(Copyright.) A Morning—in the LIFE of a—Soldier's Sweetheart
A glorious April morning. The sun shone brightly on the rain drops that glittered like diamonds on the tiny blades of grass, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1903
18 stories in Illawarra's papers
War Items
A front seat—The neat of war. An English general in, so to say, giving the Boers "some lessons in French." It appears that the Doors are paying the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some Great Men's Defects. Poets, Soldiers, and Scientists Alike Afflicted
Homer, tradition tells us was blind, though it is unlikely that he was born so, since his fine appreciation of colour as shown in such expressions as "rosy-lignered dawn," "the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gratuities for War Nurses
The Commonwealth Defence Department has received a despatch from the [?] that is [?] the services the Australian nurses who went to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fortune of War
"I'm not in the habit of interfering, as you are well aware," said Mrs. Ferrars, senior, to Mrs. Ferrars, junior. "It is always a thankless task, especially in any difference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mo[?] In War. Some Figures
The conditions of warfare differ so greatly that no exact inference can necessarily be drawn from past statistics as to the mortality likely to prevall in any particular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Song of the Crimean War
"Annie Laurie was the song in vogue during the Crimean war, and the circumstance is recalled by the following varies which are published in the London Press :—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fate of a War Balloon
During the alage of Paris in the France-German war no long than sixty-four balloons made their scout from the capital. Out of this number only two " came to grief," One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Souvenirs of War. The Mar[?]chale MacMahon
The marriage of Mme. de MacMahon, who died the other day in Paris, was a made-up one. Her uncle was, in the early yours of MaoMahon's career in Algeria, his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Why Soldiers Wear Red
The scarlet uniform of the British in[?] has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground that it exposess the men to needless danger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Office Muddle
THE report of the Commission that has enquired into the blundering of the Imperial authorities at and before the South African war is most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Under Fire
"The temptation to stoop when under fire is almost irresistible," said a reteran, talking over the recent hot work in the Philippines, "and that accounts for so many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spies in War. Bailky's Magaeing
NAPOLEON'S Italian blood and training, added to the profound distrust with which he regarded everyone about him, and especially those of generous, lofty,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese Soldiers. There Will Soon Be 450,000 Men Trained for Military Service
Japanese soldiers of all ranks appear never to be unmindful for an instant of the services in which they are engaged. They do not dissipate,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A British Soldier's Adventure in India
While out in India I was stationed with my battery at a place called Mhow. One of our gunners, who had always had the reputation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Cloud
THE cables RE Russia's movements in the East are rather alarming, and it looks as if Japan is determined to make Russia back down from her egressions,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Hundred Years of War
Field-Marshall Count von Waldersee of the German Army, recently summed up the result of 700 years of fighting between France and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home to Lieutenant C. M. Stevenson
ON Monday night a large number of the Kiama Volunteer Company met at the Drill Hall to welcome home Lieutenant C. M. Stevenson, who has just returned…
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