Soldiering As a Trade
The total of the regular Imperial army, exclusive of India, is returned at 148,853. The establishment of British regiments in India is given at 73,157, practically the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
101 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
The Curse of Gold. Chapter Lxvii. the Wounded Bird
Once alone with the child, Mrs. Oakley gave way to the painful thoughts that crowded upon her. What right had she to feel these pangs of bitto…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sydney Letter. the Ships of War Shed a Longworn Coat, Changing From Black to Grey.—sir John See and Railway Retrenchment.— Shall We See Mr. Seddon Gagged in His Own Country?— What of Those Rhodes Scholarships?—an Anomaly in Regard to the Immigration Laws.—australia More Continental Than Maritime.—the Civil Servants Overcome Their Modesty and Ask for Specially Cheap Railway Fares for Themselves. Sydney
The Admiralty it is said, has decreed that the ships of the fleet shall be painted French grey. Well, French grey is pretty enough when the colour is true,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers and Singing
Adjutant-General Corbin is persuaded that every soldier in the army should be taught to sing. As for the officers, he Is convinced they get married before they…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New War Balloon
The new hot air war balloon, upon the perfecting of which Mr. Bacon and his co-worker, Mr. Maskelyne, have lately. been engaged, is capable (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Africa. Cost of the War
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Pretoria, said the Imperial Government did not intend to unduly increase taxation in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German and British Soldiers
"Linesman" writes in "Blackwood's Magazine" on the recent German manoeuvres, Discussing the difference between the German soldier and Tommy Atkine,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Methuen on the War
Lord Methuen had an enthusiastic reception in Bristol, on the occasion of his visit to unveil a memorial at St. Stephen's Church to soldiers and sailors who had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers on Trial
The trial will take place shortly of the 125 Genevese citizens who refused to serve as soldiers during the recent strike. No, fower than 821, soldiers were at first to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Contribution
LONDON, Thursday.—The great mining houses on the Rand, excepting Mr. J. B. Robinson's, suggested £30,000,000 as the war contribution of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Little War of More or Less Account
The trouble in Somaliland, though it is not much advertised, is still a serious enough affair of its kind. The first disaster resulted in the killing of two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great War Veterans of the Navy
The last of be veterans of the Old Guard and of Napoleon's legions have new all passed away. In turn, one by one are by degrees passing away the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pen=notes and Pencillings. the Great Tug of War
Though not a single Government in Australia shows the slightest disposition to live up to the pro-federal bond by remitting taxation equal to the increase, if…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Photography in War
Photography will probably play an important part in the wars of the future. Despatches to be sent by carrier pigeons will be photographed on tiny films, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War Commission
LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Rimmington, who commanded a corps of Scouts during the Boer campaign, giving evidence before the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We Are Ready for War
Mr. Brodrick, speaking at Dewsbury lately, said our army was never so strong as at the present time. The cavalry were 6000 men above strength, and the artillery,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Where the Tin Soldiers Come From
Tin soldiers issue forth vast armies of every nation under the sun from the workshops of Nuremberg. Most of them come from Herr Rupprecht's factory, a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Soldiers Praised
LONDON, Friday.—Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Hamilton, K.C.B., the military secretary to the War Office, who earned high distinction during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeronautics and War
A few weeks ago we made a brief comment says the "Engineer," upon the adoption into the Russian fleet of "flying dragons," by which picturesque term…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australian Soldiers. Melbourne
Judge Docker's adverse comments on the character of the Autralian soldiers who went to Africa, has aroused much indignation…
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