Women's Hardships During War
Several striking sentences were comprised in a letter written in tthe sickroom, from the Marchioness of Londonderry, apologising for her absence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1909
106 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 6
How Germany Prepares for War. Her Plan of Attack
GERMAN and British precepts represent the two opposite poles of opinion upon the tactical conduct of a battle. Broadly speaking, we uphold the view that a few skilled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Well-placed Live Shell. An Episode of the Franco-German War of 1870, and a Reminiscence of the Queen's Jubliee. [All Rights Reserved.]
The visit of the German Flying [?]quadron under the command of Admiral Knorr to Australian waters during the Jubilee of 1887, brought to my…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Who Dislike War. Iondon, Thursday night
The decision of the Spanish Government to send reinforcements to Melitta led to on excited demonitratiun on the part of the public. The families of soldiers leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preserved Meat for War Officers. A Big Supply Wanted
THERE is a probability of Home tangible effect being given to the mission which Major Long, as the representative of the British War Office, undertook in visiting Australia a fow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cablegrams. Spanish Inefficiency in War. London, Thursday night
There is a rigorous censorship in Spain. The publication of all war news is prohibited. A correspondent of a Paris paper says the situation at Melilla is critical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier's Overwork. Color-sergeant Kills Himself
"Suicide during temporary insanity brought on by overwork," was (says "Lloyd's News") the verdict returned at an inquest at Chester Castle on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Airships in War
The German military authorities are sceptical as to the value of airships in warfare. They consider them to be still in an experimental stage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fight with Wounded Lion. Hunter's Close Call
Few hunters have undergone such a terrible experience as that which befell Mr Harry Williams, the African explorer, near Nairobi in June last (says…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Digby Willoughby's Strange Story. a Latter-day Soldier of Fortune
Seated around the table of a London cafe were several men who had been in South Africa at various times, and they were busily engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Chapters of War. Isandlwana
On the 22nd of January, 1879, there occurred the disaster to the 24th Regiment at Isandlwana. The British force consisted of six…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War in Morocco. London
For declaring that the situation in Morocco for France is extremely perilous, General D'Amade, late French Commander-in-Chief in Morocco, has been placed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Against Alcohol. Science of Temperance
Some important statements were (says "Public Opinion") made at the recent International Congress on Alcohol, held in London…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Good Soldier
A country soldier, not having had much time in which to dress for parade, contented himself by only cleaning the front of his boots. One of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Future of the [?] If America Went to War
President Taft proposes to ask Congress to devote the sum of 7,000,000 dollars (1.1,400,000), the annual profit from the foreign mail service, to the subsidation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane in War. Etc
The Wright brothers, in a talk about the future of the aeroplane, have stated that they believe the air machine will not only be developed as a vehicle of sport…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aeroplane in War, Etc
The Wright brothers, in a talk about the future of the aeroplane, have stated that they believe the air machine will not only be developed as a vehicle of sport,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canada's Soldiers
Recent speeches by Earl Grey and Lord Milner, in North-west Canada, have aroused great military enthusiasm in the prairie provinces. Many corns have been formed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beer War in Germany. a Nation Athirst
Germany is once more [?]n the throes of a beer war, and this time the conflict threatens to have serious consequences (wired the Berlin correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tale of the Crimean War
In Sir Evelyn Wood’s “Reminiscences.” a touching instance of courage and self-sacrifice is given. One June day in 1855 a detachment of…
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