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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
2,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 144
Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Victoria boarded the steamer Medina at Portsmouth, and accompanied King George and Queen Mary to London…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →"Portland, December 18.—"Mysterious Billy" Smith the former prize-fighter who last night was knocked out by four bullets from the revolver of Captain A. B. Loomis the husband of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fighting has been vigorous in North Africa, the scene of the principal hostilities between Italy and Turkey. Italy is certainly paying a heavy price for something probably not worth…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →BERLIN, Tuesday.—The saval correspondent of the "Frankfort Gasette" states that the fact that while the German high aras fleet was carrying out manocu[?]res is the North sea in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON. Tuesday Evening.—The Army council has come to a decision to utilise taxi cabs for transport purposes in war time. They are to be used in conjunction with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Warships are expensive articles and the wreck of one may cost anything from a few thousands of pounds in the case of a torpedo boat to nearly two millions if a modern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Swiss Government has refused to allow 14 railway truckloads of German shells for Italy to pass through the Simplon tunnel…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Japanese mail steamer Kumano Maru arrived at Sydney this morning from Japan with a number of passengers, cargo, and mails. The run from the East was described…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The International Arbitration League has issued a protest against the use of aerial vessels in warfare, and is urging an international agreement to abstain from their use…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Two people in the same line of business whose shops are located almost next door to one another seldom agree. They are on very friendly relations for a while, but when one…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →When man was a savage he hunted for his food. Every day had its moments of excitement and exaltation at the killing of a quarry, and, in time, a sensual appetite for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →BERLIN, Tuesday.--It is stated semi-officially that the new German battleship, Erzstscheimdall, now known as the Friedrich der Grosse, which is completing at Hamburg, will measure…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Caneva, Commander-in-Chief of the Italian forces in Tripoli, is back in Rome His return is said to be due to the desire of the Government to discuss, with him the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In this issue there appears, under the caption of "Stipendiary Stewards on Shoes," a paragraph which calls to mind an old racing reminiscence dating back to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—In reply to Bert Barrett's letter, which appeared in last weeks "Sportsman," I am only too willing to fight barrett again for any amount he likes. I can't make out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A sensational incident attended the military man[?]uvres at Oakleigh (Vic.). Some drivers belonging to the Field Artillery were having lunch outside a tent, when a horse in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning the weather was thawing and foggy as the King and Queen drove through the city to attend the thanksgiving service in St. Paul's for their safe return from India…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"I read in your issue of the 6th Instant under the heading of 'Barbers' War,' a statement from Mr. Kelsey, secretary of the employees' union. In his statement he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Pekin cable of Tuesday's date says:— General Yuan Shih Kai has at last come to terms with the leaders of the Republican Party. He announces that he cordially…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Lord Roberts proclaims without, hesitation that the Regular British Army is not fitted for war. Their rifle was very inferior to the rifle with which the French and German…
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