Mr. Christie Murray on "War."
MR. DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY delivered his second lecture in the Protestant Hall last night. The attendance was again very meagre, but if Mr. Murray did not talk to a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1889
448 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 23
"Looking at War." Mr. Christie Murray's Second Lecture
Those who have never been to war, and whose only idea of it has been gained from the descriptions of writers who have perhaps never taken any practical part in it themselves, are…
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Mr. Murray could hardly have chosen a more Impressive subject for his second lecture than war, for although we in Austriha have fortunately been so far exempted from all the horrors of the dreadful struggles…
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BULLI, Tuesday.--A gun accident happened hero to-day. A young man named William Chilby was going through a hedge carrying a loaded gun, when it exploded, the shot striking…
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In his remarks upon the fleet now being constructed specially for the Australian station, Admiral Fairfax lately described them as [?]kely to be a considerable improvement upon the class of ships hith[?] stationed In these waters…
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On Sunday the districts of Meelin, Newmarket, and Bantee (says UNITED IRELAND, August 10) were aglow with excitement and enthusiasm over the home-coming of nine of the gallant fellows…
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A FRENCH man-of-war, the Volta, upon her first visit to Sydney, arrived in Farm Cove on Sunday forenoon. The vessel has been two years upon the Tahiti and New Caledonia station, aud has two…
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Sir,—Eeferring to "H. H. N's." letter in last Tuesday's issue, allow me as a member of the Pe[?] Association, and that portion of it that he terms the "peace at any price" party, to make a few brief…
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THE military business goes on throughout Europe us usual, and above all in Germany assiduous attention is paid to marching, drilling and manoeuvring masses of men, as…
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Sir,—Mr. Joseph J. Neave's letter headed as above, appearing in your to-day's issue, referring to my letter of the 17th instant, "To Be or Not to Be," if intended by him as an answer thereto, he entirely fails…
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LONDON, September 24.—The Russian Admiralty have ordered a great many torpedo boats and transports to be built quickly and secretly. (FROM THE MELBOURNE "AGE.")…
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Great activity is being displayed in the Russian dockyards, numerous transport ships and torpedo boats now in the builders' hands being vigorously pushed forward to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Murphies at War. Billy Murphy v. Frank Murphy. Battles with Broken Bones. The New Zealander's Pluck and the Englishman's Gameness
The following account of the battle between W. Murphy, champion feather and light-weight of Australasia, and Frank Murphy of England, which came off in the…
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This was an action brought before Judge Docker in the No. 2 District Court yesterday by William Fountain, of Castle-street, Randwick, against T. and W. Russell, of Pitt-street, Sydney, for…
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LONDON, September 28.—Continental advices report threatening movements of Russian troops on the western frontier. Forty out of fifty-six cavalry regiments have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racial Riot. Whites and Negroes at War. A Town Set on Fire. LONDON, September 28
A serious riot is reported from America. The disturbance arose out of the murder of a negress by a white man at the Pratt mines, near Birmingham, United, States,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robbery Under Arms. Three Travellers Stuck Up. "Throw Up Your Hands and Go Down on Your Knees." A Civilian Challenged by a Sub-Inspector of Police--Mistaken for the Bushranger and Fired Upon--The Officer Seriously Wounded. DUBBO
About 9 o'clock last night a report was circulated about town that Mr. Sub-inspector Cameron, head of the police department here, had been shot by a…
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The movements of Russian troops on the Western frontier are again giving rise to a feeling of uneasiness on the Continent…
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The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. [?]ORE FREE PASSES. In reply to a question by Mr. Ritchie for Mr. Dale, Sir HENRY PARKES said the members of the…
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IT is difficult to believe that the Premier was serious in his proposal to crowd all the remaining business of the Session into last Monday's sitting and prorogue on the…
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