War of Gas Rates in Bathurst
BATHURST, This Day.--The corporation gasworks are nearly complete, and the Municipal Council are advertising to supply consumers at 5s per 1000ft…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1888
378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 19
News by Telegraph. the Gas War in Bathurst
BATHURST, Monday.--At a special meeting of the council held to-day it was decided to reduce the rate of corporation gas to 5s. per 1000 cubic feet, with a 10 per cent. reduction…
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LONDON, Monday Night.--The French Appeal Court have reversed the sentence under which M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex- President Grevy was recently sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The French War Office Scandals. the Sentence on M. Wilson Reversed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 26
M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Grovy, appealed against the non tonco passed upou him for alleged trafficking in military decorations in connection with the French…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. John Bright on Federation. Imperial Federation a Mere Dream. the Colonies and War
LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Chamberlain was yesterday presented with the freedom of Birmingham, in recognition of his services as chairman of the late Canadian Fisheries…
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M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-President Grevy, appealed against the sentence passed upon him for alleged trafficking in military decorations in connection with the French…
Continued on Trove, page 678 →Continued War Preparations
From Berlin it is reported that there seems to be a general feeling in official circles that the European situation is growing worse rather than better. Despite all denials,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Abyssinia. a Battle Imminent. Cairo
Scouts sent forward by the Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army have ascertained that the Abyssinian forces, under King John, have not removed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Revolt in the Sooloo Island. Ten Spaniards Killed and 70 Wounded. a Retaliatory Expedition
London, Saturday -- The natives in Sooloo Island, one of the three principal islands in the Sooloo Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, have revolted against the Spaniards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Abyssinia. Suspension of Operations. London, Friday, 9.10 p.m
The Italian military operations against the Abyssinians have been suspended during the summer months in consequence of tho intense heat. The greater…
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THE Government have decided to ser apart that portion of the harbour where vessels are now quarantined, for the moorings of foreign ships of war, as it is felt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Minister of War. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your leading article of April 10, on the speech of the Premier at Wagga, regarding immediate alterations in the Volunteer force of the colony, you conclude as follows:—"It is almost time that so burdened a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An Afghan War
ADELAIDE, Saturday,—The Police Court was packed yesterday afternoon when an Afghan named Mohammed Abdallah was charged with a brutal assault on a…
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LONDON, Thursday Night.—A deadlock has occurred in the American Senate over a bill which proposed to refund to various States certain direct war taxes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sailor, Soldier, Barrister. General Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C. (See portrait on this page.)
General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, V.C., K.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.S I., who, it is announced by telegraph, is about to visit Australia to inspect the defences, is the youngest son of the late Rev. Sir John Page…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The Police Court was packed yesterday afternoon when an Afghan named Mohammed Abdallah was charged with a brutal assault on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Material for Victoria
MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Executive Council yesterday sanctioned the expenditure of £36,000 in war material…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mooring Foreign Ships of War in Middle Harbour. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your issue of the 11th instant there appears a short sensible sub-leader on the quarantine station removal. You admit the propriety of shifting it, bat fail to see the absolute necessity for mooring foreign war ships in that…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The £96,116 passed by the Executive Council for war material did not refer to new material, but goods purchased during the last two years…
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The men-of-war schooners Undine and Harrier, which are about to be replaced by steam vessels, were yesterday submitted for sale at auction by Messrs. Mills and Pile. The…
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