The Cost of War
WRITING on the cost of wars, the San Francisco Chronicle states that according to the estimates of French and German statisticians there have perished in the wars of the last thirty years 2,250,000 men,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1891
13 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
A War of Extermination
THE news from the State of North Dacota relative to the Indian rising concluded with the brief grim notice that it is considered probable that a war of extermination will now be waged upon the Indians…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chinese Soldiers. A Proclamation to Organised Murderers throughout the County
MONDAY night about 7 o'clock the police of Chinatown, San Francisco, under the command of Sergeant Price, completed their work of destroying the highbinder josshouses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How the Chilian War has Come About
IN the following communication some light is thrown from a well-informed source npon points in the Chilian struggle which have hitherto remained obscure:—President Balmaceda the central figure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Accident on a War Ship
THE surprise which the appearance of H.M.S. Cordelia in the sydney Harbour created deepened into excitement when it became known that her unexpected return to the port was due to the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Is War Deadly?
"CAN anyone answer that? It is doubtful, very doubtful." War may not be healthy or conducive to longevity, especially for the front rank of participants in the frolicsome pastime. We read in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rumours of War
WAR is in the air—rumours of war at no very distant date in that no longer dark or remote continent which has grown into the apple of discord among European powers. A very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chilian War. The Insurgents Victorious
LONDON, SUNDAY.—The reported capture of Valparaiso by the Insurgents is confirmed, but Santiago and the Forts in tho neighbourhood of Valparaiso are still in possession of the Presidential troops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chillam War
LONDON, TUESDAY.— Baquedana has been appointed interim President by the Chilian Congressionnlists. The editor of the newspaper which supported President Balmaceda has been summarily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chapter Iii.—the Dogs of War
WHEN Rowe recovered consciousness he was very much surprised that he was alive. In fact, with the first flutter of his senses, he felt as though his soul had taken leave of his body, and it was not until he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peace or War?
MR. EDITOR.—It is much to be regretted that Mr. G. W. Spence, secretary of the Labourers' General Union, should persist in his endeavours to foment strife between the pastoralists and those in their employ, for in no other light can his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prospects of a European War
IN view of the cablegrams published in the daily press with regard to the prospects of a European war, the following extract from the letter of a Braila correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How War was Banished from the Earth. A Prophetic Story from America
THERE is a wonderful little story, in the Century Magazine, for August, entitled The White Crown,' by Mr. Herbert T. D. Ward, It professes to be a manuscript…
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