The British Strikes. Tr[?]ubles Increasing. [?]Ilwar War Spreads. London
[?] the Port of London Au[?] dismissing 400 permanent [?] striking there was no general [?] of work in London…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1911
175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9
An Irish Soldier
One of the most distinguished of many famous. Irish soldiers is Field-Marshal Sir George White, who has celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday. He entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Labour War. General Railway Strike. Bread Famine Threatened. London
The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has declared a general strike. Many transport workers at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labour War. the Railway Strike. Government Intercession. London
Mr. Sydney Buxton, the President of the Board of Trade, yesterday morning conferred with the railway managers, and in the afternoon with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labour War. the General Strike. Conference Reopened. London
Representatives of the railway managers and the railway men conferred separately yesterday with Mr. Sydney Buxton, the President of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Book of Poems. a Soldier Minstrel
The late Mr. Charles Wilson, who died early this month, at the Junction, was a man in whom the poetic spirit was very strong. A self-educated man, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Labour War. Position in Britain. Outlook More Serious. London
The strike committee has again called out the railway men. This step has been taken owing to trouble on the Midland railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Cloud. Insurances Against Risk. London
Further insurances against the risk of war between certain European Powers within three months have been transacted at Lloyd's on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Seized. Fitted for War. London
Customs officers at Gravesend seized a steamer fitted with munitions of war and wireless and amply provisioned. The captain declined to give any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risk Insurance. a Sharp Advance. London
A sharp advance has occurred in the rates of insurance against war. At Lloyd's every broker had orders. The quotation for insurance against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Would Not Shoot. Arrested for Desertion. London
Harold Spieres, belonging to the Worcestershire Regiment, was charged at New Radnor with desertion. He declared that during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Assam Murders. Tribesmen Ready for War. Calcutta
Reports from the Abor territory, in Assam, indicate that the tribesmen there are preparing to resist the punitive party which has been sent out to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labour War. Settling Difficulties. Outlook Now Brighter. London
The tramway strike in London has been averted. The committee of the County Council, recognising the union, have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labour War. Railway Men's Views. the Miners Unsettled. London
A mass meeting of railway men, while accepting the terms of settlement, pending the Commissioners' report, declared that they would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Munitions of War. Another Steamer Stopped. London
The steamer Hessie, laden with munitions of war has been detained at Barrow. The "Daily Express" states that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cable News. Rise of War Risks. London
The war risks rose from £5 5s to £7 7s yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier, Surgeon, and Barrister
Most men are content with one profession, but Major Barry has three. He is a soldier of distinction, a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Deferred Pay. Melbourne
With reference to soldiers deferred pay the defence officials state that some difficulty arose about the end of last month in Sydney in a few instances, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. McGOWEN'S Return. Hearty Welcome Home. the Premiers Impressions. Sydney
Mr. J. S. T. M'Gowen, the State Premier, accompanied by Mrs. M'Gowen, returned to Sydney this morning from his trip to England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insubordinate Soldiers. Madrid
Twenty-five sergeants, belonging to the Spanish forces in Majorca have been committed for trial for insubordination…
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