Powers Opposed to War. May Occupy Some Town. London
With a view to preventing unnecessary delay the Powers are arranging the preparation of the bases of peace for the approval of the belligerents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1913
214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 11
The Balkan War
Sir Edward Grey announced in the House of Commons on Tuesday an agreement between the Powers on the future northern frontiers of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Tax Troubles
The semi-official "Cologne Gazette" states that amid the conflicting assertions and emotions of the hour only one thing can be affirmed with certainty—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →War and Human Nature
I am not a bloodthirsty man, but I say that as long as human nature remains what it is we must have and shall have war…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War in the Air
A hint as to the stops that should be taken to protect vital parts of Great Britain from aerial dangers, which is of special interest in view of late cablegrams…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →London News. London, March 28. Eastertide.—the Balkan War.—a Naval Holiday.—england and France.—national Education. Lady Dorothy Nevill. Eastertide
Easter came too early in Great Britain this year, and the weather gave violent reminders of the fact. Good Friday in London was a wild, wet chilly day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Indian Frontier Raiders. Three Soldiers Killed. Delhi
Whlie pursuing raiders beyond the Baunu frontier, Major Chrystie and two troopers were killed. Five of the raiders were also killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Modern War
From the official lists concerned with the statistics of the war of 1870, it its possible, says a German paper, to estimate the number of shots fired by German…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Soldier's Career
Major-General Thomas Perrott, C.B., who has nearly completed his term of office in command of the Royal Artillery, at Gibraltar, is sixty-three years of ago…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shot by a Burglar. Encounter at Manly. Resident Seriously Wounded. Sydney
The most daring crime reported in the metropolitan area for some time occurred at Manly this morning. Mr. Ernest James Overton had a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demand of the Allies. Enormous Indemnity. Sufferings of Wounded Turks. London
The Allies demand an indemnity of £60,000,000 from Turkey. It is expected that Russian arbitration will prevent a conflict between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Horrors of War. Mr. W. T. Stead's "Messages."
"Those are together who think together, Some are quiet spirits, some are impetuous, like myself," This was one of the "messages" from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stealing a Motor Car. Man Severely Wounded. Paris
On a pretext that his relatives wished to purchase a car, a man lured M.I, Dardinne, the manager of a motor firm, to drive him in a car to Serbis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Revenge. Wounds Several Men. St. Petersburg
A soldier in an engineer regiment, in revenge for punishment, shot and wounded a sergeant and bayoneted two policemen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mutinous Soldiers. Discipline in France. Paris
The ringleaders in recent riots at Toul, Neuilly, and elsewhere, in France, who demonstrated against the triennial system of service, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mutiny of Soldiers. a Labour Prosecution. Paris
The French Government is discussing the prosecution of the General Labour Federation in connection with the recent garrison disturbances, it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Cheaper Than Peace
Sir—The enormous burdons placed on the shoulders of the people of the six principle nations of the world have became unbearable, and "conscription" and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldier and Sailor Too
Discussing the announcement recently made that a garrison for the forts to be built for the protection of the new naval base at Cromarty will be provided by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bulgaria and Turkey. in the Event of War. Constantinople
M. Nacrevitch, formerly Bulgarian representative at Constantinople, has arrived on a special mission. It is believed that it is to secure the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Makers of War
A world-wide sensation has been caused by the allegations which have been made against German armour plate and ammunltion firms by Dr. Liebkuecht, a…
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