Re: Currency for Scotland and Ireland May 01, 2008, 6:11 PM In N. Ireland its GBP (Sterling) as in Scotland but Scotland does have its own Â£5/Â£10/Â£20 etc. notes which are legal currency in England as well - though sometimes the English shopkeepers look at you strangely when you try to use them!
The South African War (1899-1902) or, as it is also known, the Boer War, marked Canada's first official dispatch of troops to an overseas war.In 1899, fighting erupted between Great Britain and two small republics in South Africa.(See map) The two republics, settled by Boers, descendants of the region's first Dutch immigrants, were not expected to survive for long against the world's greatest power.n 1899, fighting erupted between Great Britain and two small republics in South Africa. (See map) The two republics, settled by Boers, descendants of the region's first Dutch immigrants, were not expected to survive for long against the world's greatest power.
In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to participate in the conflict.ollowing Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August 1914, Australia and the other members of the British Empire became automatically involved, with Prime Minister Joseph Cook stating on 5 August 1914 that ...when the Empire is at war, so also is Australia..