Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1905

689 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 35

The Kronstadt Mutiny Machine Guns Quell. Soldiers' Release Refused. Cause of the Rising. London, Nov. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1905 · page 3

The genesis of the trouble at Kronstadt, where thousands of seamen and soldiers mutinied and held possession of the town, was due to 40 disaffected artillerymen, who had…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Civil War in Russia. Mutiny at Kronstadt. Streets Run with Blood. the Martyred Jews. London, Nov. 10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1905 · page 2

MANY sailors on warships at Kronstadt on Thursday mutinied, overpowered their officers, and landing machine pans, joined the workmen…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

What War and Revolution Has Wrought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Japan After the War. Changes in Social Condition. a Japanese Editor's View

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 4

The Editor of the "Mainichi Shimbon contributes to the last number of the "European" a serious warning to his countrymen as to the government of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Germany and France. the Imminence of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 6

Prince von Bru[?] French journalists in Berlin, to which I referred last week (writes the London correspondent of the "Argus" on October 13.)…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Late News by Cable. London, Nov. 10. German Freight War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 5

The Hamburg-American Steamship Company is heading a Hamburg combine in a fierce struggle with the North German Lloyd and other Bremen lines. Both sides…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Germany and France. the Imminence of War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 15

Prince von Bulow's conversations with two French journalists in Berlin, to which 1 referred last week (writes the London correspondent of the "Argils" on October 13)…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Turbines for Battleships Radical Change Likely in Uncle Sam's New Men-of-war

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 4

It has been believed that there would be no radical changes in the plans for the new triple screw battleships beyond that of making the armament…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Russian Mutineers. Battle at Sebastopol. Mutinous Vessels Surrender. Commander Mortally Wounded. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 5

Details of a naval battle at Sebastopol between the vessels whose crews have mutinied and the loyalist cruisers have been received. A telegram which has reached St. Peters…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Penniless Soldiers. Russian ingratitude. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

Twenty thousand penniless Polish soldiers, released in Japan, have arrived in British Columbia. Russia has refused them repatriation, and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Maintenance of War Prisoners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1905 · page 5

The balance in favour of Japan against. Russia on account of maintenance of prisoners of war, is 50,000,000 yea [?]5,000,000…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Troubled Russia. Desperate Soldiers. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL item in this morning's telegrams from St. Petersburg is the story of a conspiracy against the Czar. The plot appears to have been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

For Honor's Sake a Love Story of Intense Interest. Chapter Xlvi. Disappearance of the Wounded Man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

Before 8 o'clock tan Mac[?]was on his way to Merton Grange, with a letter from his master, briefly explaining the position, and begging Maida to come and fetch…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

"The One Thing Needful." Tolstoy's View of the War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 6

A communication from Count Leo Tolstoy under the above heading occupies in translation six and a half columns of "The Times" of August 29…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Shocking Fatality. a Soldier's Misfortune

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 5

William Notman, a member of the Scottish Regiment at Melbourne, accidentally shot himself in the abdomen about half-past 7 on Wednesday…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Ping War and Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1905 · page 7

The Chinese firm of Ping War and Company at the corner of Rose and High streets continues to experience a brisk trade, and a the present time active preparations are in progress for the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Civil War Threatened. Official Troubles. Murderer Honored. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 5

A delegation from the Zemstvos [?] has warned Court de Witte, [?] Russian Prime Minister, that an[?] he concedes their demands there…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The War Stores Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 5

Mr. James Morann, a partner in the firm of Meyer, Limited, which had transactions with the Army Service Corps in South Africa, informed the War Stores Commission…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Ping War and Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 6

The Chinese film of Ping War and Company, at the corner of Rose and High streets, continues to experience a brisk trade, and at the present time active preparations are in progress for the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

War Against Cannibals. Barbarous Tortures by Nigerian Natives

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 4

Many stories of murder, battle and sudden death are contained in the despatches concerning the operations of 1903-1304 in Northern and Southern…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →