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, 1908

330 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 17

A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LII—Continued

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

"Prove it" said Baltar, "by accepting the husband whom your family have chosen for you. Too often has the wolf desolated the fold of Judah. I will, if…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Against Trusts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 5

The Supreme Court of Missouri has ousted [?] companies of the Standard [?] Company of America from the State. [?] the Waters Pierce Oil and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Venezuelan War. London, Dec. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 2

The State Department at Washington is in- formed that Venezuela has declared war against Holland, owing to the blockade of the Venezuelan Coast, maintained by that Power. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A New War Devil Could Rip a Battleship to Pieces

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 8

A now terror has been added to war in the shape of a deadly torpedo gun, which is the invention of a young American naval commander, and is…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Sinking of the St. Kilda. Incident of Russo-japanese War. London, Dec. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 4

The Supreme Naval Prize Court at St. Petersburg, in overruling the judgement of the Prize Court at Liban on the sinking of the British steamer St. Kilda by the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LII—Continued

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 4

"Prove it" said Baltar, "by accepting the husband whom your family have chosen for you. Too often has the wolf desolated the fold of Judah I will, if…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

"Koepenick" Outdone. Englishman's Prank With German Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 8

The trick of the cobbler captain of Kocpenick, who in a second-hand uniform took command of a squad of German Guardsmen and used them to…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Sinking of the St. Kilda. Incident of Russo-Japanese War. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 3

The Supreme Naval Prize Court at St. Petersburg, in overruling the judgment of the Prize Court at Libau on the sinking of the British steamer St. Kilda by…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

[?]Alkan Situation. Australia's Wilful Delay. War in Spring Predicted. London, Dec. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 5

Bulgarian, Italian Servlan, and Turk Newspapers commend the speech of M. [?] Russian Minister for Foreign: Af[?]livered before the Duma…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LIII—Continued

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 6

The speaker alluded to a ukase to that effect, issued by the Emperor Alexander at the time he granted a constitution to unhappy Poland; but what cared the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Balkan Situation. War in Spring Predicted. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 December 1908 · page 4

The Bulgarian. Italian. Servian, and Turkish newspapers commend the speech of M. Isvolsky. Russian Minster for Foreign Affairs, delivered before the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →