The Horrors of War
The bullet of the Krag-Jorgensen rifle, now adopted by the United States Government, has an initial velocity of two thousand feet per second, and has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1896
823 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 42
Rebel War Near Havana
Large supplies of Havana Tobacco have been cabled for by Dixsons, of Sydney, for their Bonanza Cigars. Note Bonanzas are machine-made 4 for 6d.—ADVT]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Appetite for War
The present condition of international affairs (says the Spectator) brings most forcibly to this mind one of the most curious of all psychological puzzles. Why do nations suddenly feel,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Abyssinian War. LONDON, April 20
The Russian Bed Gross Society has been ordered to Abyssinia to assist in attending to the natives who have been wounded in conflict with the Italian…
Continued on Trove, page 854 →Sortie From Buluwayo. Rebels Driven Aross the Umguzu. Several Whites Wounded. London, April 24
In a sortie made from Buluwayo by a force of the defenders, the Matabele were driven across the Umguzu River. Mr. Selous, the well-known African…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War in the Soudan. LONDON. April 15
It has been arranged that three armoured steamers shall proceed to Ferket, above "Wady Haifa, on the Nile. Ferket is about 100 miles above the…
Continued on Trove, page 854 →France. Patrick MacMAHON, Duke of Magenta. the Son of the Illustrious Soldier Is to Marry a Princess
Commandant Patrick MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, son of the illustrious soldier of that name, is shortly to be married to the Princess Margaret of Orleans, a descendant of the Royal House of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Affairs in the Transvaal. Introduction of German Soldiers. Trouble Anticipated. LONDON. April 14
Private letters which have been received from the Rand are of a very disquieting nature. They state that no fewer than 500…
Continued on Trove, page 854 →Cable Messages. The Transvaal. Soldiers Imported. "Made in Germany." Fresh Trouble Expected. the Import of Arms. German Soldiers En Route. Concealed Passports and Uniforms
LONDON, April 14— Private lettere received from the Rand state that 500 German soldiers have been " imported " into the Transvaal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Soudan War. Why It Is Undertaken, And its Probable Results
FEW of our readers possibly could tell if they were asked what the present trouble in the Soudan is all about, or at any rate why Grea Britain should have been suddenly called…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Matabele War. Victorious Sortle. A Knight of the Legion of Honor. LONDON, Friday Night
During the sortie from Buluwayo, while the European troops were engaged driving the Matabeles over the Umguzu River, a corporal named Wise received two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cable News. African Affairs. Spread of the Rinderpest, Execution Op Spies. An Heroic Soldier. London, April 24
The rinderpest is spreading fast throughout the Transvaal, and the Bechuanaland friendly chief, Khama, who recently visited England, lost all his cattle through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebel War Near Havana
Large supplies of Havana Tobacco have been cabled for by Dixsons, of Sydney, for their Bonanza Cigars. Note Bonanu[?]as are machine-made 4 for 6d.— ADVT[?]]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Edition. Newtown Tragedy, Arrest of Suspected Murderer. Found in a Brick Kiln. Imprisoned in a Chimney. Wounded and Desperate
George Lovo, the bus driver suspected of Murdering his wife at Newtown on Sunday morning, after evading the police since the commission of the crime, Was arrested this afternoon at the Bed Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Domestic Tragedy. Murder at Newtown. The Husband Missing. A Sabbath Morning Tragedy--Killed with an Axe--The murderer Escapes Wounded -- Differences Between Husband and Wife
A tragedy presenting many gruesome aspects was perpetrated early yesterday morning at the Camdenville Hotel, Cook's River-road, Newtown, the victim being a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of an Old Soldier
LAUNCESTON, (TAS), Monday.—Sergeant Major Shegog, mentioned by Kinglake in his book "Invasion of the Crifnea," as a brilliant swordsman and a faithful and valorous soldier,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abyssinian War. Kassala to be Held. The Final Decision in the Autumn. London, April 29
General Baldissera, the officer commanding the Italian forces in Abyssinia, has directed the garrison at Kassala to hold the place against the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Orange Free State. Purchase of War Material
LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Volksraad, or Parliament, of the Orange Free State has passed resolutions in favor of the purchase of large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Orange Free State. Purchase of War Material. London, April 30
The Volksraad of the Orange Free State has passed resolutions in favour of the purchase of large quantities of war material…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Soudan War. An Attack on British Scouts. Dervishes Repulsed. LONDON, April 21
Reports from the Upper Nile state that the unrest at Omdurman opposite Khartoum on the Nile, continues and that there has been farther fighting among the…
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