Serious Railway Accident. Passengers Killed and Wounded
LONDON, September 6. Another disastrous railway collision is reported from America. A train travelling between Chicago and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1893
628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 32
The Male Personation at Elmore. a Remarkable Career. a Soldier in the Franco-german War
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The person calling herself Jack Jorgensen, who died at Elmore last evening and who turned out to be a woman, had for years concealed her sex…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Male Personation in Victoria. a Soldier in the Franco-german War
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— The person calling herself Jack Jorgensen, who died at Elmore last evening and who turned out to be women, had for years concealed her sex. She was known in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The British Miners' Strike. Choking the Pits and Incendiarism. the Military Fire Upon the Rioters. Many of the Men Wounded
LONDON, Friday.--Alarming outrages are being committed by the coal-miners on strike. In the Midland Counties the men are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News by Cable. The Coalminers' Strike. Serious Rioting Continuing. Anarchy in Yorkshire. Destruction of Machinery. Crops and Houses Burned. Rioters Shot by Soldiers. Troops Surrounding Districts
LONDON, September 8.Serious riots have taken place at Nottingham in connection with the coalnuners strike. Colliery offices were set on fire by the strikers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Discomfited Soldier
The Queen, we read, was much vexed at the Marquis of Tullibardine (who is a subaltern in the Royal Horse Guards) being thrown from his charger during the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"John Jorgenson." the Danish Amazon. The Concealment of Sex Case. Twenty Years in One District -- Disguised as a Man -- A Remarkable Career -- Mounted Rifleman and Soldier
The death of a woman, who has for years past been disguised as a man, in Elmore, Victoria, the other day, has aroused intense interest throughout that district…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Strikers Fired Upon. Outrages in England. Collieries Choked and Offices Wrecked. Buildings Set Fire To -- The Military Called Out -- The Mob Charged and Fired Upon -- Many Injured -- Two Strikers Fatally Wounded -- Others Shot In the Thighs and Legs -- Extent of the Damage. LONDON, September 8
Additional outrages of a serious nature have been perpetrated by the miners on strike in England. In the Midland counties mobs have wrecked the collieries. At…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Miners' Strike. the Fight at Pontefract. Two Men Killed--others Wounded
LONDON, Friday Night.--Damage has been done by miners on strike at Pontefract, in Yorkshire, to the amount of £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Outlook in Europe. Preparing for War. London, September 9
The Government of Germany are erecting a number of forts between Metz and Soar -burg, near the French frontier. September 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Edition in Southern Seas. the Late Samoan War. Measles Epidemic at Tonga. Deaths of Leading Chieftains
The Union Co.'s steamship Tarawera, which arrived this morning from Auckland, brought the following Island news per steamer Upolu:--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War of Tariffs. Between the Railways. Queensland Commissioners' Report. Allegations of Further Concessions by New South Wales-- Queensland Makes Further Reductions. BRISBANE
The annual report of the Railway Commissioners just issued, referring to the recent war of tariffs between New South Wales and Queensland, states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Balaclava Hero. Wounded on the Wrong Side
An old man, who told the bench that he was one of the heroes of Balaclava, was charged at the Newtown Court to-day with having been found drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cholera at Mecca. Mortality Among Soldiers. London, September 11
The cholera is causing great mortality in Arabia. As an instance it is reported that of 700 Egyptian soldiers sent to Mecca 500 have died of the disease within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cholera at Mecca. Mortality Among Soldiers. London, September 11
The cholera is causing great mortality in Arabia. As an instance it is reported that of 700 Egyptian soldiers sent to Mecca 500 have died of the disease within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cholera in Mecca. Mortality Among Soldiers
LONDON, Monday Eight.--The cholera is causing fearful mortality in Arabia. Of 700 Egyptian soldiers recently sent to Mecca 500 have died from the disease…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Larrikinism at Clontarf. Rival Pushes at War
The proceeding in connection with the Bread carters' annual picnic wet e disturbed somewhat at their gathering aC Clontarf yesterday. The event has always been popular and a strict watch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Samoa. the Fines on the Defeated Chiefs
AFTER Mataafa, and the principal chiefs were deported to the Union Group, where a trustful and ingenuous trader contracted to board and lodge them at £2 per head per month, and thereby…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Minto Military Parade. As Seen by an Old Soldier
The attack last Saturday by the mounted troops on positions marked by flags, &c., hear Minto, resulting in a victory for the assaulting forces, cannot be accepted as a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Minto Military Parade, As Seen by an Old Soldier
The attack last Saturday by the mounted troops on positions marked by flags, &c., near Minto, resulting in a victory for the assaulting forces, cannot be accepted as a…
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