Will 1888 Be a Year of War?
THE present year is the fifth year of modern times in which the aggregate of the figures is 25, and there will be but five more years in which such a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1888
72 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 4
Courage of the English Soldier
A REPORTER from a French paper, the Goulois, has interviewed Marshals MacMahon and Canrobert on the subject of the English army,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boulanger - Floquet Duel.—both Men Wounded
Floquet afterwards challenged Boulanger to a duel with swords. The meeting took place on the 13th. Floquet was slightly wounded in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Durban, Natal, Tuesday. Another Zulu War
Two columns despatched for Etchowie in search of Dinizulu discovered his whereabouts in the Ceeza bush. The columns will meet at Meonjeni…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another War in South Africa
ALARMING advices from the Cape were received in London on June 29. All the available troops at Natal were ordered to proceed immediately to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Memorial to War Correspondents
A SIMPLE but interesting ceremony took place in St. Paul's Cathedral on the afternoon of Juno 16. It was the unveiling, in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CALCUTTA, Saturday. a Little War Extending
Later news has been received from the Thibet frontier, stating that a force of 15,000 Thibetans are concentrated in the vicinity of Gelalysa Pass,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Against the Thibetans
The Thibetans occupied Makilato Pass after having withdrawn most of their men from Jalep Pass. The British forces are advancing on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Wednesday. the War on the Sikkim Frontier
The Thibetans, who have occupied the Makulato Pass on the Sikkim frontier, have been reinforced by 3000 men. The British forces confronting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Great Naval Battles of the American War."
MAJOR DANE, whose two previous lectures attracted largo audiences, again lectured in the Lyceum Hall last night to another large and appreciative attendance. The subject…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War of Tariffs
A petition is now being signed in Canada, asking the British Government to impose a tax on all American wheat imported into the United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Sunday. the Land War in Ireland
One hundred and fifty soldiers and two hundred policemen were present to protect the bailiffs at the evictions of tenants on the estate of Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Material
A quantity of war material has been shipped to Melbourne by the ship Scottish Lochs, for the Victorian Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CALCUTTA, Sunday. the Thibetan War
Latest news from Sikkim states that the British outposts exchanged shots with the Thibetans. Skirmishes and engagements are expected at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War of Retribution
A force of 8000 men is being mobilised in India to proceed against the Akozais, a tribe on the Afghan frontier, to punish them for the murders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Declaration of War. to the Editor
Sir,—The reasons assigned for the present deplorable conflict between capital and labour in this district by the members of the Miners' Association are, that the tyranny and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CALCUTTA, Saturday. the War on the Thibet Frontier
News from the front reports that a British surveying party, accompanied by an escort, encountered and drove from Keelalpa Pass a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CALCUTTA, Tuesday. the Thibetan Frontier War
News has been received at Suakim that the British troops have routed the Thibetans at Jelapla, and captured their camp. Four hundred of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Samoa
From a Samoan Times extraordinary, courteously furnished us by Mr. Dawson, United States Consulate Agent here, we take the following particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Little War
The Hazaras tribe, in the Punjaub, having refused to deliver the murderers of Captain Battye and others, four British columns have been…
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