Sketcher. the Humours of War Privatering
HOW did privateering come into existence? Why, privateering is as old as the game of was itself. In the dark days of ancient…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1903
148 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8
The Far East. Russia at Port Arthur. Great War Preparations. London, September 29
Russia is making great efforts to strengthen her naval and military position in the Far East. At Port Arthur there are 40 Rusaian war-ships, in addition to which 40 are…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Before the War. England Unprepared. Report of the Royal Commission Serious Disclosures. LONDON, August 28
The report of the Royal Commission on the South African War has caused profound sensation. Readers of this correspondence, during the South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Royal Soldier
In spite of his German origin, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar has been an Englishman all his life. He was born at Bushey House, where his mother was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rising in Turkey. War Preparations. LONDON
Further mobilisations of Turkish troops are taking place in Roumelia, and Turkey will shortly have 400,000 men in the field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Are Soldiers' Lives Worth Saving?
YES, of a verity our soldiers' lives are worth saving, and this being so, the Contagious Acts must be promptly reintroduced. The wastage of our soldiers' lives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Shooting Case. Four Children Wounded
A sensational shooting affair occurred at Hay on Monday evening, resulting in four children being wounded. William Mitchell, aged between 16 and 17, was wandering…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The War Scandal
We take the following from tho "Argus" London correspondent's letter:— LONDON, Sept. 4…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maltreatment of Soldiers. London, October 1
Immense excitement has been caused in Germany by the many cases recently reported of the maltreatment of soldiers, especially in the infantry and artillery, by…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Guarding the Railways in the Far East. The Probability of War. How Japan is Likely to Fare. BRISBANE
Among the passengers by the steamer Eastern, which arrived here to-day, is Mr. W. Downie-Stewart, a New Zealand barrister, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Buys Two War-ships. London, October 16
Two war-ships that are being built in Great Britain for South American republics have been purchased by Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Russia and Japan. Preparing for War. London, October 15
Russia continues to make great efforts to strength her position in the Far East. Two battle-ships, two cruisers, and eleven torpedo boats, together with 1000 marines, are…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Newspapers at War
At the recent sittings of the Circuit Court, Dubbo, the chief case was one in which the "Dubbe Liberal" sued the "Dubbo Dispatch" for libel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A War Memorial Colonial Troops. London, October 27
A cartoon showing a design by the Duchess of Argyll (H.R.H. Princess Louise) for a bronze memorial of the colonial troops who fell in the South African war is exhibited in…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fatal Stabbing Affray in Italy. Four People Killed and Fifteen Wounded. the Murderers Shot
Two Italians named Amoretti and Sease, ran amok at Oneglia, a town on the Gulf of Genoa, stabbing four persons and wounding fifteen. The mad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reorganisation of the War Office. Appointment of Sir G. S. Clarke. Specially Commended. London
The London newspapers warmly approve of the appointment of Baron Fisher, Mr. W. Hayes Fisher, financial secretary to the Treasury, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tribute to the Brave. Australians Who Fell in War. Memorial in St. Paul's
It has been decided to devote the balance of the subscriptions of the Colonial Troops Club to the erection of a bronze memorial to the colonials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegra London, Monday. Citizen Soldiers. Great Britain's Need. Lord Brassey's View
Lord Brassey, speaking at East bourne, declared that if Great Britain desired a citizen force numbering to thousands, they must pay for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonials at the War. Memorial in St. Paul's. London, November 8
As there is a balance in hand from the subscriptions raised to found a club for colonial troops in London, it has been decided to utilise it in the erection in St. Paul's…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →South African War. German Criticism. Colenso Disaster Ascr[?] to General Buller
The General Staff of the German Army has published a trant[?] on the cond[?]t of the South African War. An extract hearing on the Colenso…
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