The Soldier Lad’s Farewell
Farewell, pretty maid, one kiss more, For your Pa[?]l must leave you to-day ; War is proclaimed, horrible war, And B[?]ldicra must ever obey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1888
34 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2
The French War Office Scandals. LONDON, Jan. 12
In connection with the trial of M. Daniel Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Gravy, for being concerned in the alleged corruption at the French War Office, the Judge has been degraded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preparing for War. LONDON, Jan. 16
The feeling that there may be a Continental war in the spring is still strong; and it has been intensified by the announcement that a number of Italian officers, acting under instructions, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austria-Hungry Prepared for War. LONDON, Jan. 27
Austria-Hungry is reported to be completely prepared for war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Signals
JUDGING by the recent telegraphic intelligence from Europe, the prospects of peace are by no means assured. While the Ministers of the Chief States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French War Office Scandals. LONDON, Feb. 9
M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Grevy, has been summoned to appear before the Police Tribunal of Paris on February 16, in connection with the alleged corruption at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The French War Office Scandals. LONDON, March 2
The trial of the persons concerned in the late War Office scandals in France has resulted as follows:—M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Grevy, has been sentenced to two years'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Preparations in Italy. LONDON, March 22
The critical state of affairs in Europe has compelled the Italian Government to recall their troops from Abyssinia, and their return will commence next month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The French War Office Scandals. LONDON, March 21
Madame Limouzin, who was implicated in the French War Office scandals, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the part she took in securing the sale of decorations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The French War Office Scandals. LONDON, March 25
M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Grevy, appealed against the sentence passed upon him for alleged trafficking in military decorations in connection with the French War Office…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poetry. Tee Baby and the Soldiers
Rough and ready the troopers ride, Great bearded men with swords by side; They have ridden long, they have ridden hard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. John Bright on Federation. Imperial Federation a Mere Dream.the Colonies and War London
Mr. Chamberlain was yesterday presented with the freedom of Birmingham, in recognition of his services as Chairman of the late Canadian Fisheries Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Admiralty and the War Office. LONDON, May 17
Lord Randolph Churchill delivered a speech at Preston last night, in which he dwelt upon the present condition of the defences of the Empire. He denounced the Admiralty and War…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Cloud
SPRING is passing away and summer advancing and still the war cloud, which hovers over Europe threatens, but does not break. Yet the cable messages week by week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will 1888 be a Year of War
THE present year is the fifth year of modern times in which the aggregate of the figures is twenty-five, and there will be but five more years in which such a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Preparations. LONDON, June 1
The various European countries continue to make active war preparations. In Austria the Government have asked for a war credit vote of 47,000,000 florins (£4,700,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M'elhone on the War Path
IN the Assembly on Tuesday Mr. M'Elhone moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the action of the Lands and Mining Departments in allowing Mary Lane,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Diorama of Scotland and the Soudan War
MESSRS. Lingard and Gosden's diorama opened in the Mechanics' Institute last evening to a splendid house, every part of the building being thronged, and in several instances money had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foreign War Ships in British Fortifield Ports. LONDON, June 22
In the House of Lords last night, Lord Elphinstone, in replying to the Earl of Carnarvon, stated that her Majesty's Government were considering the question as to the advisableness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australian War Credit. LONDON, June 27
The Australian Delegations have passed the special military war credit of 40,000,000 florins, which was demanded so that Austria-Hungary might be prepared for any emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →