The Dahomey War. London, November 16
Colonel Dodds, the officer in charge of the French troops in Dahomey, has invested Abomey, the capital, and King Behanzin is suing for peace. The priests are, however,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1892
685 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 35
The Threatened Gas War at North Sydney. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--The resolution of the North Sydney Municipal Council, reported in your Saturday's issue, opens up such a prospect of years of struggle and possible loss that it surely calls…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Samoa. Excitement in the Islands. Fighting at Tutuila. Towns Destroyed. Europeans Threatened. Many Killed and Wounded. Where Natives Get Ammunition
By the German steamer Lubect, which arrived late yesterday, some startling news was received through the medium of the SAMOAN TIMES of November 5. The correspondent of that paper at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Female Tug-of-war. Melbourne
A large deputation from the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Christian Temperance Union Convention waited on Dr. L. L. Smith, chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. a Protest Against Women's Tugs-of-war
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A deputation from the Women's Christian Temperance Union waited upon Dr. L. L. Smith, M.P., to-day and urged him, as chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Samoan Affairs. the War Scare. Donnybrook at Tutuila. A Tax-collecting Warship
SOME time ago our junior morning contemporary published an alarming report with regard to a threatened outbreak of war at Samoa and the despatch of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Samoa. the Natives of Tutuila Fighting. Several Men Killed and Towns Destroyed
Great excitement prevailed at Samoa when the Lubeck (which arrived here yesterday) was in port at Apia, owing to the receipt of news that a tribal war had broken out at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Russian War Ship. a Powerful Vessel
Our cablegram from London, November 4, says: The new Russian belted cruiser Rurik has been launched at St. Petersburg. The cruiser will be capable of steaming 26,000 miles without…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Stabbing Affray. a Man Seriously Wounded. NEWCASTLE
A serious stabbing affray occurred at Carrington on Saturday at about midnight. Charles Malmburg, seaman, of the barque John o' Gaunt, had been drinking with a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War in Dahomey. London, November 21
It is reported that a treaty of peace has been entered into between the King of Dahomey and the French…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German Army Bills. Speech by the Chancellor. Prospects of War on Both Frontiers. an Appeal to Patriotism
LONDON, Thursday. -- Berlin telegrams report that the German military bills, which propose to eventually increase the army of the Empire to a strength of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Samoa. Towns Totally Destroyed. Hostilities at Tutuila.. Numbers Killed and Wounded. How Ammunition Is Provided
By the German steamer Lubeck, which arrived on November 17, some startling news was received through the medium of the SAMOAN TIMES of November 5. The correspondent of that paper at…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →A Protest Against Women's Tugs-of War
A DEPUTATION the Women's Christian Temperance Union waited upon Dr. L. L. Smith, M.P., in Melbourne on Friday, and urged him, as chairman of the Exhibition trustees, to stop…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Playing at Soldiers. a Mimic Mutiny
THERE was an unpleasant incident in connection with the Artillery Association matches on Saturday, of which the last has not yet been heard. Several detachments of the Permanent Artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The War in Egypt. London, November 26
News is to hand from Suakim to the effect that the Egyptians have repulsed a number of Mahdist dervishes, who attacked Tamrin, near Tokar. The dervishes' losses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cadet Encampment. Our Youthful Soldiers
THERE is little doubt that to-day will be looked upon as a red-letter day among the members of the metropolitan schools cadets, as the first on which they are to enter upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mercantile Marine. Neutrality During War. London, December 1
A movement is on foot in the German Reichstag with the object of securing a conference of representatives of the Great Powers of Europe to secure neutrality for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Cable. Disaster at Sea. a Man-of-war Sunk
London, November 30.—A serious shipping disaster is reported from Japan. While on the voyage between Yokohama and Hongkong the Peninsular and Oriental…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in Japan Sea. a Man-of-war Sunk. P. AND O. Vessel Injured. London, Nov. 30
The P. and O. steamer Ravenna collided with a man-of-war flying the Japanese flag in the Inner Sea of Japan. The warship was so injured by the force of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mercantile Marine. Neutrality During War. London, December 1
A movement is on foot in the German Reichstag with the object of securing a conference of representatives of the Great Powers of Europe to secure neutrality for…
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