The French Abut. Trades for Soldiers
On 5th August the the Paris correspondent for the "Express" wrote:— The Minister of War issued a circu-lar to the commanders of all army corps…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1906
103 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 6
"In Some Tight Corners." Being Remniscences From the Late Boer War. [Written for the Quirindi Herald]. [Copyright]
DE WET and Prinsloo had now taken their so-called Government to Bethleham, and made a bold front, for indeed they were a no small army (about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cotton. Coming Commercial War
Cotton is king in the Far East. The Asiatic textile trade is one of the most important sections of our exports. An open and awakened Far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Censorship Op War News. Journalists Distrustful of the New Proposals
The first subject to engage the attention of the Conference of Journalists at Dublin yesterday was the proposed legislation regulating the…
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WE were told that we would camp at Bethlehem for a week or more as the Generals, who were working in conjunction, were not near enough up to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Idle Soldiers. a Suggested Reform
In the August number of "Broad views," Mr J. W. Petavel, late captain in the Royal Engineers, broaches a proposal that would, if we were wise, lead…
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The trader was just as surprised to see us as he was glad, for indeed both he and his wife bombarded us with questions such as "how did you get…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Female Soldiers. Some Bye-gone Instances
Senora Clara Santos, who the other tiny assumed the uniform of a commissioned officer and led a regiment of Cuban rebels in a victorious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The French Manœuvres. Mimic War. Disregard of Safety
The Japanese (wrote the special correspondent of the " Daily Mail" on 4th September) set the fashion of Homeric combats prolonged over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"In Some Tight Corners." Being Reminiscences From the Late Boer War. [Copyright]
ON the following due, orders came that we were to strike tents and proceed east to Schlabert's Nek, as Hamilton had arrived, and would take the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier Race. the House of Gough
General Sir Hugh Henry Gough, V.C., Keeper of his Majesty's Regalia in the Tower, has, writes the "Westminster Gazette," suffered a sad bereavement by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Idle Soldiers. a Suggested Reform
In the August number of "Broad news." Mr J. W. petavel, late captain in the Royal Engineers, broaches a proposal that would. If we were wise, lead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Wastrels. Coming English War
Those who make outcry against the rates will very soon have their chance, remarks a writer in the London "Daily Mail" on 3rd October. If they mean to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"In Some Tight Corners." Being Reminiscences From the Late Boer War. [Copyright] the Battle at Schlabert's Nek
Two days afterwards the order came to close in and force the pass at Schubert's Nek. General Clements had joined us by this time, and we stood a…
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Now that we had gained the pass, there was a regular rush to get the troops through. About half a mile on the other side, after I had passed rows…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier Race. the House of Gough
General Sir Hugh Heary Gough, V. C. Keeper of his Majesty's Rega[?] in the Tower, has writes the "Westminister Gazette," suffered a sad [?]ment by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"In Some Tight Corners." Being Remniscences From the Late Boer War. [Copyright.]
MY lot as a special scout for the Imperial Yeomanry had now ended, for my time was up, us I had only signed on for six months. I then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Seamy Side of War
The glamour of war reaches the people at a distance. The agony of it is felt chiefly by those who do the fighting, and there may be more by the losers than the winners. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News in War Time. [?] Nuisance."
At the concluding sitting of the Journalists' Conference in Dublin on 5th September, a resolution was adopted agreeing with the necessity for preventing in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Natural Selection. Soldier and Volunteer. the Lancers
The hot summer afternoon was drawing to a close, and the fragrance of honeysuckle pervaded the still air as the shadows grew longer…
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