Shell Bursts. Four Soldiers Killed. Demolishing a Fort. Berlin, Friday Evening
A shocking occurrence is reported from Koenlgaberg. During the demolition of a fort, in which operation a detachment of artillerymen was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1913
2,062 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 104
Soldier Runs Amok. Shoots His Captain at Point Blank Range as he Spoke to Him. Commits Suicide
Very early on December 17 a repetition of the battle of Houndsditch was enacted at the Horse Artillery Barracks, in St. Petersburg. causing an immense sensation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peace through Fear. Manliness and Funk. The doctrine that the best way to present [?] is to prepare for war is founded on funk and fear
[?] Congress, held in Melbourne, Mr. [?] Deputy Government Stat[?] of Western Australia [?] a paper on the Wastefulness of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteers' War Kites
Be your own airman and fly your own kite. This, roughly, may be said to be the object of the newly-formed British Volunteer War Kite Squadron. Man-lifting kites for war use are…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →At the War. Australian Biograph Operator. Beats War Correspondents. Under Shrapnel Fire
It was an Australian journalist, Mr. Martin Donohue, who, among the war correspondents, following the Balkan war got the biggest scoop, and wrote the most brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the Brink. More War Inevitable. Turkey Calling Soldiers Up. Are the Allies Bluffing? LONDON
Diplomats believe that resumption of the war is inevitable. The Porte has protested to the Powers against the allies' termination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Armistice Concluded. Delegates Leaving London War Area Will be Confined. LONDON
The delegates who came over to the Peace Conference in London are leaving to-day. It is anticipated that the conflict will be confined to the bombardment of Adrianople…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MAN 0' War Cutter Missing. Lost in the Persian Gulf. London. Friday Afternoon
The cutter belonging to the cruiser Persens, stationed in the Persian Gulf, has been missing since January 18. There were an officer and eight bluejackets on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Again. Allies and Turks Prepare to Renew the Struggle. Grim Outlook. Constantinople, Friday Afternoon
Officers of the Army at present in the capital have been ordered to rejoin the colors within twenty-four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Soldier Centenarian
Mr. Robert Cole, of Croydon, Eng., on Christmas Eve entered upon his 105th year. The old soldier was born in 1808, at Canterbury. His early life was one of hardship. He was left…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Too Many Cooks. Young Soldiers' Worries
The first of the continuous training camps under the new system was held at La Perouse. and terminated yesterday. About 950 of the Senior Cadets, who during last year had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirsting for War. Constantinople
While the Government drafted the mildest possible answer to the Powers' Note, the Committee of Public Safely is preparing a violent proclamation, urging a continuance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For Wounded Turks. Egyptian Field Hospitals. London, Sunday, 11.23 p.m
The Egyptian Red Crescent Society is rapidly equipping field hospitals for the Turkish wounded. Two corps have already been installed at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Not Worth While. Berlin
The "Local Anzeizer" states that the Powers are seeking to influence the Allies particularly Bulgaria, in the direction of further negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Material for Servia. Belgrade, Feb. 1
Twelve French quick-firers and 1400 tons of war material have been landed at Salonika for Servia…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Famous Battle Painter. Detaille's Sudden Death. Fought in the War of '70
The death of Edouard Detaille, the painter, at the age of 64, has caused widespread grief in France. Edouard Detaille, who painted one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. French Flyer to the Front Macedonians Pleased. Belgrade, Sunday Night
The Servian authorities have during the war with Turkey shown themselves alive to the possibilities of the aeroplane. The famous French flying man, Vedrines, has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor- Boats in War. Admiralty Will Use Them. London, Sunday, 11.25 p.m
The Admiralty has made a request to the Sunderland Motor Boat Club that it should allow its boats to become an auxiliary reserve for use in time of war…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers Without Beer
"Canteen" writes:— This is outside the ordinary stretch of imagination, and yet the experiment has been tried—with disastrous results—at La Perouse, during the recent camp held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Soldiers
"No S[?]" writes "It may, perhaps, interest sons of on creditors to know, although some increments have been provided for in current year's estimates, that so far as the…
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