Peace or War? London
The Czar has declared his firm inte[?]tion to avoid war; but, netwithstanding this, Russia is employing 150,000 men constructing forts and military railways in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1892
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Barrier Miner. Friday, March 18, 1892. The War of the Tariffs
THE Barrier rather enjoys the new sensation of being fought over by Sydney and South Australia; but as neither of the combatants is fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, April 14, 1892. Not to be War
WAR is not to be declared between New South Wales and South Australia over the border Customs duties, in expectation of which South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Champion Tug-of-war. Sweden Beats Ireland. Sydney
A tug-of-war between Sweden and Ireland (which arose out of the recent international tug-of war contests in Sydney) for £200 aside, national honors, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[By Telegraph.] Footballers' Tug-of-War. MELBOURNE
A footballers' tug-of-war opened last night before a big and noisy gathering at the Exhibition. The results were: Richmond beat Melbourne, North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Footballers' Tug-of-war. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Last night-the third of the footballers' tug-of-war at the ExhibitionSt. Kilda walked over from Essendons, who were disqualified; North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tarana Catastrophe. Lucid Statement by the Guard. The State of the Wounded. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Special Correspondent.] Bathurst
Now that the excitement of those who were passengers by the ill-fated express on the western line on Wednesday morning has somewhat abated,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Footballers' Tug of War. MELBOURNE
The footballers' tug of war was concluded in the Exhibition Building on Saturday night. North Melbourne secured first place Williamstown, 2;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home Rule. The Ulster Plan of Resistance. Civil War Foreshadowed. [By Cable.] London
The Belfast Telegraph, an ultra-Orange and Conservative organ, has published a sensational statement as to the plan of resistance resolved upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War of the Elements. Great Storm in Victoria. Tidal Wave in the Bay. Two Lives Lost. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A terrific storm broke over Melbourne and the southern portion of the colony last night, but was not so severe in the northerly parts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pittsburg Strike. "Law and Order" in Pennsylvania. List of the Killed and Wounded. [By Cable.] London
News from America states that the strikers at Andrew Carnegie's ironworks, in Pittsburg, brutally assaulted the police from the neighboring town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little Binks. a Zulu War Reminiscence
THEY called him little Binks in the egiment. Not to his face, however, for almost every one liked him too well. Not that Binks was exactly a small man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Dahomey. LONDON
The French forces in Dahomey, West Africa, having been reinforced by troops from France, are now pursuing the war against the King with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Industrial War. LONDON
The troops, under command of Colonel Carnes, despatched against the miners in Tennessee, who attempted to forcibly prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Wednesday, August 24, 1892. the Tug of War
THE meeting of underground hands held last night in private, under precisely the same conditions as those surrounding the meeting of the surface…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial War
Under the caption " Industrial War," the Review of Reviews (Australian edition) for August has the following:— The great Broken Hill strike is still in full force,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Indian Frontier War. LONDON
Colonel Lockhart, the British commander, has failed to induce the Black Mountain tribes on the Indian frontier to fulfil cheir engagement to surrender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dahomeyan War. Daring of the Amazons. Great Carnage. [By Cable.] London
A despatch received in Paris gives details of the recent great victory of the French troops over the forces of the King of Dahomey, at Ponguessa, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Dahomey. LONDON
Advices from West Africa state that in the recent engagement between the French and the Dahomeyans, the French captured and subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy at Walgett. Husband and Wife Shot Dead. A Son Wounded. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Somewhat meagre particulars are to hand of a terrible tragedy which has been enacted at the Upper Darling town of "Walgett. Yesterday morning,…
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