Major Grose. a Brave Soldier. Bunker's Hill. Heavily Handicapped -- Hereditary influences -- The Antiquarian-- Robert Burns-A Chiel Amang Ye--A Jolly Companion--Salling His Tabard-Degrading Practices -- Evil Effects
The Australian Star · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 8
The name of Francis Grose has been preserved from oblivion in two completely distinct ways. The stream which emerges from a series of ravines…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Zulu War. a Story of Bush and Battle. the Tale of an Old Campaigner. Besieged in a Mission Ekowe-- Feeding on Weevils and Oxen --On the Verge of a Gruesome Grave
The Australian Workman · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 3
He was a bronzed and bearded soldier--an old warrior of the Zulu campaign--and had much of interest to tell. His name is Mr. R. Groves, of Hyde Park,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Zulu War. a Story of Bush and Battle. the Tale of an Old Campaigner. Besieged in a Mission Ekowe—feeding on Weevils and Oxen—on the Verge of a Gruesome Grave
Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2
He was a bronzed and bearded soldier—an old warrior of the Zulu campaign—and had much of interest to tell. His name is Mr. R. Groves, of Hyde Park…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Zulu War. a Story of Bush and Battle. the Tale of an Old Campaigner. Besieged in a Mission Ekowe-- Feeding on Weevils and Oxen--on the Verge of a Gruesome Grave
The Australian Star · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2
He was a bronzed and bearded soldier --an old warrior of the Zulu campaign --and had much of interest to tell. His name is Mr. R. Groves, of Hyde…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butler's Confession. Another Alleged Murder. Of An American Soldier. The Allegation Proved False-An Unreliable Autobiography. LONDON, March 25
The Australian Star · Monday 29 March 1897 · page 6
The confession of Frank Butler, charged with the murder of Captain Lee Weller and A. T. O. Preston, in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Turkish Frontier. Russian Soldiers Encamped
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday Night. -- Two divisions from the Russian army at Kars have been encamped on the Turkish frontier on the pretext that they are intended to prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Scare at Samoa
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 4
Rumors of war at an early date wore again rite when the Alameda left Samoa. The latest report is that a simultaneous attack will be made on Apia from both sides of the town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cuban War. London, March 28
The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 6
Senor Canovas, the Spanish Premier, announces that the campaign in Cuba is being brought to a close…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Zulu War. a Story of Bush and Battle. the Tale of an Old Campaigner. Besieged in a Mission Ekowe—feeding on Weevils and Oxen—on the Verge of a Gruesome Grave
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 3
He was a bronzed and bearded soldier—an old warrior of the Zulu campaign—and had much of interest to tell. His name is Mr. R. Groves, of Hyde Park,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kites in War
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 12
Interesting experiments in the discharge of powerful explosives, in the interests of the Cuban Junta in America, were made recently on the desolate portion of the beach, eight miles west…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Position in Crete. the Admirals Apply for Reinforcements. Colonel Vassos Declares Open War. London, March 30
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5
The Admirals of the foreign fleets have applied to the Powers for reinforcements. They report that Colonel Vassos, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. The European Situation. The Cretan Trouble. Colonel Vassos Declares War. Admirals Ask for Reinforcements
Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 6
LONDON, March 30.—The Admirals of the allied fleets have applied to the Powers for reinforcements. They report that Colonel Vassos, the Greek…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Situation in Europe. Affairs in Crete. Colonel Vassos Declares Open War. Reinforcements Asked for by the Admirals. Insurgents to Be Treated As Enemies. Massing of Troops on the Greek Frontier
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Monday Night. -- Greece is apparently unwilling to agree to a mutual withdrawal of the Turkish and Greek troops from Crete, and requires that it should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cretan Trouble. Moslems and Christians The Turkish Troops Posted. Enthusiasm of the Greeks -- Reinforcements From the Powers-- The Danger of War Increasing --The Greek Fleet on the Alert. LONDON, March 29
The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 3
It is announced that Greece is apparently unwilling to agree to the mutual withdrawal of the Greek and Turkish troops from Crete…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Crete. London, March 31
The Australian Star · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 6
The bombardment of the Greek forces which assailed Fort Izzedin has been renewed by the warships of the Powers in Cretan waters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fighting in Brazil. Defeat of a Government Force. Heavy Loss of Life. Wounded Massacred and Mutilated
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday. -- From Brazil it is reported that desperate fighting has taken place between a Government force and the followers, to the number of 8000, of a fanatic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming War. Turkey and Greece. the First Point of Attack
Evening News · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 5
LONDON, April 1, 7.15 p.m.—Divisions of the Turkish army bold Katarina, Lilochri, and Karya, on the Greek frontier, and in the event of war Larissa will be the first point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Spirit
The Australian Workman · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2
"In our day the war spirit is inculcated as much as possible, at school and in church, by the press and from the rostrum. War scares are numerous, and military…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foreign Men-of-war
Evening News · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 1
In two cases that came before him when Attorney-General in 1875, the late William Bede Dalley had occasion to give his opinion as to the jurisdiction of local courts over foreign vessels lying in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Cretan War. Greece and Turkey. LONDON, April 1
The Australian Star · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 6
A message from Vienna reports that the opposition of the other Powers to the policy of Great Britain and France in regard to Crete has been overcome…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →