The Seven Years' War and Expansion of the Empire
The French and English wore at war for seven years in all parts of the world, but especially at India and North America, a war which was ended by the Treaty of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
8,444 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250
Aircraft in War. Conditions Made Harder. London, Thursday Morning
Lecturing at the London University yesterday on "The Demands of Modern War," Major-General Sir W. R. Robertson urged that a higher standard of discipline and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Meat War. Marking Time. Waiting for the Men's Decision
There was a full this morning in the campaign between the master butchers and the butchers shopmen who went on strike on Monday last. A large number of the employees…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Near East Situation. More Rumors of War. London, Thursday Morning
In connection with the situation in the Near East, Germany is believed to be averse to coercive measures against Roumania, and has informed Turkey to that effect…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butchers. War to the Last Ditch. Employers' Declaration. a "Black" List. Men's Strike Committee
The strike of butchers' shopmen, about 400 being affected, continues, and is likely to assum[?] large proportions. There was a mass meeting of this section…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Office Official Sued. Officer's Slander Action. London, Friday Morning
Major Adam, formerly of the 5th Irish Lancers, is suing Sir Edward Ward, Permanent Undersecretary of the War Office, for slander…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War and the Red Cross. The Desire for Revenge and Loot
A sensation was caused at a lecture in London on Monday evening by Miss Mary Durham, the well-known war correspondent, who said that she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike. Meat Industry. Shops to Close. Trade Paralysed. Employees United. Signs of Industrial War
The strike in the meat trade yesterday resulted in a paralysis of business. It is expected that next week the retail shops will be closed, and operations in all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Meat War. This Morning's Big Meeting. Producers and Employers. Firm Stand Taken. Fresh Terms of Settlement. Glebe Island Abattoir Closed
There was a crowded meeting at the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street, city, this morning, when Mr. W. F. Jaques, vice-president of the Pastorallsts Union, presided. The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Final Edition. a Portion of This Afternoon's News Will on Found on Pages a and T of This Issue.) Meat War. Dissension at the Meeting. Stock Agents and Their Clients. Mr. Pitt's Attitude. (Continued on page s.)
At one stage of the proceedings at the meeting of representative of the employers and producer at the Royal Exchange. Bridge-street, City. this afternoon, there was an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How It Feels to Be Shot. Wounded Girls Sensation
A 16-year-old printer's appentles, Thoams Edward Cash, of Canterbury-road, Leyton England, was committed for trial from Stratford Police Court last month on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Against the King. Indian Wages War. Sentenced to Death
BOMBAY, Friday. -- A Special Court has sentenced Govindgar, a self-styled prophet, to death for waging war against the King, and Punja, his chief associate, to transportation for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, February 14, 1914. War to the Knife
The rejection by the mea last night of the renewed offer of a, compromisem, and in attitude adopted by the employers in the meat industry at the representative…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Meat War. Union to Suppiy the Public Considering Ways and Means. (Continued from page 8)
The question of supplying the public with must when the butcher's shops close next week has received the consideration of the Australasian Meat industry Employees' Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Meat War. Deadlock Continues. Union Officials Concerned. Cattle Must Be Killed. Slaughtermen to Keep Working
The official of the Australasian Meat industry Employees' Union are beginning to be considerably concerned at the magnitude the strike, or lock-out as they insist on terming it,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boer Soldier Shot. Californian Tragedy
A man named Daniel da villiers, who was said to have led a Boer commando in the South African War, was shot dead one night recently near Los Angeles, California, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sickness Attacks Soldiers. French Garrisons Afected
PARiS, Friday. -- Extraordinary epidemics of scarlet fever. pneumonia, and cerebro spinal meningitis have taken place, and 800 are in the hospital at Tonl and 500 at Naney…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →War by Wireless
The official adoption by the Italian Government of Signor Ulivi's invention for exploding ammunition at a distance by means of a concentration of rays projected…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Meat War
The decision of the carcase butchers and selling agents to resume business this morning and supply meat to any of the retail shops, black list or no black list, that wish…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shot Dead. Husband and Wife. Woman Wounded Four Times. Murder and Suicide
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night a man named Boyle, about 26 years of age, shot his wife, May Boyle (25) in four places with a revolver, and then shot himself dead. The…
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