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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
460 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 22 of 23
The second round of the tug of war tournament was witnessed by a very good audience. The contests were even better than those of Saturday night, and at times the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Zurlinden has been appointed Minister of War in the French Cabinet in succession to M. Cavaignac, who resigned owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INTEREST in the tug of war, proceeding the Crystal Theatre, was not so keen last night, and only a moderate audience witnessed the pulling in the third round. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dervishes have been completely routed in the Soudan by the Anglo-Egyptian forces under Major-General Sir H. H. Kitchener…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST night, at the Crystal Theatre, a full and most enthusiastic house witnessed the fourth round of the tug-of-war tournament. The surpise of the evening was the absurdly easy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE extraordinary fascination which tug-of war contests exercise over a large proportion of Barrier people was again evidenced by last night's full attendance at the Crystal Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusual Interest was taken in last nights proceedings at the Crystal Theatre, as thedeciding pulls in two sections of the tug-of-war tournament were to take place. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The agitation in the United States against the War Department has increased to such an extent that, yielding to public opinion, President…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE tug-of-war tournament arranged In aid of the building fund of the Trades Hall was brought to a close on Saturday night. Altogether the financial side can hardly be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News from Manilla states that the rebels, in spite of the armistice between Spain and the States, have conquered Luzon, and now hold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The latest outbreak of the tug-of-war fever has been amongst the men of Block 10 and Central blacksmiths' shops. Since the memorable tugs in the theatre, a little friendly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The settling-up over the recent tug-of-war tournament took place on Saturday night in Harris' Criterion Hotel, when £62 was distributed amongst the tug-of-warsmen as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Admiral Cervera and General Toral have arrived in Spuin from Cuba, via the States. Crowds of the Spanish populace insulted General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Theresa, which foundered during the naval fight at Santiago de Cuba, has been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Personal claims upon Spain in connection with the late war amount to 20,000,000 dollars. [By TELEGRAPH.]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lieutenant Wall, a Sydney military officer, has passed with honors the mounted infantry examination at Aldershot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The United States Government has announced that it will proclaim its ownership over Cuba on December 1, and its ownership over Puerto…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is rumored that Major-General Sir Francis Grenfell, ex-Sirdar of the Egyptian army, is to be raised to the Peerage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The American-Spanish Commission appointed to arrange terms of peace is still sitting at Paris. The American Commissioners refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The overdue barque Nellie Brett, from New York, arrived in Auckland yesterday afternoon. Her captain reports that the vessel was delayed by heavy gales, which…
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