A French War Transport
The Allfer, a French war steamer which (says the Melbourne "Argus") arrived in the bay on Thursday, is from Madagasear via Bourbon, and is bound to New Caledonia. She has called in here for coals…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1885
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14
The War in the Soudan
MR. W. H. RICHARDSON has arrived at Newcastle and brought the Soudan with him; that is to say, he has brought a panorama of the Soudan war, so that those…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Wives and Families
JUDGING from the way the wife and family of an absent soldier of the Contingent are being treated at Morpeth by the Government, they would seem to be utterly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous News. Women at the Seat of War
IN the despatches from Suakim there occurs a passage which cannot be read without emotion by any who recognise the performance of deeds of charity…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wounded at the Soudan
THE Lady's Pictorial has received a letter from a lady at Cairo who bravely accompanied her husband to Egypt when his regiment was put under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"War, or a Fair Boundary
EVENTS, however, must rapidly bring us to a crisis, says the Telegraph, and, supposing no abrupt or violent solution arrive, the question will apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of a French Man-of-War
LONDON, Monday.—The French warship Renard has been wrecked at Oboe, a French settlement on the African coast, in the Gulf of Aden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Feeling in Paris
THERE are good grounds for believing that the French Foreign Office has had an official intimation from St. Petersburg to the effect that even if…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Select Poetry. a War Song
Sound, trumpet sound! Arm, soldiers, arm! Prepare to join the fray! For that great cause we name "prestige" Be bold and brave this day!…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Intellectual Charm of War. (Spectator.)
IT must, we fear, be admitted that, except with a very few men upon whom the feminine side of Christianity—the side which preaches resignation—has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →England and Russia. Finland and the War
SEVERAL foreign papers have recently reported that Finland has resolved to equip ten torpedo boats which, in case of war, would strengthen the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Unfortunate Soldier
A COURT-MARTIAL sitting at Le Mans had to pass judgment this week on an interesting criminal. About three Years ago, at the Auteuil steeplechase,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News from China. Russians Purchasing Coal. Movements of Men-of-War
BRISBANE, Saturday.—By the steamer Catterthun, which arrived at Cooktown from Hongkong on Thursday, news has been received that the Russians bought up all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War with Nature
THE year before the Franco-Prussian war Gen. A. von Roon, Prussian Minister of War, caused to be published and jointly edited with Oscar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attitude of Turkey in the Event of War
IT is reported that Turkey has prepared, if not actually despatched, a circular to the Powers in reply to the verbal inquiries of the Ambassadors of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Man-of-War's Man Shot
A man named Krahoner has been committed for trial for manslaughter for shooting a man-of-war's man named Rhodher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Story of the New Zealand War
THE following story of the New Zealand War may not be without interest to our readers. The contrast between the doings in the Soudan and in New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Against the "Books."
The Postmaster-General, in accordance with the Illegal Lottery Ace, has issued a Gazette notice intimating that in future no letters, packets, or newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Tonquin
PARIS, Sunday.—About 8000 troops, have been sent to reinforce General Miot, commanding the French forces, at Tonquin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Crimean War. It Took 700 Shots to Kill a Man
IN the Crimean war the English fired 1,000,000 shots, killing 21,000 Russians, or 700 shots per victim. The French fired 29,000,000 shots,…
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