The Soudan War
The last formidable body of Dervishes was a force of 3000, forming the garrison at Gedaref, under Ahmed Fedil, who had been ordered to remain upon the defensive…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1898
156 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 8
Whip Y. Revolver Meagher and Norton War
There was a sensation in Sydney Wednesday, when Mr R. D. Meagher horse-whipped Mr John Norton. Mr. Meagher waited for and met Mr John Norton in pi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horrors of War. a Surgeon's Reminiscences
The horrors of war, as witnessed by one who ok of passed through the Franco-German campaign, mind are painted in faithful and lurid colours by Dr. Charles E. Ryan, in his book just published by…
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The dispatches sent to the War Office by Major-General Sir Herbert Kitchener with reference to his great victory over the Dervishes at Omdurman have been made public…
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London, Monday.—The Dervishes have attempted to re-take Gedaref, but were badly repulsed…
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London, Monday.—The British troops, who have returned to the coast from the Nile, are dying like flies from enteric fever…
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We have read a great deal lately in the daily press about the probabilities of this country becoming engaged in war. Perhaps there are few who know exactly how war would be declared,…
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In some accounts of the fighting in the Soudan, mention has been made of the killing of the wounded. The Soudanese soldiers, at one stage of the Omdurman…
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Now that the war is over, it is safe to say that when the whole story is written it will contain more singular and comic situations than are to be found in any struggle of its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fashoda Trouble. Will France and England Go to War? The Situation Grave
London, Monday—A French yellow book has been issued containing the official records of the diplomatic proceedings in reference to Fashoda…
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SCIENTIFIC and military experts give some excellent reasons why infantry soldiers should wear scarlet coats. Scarlet affords the best attainable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LATEST. (Per Press Telegram Association.) Stock Quotations. Judgment Reserved. the Financial Statement. the Dreyfus Case. Preparations for War. Sydney
BULLOCKS are quoted from £3 to £7 15s, wethers from 8s to 11s 6d, ewes from 6s to 10s. Judgment has been reserved in…
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London, Monday.—The Russian press approve of the French withdrawal from Fashoda. London, Monday.—The Parisian daily…
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Some rather rich stories were told in the Legislative Assembly early on Friday morning y Mr C[?]roll apropos of the military vote, regarding certain volunteer officers who…
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Aspar Whitney, the well-known writer on athletics for Harfer's Weekly, was with the Santiago expedition, And has a long article in the October Harper's Monthly. He…
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The practice of feuding money from a conquered foe is, in its present form, somewhat modern. In ancient times the victor despoiled the enemy he had overcome, sacked…
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