[Reuter's.] London, Wednesday. Smuggling of War Supplies
Advices from Quetta, in British Beluchistan, state that the smuggling of rifles and ammunition is proceeding on an unprecedented scale, via Persia. Beluchistan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1908
87 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 5
A Wounded Heart. How It Was Sewn Up
An astounding surgical operation is reported by Professor Sultan in the "German Medical Weekly." The heart of a person who attempted suicide and fired a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Frontier War
More bodies of so-called Afghans, numbering several thousands, and belonging to tile Ningrahari and Shinwari tribes, have crossed the Kabul River, and joined the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boar War Romance. Lady Despatch Runner
Lily Whilron[?], a [?]t looking woman of 39 years, who fell into the hands of the Brndford police rou[?]tly , has bad a Wondorful career if her story be true. She…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cable News. Frontier War. London, April 23
The Simla correspondent of the Times writes that contingents from Afghanistan and Bajaor have steadily added to the tribal gathering on the Mohmand frontier. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cable News. the Frontier War. London, April 27
The Mohmands have abandoned their positions fronting Abazai and Shabkadar, and have retreated to Bothaidag and Ningrabar. The Sharkar of Hazamao was wounded in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Strenuous Tug-of-War
ON the occasion of the H. A. C. B. Society’s Sports, held at Marengo on Eustor Monday, the tug-of-war was very successfully carried out—it being roped off - and caused great excitement, there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Stories
When a soldier proves to be a poor shot he is not allowed to fire ball cartridge during the field practice, i.e., shooting with the rest of the company at targets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. War with Afghans. Twenty Thousand Cross the Frontier London, May 3
Afghans are firing on British outposts at Landi Kotal, the summit of the Khyber Pass. May 4. Information of the military movement is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Not Marksmen
At the meeting of the National Rifle Association on Wednesday night some star ling facts were brought to light about the condition of the military forces as regards marksmanship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Short Story Contraband of War
Stamford, of the 3rd Dragoons, Saule, of the 90th Field Battery, and Wyllson, of the Rutlandshi[?] Regiment, were [?]ted on a grassy bank under a hedge. They had gone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rules of War. London, May 29
Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, states that Great Britain has invited the chief naval Powers to send delegates to a conference, to be held in London in the autumn, to discuss he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Native Opinion on the War
A Hyderabad correspondent of the "Pioneer" forwards to that journal some samples of native opinion on the war in the Far East, which is so keenly followed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women Soldiers
FROISSART, who moved among the gallantest and bravest men of his time, did not hesitate to award high praise to Jeannie de Montfort, whom he describes as showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Johnny 1 Get Your Gun. War Declared. Commonwealth to Be Attacked
THESE starling headlines are provoked by a declaration which was made at Newtown the other night. Mr. Wude has put the tea cosy on his head, taken the pop-gun in his hand, buckled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Silent War. Against Anarchists. Scotland Yard's Grip
The "Daily Mail" of 18th April writes:-- The denunciation of Anarchy and Anarchists by President Roosevelt, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tropical Clothing. a Soldier's Advice
In the course of a lecture delivered before the Royal United Service Institution in London, Colonel Maude, late R.E., in the course of his remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War and Peace. (Editorial.) the Coming Storm
MR. Wade and his friend—the metropolitan paper—are probably recalling to mind the little independent boy who places distended fingers to his olfactory organ calls “Yah.” Such is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Next Great War. Astounding Figures. London, July 18
General Blume has presented a remark able report to the German General Staff regarding the conditions of the next European war. General Blume states that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A British Soldier in India
Lord Roberts tolls an amusing story of the [?]ilding of a bridge across the river Tipai in the Luhai expedition of 1871. He writes:—"On my telling the young engineer officer in charge…
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