Soldier's Reminiscences
As a member of the staff of Sir Garnet Wol[?]ley in Egypt, in 1882, and Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, from [?] to 1892, F[?]shal Lord Gre[?]fell was (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1914
2,588 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 130
War and Woman
Mrs. St. Clair Stobar—whose book "War and Women" has brought her to the front in [?]terary [?]reles—was the founder and directress of the Women's Convoy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unions at War. Action for Damages, Breach of Agreement. Sydney
The Full Court to-day inquired into the dispute between the railway workers and General Laborers Association and the United Laborers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preaching War. Germany's Intolerable Position. the Time to Strike. Now! Berlin
A writer in the "Die Post" advocates 'an immediate war as the only means of extricating Germany from her intolerable situation among the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Battle. Deserting Soldiers Annihilated a Grim Story. Sydney
News from [?] states that an February 8th four native soldiers deserted and proceeded to a plantation 15 miles away. They shot the overseer, Schlitz, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interesting Historical Events. Outbreak Op the American Civil War
On April 12, 1861, commenced the American Civil War, which arose out of disputes between the Northern and Southern States on the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Soldiers
"If I had not met Australians and stood shoulder to shoulder with them in war time, I should have found it more difficult to come here…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mutiny of 1300 CONVICTS. 37 Killed and Wounded. Cairo, Jan 4
While the convicts in the Tourah Prison were being marsheld in the courtyard on 4th Junuary before starting to work one of them refused to take his place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Canoe As Wool Carrier
'Times change and we with time" might be writ as a motto on what is surely one of the remarkable vessels of the world, and once the doughty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Affray with Foreigners. Wounded Man Assisted. Sydney
Wm. Jones, while driving along the roads, saw a man lying on the ground surrounded by a number of foreigners. He pulled up, and going over to the man found he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia Preparing for War
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Cologne Gazette" declares that Russia has been rapidly and secretly preparing to make war on Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism and Pluck. Fighting Elephant Raiders. Devotion of Two Native Order. Lies. Wounded Officer's Life Saved. London
Advices from Nai[?] give a stirring narrative of heroism and pluck in a remote district of the South-east Lakfudoef. Lieutenant Lloyd Jones, in command of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fanning the Flames Working Up a War Scare Attacks on Russia. London
Violent attacks on Russia continue to appear in the German-Austrian press. The papers seem to be sedulously working up a War scare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Yarns
General Sir Beauchamp Duff tells a story of a colonel who was either a vandal or a wit. Once while he was staying in Cairo he rode out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Army the Secretary for War Is Optimistic. London
Speaking on the Army estimates in the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Colonel Seeley, Secretary for War, explained that the cost of living had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strikes in Rome. Crowds Overawed by Soldiers. Rome
A number of strikers have been wounded and one is reported to have been killed in a clash with the police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TELEGRAMS. Desperate Burglars Running Duel with Police. a Constable Wounded Melbourne
Early this morning Constables Mcclusky and Williams heard the breaking of glass in Elizabeth Street, and on investigation they discovered three men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Army. War Minister's Claims. [?]Ssuring Statements. London
The Secretary of State for War (Col. Scely), in introducing the Army estimates, said that although there was a shortage of 8000 in the Regulars there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers of the King. the British Fighting Machine. Not a Shortage of Forces. Debate on the Army. Estimates. London
The debate on the Army Estimates was continued in the House of Commons, when Mr. Baird moved an amendment of regret at the shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paying the Bill Germany's War Tax London
The German American Commercial Union has protested to the Government against the imposition of the new war tax upon the United Spates subjects…
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