Terrible Torpedo Disaster. Four Men Killed. Eight Wounded. Blown Up at Middle Head. The Remains at the Morgue. The Funeral Arrangements. The Inquest
The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 5
THE closing day of the Encampment at Middle Head has been marked by an event of so sad and disastrous a character that it has sent through the community a thrill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearing War. Bailing Out the Leaders. The Conspiracy Sensation. Abduction of Laborers. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 5
Chief Justice Liliey granted bail to five unionists now under committal for trial at Rockhampton on a charge of rioting at Clermont, their own recognizances in £80,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Frightful Torpedo Accident. a Mine Explodes in a Boat. Two Officers and Two Men Killed Instantly. Several Others Seriously Wounded. the Boat Blown to Pieces. Shocking and Heart-rending Scenes. Lord and Lady Jersey Witnesses. Gloom and Sorrow in Camp and City
Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 5
With the Easter military manoeuvres of 1891 will long be associated the most painful recollections. A dire calamity all the more deplorable because it is evident…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Calamity at Middle Head. Premature Explosion of a Mine. Two Officers and Two Men Killed. None of the Bodies Recovered. Eight Other Men Wounded. the Cause of the Disaster Not Yet Defined. Heartrending Scenes. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporters.) Middle Head
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 9
A terrible calamity has to be recorded just on the ovo of the break up of the military camp at Middle Head. The week's camp life had proceeded without the occurrence of a single unpleasant incident,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shearing War. Dispatch of Non-unionists. Brisbane
The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 5
Sixty shearers and rouseabouts left here yesterday to meet the Fitzroy at Moreton Bay, and be joined by 100 aboard, for Rockhampton, where they will arrive to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearing War. Released to be Re-arrested. Carrier Recompensed
The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 6
THE report is confirmed that five Clermont rioters, ordered by the Chief Justice to be released on bail, are to be re -arrested at the gaol gates, Rockhampton, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Federal Convention. the Constitution Bill in Committee. Relative Powers of the Houses. The Tug of War
The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 5
THE Federal Convention met at the usual hour this morning. THE TUCKURIMBA PROGRESS COMMITTEE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearing War. Unionists Waver. a Driller Arrested. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 5
News from Clermont and Barealdine points to an early collapse of the strike. Five unionists have, at Barcaldine, signed the Pastoralists agreement, and four acted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Federal Convention. the Constitution Bill in Committee. Relative Powers of the Houses. The Tug of War. Courts of Conciliation
The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 6
THE Federal Convention met at the usual hour this morning. THE BILL IN COMMITTEE. The consideration of the Constitution Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Nyngan Murder. How Black Did for Jack. Shearing War and Sheath-knife. Full Confession of the Crime. DUBBO
The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 5
The following confession was made by Black, the Nyngan murderer, on Friday last at the lockup, Nyngan. It is supposed that the crime weighed on his mind:--Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Battle of Tokar. Rout of the Dervishes. The Killed and Wounded
The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 8
THE following is a detailed account of the fighting at Tokar on February 19:-- Owing to intelligence that the enemy intended to attack the Egyptian force while it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Civil War in Chili. a German Squadron Ordered. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, April 6
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 5
The German Admiralty has ordered its entire squadron in the Pacific to proceed to Chilian waters, to protect the interests of German shipping, threatened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shearing War. Removal of Prisoners. Government Asked to Interfere. Non-unionists Suspected of Outrage. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 6
Very little official news which can be made public was received this morning., In fact, the only information available is that residents of Charters Towers have by telegram…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Shearing War. Prisoners Handcuffed in Pairs. Horses Frightened by the Unionists. Boycott of Meat Preserving Works. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 5
A special train from Clermont arrived at Barcaldine at half-past 5 yesterday evening, conveying the conspiracy prisoners under very strong escort, Fully 1500 unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Debating Combat. Intercolonial War of Words
The Australian Star · Thursday 9 April 1891 · page 3
A SELECTION will shortly be made from the brilliant geniuses of the debating societies scattered throughout New South Wales for an intercolonial debating tournament with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Shearing War. a Unionist Camp Flooded. One Man Drowned Police in Pursuit of Offenders. Taking Out Non-unionists--Strike Prisoners Unable to Obtain Bail. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 6
A telegram from Muttaburra states that the camp there is surrounded by water. One unionist was drowned, and others removed by boats. A wire from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Glory of War
The Australian Star · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 5
CASINO, Saturday.--The E. Troops Cavalry arrived home safely at noon yesterday, after a favorable passage from Sydney; and were welcomed to the town by the Mayor and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Civil War in Chile. London, April 1
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 835
The insurgents at Iquique, on the Chilian coast, are in a desperate condition, and a famine prevails is that port. The coal supply to the rebel navy is…
Continued on Trove, page 835 →Shearing War. Freedom of Contract Vote. a Ballot Proceeding. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 5
At a mass meeting of unionists at Barcaldine last night, the chairman stated it was decided to take a ballot on the question of freedom of contract. He said there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The Little War in India. a Dangerous Position. an Afghan Rising
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 12
LONDON, April 2.—The Government has received a dispatch from the Marquis of lansdowne, Governor-General of India, giving the following particulars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →