Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1910

122 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7

Soldier Immigrants

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Out of a small party of British immigrants who arrived in Sydney under the auspices of the British Immigration League, five are…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Roosevelt's Welcome Home a Tragic Sequel. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 3

Ex-President Roosevelt, on his return from his Central African hunting expedition and European tour, made a triumphial entry into New York on…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Inspectors at War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council the Inspector of Nuisances served up a very hot report regarding the condition of the sanitary…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Airship in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A German dirigible airship, which left Berlin, circled over Brussels and then returned. German newspapers state that the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Empire's Defences. Canada's C[?] Soldiers Praised

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—After inspecting the Canadian field artillery, camp at Petewau, General Sir John French said, "People in Britain who think it impossible to organise…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

War in the Air. French Aerial Fleet

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 3

The news that the French Government is to receve two steerable balloons and three military aeroplanes as a gift from private generosity has come…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

America and Japan. War Confidently Predicted. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 5

General Fiennes, in. London, predicts that America and Japan are drifting towards war. He declares that the minor explosions of war talk on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Will There Be War?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—General Fiennes, predicts that America, and Japan are drifting towards war, and declares that the minor explosions of war may be taken as a…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

A Soldier's Suicide. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1910 · page 3

Capt. Hugo Henry, who served with the New Zealand contingent in the Boer War, has committed suicide in London…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Germany's War Programme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 7

The German Army manoeuvres, at which the Emperor will be present, are to take place this your from September 8 to September 10, in the vicinity of Koenigsberg,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Spy in War. Something About Him

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1910 · page 3

The spy, whether in peace or in war, has always been a military factor, to take into account. Just now in Australia. (though the world is at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Aeroplane in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—To demonstrate the effectiveness of the aeroplane in naval warfare, Mr. Glen Curtiss, the American aviator, yesterday made several flights…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Japan's Little War. Heavy Losses in Formosa. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 5

There has been heavy fighting in Formosa in connection with Japan's little war with the natives near Kari, Latest reports are to the effect that…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wounded Man's Condition Hopeless. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 3

Little hopes are held out for the recovery of George Caxbourne, who was shot by Frank Marshall on Saturday night. An operation was performed but…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Threatened Freight War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 6

Messrs. [?]ohmann and Company received a cable, confirming the cabled news that the North German-Lloyd Company contemplated making important reductions in rates…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

A War Balloon Flight

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—An Army balloon flew from Aldershot to London and returned to Aldershot. Fully a million people witnessed the balloon reaching London. It…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Maniac in a Train. Nine Killed and Wounded

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 7

With the women passengers fainting, the children screaming, with fright, and the men hiding behind the seats, the "Royal Blue Limited," the famous…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Police v. Strikers. One Killed. Many Wounded. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

There were several collisions at Bill Box between the police and the strikers. The former used their volvers, Killing one, and wounding…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

"Caste, or the Soldier's Bride."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 2

This famous three-act comedy will form the opening attraction of Stanley McKay's Shakespearian and Comedy Coy. at the Theatre Royal to-night…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dirigible Balloons in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—For the first time this evening three dirigible ballons mannoeuvred over Paris, and at the same time Lieutnant Cammerman, in an…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →