Wreck of a Man-of-War
LONDON, May 23.—The Brazilian man-of-war Almirante Barroso has been totally wrecked in the Red Sea. [The Almirante Barroso was a cruiser of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1893
628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 32
Wreck of a Brazilian Man-of-war. London, May 23
The Brazilian man-of-war Almirante Barroso has been totally wrecked in the Bed Sea. The Almirante Barroso is a cruiser of the first class,…
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A railway accident of a terrible nature occurred yesterday near Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. A runaway passenger train left the rails, and the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Soldiers in London. Entered for the Military Tournament. the Results of Practice
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The team of Victorian Horse Artillery sent to England at tho cost of Sir William Clarke, has been entered for 15 events at…
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LONDON, Thursday.--Her Majesty the Queen has presented one of her photographs to each member of the teams of New South Wales Cavalry and Victoria…
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The rabbis say [?] killed Abel with a club. David slew Goliath with a sling stone B.C. 1053…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cables. Dreadful Railway Accident. N.S.W. Horses. Wreck of a Man-of-war
LONDON, May 24.—While travelling down a st[?]ep gradient at Tralee, in county Kerry, Ireland, the brakes of a train failed to act. The train was derailed, and fell…
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LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The military tournament commenced in the Agricultural-hall, Islington, to-day, when the teams of New South Wales Cavalry and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cable Messages. Australasian. Our Soldiers in London. Imperial Federation. Viscount Gormanston
LONDON, May 17.—The members of the Australian teams visited the Houses of Parliament last night. The rule of the House of Lords forbidding the admission of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Irish Home Rule. the Marquis of Salisbury at Belfast. a Condition of Masked Civil War. a Faction Fed on Foreign Gold
LONDON, Thursday Night. -- In a speech at Belfast to-day the Marquis of Salisbury said that the present condition of Ulster was that of masked civil war, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Soldiers. at Islington Tournament. London, May 27
The military tournament was continued at Islington to-day, and the members of the New South Wales Cavalry and Victorian Horse Artillery teams continued to hold leading…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Soldiers. Further Successes at Islington
LONDON, Friday Night.--At the Islington military tournament to-day the representatives of the New South Wales Cavalry continued to obtain leading places in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial Soldiers. Victories at Islington
LONDON, Monday, 2 p.m.--At the Islington Military Tournament Corporal J. Gollan, of D Troop Now South Wales Cavalry, won the first prizes in the…
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LONDON, Monday, 2 p.m.--At the Islington Military Tournament Corporal J. Gollan, of D Troop New South Wales Cavalry, won the first prizes in the…
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LONDON, Hay 31.—The Queen has commanded the presence of Major F. C. Hughes and Captain Dodds, the officers in command respectively of the Victorian and New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eastern Soudan. Egyptian Troops Enlisted. Outermost Forts Abandoned. LONDON, May 31
The Mombasa correspondent of the Times reports that Sir Gerald Portal has settled the Eastern Soudan difficulty, and has enlisted a large number of Egyptian troops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragedy in Mexico. Fight Between Soldiers and Murderers. Sixteen Men Shot
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--From Mexico it is reported that a party of squatters took possession of a ranche at Pilras, and on the owner calling upon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An English War Correspondent on the Situation
The special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph gives a picture of the situation in Ireland which ought to be very disquieting to Mr. Gladstone and his friends. With regard…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cable Messages. Australasian. Our Soldiers at Islington Carry Off Many Prizes. Australian Pilgrims. South Australian Wines
LONDON, May 23.—Mr. Horace Godfrey, an Australian student, has passed the first examination for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Soldier's Lass
I watched the regiments go marching by, And the bands were playing gaily; I saw him go forth, perhaps to die, And I shed no tear and si[?]hed no sigh,…
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