Death of a V. C. Hero. Story of the Malay War
We regret to announce the death of General George Nicholas Channer, V. C., C. B., who has passed away at his home in North Devon, after a long illness (says the London…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1906
1,097 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 55
Returned Soldiers' Pay. Judge Murray's Report. to Be Published To-morrow. Over £60,000 Involved
Though the report of his Honour Judge Murray, who was appointed a Royal Commission to investigate the claims of certain South African soldiers for Imperial as well as colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier and His Pay Out in the Gold. Quartebmaster Howarth's Case
Now that the Royal Commission, appointed to inquire into the claims of the returned South African soldiers, for pay that had been (as they claimed) wrongfully withheld, has reported in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Pay Inquiry Judge Murray's Report. Claims Substantiated
No fewer than 142: witnesses were examined before the Returned Soldiers' Pay Commission, the report of which has been made available for publication. The effect of the report is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Pay. Soldiers' Claims Upheld. the Royal Commission. Judge Murray's Report
The report of Judge Murray, who sat as a Royal Commission of Inquiry into claims of members of New South Wales contingents in South Africa was made available yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. and Their Pay. General Order 112. What Does It Mean?
A little problem, which has troubled the New South Wales soldiers, who did duty in South Africa, the Government, and courts of this State, and also the Privy Council of the…
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That hope deferred which made the hearts of some of the soldiers whom New 'South Wales welcomed back from-South Africa sick seems in a fair way to be fulfilled at last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers. Claim for Double Pay. Report Oe Royal Commission. Claimants Generally Successful
The report by Judge Murray, who was appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into claims of members of New South Wales contingents for Imperial in addition to full local pay, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldiers' Pay
The report was presented yesterday of the Royal Commission appointed by the State Government to inquire whether certain members of New South Wales contingents who served in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ambushed by Blacks. 304 Portuguese Killed and Wounded
A detachment of a Portuguese column operating in South West Africa, were recently ambushed at night and cut up, 254 officers and men having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A St. Louis Sensation. Maniac's Murderous Pastime. Fourteen Women Wounded. London, Friday, 3.5 p.m
A great sensation has been created at St. Louis by the murderous pranks of a supposed maniac. Armed with a double-edged knife, this man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Automobile. Mows Down a Regiment in a Minute
An armored automobile "galloping" across broken country, leaping dutches like a bunting horse, impenetrable to Lobel bullets and shrapnel, firing its hidden battery at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War Cloud. England, France, and Germany. Strong Words by Prince Bulow
In the Reichstag on December 14, Prince Bulow, replying to Herr Rebel (Socialist), said:--"That we are pursuing no aggressive plans against Great Britain I have said a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Franco-German War of 1906. (A Forecast.) From a French Point of View. the Invasion of France
The following narrative, purporting to five an account of the circumstances in which war broke out again between France and Germany in the autumn of the present year, is a translation from "I[?] vie Illustree,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Soldier and His Pay Out in the Cold. Quartermaster Howarth's Case
Now that the Roya Commission appointed to inquire into the claims of the returned South African soldiers, for pay that had been (as they claimed) wrougfully withheld, has reported in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →(All Rights Reserved.] the Remittance Man, Chapter XXXIII.—An Old Soldier's Revenge
Stern and lowering were the faces,that greeted Ian and James McBean when the pair were [?]shered into the Major's smoking-room. None replied to Jan's grave bow, and although the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →For King and Empire. Our Soldiers and Riflemen. Lord Roberts on Imperial Defence
At the close of the South African war a Royal Commission was appointed in England to report upon the care and treatment of the sick and wounded during the campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' Pay
Mr. C. Oakes, M.L.A. for Paddington, who all through championed the cause of the returned soldiers from South Africa, estimates that the total amount that will have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South African Soldiers the Claim for Double Pay. Opinions on the Commission's Finding. Some Returned Officers' Views
So far as the general public is concerned, the opinion seems to be held that Judge Murray's finding in connection Willi the claims of the members of the South African contingents,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mutiny at Vladivostock a General Wounded. LONDON, Saturday Morning
Sailors and some artillerymen at Vladivostock mutinied and used quick-firers and rifles. General Selivanoff, Commander of…
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