War material for Melbourne
London, September 4.—A quantity of war material has been shipped to Melbourne by the ship Scottish Lochs, for the Victorian Government…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1888
378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 19
War Material for Melbourne. London, Sept. 3
A quantity of war material has been shipped to Melbourne by the ship Scottish Lochs, for the Victorian Government…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Small War in Sikkin. China Interferes. Dee Ads British Annexation in Thibet.(our Special Message.)
London, September 4.—Sir Halliday Macartney, the English Secretary to the Chinese Legation in London, visited the Foreign office to-day, in reference to the contemplated operations of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Famous Pig. the Cause of War
IT all happened in this wise: Two citizens of Providence, R.I., fell into a most unseemly discussion on account of the lawless trespassings of a pig owned by one of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day's Cablegrams. Railway Accident in France. a Fearful Disaster. Twelve Killed and Forty Wounded
LONDON, September 6.—A railway accident, attended by the most fearful consequences, happened to-day near Digon, an important junction station on the Paris and Lyons Railway. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Accident in France. Collision Betweeen Two Express Trains. Twelve Killed, and Forty Wounded. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 5
A terrible railway accident occurred to-day near Dijon, in France. The Paris express train, while passing over a viaduct, ran off the rails,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Troubles. Meeting of Miners' Delegates. Satisfactory Settlement Doubtful. Preparing FOr War. Another Riot Scare. Strong Feeling Against Mr. Fletcher. Minute by the Delegate Board. Non-unionists Assaulted
NEWCASTLE, Monday night.—The conclusions arrived at to-day by the miners' delegate board do not appear to have been favorable to a speedy settlement of the dispute. In fact it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shooting of a Soldier at Aldershot
On Thursday, August 2, at the Winchester Assizes, Joseph Nick, private in the Scots Fusiliers, was indicted for the murder of Private John Osborne, of the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fisheries Difficulty. "War with America All Moonshine." Canadian Defences to Be Perfected
LONDON, Tuesday.--Sir John Macdonald, the Canadian Premier, says that the danger of war with America over the fisheries difficulty is all moonshine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Harrison As a Soldier. Coolness Under Fire
An Indianapolis corespondent of the New York WEEKLY TRIBUNE writes of General Harrison, the chosen candidate of the Republican party for Presidency of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Relations with China and America. Uneasiness at the War Office. Speech by Lord Harris at Carmarthen. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 13
Speaking at Carmarthen last night, Lord Harris, Political Secretary to the War Office, stated that the relations of Great Britain with China and America were causing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Lion Man-of-war." (Anonymous.)
Of the many sea songs which have come down from past generations by oral tradition, "Lion Man-ofwar" is a fair specimen. It is, besides, exceedingly popular, and can at any time be heard for the asking…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The Vandeleur Fortification. a Scene of the Irish Land War. a Vivid Sketch by an English Hand
The special correspondent of the London " DAILY NEWS," August 4 writes as follows : - Kilrush, Friday.- "Won't ye step in, sir?" In I go ; but not the way you step into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civil War in Samoa. Rising by Malietoa's Party. One Engagement Fought. Several Killed and Wounded. a Deadly Struggle for Supremacy Inevitable. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
The Apia correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing under date September 3rd, states that a civil war has broken out in Samoa, and that one engagement has taken place, in which several were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rebellion in Samoa. Active Hostilities. Nine Killed and Several Wounded. a Pitched Battle Expected
AUCKLAND, Saturday.—News has just arrived from Samoa to the effect that Mr. Branders has attempted to compel the natives to confer the name of Malietoa on Tamasese. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fighting at Samoa. the Natives Divided Into Paries the Recognition of Tamasee. Ten Natives Killed.--large Numbers Wounded. (By CABLE.)
AUCKLAND, Saturday.--Particulars hand by the R.M.S. Alameda, which arrived to-day, show that the discontent amongst th[?]atives of Samoa arising out of the deposing and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Cables. War in Samoa. Tamasese's Deposition Inevitable. Proposed Proclamation of a Regency. Engagement at Mulina. Defeat of Tamasese's Men. Auckland, This Day
News has reached here that war has broken out in Samoa. It appears that Branders, Premier of King Tamasese's Government, attempted to induce the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Portuguese Men-of-war." to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Whilst down the harbour yesterday (sailing) I passed several blue things in the water very much resembling fancy tin toys, and, thinking some vessel had thrown them over, I determined to get one, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Colliers' Strike. Another Scene at the New Lambton PlT. Workmen Protected by Soldiers and Police. the Miners Have a Wholesome Fear of the Military. "Discretion the Better Part of ' Valor." More Arrests for Rioting. Work at Some Mines Resumed. (By Telegraph.)
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The filling of small coal took place at the New Lambton "C" pit to-day under military and police protection. Not more than six truckloads were taken away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civil War in Samoa
The Apia correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing under date September 3rd, states that a civil war has broken out in Samoa, and that one engagement has taken place, in which several were killed and…
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