The Turco-italian War
Reference contained in Dr. Dillon's article on "Foreign Affairs" in the April "Contemporary" tend to confirm the view that in their recent naval demonstration…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1912
272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14
War and Human Nature
It would be a great illusion to think that war would cease If people were persuaded that It was not profitable. There still remain the underlying passions of men…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The War of Languages
It has been said that if the world had one language war would cease, but this is surely a mistake, for we have had wars in the world between peoples…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Turkish-italian War. Powers Intervene. Paris
M. Isvelsky, of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, states that both the French and the Russian Governments are endeavouring to nettle the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany and Britain. Peace, Not War. London
Sir George Reid, during the course of a further interview to-day, said his visit to Germany had convinced him that the great bulk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Morocco. Situation Grave. Attacks on Fez. Paris
The situation in Fez is very grave. A caravan was looted on the Mequinez road. The tribes raised the sacred flag of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Tripoli
The war in Tripoli still drags along, though there" are signs that Italy would welcome some action on the part of the Great Powers, that would provide an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Tripolitan War. Inactivity Denounced. London
The Italian, opposition press warmly criticises the Inactivity of the Italian forces in Tripoli. The "Glornal d'Italia" desires to see…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peace—war Costs
Defence, like eating and drinking, should be enough, no more. To have to eat and drink beyond repletion, to keep a girth and head, equal to some other follow's, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thibetan Civil War. Return of the Lama. Simla
A message received from Kalimpong states that the Dalai Lama, the Sovereign Buddhist Pontiff, is preparing to return to Thibet at the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dirigible in War. Showering Bombs. Rome
The dirigible was tried in active service yesterday for the first time. The Italian airvessel at Benghazi, in Tripoli, passed over the Turkish camp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Henniker Heaton. Welcome Home. London
A brilliant reception was tendered to Sir John Henniker Heaton, at the Gildhall last night, to welcome him back to England, after his visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Rival Savings Bank.—a Strange War Rumour.—that Blessed Downpour.—is There Work for Imported Tradesmen?—skyscrapers in Sydney.—sir William and Lady Lyne. Sydney
The position of the State Savings Bank in its relation to the projected rival institution is at last receiving critical attention in the Sydney press. An article…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riots in America. One Man Fatally Wounded. Perthamboy (New Jersey)
Serious riots have followed a strike here, and several clashes with the police have occurred. One man was fatally shot with a revolver, and others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Tripoli. a Turkish Defeat. Rome
The Turks made a vigorous surprise attack on Wednesday on the Italian position in the hills surrounding Lebda, sixty miles to the south-east of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riot in China. Mutinous Soldiers. Pekin
About 2000 of the old style of soldiers, fearing disbandment without pay, mutinied at Tsinanfu, and began looting, shooting, and burning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tripolitan War. Italian Account. Rome
The Itlains have made a fresh landing at Busherfa, sixty miles east of Tripeli. The guns of the warship Umberto…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tripolitan War. an Italian Account. Rome
Commandant Pence, with two pilots, hovered in a dirigible a thousand yards, over the enemy's position at Sidi Muffa, near Benghazi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Indian Mutiny. One Secret of Success in War
What enabled such handfuls of British and native soldiery to prevail time after time against large numbers of the robels? The same thing occurred all over the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Soldier and Diplomat
Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Nigeria, has had a distinguished military and diplomatic career and a and share of adventures. Perhaps among all his risks…
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