Rules of Aerial War
In the course of a Letter to the London press on the rules of international warfare, and their application to a situation in which attacks might be made from the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1914
860 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 43
The Demon Drink. Poster War on Alcohol
Now impetus is being given to ho cause of prohibition in Massachusetts, according to a writer in the "Continent" (Presbyterian, Chicago), and the originator of it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkey and Greece. Getting Ready for War. Constantinople
The Porte has delivered its reply to the Greek note. Readiness to examine into alleged outrages by Turks upon Greeks is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide Amongst Soldiers
The Razvedchik, the semi-official organ of the Russian Army, publishes some startling figures about the extent of the suicide mania among Russian troops,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Labour War. Struggle in America. Extraordinary Scenes. Butte (Montana)
Crowds marched on the Miners' Union Hall, where the president of the Western Federation of Miners was to outline the peace plan. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mexican Trouble. War Still Possible. Washington
Interest in the Mexican situation has been stirred by persistent reports of sniping by the Mexican Federals on the American outposts it Vera Cruz,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Fever. Russia's Proposals. St. Petersburg
The Duma at a secret sitting adopted fourteen defence bills. The provisions of the measures include the hastening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Tax
Whilst our national expenditure is more beneficial to-day than in any former period, two-thirds of it is not wise and beneficial. The expenditure on preparations,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →American Labour War. Strike at Pittsburg. Pittsburg
Disorder broke out to-day among the employees of the Westinghouse Company, who are on strike. Pickets surrounded all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ultra-violet Rays in War
Those death-dealing rays that H. G. Wells gave to his Martlans as weapons with which to war against earth-men actually have their counterpart in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Why He Hated War
"War," cried an old gentleman in a public-house smoking-room, "is a curse and a disgrace. War," he continued thumping the table with his fist, "is an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Balkan War. Horrible Excesses
The report of the Commission of Inquiry despatched to the Balkans last August by the Carnegle Peace Endowment Scheme has been printed in a book of 400…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wounded Monk. Now Out of Danger. St. Petersburg
The Tsaritsa has despatched a lady-in-waiting and the court surgeon, Dr. Federoff, to attend to the monk Rasputin, who was stabbed by a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fight on Board. Several Persons Wounded. Vancouver
The Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru beat off twenty police and immigration officials when they endeavoured to tow the Komagata…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War. Proposed Impeachment. Constantinople
The Turkish Chamber of Deputies has referred to a special committee a motion proposing the impeachment of the Cabinets led by Ghazi Muktar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office and Rifle Clubs. London
At the Rifle Association meeting, Lieutenant-colonel Merrett declared that Australians would refuse to accept the War Office proposals, because they meant the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roll of Honour. South African War. London
A South African roll of honour has been prepared for erection in Capetown Cathedral. It cost £500, and has taken two,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War on the Militants
The fresh outbreaks of outrage by militants have aroused public anger to a remarkable degree. The destruction of historic churches, the slashing of valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peace or Civil War. the Palace Conference. Hope Now Fading. Compromise Rejected. London
The conference at Buckingham, Palace to discuss the Home Rule question sat again yesterday, and was adjourned until to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irish Soldiers Rebuked. London
The demonstration of the Irish Guards when Messrs. Redmond and Dillon were passing the barracks has called forth an official rebuke…
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