A Matter of Soldiers' Pay. Hent of Fraudulent Practices
"When I was in England," says a returned Victorian soldier, "there were thousands of time-expired men—fifty thousand, I think—who were out of work, and many…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
1,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 71
The War Tax. Payment Guaranteed
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Though Mr. Chamberlain has postponed the official announcement respecting the £30,000,000 war tax, a meeting of the beads of South African…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. Cardinal Moran and the Samoan War
At the blessing of a Catholic edifice at Waverley yesterday afternoon, Cardinal Moran referred to the Samoan war and us causes. He complained that certain statements which were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cardinal's Reply. Regarding the Samoan War. Complaint of Misrepresentation. Protestant Missionary Agents Blamed. the War "Worse Than' the Armenian Outrages
Cardinal Moran broke silence yesterday afternoon at Waverley regarding his statements concerning the Samoan war and its causes. On the occasion of the induction of the Christian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Africa. the Transvaal War Tax. the Proposal Approved. London, Jan. 16
Though Mr. Chamberlain has postponed making an official announcement respecting the Transvaal's war tax contribution of £30,000,000, a meeting of the heads of South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Retrenched Soldiers
Several of the soldiers in the N.S.W. Forces who were retrenched last year, complain at not yet having received their compensation. They state that the department was pretty punctual in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Sir Frederick Sargood. Buried with Military Honors. "A Soldier and a Citizen."
The funeral of the late Sir Frederick Sargood took place on Saturday afternoon at St. Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne. It was an imposing demonstration.'Many flags in the city were at half-mast,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Shooting. a Boy Wounded. Peculiar Case
At the Newtown Police Court, Harold Boyd was changed with shooting at Ernest Rupert Jarrett, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Abraham Jarrett, storeman, living at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Incident of the War. Boer Commandant's Revenge. a British Officer Murdered
South African files give the following account of the trial, as yet incomplete, of a Boer commandant, who cold-bloodedly shot a British officer who was taken prisoner in 1901:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Auburn Tragedy. No trace of Murderers. Police Still on the War-path
There are no new developments in connection with the murder of Constable Long at Auburn yesterday. The police have absolutely nothing to work upon, and their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cardinal's Charges. Protestant Mission Community Aroused. Imperial Inquiry Wanted. Historical Facts About the Samoan War
The reiteration by Cardinal Moran of charges against Protestant missionaries in Samoa has set on foot a movement for the appointment of an Imperial Royal Commission to inquire into his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Chamberlain. the Johannesburg Banquet. a Magnificent Reception. the Works and War Loans. Disapproval of Chinese Labour. the Transvaal a White Man's Country. London, Jan. 19
Among those present at the banquet given at Johannesburg in honour of Mr. Chamberlain on Friday were Lord Milner and General Louis Botha. The Mayor of Johannesburg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Methods
PICTON, Tuesday.--Last night a meeting was called, to see if a sufficient number of men could be obtained in the district to establish a local half-squadron of Mounted Rifles on a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The French Man-of-war Protet
The French man-of-war Protet, which recently arrived in Port Jackson, was last week taken into Woolwich Dock, and an excellent photograph, taken of the cruiser as she appeared in the dock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tho French Man-of-War Protet. (See illustration on previous page.)
The French man-of-war Protet, which recently arrived in Port Jackson, was last week taken into Woolwich dock. Our artist took the opportunity of photographing her as she lay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →“Welcome Home”to the Very Rev. Dean O’Haran, D.D.
On Thursday last the priests of the Arendicese entertained the Very Rev. Dean O’Haran at a complimentary picnic. The gathering was made the occasion of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sensational Shooting. Fowl Thieves Wounded. Strong Magisterial Remarks
At the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday afternoon, before Mr. T. E. M'Nevin, S.M., Christopher Seller (35), and Sydney Seller (26), two Castle Hill men, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Panther's Engagement. German War Vessel Damaged. London, Jan. 20
The Caracas correspondent of the "Daily Erpress" states that the objector the German cruiser Panther in bombarding the San Carlos fort at Lake Maracaibo was to capture the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cost of the War. The Transvaal's Contribution. a Suggestion. London
It is now known how the Transvaal's contribution to the cost of the war was fixed at £30,000,000. The suggestion of that amount first came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →De Wet's Adventures and Victories. A Wonderful Narrative. the Most Glorious Story of the South African War the Book of the Day. the Man Who, with His Handful of Burghers, Staggered the British Army. His Own Story. How He Out His Way Through Sixty Thousand Men
There is one passage in De Wet's book on the South African war which is the keynote of the whole story. “We knew,”he writes, “that humanly speaking ultimate victory…
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