Our Young Soldiers
Recent military training camps under the compulsory system have proved to most satisfactory, so far as the toughness and pliability of the trainees…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1913
2,062 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 104
Serious Allegations. Soldiers Refuse to Eat Food Threatened with Arrest
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In spite of what has been said in contradiction of the assertions of the men in camp at Gawler with respect to the unsatisfactory nature of the food supplied to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Modern War
General Friedrich von Bernhardi is a retired German cavalry leader, who is devoting his leisure to the composition of military text-books. He belongs to the militant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wounded "Chum." Hether Eaton, "Sedgeford," writes
Dear G.S.— I am very pleased to be able to write to you-once move. I have had my arm broken. at the shoulder, and the lower part was only set at liberty this week. Grandfather has been very ill with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vicar's War on Socialism
The most wonderful old man in London is at present engaged in training the most remarkable order of clergy that have probably ever been ordained…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Gunner Wounded. Serious Wind-up to Camp. Mock Court Martial's Tragic Ending. Injured Man's Condition Critical
A proposed mock court martial, which formed part of the humorous winding-up ceremonies at the garrison artillery camp at Middle Head late on Friday afternoon ended tragically…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Ball. the Apple of Discord. Melee with Knives. Twenty Wounded. Two Killed. Rome, Friday Evening
Milan has been the scene of an extraordinary occurrence, with a tragic ending. A [?] light took [?] the Workmen's Ball, between two groups of youths, who…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →German War Levy. New Taxation Bill. Berlin, March 27
"Germania" states that the New Army and Taxation Bills include a war levy, of a milliard marks, and it is proposed to make the Empire the heir to estates of intestates who…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cooks for Soldiers. Melbourne
On July 1 the first squad of cooks will be added to the military forces. Pay at the rate of 6s, will be paid them for each day's attendance at camp…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Young Soldiers. Trainees in Camp Life. Australia's Future Army. (By an Officer.)
When universal service was first introduced into the field of politics, the writer felt bound in his own humble way to oppose it. In common with very many others, he was of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War on Society
Immediately a strike is declared in any industry the first act of the Crown Law Department should be to have the officers arrested on a charge of conspiracy; and any…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Ball-room Riot. Knives Drawn in Dispute Over Partners. Twenty Wounded. Rome, Friday Night
A sensational incident occurred during the progress of a workmen's ball at Milan. Two groups of youths drew their knives and indulged in a bloody fray over three girls…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Late Cable News. at the Gates. Boom of Bulgarian Cannon Heard in Constantinople. Hundreds of Wounded in the Capital. Heavy Turkish Losses. Constantinople, Saturday Morning
The Bulgarians are at the gates. The boom of their cannon is audible in the city, and the inhabitants are in a state of panic…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Settling the War. Allies Agreeable to Accept Powers' Decision. Allocation of Boundaries. Sofia, Friday Night
The Balkan Allies have definitely decided to accept the proposals of the Great Powers as a basis for peace negotiations. VIENNA, Friday Night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Alleged Stabbing Man Seriously Injured at Middle Head. Soldier Arrested
A mysterious affair occurred at the training camp at Middle Head on Friday, as the result of which Gunner Robert M'Intosh was admitted to the Royal North Shore Hospital with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Material Captured
The value of the war material captured on the fall of the city is estimated at £7,000,000, and has been equally divided between the Servia[?] and the Bulgarians…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The German War Levy
The accuracy of the conjecture that Germany's hugely increased military expenditure was to be attributed to the changed situation produced by the collapse of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War in the Air. Australia's Position. Waiting on the War Office. Melbourne
"The War Office is our father and the Admiralty our mother is a saying in the Commonwealth Defence Department. Bernard O'Dowd has apostrophised the cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gunner Wounded. the Middle Head Mock Trial Eichler Before North Sydney Court. Bail Refused
Alfred Mikon Eichler, 21, one of the principal actors in the mock trial at the artillery camp, appeared at the North Sydney Police Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. Montenegro Disregards Powers. Bulgarian Losses. Setting[?]. Sunday Evening
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