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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 10
London, Thursday. -- During the rioting at Belfast between the Protestants and Catholics, the police in attempting to restore order fired on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 30.--The other morning at South Kensington, Mr. Bosisto, of the Victorian Court, was entertaining a little knot of listeners with an account of his visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The returns of the British army for 1884 show that the proportion of very young soldiers in the ranks is increasing, being greater at the present time than it was a year ago. Thus out of every 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →I freely admit that I was wrong in using the [?] name, Myzantha garrula, in writing about, the soldier bird. But if the old soldier which I know' the same as Mr. M'Cooey 's…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Some practical and very interesting experiments with pigeons as war messengers were commenced at Dover on Saturday in connection with the Easter manoeuvres, the experiments being conducted within the cognisance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June 17.—The London STANDARD of this day, insists that if the news of French annexation be true, the Earl of Rosebery must ask reparation from the French Government, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about half-past 5 o'clock last evening the attention of Constable M'ivor of No.8 Plice Station. was called to a man lying on the ground in Taylor-st. off Oxford street. The man was unconscious and was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,--It appears to me that you have, in your leader of 24th inst., labored very hard to put the case of the Crown tenant, who at all events believes himself to be battling against a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE second reading of the Customs Duties Bill having been carried by a substantial majority, it may be presumed that within the next day or two the Opposition will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following communication respecting the preparations in case of war, which were made in 1885, has been addressed by Earl Granville, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to his Excellency Lord Carrington:-…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Colonial Secretary has received from Earl Granville, Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a letter from the Department of the Lords of the Admiralty, expressing the high opinion entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Colonial Secretary has received from Earl Granville, Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a letter from the Department of the Lords of the Admiralty, expressing the high opinion entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Her Majosty's ship Phacton, which put into Plymouth Sound on May 26, reports that a very serious accident occurred on Tuesday while the crew were at quarters, and engaged at target practice. A four-barrelled Nordenfeldt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, Tuesday.--A large mob of Catholics assembled in the streets of Dublin at midnight and attacked a club of Orange workmen. The occupants of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Her Majesty's ship Phaeton, which put into Plymouth Sound on May 26, reports that a very serious accident occurred on Tuesday while the crew were at quarters, and engaged at target practice. A' four-barrelled Nordenfeldt…
Continued on Trove, page 77 →COOKTOWN, Saturday.--H.M.S. Harrier which arrived at 5 p.m. from Dinner Island; reports that Captain Marx, of H.M.S. Swinger, had been dangerously wounded by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By ordor of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, the prohibition against soldiers smoking in the streets has just been removed; and the following clause has accordingly been substituted for the last sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Queensland Assembly, on Thursday, the following bills were for the first time :—A bill for the payment of members' expanses; a bill to make better 'provision for the joint action of local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Queensland Assembly, on Thursday, the following bills were read for the first time:—A bill for the payment of members' expanses; a bill to make better provision for the joint action of local…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →I notice in issue of June 26 that Mr. M'Cooey is not yet satisfied that the soldierbird is a fruiteater. Yet Mr. Blackman and others have told him times out of number that it does destroy fruit. I quite agree with…
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