Turkey and Italy, the War in Tripoli. History of the Campaign
The trouble over Tripoli, which has now been nettled by the peace signed at Ouchy, came to head as soon as the France-German difficulty, concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1912
272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 14
In the Public Eye. London, October 28. Soldier Succeeds Civilian
A soldier is to succeed a civilian as Governor of the Seychelles. Mr. Davidson, who has been appointed to Newfoundland, will be followed by Lieut.-colonel Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Turkish Wounded. Their Condition Unheeded. Constantinople
Although the streets of Pera, Stamboul, and Scutarl are thronged with the lame and disabled remnants of the Turkish army, no organised efforts are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lessons of the War
There are two outstanding lessons to be learned from the events that have happened in Eastern Europe. One is the amazing suddenness with which a war can…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War and Money. Stock Exchange Panic
Somebody is making money, no doubt, in those days of uncertainty, but thousands are losing on all hand (writes a London correspondent on October 16.)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Austrian War Scare. Polish Revolutionaries. Vienna
The action of the Austro-Hungarian Bank in calling up its credits has caused numerous bankruptcies. Revolutionaries in Austrian Poland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Defence of Belgium. in Event of War. Brussels
A bill has been introduced in the Belgian Assembly, which provides for an army with a war footing of 300,000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. European Congress. Austria Takes Part. Greece Free to Fight. London
The British Government have received the acceptance by Austria of the conference of Ambassadors suggested by Sir Edward Gery, the Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tripolitan War. Its Cost to Italy. Rome
Enver Bey, the Turkish commander in Tripoli, has arrived in Naples. He has assumed the character of an Omdurman merchant, and pretends to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Allies at Issue. Greece Largely Failed. London
The Belgrade correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that Greece largely failed in the operations assigned to her on land, and her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Appointments
Colonel Edward Maxwell Perceval, who has been appointed Assistant Director of Movements in the Quartermaster-General's department at the War Office, has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Balkan War. Hopes of Settlement. Vienna Denies Mobilisation. London
The Peace Conference will open on Monday. Sir Edward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Will Not Pay
The common interest of England and Germany is especially seen in the fact that they are each other's best customers the exchange of goods between them is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In the Public Eye. London, November 5. Forty Years' Soldiering
Major-General Sir George Barker, K.C.B. who has been granted a Distinguished service Reward, retired from the Army at the end of last year. Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War's Insatiable Maw
"Throughout the whole of European Turkey and Anatolia the man have been called to the front. Every village, town, and hamlet has sent its tale of men. This…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War Correspondent
With the changed conditions of modern warfare, when battles are no longer fought by armies but by nations in arms, the day of the war correspondent seems…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The German Standpoint. War or Peace
General Friedrich von Berhardi is in the field once more, breathing threatenings and slaughter (says a contributor to "The Argus.") In an earlier volume,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Churchill on War. an Eloquent Speech
Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, was (says "The Times") the chief guest at the Sheffield Cutlers' annual feast. There were about 400…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers for the Nursery
Even war has its lighter side. One interesting result of the present sanguinary conflict is seen in the news that the toy-makers are working at full pressure to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Soldier's Treason. Severe Sentence. Berlin
Sergeant Wolferling, a soldier stationed at Thoru, was recently arrested on a charge of high treason in supplying important information to…
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