Soldiers as Immigrants
During the past two years correspondence has been taking place between the British Immigration League of Australia, the War Office, London, and the authorities in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1909
117 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 6
On the Brink of War. How Big Conflicts Have Been Averted
Diplomacy is the rope by which nations are suspended over the abyss of war. It is a very slender rope, and it frays easily, and the least little thing in the world—…
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Diplomacy is the rope by which nations are suspended over the abyss of war. It is a very slender rope, and it frays easily, and the least little thing in the world…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"In Peace Prepare for War." London, Tuesday, Night
The Secretary of State for War (Mr.Haldane) says the nation has made a remarkable response to the Government's appeal to organise for defence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Soldiers and Sailors
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Scammell, lecturing before the United Service Institution, advocated the commutation of naval and military pensions, before the age of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Tired Soldier a Tragedy of Lake Baikal
Here is a tragic story of a Russian soldier's life. The incident takes place by late Baikal, that wonderful piece of water which is joined to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preparation for War
LONDON, Thursday.—President Roosevelt has appointed a Commission of eight naval officers for the purpose of inquiring into the fundamental principles of naval…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers Discouraged
A pessimistic view is taken by the Minister for Defence of the proposals of hoding anything like a complementary encamment in New South Wales next Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Playing at Soldiers
A young son of Mr. Thos. Bourke, of Booral. met with a serious accident whiie playing with firearms. The boy, in company with other children, was having a game of soldiers. using a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The First War Correspondent
LONDON, Wednesday.—Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood unveiled to-day, in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, a marble bust of the late Sir William Howard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Risk of War. Lord Rosebery's Warning
Lord Rosebery, in presenting the prizes to the Royal Scots Territorials in Leith last month, referred to the discussion on the possibility of an invasion of Britain. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rumors of War. London
Unconfirmed reports have been received in Paris, stating that Austria has presented an ultimatum to Servia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civil War in Persia
The revolutionaries at Resht are laying mines and erecting fortifications along the Russian road. The Royalists have effectively blockaded Tabriz for a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fish War
"The Council's fish markets were very animated this morning," said the Lord Mayor on friday, "and the ruling prices were remarkably high. There was a good supply in. and it sold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese War Prefarations
Japan has placed large orders with English firms for guns and gun mountings, and English firms have erected in japan large steel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruin Wrought by War. Causes a Nation's Decay
The phrase, the cost of war, remarks a medical expert, writing in "The Scotsman," connotes in the minds of most men merely an expenditure of money and a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cars in War
LONDON, Thursday.—In order to test the practicability of motor cars in warfare, the Automobile Association conveyed a battalion of Guards at full strength with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fish War. Discussed with Mr. J. Neale Breden
The trouble between the fish agents and the City Council has come to be known as the "fish war," and it still continues with a good deal of determination on both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gathering War Clo[?]
LONDON, Thursday.—"The Fremdenbla[?] of Vienna, states: "Some of the Powe[?] wish the threatening conflict in the Balkans to be momentarily averted. We wish…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fish War
There is nothing new to report regarding the fish sales, and fish prices, beyond one important fact, which is that the Fishermen's Co-operative Association have…
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