Soldiers of Fortune
Mr. Richard Harding Davis, the American war correspondent, has put together half-a-dozen picturesque biographies under the taking title of "Real Soldiers of Fortune." Some of his…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1907
968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 49
Desperate Affray in Paris Hotel. Three People Shot Dead—others Wounded. Paris, March 10
A sensational shooting affray occurred at the Hotel Pigalle, in Montmartre, to-night. The hotel is opposite the well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Outer Empire Imperial Defence Minister of War Addresses the Conference Exchange of Officers Discussed London, Sunday, 2 p.m
Mr. R. B. Haldane (Secretary of State for War) addressed the Conference yesterday upon the general principles of imperial military organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Wounded. Who Were His Assailants[?]
Shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday night a man named Charles Fletcher was taken to Sydney Hospital suffering from severe scalp wounds and a wounded hand. When questioned Fletcher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Toulon Arsenal. Great Damage. Soldiers and Sailors Injured
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—A great fire, the cause of which is unknown, has occurred at the arsenal at Toulon, France. The workshops, the officers' quarters, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Notes. Singing Soldiers
Quite recently, the British Admiralty intimated its intention to issue a regulation song book, for the use of ships' companies. And now the Army Council has published a book…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prepare for War. Germany's Lesson From France. London, April 24
Lieut.-General von Einem, Prussian Minister for War, speaking in the German Reichstag yesterday, made a militant speech. He said that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Empire As a Whole. Great Britain's Obligation. Before It Comes to War
LONDON, Wednesday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. R. B. Haldane's bill, providing for the establishment and organisation of territorial forces, was read a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Servant Girls and Soldiers a Scandalous Circular
The following is a copy of the contents of a handbill which is being circulated amongst domestic female servants in Dublin and its suburbs: —…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toulon Arsenal on Fire. Thirty Soldiers and Sailors Injured
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A fire at the Toulon Arsenal, France, destroyed the workshops, the officers torpedo school, and several storehouses. There were 30 soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Empire Defence. the British Scheme. Discussion in Conference. an Imperial General Staff, a School of War. Common Conception of Strategic Needs. Naval Problems. London, April 24
On the resumption of the Colonial Conference yesterday. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, moved,—"That this Conference,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Liners in War Time the New Cunarders
The institution of Naval Architects met on March 22 in the Hall of the Society of Arts, London, under the presidency of the Earl of Glasgow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Uncle Sam's Soldiers
MANY people, Australians perhaps among them, believe that the United States possesses no regular army; or, at least, none beyond the few regiments of cavalry found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Novelist Banned by Sailors. American Writer, who Enlisted in American Navy, Returns to Citizen Life
Mr. J. B. Connolly, the novelist and eulogiser of the "Gloucester" fishermen, who, at President Roosevelt's suggestion, as previously mentioned in "The World's News," enlisted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers and Sailors Military and Naval Notes "A power whose morning-drum beat, following the sun, circles the earth." --Daniel Webster
Khaki was first worn by white troops in India in December, 1849. The airship will do more to abolish our monster navies and armies than any (Peace)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Germany to Prepare for War
Lieut.-General von Eiern, Prussian Minister for War, speaking in the German Reichstag, made a militant speech. He said that he was confident that the Reichstag would vote moneys to give the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Shot at a Wedding-feast. a Young Bride Wounded. New York, March 25
An extraordinary occurrence took place In the quiet New England village of Ira. It was on the evening of the wedding of Miss Mary Parker, the 19-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Turkish Soldier An Appreciation
There is no nation of Arabs; the Syrian merchant is separated by a wider gulf from the Bedouin than he is from the Osmanli, the Syrian country is inhabited by Arabic…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Military Reforms. Removal of Restrictions Upon Soldiers
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Minister for Defence and the Military Board intend shortly to discuss the question of the abolition of the instructional cadre instituted by General Hutton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Avert War
John Kendrick Bangs, in "Harper's Weekly," quotes a statement by Rear Admiral Evans, of the U.S. Navy, that:—I believe that the Government of the United States should at once…
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