America's Colored Soldiers. to Be Sent to the Philippines
LONDON, Monday.--All the colored regulars in the United States army have been assigned duty in the Philippines. General J. M. Bell declares that it is their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1907
968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 49
Tug of War. A.u.s.n. Wins First Prize. Eastern Suburbs Football Team on Top
The promoters of the monster tugs-of-war, open to all comers and football teams, for the championships, have every reason to be proud of the success…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Prevent War Hague Peace Conference Attitude of Great Britain London, Tuesday, 3.5 p.m
Mr. W. T. Stead, editor of the "Review of Reviews." is touring Europe and interviewing leading statesmen on behalf of the Hague Peace Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Humane Act Results in His Death
The City Coroner held an inquest at the Coroner's Court yesterday into the death of Gunner John Maxwell, of the Royal Australian Artillery, whose body was found on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatalities and Accidents. a Soldier's Terrible Fall. Over Bondi Cliffs
The circumstances surrounding the death of John Maxwell (37), a gunner, whose body was found on the rocks at Bondi on Saturday night, were investigated by the City Coroner yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Returned Soldiers' Pay
A good deal of misapprehension exists as to what returned soldiers are entitled to participate in the sum of money voted recently by the State Parliament. Judge Murray conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boers and Bullets. Wire Explosive Bul[?] Used. an Ex-soldier's Argument
"T. K." writes:—In the course of an argument on the ammunition used by the Boers during the late war, the subject of explosive bullets came up. I put forward the argument,…
Continued on Trove, page 52 →Mosquito War. How the Pest Is Fought. Drainage Plan Proves Successful
The prediction is made by scientists who have watched and studied the work of Dr. Alvah H. Doty, Health Officer of the Port of New York, that the mosquito pest of Staten Island…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Racial War. California Governor's Message Eastern States' Ignorance. London, Jan. 9
Mr. G. C. Pardee, Governor of California, in a message to the State Legislature, says that President Roosevelt with others in the eastern parts of the country have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peace of the World. Hague Conference Proposals. to Prevent War. What Britain Will Suggest
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Mr. W. T. Stead, editor of the "Review of Reviews," is touring Europe, interviewing loading stales-men on behalf of the Hague Peace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annamese Soldiers in Sydney
The ripple of a mild sensation is at present stirring the Arcadian quiet of the village of Bankstown, distant 12 miles from Sydney, on the Liverpool-road. The cause is found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Salt War
The great bulk of the salt used in this State comes from South Australia, and prices for a considerable time past have been regulated by a convention, in which three or…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Tales of the Crimean War
Sir Evelyn Wood toils some good soldier stories in his book, "The Crimea, in 1854 and 1894." In those days (he tells us) our men were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tale of the Boer War
A writer in the "United Service Magazine" describes an amusing incident that occurred in the midst of a fierce encounter during the Boer war. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers and Sailors Military and Natal Notes "A power whose morning- drum beat, following the sun, circles" the earth." --Daniel Webster
There arc 470,000 men in the Turkish army, or 70,000 more than in the Spanish. The Navy of Spain had In 1708 10,400 seamen. Nearly two centuries later it has but…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Peace and War
The fact that the Powers have decided not to include tire question of disarmament in the proposals to be discussed at the forthcoming Peace…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Pecksniff in the War Office
ONE doubts whether the public mind will be sensibly relieved by Mr. Haldane's assurance at the Guildhall banquet that he and the First Lord are "conscious of a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Soldier Falls Over Cliffs
John Maxwell, 37, a member of the Royal Australian Artillery, relieving gunner, was found dead on the rocks under the cliff at Bondi North. Oswald Manton, a fisherwan, was out in his…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Black and Brown Soldiers
The United States Government is going to send all its colored troops to garrison the Philippine Islands. This may be simply because "it is their turn," because the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Invention. an Extraordinary Report. Shadowed by Spies
The cables stated on Saturday that Mr. G. Austin, the Victorian, whose invention for the sighting of big guns has been placed before the War Office, informed interviewers…
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