To Make Soldier
To make your, own solder is the surest way to have the right sort. Melt down, in an iron pot, two parts of lead and one part of block tin; and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1914
2,965 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 149
Turkey Threatening. More War Possible. London
The Constantinople correspondent of the Paris "Le Temps" says that Turkey is determined to regain possession of the islands of Chios and Mitylene,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cruelty of War. Bulgaria's Terrible Poverty. No Homes for 200,000. LONDON
Michael Ivan Madjarott, Bulgarian Minister in London, says that the stories of distress in Bulgaria have not been exaggerated. There are, he says,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Novel Suggestion. Men Should Be Enlisted
The "Evening News" sub-leaders the following novel suggestion:--"The 'tactful attitude' of the Minister for Defence, we are told, has averted a strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Privations of Russian Soldiers. While Guarding the Railway Line
Soldiers who guarded the railway line from Moscow to St. Petersburg on the occasion of the Czar's recent journey between, these two cities, suffered severely from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At War Friendly Societies and B.m.a. Both Sides Determined. Importing Doctors. Funds to Be "Pooled."
A big war is at present in progress throughout the State. The forces are the friendly societies on me one hand and the members of the British Medical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guarding the Czar. Privation and Death of Russian Soldiers. St. Petersburg
Soldiers who guarded the Czar's train along the entire route from Moscow to St. Petersburg suffered severely from heavy snow storms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mishap to Military Train. Seven Soldiers Killed. Berlin
A military train near Metz collided with a buffer-stop. A coach was telescoped, and seven, soldiers were killed, and 12 seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stabbed by a Woman. Bookmaker Wounded. Melbourne
About 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, William Masterton, a bookmaker, was standing at a street corner in Fitzroy. A woman approached him from behind, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Under-secretaryship. London
Col. Sir Edward Ward, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War since 1901, will shortly retire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Soldiers Killed. Railway Smash Near Metz. London
While a party of German infantrymen were returning by train from Metz, in the province of Lorraine, to their station in Alsace, a serious railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over a Precipice. Seven Soldiers Killed. London
Seven military officers who were travelling by sleighs in Austria lost control of their team of horses. The animals swerved and dashed over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Under-secretaryship. London, Tuesday night
Colonel Sir Edward W. D. Ward, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, War Office since 1901, has retired. Mr. Reginald H. Brade,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Best Since Moses. Noted War Office Official. London
The "Daily Telegraph" announces the impending retirement of Colonel St. Edward Ward, Bt., Permanent Under Secretary of State in the War Office…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Material for Australia. Shipment of Rifles Coming London
Four thousand rifles of the consignment ordered by the Commonwealth defence authorities are to be shipped. Australia at the end of March. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Citizens and Soldiers Studies in Tripoli. London
Dr. Consiglio, an Italian surgeon with the force in Tripoli, has made an interesting study on the conduct of the soldiers in battle. He particularly ob…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zabern Atrocities. Wihstling at Soldiers. London
The hearing of evidence was continued at Strassburg yesterday, in the trial of Colonel von Reuter and Lieutenant Schad oh charges of taking on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial War in Africa. Johannesburg
The South African railway strike is now fully on. The whole of the State service throughtout the country are completely disorganised. Only one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Civil War South African Strike a Serious Situation. Labor Leaders Libel King. Train Dynamited. Many Arrests. Johannesburg
The South African railway strike has assumed serious proportions. The Cape mail train was dynamited at Witwitersrand and the front wheels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home Rule. Mr. W. Redmond Interviewed. Fostering Ill-feeling. What the Parliament Act Will Do. Friends and Enemies of the Empire. Improbability of Civil War
In an exclusive interview with a "Times" representative on Saturday, Mr. Wiliam Keamond, Nationalist member the House of Commons, who is…
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