[From Metropolitan Papers.] The War in Samoa
LONDON, Saturday.—Advices received from Samoa to July 19 state that fighting had taken place between King Malietoa and Mataafa. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1893
81 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Condemned War Vessels
In the House of Commons recently, Mr. Allan, the member for Gateshead-on-Tyne, elicited the information that the highest sum ever yet paid for a condemned Government vessel was given some time ago…
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BERNE, Friday.—The Socialists' Congress, now sitting at Zurich, has been considering what means can be employed to prevent wars, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifty Deaths and Multitudes Wounded. Grief of the Queen
BOMBAY, Monday.—The measures taken to suppress the rioting between the Hindoos and. Mahommedans are proving effective. The disturbances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Distinguished Soldier. the Late Sir Edward Hamley
LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley at the age of 69. The deceased, who served in the Crimea and Egypt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Welsh Coal-miners' Strike. Soldiers Sent to Suppress the Disturbances. Twenty-five Arrests for Rioting
LONDON, Wednesday.—In consebuence of the riotous behaviour of the coal miners on strike at Ebbw Vale, in South Wales, 200 soldiers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Military Forces. a New Development. Imperial or Australian Soldiery. Sydney
CONSIDERABLE excitement has originated, not only in military circles, but in other quarters, in consequence of a report having been circulated to the effect that a most important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Russia Preparing for War?
A JASSY correspondent of the Standard sends an account, prepared from the observations of an eye-witness, of the military preparations which Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accumulating Gold in Italy. Formation of a War Chest
ROME, Wednesday.—A rumour is prevalent that the Italian Government, through the agency of the National Bank of Italy, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Revolution in Brazil. Departure of a Man-of-war From Gibraltar
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Brazilian man-of-war Rischuelo has sailed from Gibraltar for Rio Janeiro. It is understood that the vessel will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. Founding of a Russian War Vessel One Hundred and Seventy-eight Persons Lost
ST. PETERSBURG, Monday.—It is reported that the Russian war vessel Roosalka has been lost during a gale off the Gulf of Finland, and that 12…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. The Revolution in Brazil. Effect of the Bombardment of Rio. Interference of Foreign Men-of-war
LONDON, Wednesday.—Intelligence received from Brazil to-night states that the city of Rio Janeiro, which was bombarded recently by the insurgents'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighting in Morocco. Arabs Attack Spaniards. Over 100 WOUNDED
LONDON, Tuesday.—A force of 5000 Moors attacked Melilla, a Spanish fortress on the north coast of Morocco. The Spanish garrison only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Russian Barrack. Twenty-five Soldiers Burned to Death
ST. PETERSBURG, Friday.—News from Smolensk, a fortified city on the Dnieper, and the capital of the Government of Smolensk, states that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mashonaland Trouble. War Imminent. the Matabele Making for the Macloutsie River
CAPETOWN, Saturday.—Advices regarding the state of affairs between the British South African Company and the Matabele natives, who have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Revolution in Brazil Account of the Bombardment of Rio. Outrages by the Soldiery. English Residents Advised to Leave
LONDON, Friday.—Telegrams received in London during the past few days with reference to the revolution in Brazil and the bombardment of Rio…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The Mashonaland Trouble. Preparations for War
CAPETOWN, Wednesday.—The authorities are now adopting an aggressive policy to subdue the Matabele, who have commenced an attack upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mashonaland Trouble. Progress of the War. Anxiety Felt in England
CAPETOWN, Tuesday.—The latest advices regarding the war against the Matabele state that the native chief, Khama, who is assisting the British,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Large Transaction in Flesh and Blood. Sale of 10,000 Men. Making War Pay Itself
CALCUTTA, Thursday.—News from Afghanistan states that the Ameer has sold 10,000 Hazaras who were taken captive by the Afghan troops when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Matabele War. a Rumoured Disaster
CAPETOWN, Friday.—In connection with the war against the Matabele reports have reached here from Johannesburg that it is rumoured there that…
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