Turco-italian War. Renewed Hostilities. Rome
The Turks made a vigorous surprise attack on Wednesday on the Italian position at Leidba Hills. The Italian counter attack resulted in the defeat of the Turks, and 421…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1912
650 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 33
Mutiny at Mukden. Chinese Soldiers Looting. London
Advices from China state that a mixed brigade of Chinese soldiers mutinied at Mukden (Manchuria). The mutincers looted the banks, burned hundreds…
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Robert Cuaning, a cabdriver, a single man, of 28 years, living at North Melbourne, was shot in the head while driving along Flinders-street, between Market and Queen…
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Robert Cunning, a cabdrivcr, living at North Melbourne, was shot in the head while driving along Flinders-street, between Market and Queen streets, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Distinguished Soldier. Defence of Ladysmith. London, Monday night
The death is announced at the age of 77 of Field Marshal Sir George C. White, who has had a distinguished career in the British army, which he entered in 1853…
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Mexico City, Tuesday.—Forty Federal volunteers, who were captured at Velardena by the insurgent leader, General Campa, were shot yesterday. The rebel…
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London, Tuesday.—The death is announced, at the age of 77, of Field Marshal Sir George C. White, who had a distinguished career in the British…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Lee's Surrender. The End of the Confederate War
Mr. A. B. H. Ranson, in an article on "General Lee as I Know Him," contributed to "Harper's Magazine," gives an interesting account of the scone in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mysterious Shot. Cabman Wounded
Robert Cunning, a cabdriver, a single man, of 28 years, living at North Melbourne, was shot in the head while driving along Flinders-street, between Market and Queen…
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The French aviation corps at Nice has been credited by "L'Armee Moderne." with inventing a now factor in war in the air. Recognising that guns are almost useless…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Lee's Surrender. The End of the Confederate War
Mr. A. B. H. Ranson, in an article on "General Lee as I Know Him," contributed to "Harper's Magazine," gives an interesting account of the scene in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turko-italian War. Fighting in Tripoli. London, June 29
The Italian troops, under the cover of artillery fire, attacked the Turks, who were entrenched opposite Sidi-Said, Tripoli, and carried the position by assault. The enemy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Children. Outrages in Ireland. London. July 2
A body of Hibernians, returning from a Nationalist meeting at Castle Dawson, Londonderry, attacked 500 children who were returning from a Sunday-school excursion,…
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In his article on the Spirit of 1812 "Harper's" for May, James Barnes give a number of contemporary accounts of the naval actions of the war. Not the…
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Paris, Tuesday.—The Italians captured a European woman in the Turkish lines at Homs. who had "been wounded. She carried a rifle and a 100 cartridges,…
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While a rifle regiment was engaged in firing practice, forty were struck by lightning. Two were killed, and the others are in the hospital…
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[?] tug-of-war contest for a prize of £10 [?] take place at D'Archy's Spiers' Point [?] Lake Macquarie, on Saturday, Aus[?] 10, also a miners' championship tug…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Turko-italian War. Fighting in Tripoli. Rome, June 29
The Italian troops, under the cover of artillery fire, attacked the Turks, who were entrenched opposite Sidi-Said, Tripoli, and carried the position by assault. The enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tale of the Boer War
[?] Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent, tells an amusing story of the Boer war.—Whilst at Nq'Meli Mountain, 18 miles east of Vryheld, part of General…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Italo-turkish War Rome July 11
Advices from Tripoli state that after the recent fighting at Misratah the Italians buried over 300 Turks…
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