The Life Waste in War
How armies waster in war without the intervention of shell, bullet or bayonet, is a subject touched upon by General von[?]der Goltz in his new work on strategy. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
451 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 23
Victoria Theatre. the Zulu War
Our advertisement columns contain the programme of the military and musical entertainment to be given in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening next by Mr. E. Flynn,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Polygamous Soldiers
The army of one other European Power than Turkey has to settle the difficulty of dealing with polygamous soldiers. The Australian recruits from Bosnia being mostly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Transvaal War Cloud
Farewell must now be said to the last hope of a peaceful solution of the difficulty in the Transvaal. The Government of that country has refused to accept the ultimatum…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Imminence of War. Britain's Demands Rejected
LONDON, Saturday—The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Boers have rejected, practically unanimously, the advice of the British press that the refusal of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Story
When I was on detachment duty in an isolated village in the Punjaub, the headman was found murdered—by a hillman, it was expected. A pursuit was organised and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Preparations for War. Defence of the Kimberley Diamond Fields. a Boer Force at Laing's-nek. Armed with Fourteen Guns. Peace Counsels Too Late. Foreign Opinion Adverse to the Transvaal
LONDON, Monday.—Active war preparations are being made at Kimberley. One thousand men are being enrolled to guard the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Zulu War
The military and musical entertainment being promoted by Mr. E. Flynn, which is fixed to take place in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening next, will commence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War Cloud. Fortification of Stations. Boer Spies in Natal
LONDON; Wednesday.—The Boers are fortifying Komati Poort, a frontier station on the Delagoa Bay railway, Great precautions are being taken in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton. a Welcome Home
In Conn's Hall on Tuesday night a "Welcome Home" was tendered to the Rev. C. T. L. and Mrs. Yarrington by the parishioners of St. John's Church. The company sat down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War Cloud
Following are items from the latest South African files:— The horses taken to Rhodesia during the past 12 months number 1000. They still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How War Is Declared
We have read a great deal lately in the daily press about the probabilities of Britain becoming engaged in war. Perhaps there are few who know exactly how war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Theatre. the Zulu War
The military and musical entertainment promoted by Mr. E. Flynn will take place in the Victoria Theatre this evening. The bill to be presented is of a decidedly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Soldiers Poisoned by Cheese. Alleged to Be of New Zealand Make
LONDON, Friday.—Three soldiers died suddenly at Aldershot from ptomaine poisoning from cheese, which is alleged to be a portion of a shipment from New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Military and Musical Entertainment. the Story of the Zulu War
After having worked hard of many weeks preparing for his military and musical entertainment it was unfortunate for Mr. E. Flynn to have the great attraction of Fitzgerland's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldiers Poisoned by Cheese. Twenty Men Suffering
LONDON, Sunday.—Twenty soldiers in camp at Aldershet are suffering from poisoning by eating cheese said to have come from New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Balloons Ready. the Railway at Laing's Nek. Another Battalion for Natal
LONDON, Monday.—Thirty war balloons are ready at Aldershot. The British are ready to relay the old railway over Laing's Nek within…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cost of War
The Washington Bureau of Ordnance have issued satistics of the details of the cost of anninitating the Spanish Navy. Admiral Dewey spent some £9000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Demands in South Africa
The position of affairs in South Africa has set up a marked demand for large quatities of meat, fodder coal, and transport necessaries. Many of the articles required…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kruger and Britain's Despatch. a Defiant Reply. the Advance Towards the Frontier. to Be Regarded As an Act of War. the Transvaal and the Convention
LONDON, Tuesday.—The British despatch dated the 22nd inst., was read in the Transvaal Volksraad yesterday. President Kruger will-submit his reply to-day for the…
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