A Military Camp. Gundagai Soldiers to See the American Fleet
It has been decided by the military authorities to commence the continuous training of the Light Horse regiments of New South Wales on August 11…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1908
202 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 11
Turkish Soldiers Massacred
Twenty Turkish soldiers, who landed unarmed at Vathy, in the Samoa, during the recent disturbances, were all massacred, being mutilated by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Short Story Contraband of War
Stamford, of the 3rd Dragoons, Sauld, of the 90th Field Battery, and Wyllson, of the Rutlandshire Regiment, were seated on a grasay bank under a hedge. They had gone…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Wade Declares War
It is announced boldly in the city press that the Primer has "declared war" against the Commonwealth. The statement is made as if it were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pea Rifle Accident. Man Severely Wounded. Shot in Both Legs
A pea-rifle accident occurred on Sunday afternoon as a result of which a bootmaker named William Allsworth lies seriously wounded in the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lay Reader Shot Dead His Assailant Dangerously Wounded. Tragedy Near Ballarat
Mr. Robinson, Church of England day reader, was shot dead on Friday at Blackwood, near Ballarat, by William Fincombe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Remarkable Tragedy. Lay Reader Shot Dead. an Attack on a Constable. the Murderer Wounded
A tragedy surrounded by remarkable? circum[?]tanoes occurred on Friday afternoon at Mount Blackwood, nine miles from Trentham (Vic.)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Presidency. Mr. Taft's Nomination. New Secretary of War. London
Mr. W. H. Taft, who has received the nominations of the Republican Convention for the Presidency of the United States has resigned the post of Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Determined Suicide. Four Bullets Fail to Kill. Wounded Man Drowns Himself
Frank Hayes, manager of the skating rinks at Bairnsdale and Sale ([?]). committed suicide in an extraordinary manner. He shot himself four times,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Race War. BLACK v. White. Lynching Negroes. Shocking Scenes in Texas. London, June 24
Some negroes at Kemphill, Texas, shot two whites. Subsequently six negroes were arrested. The crowd forced an entrance into the gaol and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crisis in Persia. SHAH & Parliament in Conflict The House Bombarded. Street Fighting. State of Revolution. Outrages by Soldiers. Women and Children Shot. Parliament House Destroyed. Massacre of Citizens. London, June 24
The Persian Parliament has presented an ultimatum to the shah and relations between them have been broken of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruthless Street Fighting. Terrible Massacres. Brutally of Soldiers
Severe street fighting has taken place at Teheran. Armed revolutionists, defenceless citizens, and even women and children were ruthlessly shot down by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home to Mr. & Mrs. Donald Menzies
Quite a pleasant evening was spent in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Friday evening, when a number of ladies and gentlemen assembled. The occasion being to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War Office Mr. Haldane's Declaration. London, June 26
Mr. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, speaking at Birmingham, declared that the would not abandon the war office until he had accomplished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civil war in Persia. Martial Law at Teheran. Ambassadors Warn the Shah. London, June 25
The situation at Toheran, where on Tuesday fierce street fighting took place between the Cossacks and revolutionaries, with the result that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty New War Ships. Brazilian Order. Said to Be for Japan. London, June 27
The "New York Herald" asserts that the Government of Brazil is giving orders in England for the construction of 30 war ships, including three large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Chest for Britain
Sir Robert Giffen, speaking at a meeting of the Royal United Service Institution on the need of a "War Chest" (says the "Daily Mail"),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Territorial Army War Minister Satisfied. London
Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has, in the course of an interview, expressed his satisfaction that 170,000 men had joined the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Affray. Result of Family Quarrel. Attempted Wife Murder. Revolver and Knife Used. Three Persons Wounded. Sydney
A sensational affair occurred last night about two miles from Manly it is alleged that a butcher names James Arthur Moore, 34, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Presidential Campaign. Remarkable Proceedings. "Munitions of War." Wine, Beer and Cigars. London, July 3
Ten thousand claqueuers are assembling at Denver, Colorado, for the Democratic Convention. Tammany Hall, New York, sent five train loads…
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