Cavalry in War
LONDON, Tuesday.—The German Emperor yesterday unveiled a monument to General Rosenberg, the famous cavalry leader…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9
The Blockhouse in War
The history of the blockhouse as an engine of war is interesting at the present Juncture. They seem to have been first extensively used by the Russians in their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accident on a Man of War
LONDON, Wednesday.—While the crew of H.M.S. Formidable were at practice off the island of Maddalen hoisting and lowering the boats, an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of the War
LONDON, Thursday.—The Government estimates that the cost of the war in South Africa, to the end of March next, will be £222,970,000; and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Office Airship
The opinion of experts in the airship which Dr. Burtor is constructing for the War Office is not very flattering. The inventor, speaking at the Society of Arts,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War and the Regular Army
The influence of the war upon the army and the nation, says "Broad Arrow," has so far been more sentimental than practical. There have been no remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tobacco War
The fierce contest between the American and English tobacco trusts has reached an interesting and unexpected stage. The latest development was certainly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tighe's Hill. a Returning Soldier
A public meeting was held in Young's Hall last evening for the purpose of making arrangements to accord a welcome to Trooper E. Price,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. How It Really Arose
The following is a brief history of the Doer nation and their dealings with the British Government, the discovery of gold in large quantities in the Transvaal, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Boer War. How It Really Arose. No. II
I have dealt with the extortions levied upon the mining companies by the concessionaires of the dynamite monopoly, which stopped low grade mines from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Modern War
The following graphic description from "Linesman's" last article shows vividly the true conditions of modern war: "Today a man may die as soon as the enemy's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers As Farmers
LONDON, Wednesday.—The crops have been reaped in many of the districts in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony by the troops, thus…
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The London correspondent of an exchange writes:—"The tobacco war is supplying us with a very pretty object lesson of the aggressive methods of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Zealand Soldier
That the New Zealand soldier is "a first-class fighting man" has now been demonstrated beyond a doubt. At the same time, he is a pretty bold…
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It is expected that 15 soldiers will be returning to Newcastle next week after twelve months' service in South Africa. Arrangements are being made to accord…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returning Soldiers. a Public Welcome
A public meeting was held at the Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of arranging a suitable reception to the fifteen Newcastle soldiers who are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New War Motor
The war motor mentioned in a cable some time ago is shaped something like a tortoise. About all that would be visible to the eye at the distance of a mile would…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Story of the War. Its Rise and Course
The most pessimistic among us in Australia, still more in the motherland, did not dream that when, on October 12, 1899, Plet Joubert led his burghers from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peace Settled. End of the Boer War. Rejoicings in the Empire
LONDON, Monday.—Intelligence was received in London yesterday that a treaty of peace had been signed by the Boer delegates and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late War. Prominent Soldiers
MAJOR-GENERAL GATACRE. Major-General Gatacre was re-called after a second disaster to the forces under his command…
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