Accident on a British War Vessel. Bursting of a Pipe. Serious Casualties
LONDON, Thursday.—A serious accident took place on board H.M.S. Blake, a twin-screw cruiser of the first-clars, belonging to the Channel…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1896
142 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 8
The Trouble in the Transvaal Fears of the Cape Premier. Refusal of Reinforcements. the Possibility of War
LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony, speaking in the Assembly, made an important statement with respect to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brutal Outrages in Russia. Jews Murdered.—their Homes Wrecked. Women Outraged by Soldiers. Wholesale Arrests
LONDON, Friday.—A Jewish innkeeper at Mizabisch, having interfered to protect a peasant from a Russian officer's brutalities, the officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Curious Effect of the Japanese War
THE Board of Trade return just issued points to a curious effect which the Chino-Japanese war has had upon commerce by paralysing the camphor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. War Vessels Expected
Several vessels of the Australian Squadron are expected to reach Brisbane about the 3rd August, including the Orlando, Wallaroo, Bingarooma, Karrakatta, Lizard, and Dart…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier of Many Battles
A LONDON journal announces the death at Chatham of an old soldier named Michael Peyton, whose record of active service is equalled by a very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rising in South Africa. Scarcity of Soldiers. Serious Transport Difficulties
LONDON, Wednesday.—Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington has reported that the lack of men hampers the rapid and effectual crushing of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Brave Young Soldier
IN the "Heroes of Britain" appears the following description of Sir Henry Havelock-Allan's gallant deed:—"Among those who accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The German Empire Resignation of Minister for War. Friction Between Him and the Kaiser
LONDON, Monday.—General Bronsart von Schellendorff, the Prussian Minister for War, has resigned his position owing to the friction which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queen and the Soldier Family
The Queen having heard that a Mrs. Keveth, living at St. Breward, Cornwall, has seven sons serving in the army with exemplary characters, Sir Arthur Bigge, private…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Turkish Soldiery. Ordered to Retire to the Towns
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Forte has ordered all the Turkish soldiers in the outlying districts of Crete to immediately retire to the towns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Man-of-war in Trouble
A cable from Auckland states that the lighthouse keeper at Maria Van Diemen telegraphed on Thursday that a man-of-war, probably the Rapid, was hove-to about two miles off Cape Reinga. She…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Plucky Soldier
A STRIKING story is going the rounds concerning an officer who, being refused leave to go with the Chitral expedition, obtained five days' leave…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Cycle in War
During the last grand manœuvres in France the cyclist corps showed what could be done by intelligent and resolute cyclists. A detachment of dragoons from one side had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble in the Prussian Cabinet. the Minister for War Resigns
LONDON, Saturday.—The resignation of the German Minister for War, General Bronsart yen Schellendorf, has evoked much unfavourable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The End of the War
LONDON, Monday.—Earl Grey (the Administrator of the British South Africa Company's territories) telegraphs that as the result of the action…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Riot in Brazil. Conflict Between Italians and Brazilians. Many Killed and Wounded. Expected Intervention of Italy
LONDON, Wednesday.—Serious fighting has taken place at San Paolo, in Brazil, between Italians and Brazilians, which resulted in seven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The Constantinople Riots. the Christians at Bay. Desperate Fighting. Four Hundred Soldiers Killed. Young Turkish Party. Arrest of Members
LONDON, Wednesday.—Further details have been received with regard to the late Armenian riots in Constantinople…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Antitoxin War
Dr. Lennox Browne returns to the charge, and his charges, against antitoxin in last month's Contemporary. It is regarded by the champions of the new method of diphtheria…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scarlet or White Clad Soldiers?
Referring to the agitation for the abolishment of the scarlet uniform an English military journal says: "It is so frequently taken for granted that red is the most…
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