A Soldier's Appetite
Two burglars broke into an hotel in the neighborhood of Aldershot (Eng). The proprietor of the hotel said the house was locked up on the night, but on the following morning the place…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
1,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 71
The Pretoria Riot. One Soldier to Be Executed. London, April 24
The Transvaal Executive Council has decided, in corineclion with the sentence of death passed upon five privates of the Second Battalion Leinster Regiment for…
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I took up the "Impressions of a War Correspondent," by George Lynch, with a feeling akin to weariness; for, thought I to myself, we have had enough end to spare of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presentation of War Medals to China Contingent
Yesterday afternoon his Excellency the Governor—General publicly presented to the members of the N.S.W. Naval Contingent the China war medals earned by their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Food Supplies in War Time—british Commission of Inquiry
In accordance with his promise to a deputation, Mr. A. J. Baliour, the Premier, has appointed a commission to inquire into the subject of food supplies to Great Britain…
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At the end of Merrill a riot occurred at Pretoria among soldiers of the 2nd Leinsters, owing to the detention of a corporal in the guard—room. Twenty-two of his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The China War. Medals for Our Men. Presented by Lord Tennyson
The presentation of medals to the members of the New South Wales Naval Contingent who volunteered and did service' in China during the trouble caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Surplus War Stores. Alleged Frauds in South Africa
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Very serious allegations form a prominent part of the letters now being received by Melbourne merchants from South Africa. It is stated that the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China. Britain and Japan Act in Concert. Their Advice to Prince Ching. a Firm Front, But War Unlikely
LONDON,' Sunday Afternoon.--Great Britain and Japan have advised Prince Ching to insist upon the restoration of Manchuria, and not to agree to Russia's demands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Hundred Years of War
Field-Marshal Count von Waldersee, of the German Army (says "Science Siftings") recently summed up the result of 700 years of fighting between France and Germany. "The figures prove…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Boer War Medals. to the Editor
Sir,---I see by your issue of yesterday that members of the New South Wales Naval Brigade who served in China were presented with their "medals," etc., etc. Are we who served in South…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Cloud. Gathering in the East. Japan and Russia
From news received by the E. and A. liner Eastern, just in from Japan this morning. It seems that matters between Japan and Russia are fast reaching a climax. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SOMALILAND. Colonel Gough Wounded. Jubilations. London
Colonel Gough, who recently had a severe engagement, is wounded, but is now progressing satisfactorily at Bohotle. The Somalls at Berbera held a great war…
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Major-General E. S. Brook, C.B., in presenting the South African medal to the 1st Battalion Leinster Reglment, at Fermoy on March 20. congratulated the battalion on having nobly…
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LONDON, April 29.—General Kuropatkin, the Russian Minister for War, has started upon a tour through Siberia and the Far East…
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LONDON, April 29, 2.30 p.m.—Colonel Gough, who is now at Bohotle, wounded, is progressing. The Somalis at Berbera, the chief town and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Somali War. Severe Hardships of the March
Advices from Somaliland received in England on March 20 stated that the advance body of the main column lelt Obbin at daybreak on March 6 under command of Colonel Fasken. The…
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General Kuropatkin, the Russian Miuister for War, has started upon a tour to Port Arthur, Dalny, through China and Japan, thence to Vladivostock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War and Pestilence Further Trouble Pending in China. News by the Steamer Eastern
A fine weather passage favoured the run of the Japan STEAMER EASTERN to Sydney from the East. She arrived here…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Since a Boy
James Carney, who had been found guilty of stealing a horse, sulky, and harness, the property of W. A. Sayers, of North Sydney, was brought up for sentence at the Darlinghurst Sessions…
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