COLONIAL TROOPS IN ACTION.
BOERS SHELLED PROM THEIR KOPJEB. [Br Electric Teleoraph.—CopxßiOHt.J [FEB PRKBB ASSOCIATION.] (Received 22, 9.2G nm) London, February 21. Two hundred Australians, under Captain Leg ge , 0 f the New South Wales Infantry, Captain Howlaad, of the Sauth Australian Mounted Infaatry, and Captain McLeish, of the Viotorian Mounted Rifles, were fighting all day on Tuesday and repelled an I attack on Naauwpoort. They shelled the Boers out of the neighbouring kopjes. Capetown, Februaiy 21. The Weatralian contingent, reaon* noitring eastwards of Naaawpoort, under Captain Moore, were etunured with the enemy on Tuesday. Only one man was wounded owing to the dew manner the detachment uaeof cover.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 44, 23 February 1900, Page 2
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