War Correspondents' Dangers
MR. CHARLES WILLIAMS, the veteran war correspondent, wrote to his son in Sydney, under date London, May 21:—"I am just home from the Greek frontier, down with…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1897
232 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12
The Greco-Turkish War. Prospects of a Settlement
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Times this morning states that the outlook of affairs in the East promises an early and peaceable settlement, and that it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Courtesy in War
THIS story of courtesy on the battlefield during the Crimean campaign is told in the life of Admiral Tryon:—Tryon took his long glass on shore with him, and found it useful…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A War Correspondent's Action. His Courage Impugned. £1000 DAMAGES
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Atteridge, the war correspondent of the Chronicle, has recovered £1000 damages from Mr. Knight, the Times correspondent,…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Reports from the Afghan frontier state that the hill tribesmen at Tochi have shot the British sentries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Banquet to Mr. Seddon. a War Dance by Maories
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, was entertained last night at a banquet at the Holborn Restaurant. The company, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risk Policies
An action was brought by Messrs. W. Ruys and Sons, shipowners, of Rotterdam, recently, against the Royal Exchange Assurance Company to recover the sum mentioned under a policy of marine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tanais. T[?]catment of French Soldiers. Question in the House. Sydney
WHEN the House met this afternoon, Mr. W. J. Lyne stated that he had been informed that 60 or 70 French sailors or soldiers had come from Noumea in the disabled steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The French Soldiers
IF the statement go out unchallenged to the world that the Government of New South Wales has refused hospitality to a number of French troops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Expense of Butler's Extradition. The French Soldiers
The PERSIDENT took the chair at 4.30. Mr. WANT, in answer to Mr. M'LAUCHLIN, said there would be no objection to laying the papers with reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Slander on British Soldiers. Apology to the Commons
LONDON, Sunday.—In the House of Commons yesterday Sir William Wedderburn, M.P. for Banffshire, apologised for having introduced Professor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Old Soldier's Story. a Reminiscence of the Zulu Campaign
Mr. Richard Groves owns a comfortable house and grounds at Hyde Park, near Rockwood, Sydney, and is spending the remainder of a stirring life in honourable retirement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soudan Expedition. the Capture of Abu Hamed. Returns of Killed and Wounded
LONDON, Thursday.—Abu Hamed, which was recently captured by the Anglo-Egyptian expedition, has been garrisoned with a force of 1000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Centenary Celebrations. Deputations to Mr. Brunker. War Ships Likely to Be Available
SOME few weeks ago when a deputation waited on the Acting-Premier at the mail-train, Mr. Brunker agreed to allow his name to be added to the committee appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Indian Frontier Trouble. Serious New Developments. the Afghans Disaffected. Suspected Treachery of the Ameer. Conniving with the Rebels. a "Holy War" to Be Proclaimed. Seditious Pamphlet Circulated. British Troops for the Frontier
LONDON, SUNDAY.—A cable states that the Ameer of Afghanistan has recalled all his Indian agents. The impression is increasing that he is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Account of the Duel. Prince Henry Wounded. Italy Delighted. the Kaiser's Congratulations
LONDON, Monday.—Details of the duel show that it was a sharp and determined encounter, lasting 16 minutes. In the first assault Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Gossip. Welcome Home
AT the time of writing, Sir George Turner is travelling around the Great Australian Bight with the an welcome knowledge that at least three more banquets await him in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greece and Turkey. War Party in Greece
LONDON, Monday.—Three thousand residents of Athens have urged the King of the Hellenes to make a general call to arms, and to resume,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cuban Rising. 35,000 Spanish Soldiers Invalided
LONDON, Monday.—It is reported that of the Spanish troops sent to Cuba to suppress the insurrection no fewer than 35,000 are now patients in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Greek War Indemnity. Loan by the Ottoman Bank
LONDON, Friday.—The Imperial Ottoman Bank is willing to supply Greece with the first million, required for the indemnity…
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