Feats of Swiss Soldiers. Mountain Climbing and Engineering
While all the European countries whose boundaries extend to the "backbone" of Europe have divisions of their armies composed of troops trained especially for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1907
71 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 4
The Troubles of Poland. Soldiers Against Citizens. London
The soldiers at Lodz, Poland, are maltreating the citizens in the streets in revenge for the murder of officers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Naval Disaster. Official Report. the Dead and Wounded. London
Latest details of the explosion on board the French battleship Jena at Toulon state that the official report says that of the crew of 650, there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's Troubles. Another Bomb Outrage. 42 KILLED. 107 Wounded. London
During two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Lieutenant-General Nepliouieff Commandant of the Fortress of Scbastopol, 42 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Music Hall War and Poverty
Some striking pronouncements on the music hall war and poverty were made by Father Bernard Vaughan at a concert held last month in Lambeth Baths (Eng.),…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rumania's Civil War. Great Loss of Life. London
The latest intelligence regarding the outbreak in Rumania states that the Rumanian Minister of Finance estimates the losses at £4,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldier's Development
Constantly are we reading of some new invention of arms—a gun, a rifle sight, a cartridge, or an explosive. These things come pretty quickly nowadays, but they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers in Camp. Work at Newcastle
The Newcastle district troops continued their work in camp on Saturday and yesterday. The troops total 252 officers and men, and are camped at Fort Scratchley,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers in Camp. Field Day at Newcastle
The troops in camp at Fort Scratchley continued their work yesterday. As outlined, a hostile fleet was presumed to be landing troops at Merewether Beach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers in Camp. Work at Newcastle
The garrison artillery were busy at work yesterday at Fort Scratchley, following their course of training. There is more solid performance than display…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Starving Soldiers. Threats of Loot. London
Turkish soldiers from Yemen, Arabia, whose terms of service had expired, on landing at Alexandretta (Seanderoon), the port of Aleppo,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Freight War Improbable
LONDON, Tuesday.—The latest indication are that a freight war in connection with the American and Australian shipping service is improbable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imperial Defence. the War Minister's Scheme. London
Mr. Haldane, the Secretary or State for War, in reply to the manifesto issued by the National Service League, which urged upon him not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central American War
LONDON, Tuesday.—President Bonilla, of Honduras, has taken refuge on the United States cruiser Chicago, after having surrendered the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outrage in Guatemala. the President Wounded. London
While the President of Guatemala was out driving on Tuesday a bomb was exploded near the carriage. General Orellana and the coachman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cost of War in Blood. Imperial Casualty List
The cost in the blood of British soldiers and sailors of six years of Imperial wars, mostly very minor affairs, is given in a return which Mr. Haldane, War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Deferred Pay. Sydney
The report of Mr. Wilshire, S.M., who was appointed a Commissioner to inquire into the claims of certain members of the Now Sooth Wales contingents in South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magazines of War Vessels. New System of Ventilation. London
As a result of the disastrous explosion on board the French warship Jena, a new system of ventilation has been ordered to be installed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By His Own Bomb. a Nihilist Wounded. London
Petroff, a Russian Nihilist, entered a Paris hospital to be treated for wounds caused by a bomb explosion. The explosion occurred while he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Persia
LONDON, Thursday.—A hundred Persian Cossacks, mountain guns, and cavalry and infantry have been sent against Sarrieh-ed-Dowleh, the leader…
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