South African War Memorial. Final Meeting of the Committee
The committee of the South African War Memorial met at Mr C. Hidgcock's office on Friday night. There were present:—The Mayor…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
148 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 8
Stories of Some Famous Men in Peace and War
The names of Sir Donald Currie and Mr. Rider Haggard are frequently associated with South Africa in the public mind, the one commercially and the other in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese War Ships at Adelaide
A public welcome was tendered to Admiral Kamimura, the captains, and officers of the Imperial Japanese squadron, in the Town-hall, Adelaide, on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Colonial Soldiers. Allegations of Non-payment. London, May 12
Surgeon-Major Bakewell, of New Zealand, has repeated in a letter to the Times a statement already made, and the War Office has not yet settled the claims of many colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Soldiers' Memorial
The largest assembly of people ever seen at Hay attended at the Hay park to witness the unveiling of the memorial to the Hay district volunteers who lost their lives in…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →German War Minister. General Von Gossler Resigns. London, May 18
The resignation is announced of General von Gossler, the German Minister of War. According to the Berlin Tageblatt the resignation is due to the disgust of the Emperor…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →War Office Condemned London, May 23
The Daily Mail states that the sale of the infected blankets was due to some War Office officials at Cape Town, who committed a two-fold breach or the regulations, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War Indemnity. London, May 22
A Router's telegram from Peking states that Great Britain has agreed to accept the payment of the Chinese war indemnity on a silver basis for nine years, and afterwards on…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →MOROCCO. 80 Soldiers Massacred. London, May 27
A terrible massacre of Moorish soldiers is reported from Morocoo. The soldiers, who nambered 80, were marching to Fez, the capital, and slept at a village named…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Later Particulars. Civil War not Anticipated. A new King Proclaimed
Major Angonkovitch headed the murderous plot, which was executed before midnight. The Queen's sister was also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gratuity for Soldiers
A considerable number of men who served in the Boer war, and who are entitled to the Imperial gratuity of £5, have not yet made application for the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A War Contribution. London, June 15
An ordinance has been read a second time by the Legislative Council of the Orange River Colony, sitting at Bloemfontein, providing for a war contribution to Great…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Death of a Soldier
A man named Daly (writes the Dunedin correspondent of the Argus on Jane 8), who had served in South Africa as a trooper in one of the contingents from…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A "Welcome Home."
A case in the [?]chworth police court on Wednesday throw some light on the way in which a "welcome home" to a soldier returned from South Africa was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sketcher. Strategy in War
NOW the length to which deception may with honour be carried in warfare is a question very difficult to decide. History tells us of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anglo-american War-ships. London, July 7
In view of the aggressive attitude of Russia in Manchuria, a great demonstration of Anglo-American naval strength has been made. Twelve British and 15 United States…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →News From the East. Will There be War? A Visitor's Impressions. "Trouble Coming."
The company on board the Japanese mail steamer Kumano Maro, which arrived at Sydney on Tuesday from Yokohama, via ports, consisted of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compensation for War Losses. London, July 14
Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier of the Cape Colony, in introducing in the Cape House of Assembly a loan bill for £280,000 to provide compensation for losses during…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Boer Soldiers Maltreated. London, July 12
Some members of the Boer contingent which recently served with the British in Somaliland, and which is now returning home, have been seriously maltreated at…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Far East. Russian War Preparations. London, July 25
Advices from Newchwang, the port of Manchuria, state that Russia is making immense military preparations in Manchuria Trains crowded with troops, and carrying…
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