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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 60
The proudest privilege of soldiers who have "seen service"—taken part in the wars of their country—is to wear a ribbon, or medal, as the case may be, to indicate the extent of such…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—As a precaution in the event of invasion, the War Office has arranged to secure 2000 taxicabs in London for the transport of 10,000 troops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ORANGE, Monday.--The tug-of-war between March and Kangaroobie, six men aside, for £15, took place on Saturday night at the skating rink. Kangaroobie won the first two pulls, the last one taking 57 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,--To say that indignation is felt at the action of the Defence Department in depriving officers of the citizen forces and citizens who served as officers in the Soudan, South Africa, and China of the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An international exhibition of acronautics will be held at Frankfort in July. Acronautics will play an important role in the Imperial army manoeuvres on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Professor T. W. E. David, (who located the South Magnetic Pole). Lieutenant Shackleton, (who commanded the Nimrod Expedition)…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The precautions of the War Office to resist invasion are becoming more active, with the menace to Britain's naval power involved in the significant activity of Germany. Were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,--If your report as to the cutting down of the [?] of war services of officers in the million is correct it is only another instance of the want of management which hangs over the Military Department. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Referring to the comments of "The Daily Telegraph" upon the omission of war service records of militia and volunteer officers from the "Military Forces…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last evening, at the rooms, Equitable-buildings, the usual monthly meeting of the National Rifle Association council was held. Mr. E. J. Brown presided. Representatives who had visited the meetings of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Captain Penfold, the well-known aeronaut, will make daring balloon ascents and parachute descents, with the Baldwin war balloon, from Clontarf, on Sunday and Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last night, at 10 o'clock, the biggest eyele relay ride yet held in the Southern Hemisphere started from the Adelaide G.P.O., and continuously for three days odd a military…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Five types of bombs are now being manufactured for use in the Servian army. They may be classified as follows:—1. Infantry bomb. 2. Artillery bomb. 3. Cavalry bomb. 4. Large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From the reports of the National Rifle As[?]tion by the special officers sent to represent the council at the district rifie meetings, it appears that the country militia and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The nations play the game of war with many curious restrictions. Thus it is highly immoral to use an explosive bullet; but if the projectile is large enough to be called a shell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Captain Penfold, the well-known aeronaut, will make daring balloon ascents and parachute descents, with the Baldwin war balloon, from Clontarf, on Sunday and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A remarkable address has been given before the Authors' Club, in London, by Sir. Patrick Manson on the war of science against the deadly mosquito, in which he himself…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The war-Walloon came of the fecund mother of inventions. It was Year II, of the Republic. The battle-gage of a king's head which she had chucked down to all Europe had found Europe…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"People are realising that life as it is at the present day is not what it ought to be," remarked Sir Oliver Lodge, at the opening of a Smoke Abatement Exhibition, in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Several important discussions took place in the House, of Commons before the adjournment regarding the International Naval Conference, and the definitions of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →