Every Swiss a Soldier
To the layman the task of converting a peasant into an effective, smart, and well-drilled soldier in six weeks may seems little short of impossible. When it…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1906
81 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Workless Soldiers in England
Many soldiers who were Invalided out of the army after the Boor war are now on the tramp, the casual wards of the workhouses in England being their only…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heat in England. Soldiers Prostrated. London
Intense heat prevailed in different parts of England yesterday, the thermometer registering 105 in the sun. Of a detachment of 170 Buffs that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany's African War
LONDON, Monday.—The rebel chief Morengo, returning from British territory to German South-west Africa by a rocky defile at the foot of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Shipping War
The first shot in the shipping war between the New Zealand, Shaw-Savill. White Star combination and the Federal-Houlder Shire line has, according to a Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge Against a Soldier Sydney
In the summons division of the Water Police Court, to-day, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., Major Reginald Solywa Smith, O.C., A.A.S.C., proceeded against Norbert,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hottentot War. British Territory Entered. London
In the operations against the rebellious Hottentots in German South-west Africa, the Germans drove the chief Morenga, over the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Prince of Wales. Welcome Home. London
The Corporation of the City of London officially welcomed the Prince and Princess of Wales yesterday, on their return from their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German War-chest
It is well-known that in the Julius Tower of the fortress of Spandau, not far from Berlin, is deposited the war treasure of the German Government, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Politicians at War
During the past few weeks politicians of every colour have been chasing about the country putting their different opinions before the people, and claiming for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The German Soldier
Every German is a soldier. He does not actually drill and study the tactics of war every year, but until he is beyond the years of military service he is always on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Shipping War
The freight and rate war between the two New Zealand companies—Shaw, Savill Company, and New Zealand Shipping Company—has advanced another stage. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Protection of Ships in War
The nature of the problems to be solved by the forthcoming British naval manoeuvres, and the "exercise" to be carried out in order to throw light upon the questions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Zulu War. Local Forces Inadequate. London
Colonel Mackenzie, who is directing the operations against the Zulus, declares that his forces are inadequate to cope with the rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Beef. Refused by Soldiers. London
The men of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) stationed at Parkhurst, refused to eat American tinned "bully"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor in War
The terrible engine of war that the motor is now being made, and in the future will continue increasing to be, is described in graphic style by the Marquis…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Literary Soldier and His Wife
Captain Sword and Captain Pen unite in General Sir Inn Hamilton, who is soldier and poet too. His is a very modest little volume of verse, but it is an…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Restricting War News. Attitude of the Press. London
A representative conference of managers and editors of the London and provincial papers has been held in London…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central American War. Action by Roosevelt. London
An army from Salvador, which invaded the adjacent Republic of Guatemala, Central America, was overwhelmingly defeated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central American War. Mediation Accepted. London
The Salvadorians claim that they defeated the Gautemalans at Platanar on Saturday, inflicting a loss of 200 in killed, wounded, and captured…
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