Sicilian Earthquake. Enculfed by Tiral Wave. a Girl's Heroism. Pestilence Threatened. Subscriptidns for Survivors. Many Suicides and Much Madness. Killing Dogs and Cats to Prevent Them Being Eaten. Dangerous Criminals in Evidence. Tremendous Damage to Property. Refugees and Wounded. Taken to Naples. Father Albani's Prediction. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 5
A tidal wave on Monday engulfed two trains full of passengers leaving Reggio. A girl (12), a boarder at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Aurtralian Tragedy. Toliceman Seriously Wounded. by Suspicious Characters. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2
A tragedy occurred at Knightsbridge shortly before 10 o'clock an Saturday evening, when Constable Willlam M. Hyde, one of the men quartered at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers As Immigrants
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 3
During the past two years (says the "Telegraph") corespondence has been taking place between the British Immigration League of Australia, the War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Berlin Sensation. an Article on War. Meets with Kaiser's Approval. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3
A great sensation has been caused in Berlin owing to the German newspapers announcing that the Kaiser had entertained the generals at dinner on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sick Soldiers. London
Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5
Queen Alexandra has given £1000 towards the purchase of extra regulation articles to add to the comfort and convenience of the sick soldiers in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hooligans at War. Rival Paris Apaches Engage in Deadly Street Fights
Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 6
Paris has been disturbed by a series of desperate outrages committed (says "Lloyd's Weekly" of November 29) by the street ruffians known as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British and Germans in Africa. Attacked by Natives. Five Killed and Nineteen Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 4
The Munchis fiereely attacked members of the Anglo-German boundary commission engaged in deliminating the frontier between the Cameroons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dresden Socialists. Attempt to Storm King's Palace. Severe Fighting Ensues. Socialists Severely Wounded. Twenty Arrests Made. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 8
The "Standard's" correspondent at Dresden, the capital of the kingdom of Saxony, a constituent part of the German Empire, says that 5000 Socialists,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Preparing for War. London
Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 4
Mr. R. B. Haldane (Secretary of State for War), speaking at Halifax last night, said that the nation had made a remarkable response to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Chinese Riot. Coolies at Johannesburg Cause Trouble. Twice Repelled by Police. Six Killed and 15 WOUNDED. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4
In connection with the Chinese New Year holidays the Chinese coolies employed at the Village Deep mine (Johannesburg) refused to work, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Labor War." Sermon by the Rev. E. J. Tuck
Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 6
The Rev. E. J. Tuck, at the Protestant Hall last night, preached a sermon on "The Labor War." At the outset the preacher said that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sicilian Earthquake. Survivors Living in Idleness. Soldiers Clearing the Streets. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2
General Mazza and General Mazzitelli report that the survivors at Messina and Reggio cannot be induced to clear the streets, preferring to draw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Defence. Major-general Hoad's Remarks. a Citizen Soldiery [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4
In replying to the toast of "The Imperial Forces" at the Canada Club dinner last night, Major-General Hoad (Inspector-General of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Remarkable Meeting. British Soldier and Boer. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4
A remarkable meeting took place at Camperdown yesterday. A stranger walked into the hairdressing saloon of J. W. Moore for a shave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Marriage of Pity. Lady and Old Soldier
Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6
A marriage, the circumstances in connection willi which are of special interest, took place in London on Jannuary I between Colonel Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Balkan Troubles. War Spirit Again Aroused. News From Macedonia Disquietening. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2
The Porte's counter proposal in connection with the Russian scheme to take over the Bulgarian debt is deprecated in Sofia, where it ts calculated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balkan Troubles. Turkey and Bulgaria. Dnager of War Averted. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2
In view of Turkey's declaration that she does not intend to seek an increase of territory, and in response to Russia's advice Bulgaria has demobilised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balkan Troubles. Russia and Turkey. a War Indemnity. [Reuter's Message.] Loudon
Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4
M. Isvolsky (Russian Foreign Minister) in promissing on principle to consider the liquidation of the RussaTurkish war indemnity, urges the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Street Fight. Two Young Men Badly Wounded
Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 6
An unusually serious street quarrel which took place on Christmas Eve as the parties were returning from a shopping expedition occupied (says…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tinned Meat. a War Office Contract. Americans Given Preference. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 8
Referring to the War Office placing a contract for tinned meat with a Chicago firm, the newspapers state that this is due to the colonial packers'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →