City Shooting Sensation Man Wounded in the Breast Saved by a Button
A shooting sensation occurred this afternoon In Clarence lane, city, A man named John Byrnes, aged 25, dairyman, living in 'Factory street,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1909
1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 60
Some Istorical Earthquakes. the Earliest on Record. One That Caused a War
The first mention of earthquakes is in the Bible, which refers to several. One of the most remarkable is that which occurred in the 27th year of Uzziah, King of Judah. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Frightful Death Roll. in Itily's Earthquake. Nearly a Quarter of a Million Lives Lost. a Town Wiped Out. 2000 Soldiers Killed
LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The deaths at Messina, number 135,000, among them being 200 visitors. Of 44,000 persons at Reggio 40,060 perished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Shooting Sensation Man Wounded in the Breast. Saved by a Button
A shooting sensation occurred this afternoon in Clarenco-lane, city. A man named John Byrnes, aged 25, dairyman, living in Factory-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shot in Court. Lawyer Wounded by Discarded Juror. Sensational Suicide of the Assailant
DURING an interval in the trial of the "boss" of San Francisco, Abraham Ruef, who was charged and convicted of bribery under circumstances familiar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Brink of War. How Narrowly Big Conflicts Have Been Averted
DIPLOMACY is the rope by which nations are suspended over the abyss of war. It is a very slender rope, and it frays easily, and the least little thing in the world—…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Industrial War At. Broken-hill. Hostilities Commenced in Earnest. Mine Closely Picketed and Watched
BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--War between the unions and the Proprietary Company has now commenced in earnest. The mine was closely picketed to-day, and the approaches are well…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Xlii
But be not long, for in the tedious minutes Exquisite interval, I am on the rack; For sure the greatest evil we can know,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Soldier's Knapsack. New Equipment Approved by the Army Council
The British Army Council has decided to issue a new pattern of equipment to the infantry, known as the "web" pattern, which will subdivide the set into "marching and fighting"…
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The oldest private soldier in the British Army. Private William Hurley, of the Royal Horse Artillery, who is now 57 years old, and has served (or 36 years. Special permission was…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Soldiers' Songs Sir Ian Hamilton Praises Them
General Sir Ian Hamilton, in an interesting introduction to a little volume of "War Songs." selected by Christopher Stone, and published by the Clarendon Press, is loud…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Indian Jubilee Increased Pay for Soldiers LONDON, Friday, 3 p m
Increased rates of pay have been granted to the officers and men of the Indian army. A long list of Indian honors was gazetted last night in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers and Sailors Military and Naval Notes
"A power whose morning-drum boat, following the sun, circles the earth." -- DANIEL WEBSTER. The "Westminster Gazette" protests against the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plenty of Bombs At War in the Air Weapons That Might Annihilate a Whole Fleet
The advent of the airship has set many people speculating about the possibilities of war in the future. The pictures generally drawn are very alarming, as it is pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cartridge Exploses. Lad Fatally Wounded. Campbelltown
David Hair, 16 years of ago, employed at M'Vicar's Marrickville woollon mills, was accidentally shot at North Menangle on Saturday morning. He died instantly. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta Man hot. Wounded in the B[?]
A shooting sensation occurrence New Year's Day in Clarence Lane, [?] A man named John Byrnes, [?] 25, dairyman, living in Factory-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earthquake and War
The practical sympathy with Italy is highly creditable to humanity, but it is also highly suggestive of man's inherent inconsistency of conduct. The horrors of a great war between…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Story of the Boer War
Here in a good story. General T., who is famous in the Army for his habit of calling a. spade semething even worse than a shovel The incident deseribed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Man-o'-war Steps. a Pathetic Incident
There were many inquiries made of the naval men at Mar.-o'-War Steps as to the names of those who had been drowned. And there were some pathetic incidents. Two young, ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.50 p.m. the Funeral of Fifteen. Two Divisions of Hearses. Scene at Man-o'-war Steps
The funeral of the victims of Tuesday's harbor catastrophe took place this afternoon, and, contrary to the over-night arrangements, there was a street procession of over 600 bluejackets…
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