Death of Mrs. Seely. Wife of the War Minister. London
The death is announced of Mrs. Seely, the wife of Colonel Seely, the secretary of State for War. Mrs. Seely gave birth on Saturday…
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 9 of 11
Riot in Derry. Policemen Wounded. the Mayor Injured. London
Nationalists at Londonderry attacked a procession held in celebration of the relief of that town in the Irish war of the revolution in August,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Great Speech. the Voice of Empire. a War of Extermination. London
A majority of the Ambassadors and distinguished strangers were in the gallery listening to Sir Edward Grey's speech, which lasted for 50 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the War. Bulgar Soldiers' Return. Rejoicings in Sofia. Sofia
King Ferdinand returned from the front yesterday. With a crown of leaves on his head he headed the Sofia division of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkans. Albanians Dissatisfied. They Threaten War. London
The Austrian newspapers report that the Malissori (Albanian Highlanders) are dissatisfied with the Albania-Montenegro boundary, as fixed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. a Serious Assault. Staff-sergeant Wounded
The members of the instructional staff responsible for the training of the senior cadets of Area 14C, have had any difficulties to contend with in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ireland's Apprehensions. Fear of Civil War. London
The value of the insurances taken out in Belfast to provide against the effects of civil war is £7,000,000. At the inquest into the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Aiding Refugees. Massacres by Greeks. Sofia
The Bulgarian Government is maintaining 40,000 destitute refugees from Thrace, and 150,000 from Macedonia, pending the settlement or their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Spoils the Breed
War spoils the breed of human beings by reversion of selection. The system of a standing army cannot endure, because the strong men are destroyed, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Honour of a Soldier
The most scrupulous and the most ch[?]valrous honour must be at the foundation of every soldier's character: It must be the very breath of his nostrils…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trade-union Congress. Increase of Wages. Influence Against War. London
The Trade-union Congress in Manchester, in view of the continued rise in the cost of living, yesterday adopted a resolution in favour of immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China and Japan. Japanese at Fault. Soldiers Aided the Rebels. Peking
China has instructed her representative in Tokio to express regret for the fate of the three Japanese who were killed in Nanking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Accident. Two Soldiers Killed. Berlin
Zeppelin Number 5 Was coming from the manocurves after a difficult journey, and was unable to be housed in a shed at Leipzig, owing to a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Defence Not War
Sir,—To defend one's country is the sacred duty of every male person able to rise to the occasion. War actuated by greed or jealousy is indefensible and an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After the War. Cholera in Servia. Belgrade
The returning troops are introducing cholera into the country. In some towns ten to twenty deaths occur daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplanes in War
American naval men, and mere particularly the Naval Aviation School of Annapolis, read, the report that a Mexican Federal gunboat was blown up by a bomb…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aeroplanes and the War Office
According to the most famous military air pilot in France, Mr. Dunne's aeroplane, which has created such a sensation, is "to set the pattern for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulgaria's War Loss. Sofia
It is officially announced that Bulgaria lost in the first war 30,024 killed and 53,465 wounded, and in the second war 14,868 killed and 51,121 wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Blunders. Secret Aeroplane Romance
Truly the whirligig of time brings its revenges (writes a correspondent of the "Daily Mail"). Five years ago the War Office abandoned Lieutenant Dunne after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insurance in War. Its Validity. Madrid
The International Law Association Conference yesterday discussed the effect of war on private contracts. An interesting point was raised on…
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