Turkey and Greece. Release of Prisoners of War
LONDON, Monday.—The Turks and Greeks will mutually release their war prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1897
232 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 12
Indian Frontier War. Opening of the Khyber Pass
LONDON, Monday.—Brigadier General Hammond, on entering the Khyber Pass, found it deserted by the tribesmen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Dutch Man O' War
The Dutch man o' war Borneo arrived at Thursday Island yesterday from the west…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Frontier War. Re-bu[?]ding of Forts. General Briggs Invalided
LONDON, Thursday.—Telegrams received from the North-west frontier of India state that Colonel Hammond's column will shortly re-build…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Leather. the War Office Explains
LONDON, Wednesday.—In reference to the inquiry of Sir Andrew Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria, as to why Australian leather has been boycotted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian Frontier War. the Conduct of the Campaign. the Lost Rear-guard
LONDON, Thursday.—The Indian newspapers severely criticise the conduct of the campaign, and declare that the rear-guard was sacrificed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Pets
IN an article on "Soldiers' Pets" in the Bay's Own Paper, the writer says that "the most common of all pots with soldiers in India is certainly the parrot, and the number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Developments. Sydney
THE latest cables regarding Russian activity with regard to China have been read with general interest in the metropolis, and in many circles with a feeling of uneasiness in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycles and Dogs in War
The utility of bicycles in military art having been demonstrated, men of war are now studying the means of contending against them and their riders (says a scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →About the Japanese Soldiers
An interesting paper on the health of the Japanese soldiers was read before a recent meeting of the Sanitary Society of Japan by Surgeon-Colonal Koike. A considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Operations in the Soudan. 12,000 British Soldiers Needed
LONDON, Monday.—Six hundred Askaris have joined the Egyptian force at Kassals. The British officers with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Frontier War. Lundi Kotal Occupied
LONDON, Tuesday.—The force under General Hammond has arrived at LundiKotal. The interior was found to be wrecked, and the water supply…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia and Turkey. the War Indemnity
LONDON, Thursday.—The Ports has promised to shortly pay Russia half a million sterling on account of the arrears of the war indemnity…
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