Homes for Old Men-o'-war
The Admiralty has decided to clear all the obsolete ships from the English dockyards, and moor them in places where they will be quite out of the way. Small fleets are to be placed…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1905
2,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 103
The War. the Baltic Fleet. Idling at Madagascar. London, Jan. 25
The French gunboat Capricorne, which has arrived at the Seychelles, reports that the Baltic fleet was at Passandava Bay, Madagasear, on the 20th instant. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Organisation of Revolutionaries. Incidents of Other Strikes. the Continuity of Protest and Oppression. Sympathy of the Soldiery
Few men, still fewer writers, know Russia and her internal economy more intimately than Geoffrey Drage, the author of "Russian Affairs," a book published but a few months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Why the Soldier Is As He Is
Carl Joubert's "Russia as it Really Is" is the writing of a man who lived nine years in Russia, visiting every Government, associating with every class, and acquiring the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal War
In the West Ward two candidates are announced to fight for the seat. The first in the field was Mr. John Hunter, whose advertisement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rioting in Finland. Police Use Their Swords. Many Persons Wounded
LONDON, Friday. -- During the demonstration at Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, the police used the knout freely. At a later stage, the police attacked with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cheap Money Anticipated. Strain of the War Over
LONDON, Friday. -- At a meeting of shareholders in the National Provincial Bank of England, Limited, yesterday, Mr. Robert Wigram (director) said there was evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War. New Japanese Battleship. Largest in the World
LONDON, January 27, 2.43 p.m.—Japan is constructing at Yokosuka a battleship of 19,000 tons. It will have a speed of 18¼ knots, and be the largest and most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Strain of War. British Trade Recovering. London, Jan. 27
Mr. Robert Wigram, a director, speaking at the annual meeting of the National Provincial Bank of England yesterday, said that there was evidence that the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Proclamation in Odessa. Japan and Her Allies Responsible. Termination of the War Desired
LONDON, Friday. -- The Prefect of Police at Odessa, in a proclamation issued for the benefit of the workers, declares that the Japanese and their allies in Europe are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War. Russian Advance. Attacked by Japanese. Heavy Artillery Duel. Rczjdestvensky's Reports. London, Jan. 27
Reuter's correspondent with the head-quarters of General Kuroki's army on the eastern side of the theatre of war in Manchuria, reports that there was heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War. Fighting in Manchuria. Heavy Artillery Firing. the Japanese Attacking. Russians Across the Hun-ho. Where Is the Baltic Fleet?
LONDON, Friday. -- There are indications that severe fighting is proceeding between the Russian and Japanese forces in the vicinity of the Hun River…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gapon Wounded. In Hospital, Unrecognised. LONDON, Friday Afternoon
It is reported that the priest, Gapon, who led the abortive demonstration before the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, on Sunday, is lying wounded at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Dads Wayback" on the War
IT do look be ther paper, Wayback, as if that there Port Arthur was took at last. I see ther cove that was goin ter die afore he surrendered,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dynamite Outrages at Lodz. 42 Riga Strikers Killed and 50 Badly Wounded. LONDON, Saturday Morning
Thirty-five dynamite outrages occurred at Lodz during the week. Sixty thousand men are out on strike at Riga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Riga Riots. Forty-two Strikers Killed. Many Others Wounded and Drowned. London, Saturday, 4.35 a.m
Sixty thousand workers are on striae at Riga. In the encounters with the troops that took place on Thursday 42 persons were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Fighting Near Mukden. General Engagement Proceeding. London, Saturday, 6.30 a.m
The "Lokal Anzeiger," of Berlin has received news to the effort that a general engagement is proceeding between the Russians and at Mukden. The correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russo-jap War. Forces Marking Time—preparing for the Spring. Armies Within Striking Distance
Two and a half divisions of Russian troops face General Oku's army, and two Army Corps confront Field-Marshal Nodzu's troops, while three Army Corps face General Kuroki's commamnd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. Big Battle Raging. Heavy Losses on Both Sides. World's Largest and Most Powerfully Armed Battleship. LONDON, Friday Afternoon
The Japanese Government is Having constructed at Yokosuka a 19,000 ton battleship, which it is anticipated will be capable of 18¼ knots an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest Cable News Russian Revolution. the Czar Scared Many Dynamite Outrages—slaughter Lies Against England Admitted—Londoners Accused of Financing Strikers—To Assist Japan in the War. LONDON, Friday Afternoon
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that the Duke of Leuchtenberg told the Czar the truth as to last Sunday's massacre…
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