War Munitions Exhibition
There are in the world at the present time no fewer than 3000 firms employed in manufacturing munitions and supplies of war, and nearly a third of these (says the "Birmingham Daily…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
2,972 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 149
Telegraphic. Boer War
Major the Earl of Munster, D.S.O., of the Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia (3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots), has been accidentally killed at Kroonstad. Geoffrey George Gordon Fitz-Clarence, third…
Continued on Trove, page 402 →The Anti-war Crusade
Respecting the anti-war crusade Mr. John Young, of Rockdale, writes;—"The blossed cons[?]mation of South African good government and peace is quietly and surely approaching amidst the din…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Conduct of the War
At a well-attended meeting of the Lithographic Society last night the following resolution was carried unanimously:-- "This meeting has no sympathy with the anti-British…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How the War Wags
In spite of the patriotic protests of John Nobbs and Co., the Beers are still very much alive. In Wednesday's cable messages Lord Kitchener once more regrets to state…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Cost of War
The Boer war has coat the British be far the sum of 1,500,000,000. It is well to reduce this to a comprehensible sum, and no better way can…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nine New Men-of-war
The Admiralty have issued specifications to private shipbuilders inviting tenders for two…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Some Lessons of the War
Lecturing recently, under the auspices of the West of Scotland Tactical Society, Colonel Jerome, C.B., R.E., who went out in command of the field company of Royal Engineers attached…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Why the Boers Continue the War
The Natal correspondent of the "Times," writing from Maritzburg, on November 3, offered the following explanations of the obstinacy of the Boer resistance. He says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 432 →Japan and Russia. in the Event of War
At the close of the Peking operations, when the writer paid a visit to China and Japan, there was a widespread opinion among the British military and naval officers in the North of China that Japan would…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Boer War. (By Cable From Our London Correspondent)
The publication of the notes between Dr. Kuyper, Premier of Holland, and the British Government, shows that Dr. KUyper had no authority from the Boer delegates in Holland to negotiate…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Anti-war League "A Mass of Popular Ignorance."
The members of the Anti-War League held a general meeting at the School of Arts on Thursday evening. At the outset matters looked anything but promising. When the hour at which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Labor League and the War. Action by the Lithographic Society
At a well-attended meeting of the Sydney Lithographic Society, held at the Trades-hall last night, the anti-British resolutions adopted at the Political Labor League Conference came…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →England's Position Abroad. Max Nordau's Views on the War and Its Effects
Referring to the South African war in his annual feuilleton in the "Neue Freie Presse," Herr Max Nordau says that the Continental prophets of evil, who, outside Holland, where…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tee Boer War. The Concentration Gamps. German Relief Refused. LONDON, February 14
A German medical, relief mission was organised to proceed to the concentration camps in South Africa, but the despatch;of the mission was not permitted by Great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War in South Africa. the Encircling Movement. Number of Captured. London, Feb. 13
Mr. Burleigh estimates that the Boer casualties in the recent drive were 100. The total captures for two days amounted to 600, including many colonial rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Boer War. the Recent Drive. the Firing "Hell." De Wet Still Has Krupps
LONDON, February 14, 2.35 p.m.—The recent drive demoralised the Boers, who hid in the grass, in dongas, and the beds of the rivers, many shooting their horses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soldiers' Mark Time!
Mark Time, a martial order is, The soldier often hears; But when A. SAUNDERS utters it Another meaning bears!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returning Soldiers
The State Premier has received the following cable through the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth from the General of Communications, Capetown:—"Following ships left Capetown for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In China. the Trouble at Niu-chwang. How the Quarrel Between American Sailors and Russian Soldiers Originated
While the casualties in the fighting at NiuChwang between American sailors and Russian soldiers are trifling up to date (January 8), the matter has resulted in unpleasantly strained…
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