German War Cruiser Falke
On Thursday the German war cruiser Falke unexpectedly put in an appearance in Hobson's Bay. She is from a seaport in Germany, via Capetown, and is under orders to proceed to Samoa to relieve the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1894
209 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11
The British in West Africa. Attacked by the Natives. Many Killed and Wounded. Treachery of Native Porters
LONDON, Saturday.—Intelligence from the west coast of Africa reports a serious disaster to the British troops engaged in suppressing slave-dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Insurrection in Brazil. Terrible Explosion Aboard a Vessel. Many Killed and Wounded
LONDON, Wednesday.—Intelligence from Brazil states that an explosion has occurred on the Insurgent vessel Venus at Rio de Janeiro, 33 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Irish Man-of-war."
The ship Thomasina MacLellan, which is known to seafaring people as the "Irish Man-of-War," passed Seai Rocks at 5.25 p.m. yesterday, bound from Brisbane to this port. She is one of Messrs. Thomson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Telegraph Across the Zambesi. Portuguese Soldiers Object. Fired Upon by British Seamen
LONDON, Wednesday.—Owing to the Portuguese soldiers obstructing the building of a telegraph line across the Zambesi, the commander of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reported Surrender of the Insurgent Leader. End of the War
NEW YORK, Tuesday.—It is reported at Washington that the civil war in Brazil has ended, Admiral de Gama, leader of the revolution, having yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →End of the Brazilian War
FROM all appearances the revolution in Brazil is fizzling out. The wonder indeed is that, if the Brazilians were content to let this cruel war drag out a wretched existence, other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Matabele War. an Extraordinary Development. Lobengula's Peace Offering
CAPETOWN, Friday.—News from Buluwayo has created a tremendous sensation hero. The officers of the British South Africa Company have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Matabele War. Lobengula's Reported Peace Offering. Recent Allegations Discredited
CAPETOWN, Tuesday.—Statements were made recently to the effect that prior to the massacre of Major Wilson's party Lobengula had sent in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dying Soldier's Story. King Theebaw's Jewels. a Buried Treasure
LONDON, Thursday.—An extraordinary story has been told by a dying soldier, who has confessed that himself and a comrade stole and buried the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Liquor War
IT is evident, from the tidings received from Darlington, South Carolina, that local option is carried on with considerable difficulty in that most and sultry State of the American…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Soldiers. Returning Home
BOMBAY, Monday.—Lieutenant Hilliard and Captain Antill, of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, are returning to that colony by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent War in Matabeleland. Captain Wilson's Party Reinterred. the Late King's Widows and Children
LONDON, Saturday.—The latest intelligence from South Africa states that the remains of Captain Wilson's party, which were collected by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fast War Steamers
The fastest war steamer afloat and ready for acting is (says the "Nautical Magazine") the torpedo boat destroyer Havoc, but she is so small and lightly armed compared with the Russian cruiser Rurik, that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge Against a Soldier. An Unwilling Prosecutor. Sydney
AN artilleryman named James Brady was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with inflicting grievous bodily harm on John Larner. When arrested Brady, who is about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Labour Disturbances in Hungary. the Soldiers Called Out. Many Persons Injured
BUDA PESTH, Tuesday.—Serious labour disturbances have taken place here. The soldiers had to be called out to quell the rioting. The rioters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Matabele War
LONDON, Tuesday.—A commission of inquiry has been appointed at Capetown to investigate and report as to the cause of the origin of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Politics. a Neglected Inventor. M. Turpin and His New War Machine
FRIDAY, Friday.—In the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, a very heated debate took place over the case of M. Turpin, who, it was stated, had, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Matabele War
LONDON, Sunday.—The officials of the British South Africa Company at Buluwayo reported in March last that the late King Lobengula sent some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome Home in Bad Weather
The ketch Welcome Home arrived at Hobart on Thursday from Launceston after a trying experience. She left Launceston for Corinna on the 8th ult. She had a quantity of stores on board for the miners at…
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