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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Right Hon. Walter Hume Long, M.P., President of the Board of Agriculture, in the course of a speech delivered by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Milner, His Majesty's High Commissioner in south Africa, has arrived at Durban. In a short reference to the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has addressed a meeting at Caper, in Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Granville this morning, two young men, who were conveying a large sum of money, intended for the payment of the men at the Clyde Engineering Works, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A movement is on foot in Melbourne to establish a club among the members of the Victorian contingents who have served in South Africa. Colonel. Kelly, C.B., is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain Bartlett discribes in the October "Century" the coast signal service system organised to keep watch for Spanish cruisers, and incidentally gives a bit of "secret…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The total reduction of the field force in South Africa at the end of October amounted to 3567 officers and 74,649 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The residents of Islington and Georgeville welcomed Alderman Baskerville home again last evening, after a couple of months' absence in search…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Most of the distinguished officers of the world hold that whatever comforts the soldier on active service may be deprived of, he should on no account be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Steps are being taken by the imperial Government to ensure the bringing of the war in South Africa to a close as speedily as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. St. John Brodrick, Minister for War, speaking at a meeting at the Carlton Club stated that the imperial Government was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Guerilla war is always tedious. A century back France had on hand a guerilla war—War of La Vendee. Began March, 1798; lasted 11 years—pacification…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Here is an illustration of one of the ways they prepare for war in times of peace on the exercising ground of the Russian Army. On the top of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. T. F. Tinson, who recently arrived from England, after a holiday trip, was yesterday made the recipient of an illuminated address of welcome by Captain C…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A dispute occurred between some youths at Adamstown last night which had a serious result. In the course of the disagreement a strong difference of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In reading an account of the work of the Naval Intelligence of the United States War Board, contributed to the "Century Magazine" by Captain Bartlett (retired), it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Principal Under-Secretary (Mr. Critchett Walker) has reunited to the Mayor's application for one of the H.M ships to visit Newcastle on the occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is a curious fact that the German soldier off duty does not carry that unmistakable military appearance which seems to stick to our men even after they leave the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The intelligence received yesterday concerning the position of affairs in South Africa is of an unsatisfactory character, and calculated to give rise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Members of the Assembly, in Committee of Supply, continued the discussion of the items forming the additional estimates throughout the night. An item, under the…
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