Unfit for War. Lord Roberts' Appeal. Sydney
Newspapers which arrived at Fremantle to-day publish a letter written by Lord Roberts, in which be refers to Great Britain's inefficient army, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1912
471 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 24
Soldiers or Nurses. Paris
It appears that the captain of the Manouba declined to surrender 29 Turkish passengers said to be red-cross doctors and nurses, but whom the Italians claim were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome Home
Mr. Patrick Sexton, of Ellangowan, one of the best known residents of the district, has just returned home after a visit to his birthplace…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A War on Cats
KANSAS State having issued an edict to the effect that cate must be shaved or die, the "New York Press" prints the following:—Kausas has swatted the fly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian-Turkish War. a Desperate Battle. London
A terrific battle is reported from Tripoli. Hundreds of Turks were killed, and a thousand wounded. A large body of Arabs and Turks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Famine and Civil War. Appalling Position in China
It is difficult to fully realise the present shocking Condition of China as a result of famine and civil war. Some idea, however, will be obtained from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →France and Italy. War Possible
Paris advices states that the authorities at Tunis seized the steamer Odessa owing to her having in possession forged papers and 350 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Soldiers Like Machines
The framework of the German army, the rigid part which holds the whole together, is the body of non-commissioned officers. The German…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Short Story. Oontraband of War
Stamford, of the 3rd Dragoons, Saule, of the 90th Field Battery, and Wyll[?]on, of the Rutlandship Regiment, were seated on a grassy bank under a hedge. They had gone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brazil's Little War. Street Fighting In[?]bahia. Rio Janeiro
Serious street lighting h[?]s occurred at Bah[?]a. Several newspaper offices were burned and looted owing to the opposition to Dr. Seabra's candidature for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Birmingham Conference. General Strikes to Avert War. Miners Creat a Sensation. London
The Birmingham Conference has passed a resolution demanding the amendment of the National Insurance Act on the ground that the contributions are unjustly heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sun Attacks Yuan. a Remarkable Note to the Powers. Abdication or War; Peking
Dr. Sun-yat-sen has issued a remarkable note to the Powers stigmatising. Yuanshih-kai as championing the Manchus General Wu-ting-hang has tetegraphed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Internal War. Bomb Throwing at Salonica. Constantinople
A bomb exploded at Strenwitza, near Salonica, killing an officer and five gendarmes, and wounding a commandant and eleven men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pay and Rations of the Italian Soldier
Reply to "Military" (Hulme): According to a military expert, the rate of pay is as follows: Privates, 1½d. per day; corporals, 2½d. per…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Labour Dogs at War
Genuine Labour men throughout the Commonwealth are getting sick and tired of the State Labour Party's attitude of unfriendliness towards the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trained Arabs From the Desert. Disciplined Soldiers
A trim, resolute-looking little man, black-beaded, hawk-featured, and habited in neat khaki, sits in the contre of a vast network of patrols, pickets, outposts, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A War on Cats
Kansas State having issued an edict to this e[?]ect that cats must ho shaved or die, the New York Press' prints the folioving:—Kansas has swatted the fly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land of Morocco. Holy War Crusade
The risks of a holy war in Morocco are now so imminent that a few facts upon the administration and physical character of the country may not be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Turkish Story[?]e the War
By the last [?]il (says a Sydney exchange)Mr.K. Miockbell has received a number of private letters and neaspapers from Tripoli and Constantinople,which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Old Soldier Honored. Recognition of 66 Years' Service
Sergeant-Major Robert Eliott, of Octavia street, Battersea, who claims the longest continuous service of any man still serving in the Army, has been the…
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