Louis Botha, the Boer Commander in Chief. leges that the resignation of Senator Clark was written In Steyn paid a to Pretoria, April,and that the date It now bears. President hurried visit going from the Orange Free May 11. was the result of an erasure of the State to consult the Transvaal Government. 5 original date, which, it Is said, can be easily announced occupation Newcastle, Upper Xatal, by proved by an examination of the document. -
Ireland and the South African War, 1899-1902 by Luke Diver, M.A
Ireland and the South African War, 1899-1902 By Luke Diver, M.A. THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH Head of Department: Professor Marian Lyons Supervisors of Research: Dr David Murphy Dr Ian Speller 2014 i Table of Contents Page No. Title page i Table of contents ii Acknowledgements iv List of maps and illustrations v List of tables in main text vii Glossary viii Maps ix Personalities of the South African War xx 'A loyal Irish soldier' xxiv Cover page: Ireland and the South African War xxv Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Irish soldiers’ experiences in South Africa (October - December 1899) 19 Chapter 2: Irish soldiers’ experiences in South Africa (January - March 1900) 76 Chapter 3: The ‘Irish’ Imperial Yeomanry and the battle of Lindley 109 Chapter 4: The Home Front 152 Chapter 5: Commemoration 198 Conclusion 227 Appendix 1: List of Irish units 240 Appendix 2: Irish Victoria Cross winners 243 Appendix 3: Men from Irish battalions especially mentioned from General Buller for their conspicuous gallantry in the field throughout the Tugela Operations 247 ii Appendix 4: General White’s commendations of officers and men that were Irish or who were attached to Irish units who served during the period prior and during the siege of Ladysmith 248 Appendix 5: Return of casualties which occurred in Natal, 1899-1902 249 Appendix 6: Return of casualties which occurred in the Cape, Orange River, and Transvaal Colonies, 1899-1902 250 Appendix 7: List of Irish officers and officers who were attached -
The Great Boer War
The Great Boer War Arthur Conan Doyle The Great Boer War Table of Contents The Great Boer War.................................................................................................................................................1 Arthur Conan Doyle.......................................................................................................................................1 PREFACE TO THE FINAL EDITION.........................................................................................................2 CHAPTER 1. THE BOER NATIONS..........................................................................................................2 CHAPTER 2. THE CAUSE OF QUARREL...............................................................................................11 CHAPTER 3. THE NEGOTIATIONS........................................................................................................17 CHAPTER 4. THE EVE OF WAR.............................................................................................................22 CHAPTER 5. TALANA HILL....................................................................................................................30 CHAPTER 6. ELANDSLAAGTE AND RIETFONTEIN..........................................................................36 CHAPTER 7. THE BATTLE OF LADYSMITH........................................................................................40 CHAPTER 8. LORD METHUEN'S ADVANCE........................................................................................46 -
Correio Paulistano" Superintendência
NUMERO DODIA: $300 EDIÇÃO DE HOJE Tclcphones do "Correio Paulistano" Superintendência ...,,,.... 2-0842 Redactor-chefc ,,r... 3-4(132 Redncção ,...>, 2-0241 Escriptorio c esporte . 2-«803 12 PAGINAS 2 - 0242 CORREIO PAULISTANO Publicidade c offlclnas Redactor-Chefe interino: JOSÉ' RUBIÃO FUNDADO EM 1854 Superintendente: ANTÔNIO M. DE OLIVEIRA CÉSAR "PAULISTANO" Sede, Redacçao e Administração - São Paulo ANNO LXXXVII — 6 de Dezembro End. teleg. "D" NUMERO 25.999 RUA LIBERO BADARÓ' N.° 661 S. PAULO Sexta-feira, de 1940 Caixa Postal egociações de paz entre Onze paizes estrangeiros Grá Bretanha e o Reich testemunham o progresso do Mandchukúo VIOLENTAS REBELLIÕES TERIAM SE VERIFICADO AO SUL DA INDO CHINA FRANCEZ A — PARLAMENTARES DA OPPOSIÇAO AVENTARAM, ISOLADAMENTE. NA CÂMARA DOS COMMUNS. UM MOVIMENTO NESSE REALIZADOS, HONTEM, OS FUNERAES DO PRÍNCIPE SAIONJL SOB O LUTO NACIONAL SENTIDO — REJEITADA. POR GRANDE MAIORIA, UMA PROPOSTA SOBRE A CONVOCAÇÃO DA CONFERÊNCIA DE PAZ DE TODO O PAIZ — VÁRIOS TELEGRAMMAS 5 (Reuter) — Parlamen- LONDRES, para na historia um lugar muito mais manha pôde ser nivelada em face do a conferência da paz, o sr. Stephen TOKIO, 5 (Serviço especial para o foi eloqüentemente testemunhado por governo nacional chlnez, será um mo- tares da opposição, agindo isolada- relevante do que lhe é destinado agora. de força fornecido citou a liberdade de todas as nações "Correio Paulistano") — estrangeiros, o re- tivo influirá a terminação da nos debates da Ca- grande potencial O jornal onze paizes que Já que para mente, lançaram O sr. Campbell Stephen expressou- Império Britannico c deante ain- e a obra que seria empreendi- "Toklo Asahi", no artigo de fundo de conheceram. -
The Folk You Will Meet As You Wander Down the Cobbles and Beyond
The Folk you will Meet as you Wander down the Cobbles and Beyond A Family Touched by Tragedy Polly - a desperate mother Albert - her husband, a fisherman Daisy - their eldest daughter Leonard, Bertie, Violet, Mark, Nelson, Lily and Rosie - their other children In Court Mr Lefroy - solicitor for the defence Richard Ottley - a jaded reporter Mr Brown - the coroner Mr Cruse - foreman of the coroner’s jury Mr Duncan, Mr Cock and Mr Fulford - magistrates Mr Carnegie - presiding over Bideford county sessions Mr Warlow - appearing for the Director of Public Prosecutions Superintendent Shutler Police Sergeant Ashby In Bucks Mills William - Albert’s father Mary ‘Mrs William’ - Albert’s mother Fred - Albert’s brother ‘Crumplefoot Tommy’ Aunt Ellen ‘Mrs Tommy’ - his wife and Albert’s aunt Eadie - their daughter, Albert’s adopted sister and cousin Sammy, Evie, Peg, Alice, Dol and Gilbert - their other children Captain James ‘King of Bucks’ and his wife - Albert and Eadie’s grandparents Aunt Matilda - a deluded soul, Albert’s aunt Aunt Agnes, Aunt Lizzie and Uncle John - Albert’s other aunts and uncle Walter - Eadie’s husband Captain Joe - a householder ‘Takey’ - a fish merchant ‘Johnnie Adelaide’ - a neighbour Norah and Gertie - his daughters ‘Daft Bob’ George - Albert’s cousin and Ada’s intended In Peppercombe Richard Wakely - Polly’s father Eliza Wakely née Found - Polly’s mother Arthur - Polly’s brother Lydia, Jane, Ada and Ethel - Polly’s sisters Mrs Pine-Coffin - Lady of Portledge Manor, Polly’s employer Winifred - her daughter In Bideford Susan -
Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park Operational Plan
PORT STEPHENS – GREAT LAKES MARINE PARK OPERATIONAL PLAN November 2010 Published by: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) on behalf of the New South Wales Marine Parks Authority Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW 59–61 Goulburn Street PO Box A290 Sydney South 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Phone: 131 555 (environment information and publications requests) Phone: 1300 361 967 (national parks information and publications requests) Fax: (02) 9995 5999 TTY: (02) 9211 4723 Email: [email protected] Website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au © Copyright State of NSW and Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and the State of NSW are pleased to allow this material to be reproduced for educational or non-commercial purposes in whole or in part, provided the meaning is unchanged and its source, publisher and authorship are acknowledged. Disclaimer: While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct at the time of publication, the State of New South Wales, its agencies and employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance upon the whole or any part of this document. No representation is made about the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose of the source material included in this document. Readers should consult the source material referred to and, where necessary, seek appropriate advice about the suitability of this document for their needs. Recommended citation: Marine Parks Authority, 2010. -
Severe Storms on the East Coast of Australia 1770–2008
SEVERE STORMS ON THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA 1770 – 2008 Jeff Callaghan Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld Formerly Head Severe Storm Forecaster, Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane Dr Peter Helman Senior Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld Published by Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 10 November 2008 This publication is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the publisher. ISBN: 978-1-921291-50-0 Foreword Severe storms can cause dramatic changes to the coast and devastation to our settlements. If we look back through history, to the first European observations by James Cook and Joseph Banks on Endeavour in 1770, we can improve our understanding of the nature of storms and indeed climate on the east coast. In times of climate change, it is essential that we understand natural climate variability that occurs in Australia. Looking back as far as we can is essential to understand how climate is likely to behave in the future. Studying coastal climate through this chronology is one element of the process. Analysis of the records has already given an indication that east coast climate fluctuates between phases of storminess and drought that can last for decades. Although records are fragmentary and not suitable for statistical analysis, patterns and climate theory can be derived. The dependence on shipping for transport and goods since European settlement ensures a good source of information on storms that gradually improves over time. -
O! Call Back Yesterday Joy Trott
Wilfrid Laurier University Scholars Commons @ Laurier Books Scholars Commons @ Laurier 12-2012 O! Call Back Yesterday Joy Trott Follow this and additional works at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/books Part of the Women's History Commons Recommended Citation Trott, Joy, "O! Call Back Yesterday" (2012). Books. Book 1. http://scholars.wlu.ca/books/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Scholars Commons @ Laurier at Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Books by an authorized administrator of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In memory of Susan 1945 -1997 With thanks to Ruth without whose gentle prodding this would never have been written Some excerpts from Part II were published previously in The Memory of All That: Canadian Women Remember World War II, Compiled and edited by Ruth Latta. General Store Publishing House, 1992 O! Call back yesterday, bid time return. Shakespeare. Richard III, ii, 69 1 Contents PART I .............................................................................................................. 3 Chapter 1 ........................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 3 ......................................................................................................................... 48 Chapter 4 ........................................................................................................................ -
A Life of Maggie Lena Walker
III Ransom for Many LIFE OF MAGGIE LENA WALKER Gertrude Woodruff Marlowe -I NPO22_ C2i HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON D.C 20059 OFFiCE OFTHE COMPTROLLER /4 /41 November 20 1996 National Park Service US Custom House Room 251 200 Chestnut Streets Philadelphia PA 19106-2878 RE Order No 1443PX4800-96-055 Maggie Walker Biography Dr Gertrude Marlowe No 024697-1391 Dear Mr Tobias Enclosed is the Manuscript for the Maggie Walker Project done under the direction of Dr Gertrude Marlowe the book entitled Ransom for Many Life of Maggie Lena Walker might be published by Spring of 1997 Thank you for your patience am sorry for all the confusion Another copy is being forward to Ms Cynthia MacLeod at the Richmond National Battlefield Park As far as Dr Marlowes Research Notes have made no progress Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions The University is thankful for your continued support All the best Estela Velasquez Aspinwall Section Chief Restricted Fund Accounting CC Ms Cynthia MacLeod Enc LI In In grateful memory of my mother Gertrude Marvin Woodruff Stokes 18921975 whose passionate leadership within the YWCA taught me much about the power and problems of womens organizations pioneering social change -$- II Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction End and 3eginning Preparation 21 Apprenticeship 41 Speaking Out 61 Action 81 Consolidation 101 Personal Dimension 123 Point Counterpoint 145 Triumph and Tragedy 169 10 FinalYears 195 Appendix Notes on the Library xxx Appendix St Luke Membership Figures xxx Appendix The Will Controversy -
KAMIESBERG MUNICIPALITY 4Th GENERATION IDP
KAMIESBERG MUNICIPALITY 4th GENERATION IDP INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017 – 2021 ( 2020 / 2021 ) BETELS KLIP 1 KAMIESBERG MUNICIPALITY 4th GENERATION IDP TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Kamiesberg Local Municipality Contact Details……………………………….07 2. List of Abbreviations…………………………………………………………..…08 3. Forward of the Mayor…………………………………………………………....10 4. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………...11 5. Vision…………………………………………………………………………….15 6. Mission…………………………………………………………………………...15 7. Value Statement……………………………………………………………….…15 8. Demographic Profile of the Municipality……………………………………..…16 9. Powers and Function of the Municipality……………………………………..…17 10. Introduction and Purpose………………………………………………………...17 11. Process Followed to Develop Integrated Development Plan……………………18 12. Summary of the Process Plan……………………………………………………18 CHAPTER 1: SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 1.1 Strategic Objective 24 1.2 Intended outcome 24 1.3 Water 24 1.3.1 Status of the Water Service Development Plan 24 1.3.2 National Target 24 1.4 Sanitation 26 1.4.1 Status within the Municipality 27 1.5 Waste Management 28 1.5.1 Status of the Integrated Waste Management Plan 28 1.5.2 Percentage of the People Accessing the Service 28 1.5.3 Strategies Employed to Reduce, Re – use and Recycle 28 1.6 Waste Removal 28 1.7 Waste Disposal 29 1.8 Electricity and energy 30 1.9 Provision of Energy 30 2 KAMIESBERG MUNICIPALITY 4th GENERATION IDP 1.10 Roads 31 1.11 Housing 32 1.12 Health Services 32 1.13 Education 34 1.14 Safety and Security 35 CHAPTER 2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE 36 2.1 Strategic Objectives of Kamiesberg Municipality 36 2.2 Intended Outcome 36 2.3 Audit Committee 36 2.4 MPAC Committee 37 2.5 Municipal Ward Committee 37 2.6 Municipal Committees 40 2.7 Supply Chain Committee 42 2.8 Management and Operational Systems 43 2.9 Municipal Risk Management 43 2.10 Fraud Prevention Plan 44 2.11 Communication Strategy 44 2.12 Public Participation and Stakeholder Mobilization Strategy 45 CHAPTER 3.