Aeronautics New German War-airship
The German Ministry of War has ordered a new military Parseval airship of the latest type. When it is ready next May, the Germen air fleet will include twelve large air cruisers…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1913
2,062 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 104
"Germany Above All." Festival of Empire. Heroes of Franco-prussian War
"Germany! Germany above all! "Above all in the world." This chorus of the German National song represented the spirit of the German community…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. Powers Will Not Give Way. "Adrianople Must Surrender." London, Friday Night
The Powers unanimously insist upon the surrender of Adrianople. No mention has been made of the Aegeans in a joint note which has been issued…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fiendish Cruelty. Soldiers Shoot Down Lepers and Burn Them Alive. Crowd Applauds Murderers. Shanghai, Friday Night
A ghastly spectacle was witnessed near here this morning. The authorities at Nan-ning pretended to accept the offer made by the Catholic Fathers to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Day with the Gunners on South Head. How the Nation Makes Its Permanent Soldiers, and How It Looks After Them
"Halt! Who goes there?" The "Sunday Times" man. "Pass, 'Sunday Times'—all's well. And up into South Head Fort marched the writer and…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Getting Ready. Second War Ahead. London, Sunday, 8.30 p.m
Travellers arriving in England from Constantinople say that there is a great assemblage of troops from Asia in the Turkish capital…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Peace or War? Momentous Meeting To-day. London, Monday, 1.10 a.m
The Grand Council of Ministers have been convened to meet in Constantinople to-day to decide on peace or war…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers' Pay Delayed. Militia Officers Disgusted
"There will have to be a change in the very near future. Things seem to be in a state of absolute chaos at the present," said a militia officer of many years' standing this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded by a Wave. Curious Accident at Manly
A man, Fritz Deuker, living at Whistler- street, Manly, met with a curious accident while walking along the water's edge on the Ocean Beach, Manly, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Aeroplanes for Austria
VIENNA, Monday.-- The "Neue Freie Presse" states that the War Office has ordered 70 aeroplanes to be delivered at the end of February…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Balkan War Pictures. Kinemacolor in London
On page-9 of this issue appears a cable from, the London "Times," stating that the Balkan delegates attended the Scala Theatre. where remarkable Kinemacolor pictures…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dreyfus Case Revived. Cabinet Crisis. War Minister Resigns
PARIS, Sunday Evening.-- Parliamentary circles are excited over Colonel du Paty de Clam, who was a prominent figure in connection with the famous Dreyfus case, being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peace or War? Turkey Considers. the Powers' Note
LONDON, Monday.-- Advices from Constantinople state that the Turkish Cabinet is about to summon the Grand Council to decide whether peace shall be concluded or war resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Balance. Peace or War? the Powers' Firm Note. Albania Takes a Hand. Declares War on Servia. Constantinople, Monday Evening
Anticipating the contents of the Note to be sent by the Powers, the Turkish Cabinet is about to summon a Grand Council to decide whether the war shall be continued of paces…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Merchantmen in War. Auxiliary Warships. London, Monday, 10.5 p.m
Sir J. D. Rees asked in the House of Commons to-day what action the Admiralty was taking to compete with Germany in the matter of converting merchantmen into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War in London. Delegates Watch the Pictures. London, Tuesday, 12.45 a.m
A party of Balkan delegates attended the Scala Theatre, in London, last night, and witnessed a remarkable Kinemacolor picture of scenes in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Peace or War? Turkish Grand Council. Momentous Meeting. Attitude of Powers. Constantinople, Jan, 13
The Cabinet is about to summon a Grand Council in order to decide the question of peace or further war. Further reinforcements from Asia Minor…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →France and Russia. Czar's War Minister in Paris. London, Monday, 8.25 p.m
The Paris "Matin" Announces that General Sukhomllnoff, the Russian War Minister, has arrived at an agreement with the French General Staff regarding several questions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Balkan Struggle. More War Almost Certain. Grand Council Meets. London, Tuesday, 1.5 a.m
The Grand Council of Ministers met yesterday, and many civil, military, and religious notables were present. The decision has not been disclosed, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Balkan War. Interruption of Peace Conference Territorial Difficulties Still Unsettled the Powers' Note to Turkey
It is reported that an informed exchange of views will lead to a recalling of the peace conference, Both sides, however, affirm their unwillingness to…
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