Mounted Tug-of-war
"Visitors to the forthcoming. Butchers and Bakers' Carnival will have the opportunity of witnessing an unique competition. A tug-of-war by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1912
410 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 21
The Puny War. Italy Seizes Island of Rhodes. Turkish Garrison Retires After Facing Bayonet Charges. Porte Unyielding
The latest development in the Turko[?] war was the seizure by the Italians last weekend of the [?] island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea (says a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tripoli War. Red Sea Islands Captured. Rome
Italian warships are reported to have captured the Farscon Islands in the Red Sea, thee Turkish garrison being made prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberts on British Navy. Unprepared for War
Lord Roberts, speaking at the Mansion House yesterday, declared the British Navy was as unprepared for war now as was the case in 1899…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A "Soldier" from " Nowhere."
There was a little excitement at the local railway station on Monday afternoon. The cause of it was told at the police court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dirigible in War. a German Purchase. Berlin
The German War Office has accepted a new type of dirigible, whose speech is over 49 miles an hour, the fastest in the world…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duelling in the Army. War Minister's Apology
The subject of duelling in the German army came up again on Tuesday in the Reichstag, when General von Heeringen, Minister for War, offered a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Unionist Rally. the Sun If Has Risen." Ulster and Civil War. London, Sydney
A great Unionist demonstration held at Blenheim list night. The Duke of Marlborough presided. Many members of the House of Commons and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Strikes Soldiers LONDON
During the recent manocuv[?] of the militia, 40 Territorials were sheltering near a wall. when the lightning struck a tree and threw all of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Stop War
Britain is blessed ?with some truly remarkable "statesmen." Arthur Balfour is one of them. An aristocrat among aristocrats, with…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Duelling in the Army. War Minister's Apology
The subject of duelling in the German army came up again on Tuesday in the Reichstag, when General von Heeringen, Minister for War, offered a…
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 3 →A War of Words. Taft V. Roosevelt. Bitter Invective
President Taft and Mr Roosevelt, in the wild scramble to secure the delegates necessary for Presidential nomination, are now fighting "like Kilkenny…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Outlook a Survey of World Progress War and the Workers
Recent writers on the alleged inevitability of great wars in the near future make one fundamental mistake. They assume that the workers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Roosevelt's Policy a Confession of Faith. Lively Demonstration. the Ex-president Sings. "Onward Christian Soldiers." a Corrective for Anarchy. the Progressive Programme. Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt addressed a convention on the so-called confession of faith, which was preluded by a demonstration lasting 57 minutes. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Massacre of Christians. Fifty Put to Death. Hundred Mortally Wounded
The Government of Montenegro has sent a stiff reply to complaints marie by Turkey anent Montenegrin reprisals on the frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tripoli War. Arab Attack Repulsed. London
An Arab force attacked the Italian at Sea[?]guar. Tripoli, but were repulsed. The Italian casualties were trifling but the Arabs left two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Defences. Duma and Crown. Attacks on War Minister
Violent gusts have been sweeping high political latitudes of late, agitating the very pillars of the Parliamentary system (said the St. Petersburg…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tired of War. Turkey and Italy. Peace Negotiations. Paris
Several Continental papers report that peace negotiations took place at Zurich between the Turkish and Italian diplomatists…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over a Hundred Killed. Others Dangerously Wounded. Berlin
There were 750 in the pit at the time. 103 of these were killed and 20 dangerously injured. Two explosions from fire damp and…
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