Chapter Xxxv. a Council of War
"This is a very serious matter for us, Captain Blockstrop," said Sam, as they were walking back to the boats. "An exceedingly serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1912
57 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3
Side-lights on the Russo-jap War
Those desiring an inside view of the Russo lap war from the Russian standpol[?] will [?] in a little took which has been [?] to us by the author. We have found it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Engine of War
A German inventor has devised a very ingenious construction of masts made of steel bands running lengthwise of the masts and transverse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Franco-german War. What It Cost France
In 1870 France was outmanoeuvred and defeated in battles, disastrous beyond precedent, and bad to pay in compensation £260,000.000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Scare. Excitement at a Sydney Club
For close upon two hours on Sunday night great excitement prevailed at the Deutscher Vereiu, the German Club in Phillip-street, where, from some source or another, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Umbrella Soldiers."
As they emerged from the drill hall Glebe on Saturday last, the local detachment of senior cadets was saluted by a shower of rain. Several of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Cloud. the Hand Writing on the Wall
Much has been written of late in regard to the possibilities of international complications. The following, from a well-known public man in Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How Vittoria Was Won. a Page of the Peninsular War
The British bad to fight for the bridges over the River Zambest at the battle of Vittoria, on the 21st of June, 1813; but the possession of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Lee's Surrender. The End of the Confederate War
Mr. A. R. H. Ranson in an article on "General Lee as I Knew Him," contributed to "Harper's Magazine," gives an interesting account of the scene in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reckless Wagers Over the War
An Odessa paper publishes details of a reckless wager made last summer by Captain Ilinsky, a St. Petersburg Dragoon officer. Ilinsky undertook to cross Asia,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Office Tests. New Rifles and Ammunition
The War Office experiments with the new ammunition and rifles are being watched with keen interest and some concern by the Minister for Defence and leading military…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tale of the Boer War
Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent, tells an amusing story of the Boer war.—Whilst at Nq'Meli Mountain, 18 miles east of Vryheid, part of General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War not Contemplated
The Vice-President of the German Reichstag states that war between Germany and Britain is unthinkable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of War News
"Get it, at a reasonable cost if you can, but get it." This practically constitutes the orders issued to its war correspondents by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preparing for War
The twentieth century is the flower of civilisation. It is all that we have to show for all that has gone before. If there is a canker at its heart, il must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another War Machine
A now range-finder which has been tested by officers of the United States Army consists of two telescopes of twelve powers in a common tube. To…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bicycles in War
The authorities are beginning to take serious notice of the possibilities involved in the use of the cycle in war. In addition to the increased…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women in War
Fighting women are no novelty, either in the pages of the [?] begen or in the starting volumes of [?] they have [?] from [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Italy Stands the Expense of the War
An illustration of the hitherto unsuspected prosperity of Italy is the fact that she has not had to borrow a cent of foreign money for the expense of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Than Moist. Floods in England. Delights of Soldiering. London
Disastrous floods have occurred in the Midlands. The Yorkshire farmers have had their hay crop ruined, and have…
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