Landings and invasions across Britain from 1006 to 1801 listed
A historical roll lists more than fifty landings on British shores from 1006 to 1801. Entries name figures such as William the Conqueror, Edward VII, Henry Tudor, Paul Jones, and others, with locations including Hastings, Portsmouth, Sandwich, Dartmouth, Milford Haven, Cork, Killala Bay, and Limerick. The compilation mixes multiple wars and foreign expeditions with scattered notes on related events and figures.
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Great-Britain
Hastings
William the Conqueror
The
Humber
William
York
Robert of Normandy
Portsmouth
Sir John
Birmingham
Dundali
Isabella
Edward II
Orwell
Suffolk
Edward
Dartmouth
Rye
Henry Bolingbroke
Henry V
Richard II
Ireland
Ravenspur
Yorkshire
Wichard
Milford Haven
Owen Glendower
Carmarthen
Warwick
Edward IV
England
Henry VI
Margaret
Weymouth
Tewkesbury
Scarborough
Ain
Leith
Phillip II
Spain
James Fitzmaurice
Smerthwick
Philip Fr
Pope Gragory Ajit
Smorthwick
Aguila
Kinsale
Cape Clear
Montrose
Orkey
Benaland
Charles II
Spex
Scotland
Scone
Worcester
France
de Witt
Sheerness
Thames
Chatham Dockyard
Burnt Island
Fifeshire
Areyll
Cantyre
Monmouth
Lynn
Devon
Bristol
Sedgemoor
William of Orange
Tor Bay
Mxeter
William III
James II
Battle of
Boyne
Lauzun
de Tourville
Teignmouth
Devonshire
St. Ruth
Limerick
Pretender
Peter
Glenshiel
Ross-shire
Wightman
Charles Edward
Hebrides
Monetrose
Prestonpans
Falkirk
Culloden Moor
Thurot
O'Farrell
Carrick- Fergus
Paul Jones
Whitehaven
Wis
Kirkcudbright
Lord Selkirk
Carrickfergus
Drake
Ballinamud
Savary
Killala Bay
Humbert
Hardie
Wolfe Tone
Loch Swilly
Warren
Labour In Ashburton Report From Ashburton Labour Journal
The report notes general trade quietness with activity in dressmaking and millinery. Building and woodworking trades are largely idle or steady. Clothing, meat processing, and coachbuilding show fair to good activity. Farming and dairying remain busy. flax milling is quiet with one mill closing this week. Unskilled labour shows little demand outside grain stores.
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Ashburton
Labour
The
Journal
Lay
Settlement of Creditors at Karekare Timber Company
Auckland May 14 A settlement has been arrived at between the creditors of the Karekare Timber Company W J Stokes under which the assignee will pay all the wages claims fully and the unsecured creditors will receive full payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Karekare Timber Company
W. J. Stokes
Stratford disqualifications hit New Zealand runners
The Taranaki Centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union disqualified James Sesten alias James Searle for life for running under an assumed name. M Gridin was banned five years for supplying a list of incorrect performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Taranaki Centre
New Zealand Athletic Union
James “Sesten
James ‘Searle
M. Gridin
Dannevirks
Bartering Old Rifles Out of New Zealand
Christchurch May 18. Sir Joseph Ward states that the rifles referred to in a cable message likely concern old rifles returned to England from the dominion years ago. He notes rifles out of use in New Zealand must not be sold for export to England or any country.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
India
J. G. Ward
England
Dominion
Jingland
Joseph Ward
Germany's Navy Growth From 1870 to 1912
A compact historical note details Germany's naval expansion from post Franco Prussian War beginnings through the 1900s plan pushed by Admiral von Tirpitz. It outlines the 800 million mark program, ship types, growth targets, and the shift toward Dreadnoughts amid naval fever.
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France
Germany
Admiral von Tirpitz
Britain
Pireasnongats
Money making monopolies in New Zealand patents
The article praises New Zealand for high patent activity with many applications per capita, noting many provisional filings but strong inventive output. It argues patent holders gain money making monopolies and urges interested readers to consult Henry Hughes, patent agent, at 183 Hereford Street.
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New Zealand
United States
Anatantes
Henry Hughes
Hereford Street
Adams Ando King, Ltd
Hgtel
Ats
Issin
Re .Mowrs
Adams and King. Ltd
Christchurch
Tralee
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address echoed through the ages
A historical recount notes President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, delivering a brief dedication speech at Gettysburg. The piece highlights the speech's enduring impact, its stark call to preserve a nation founded on liberty and equality, and the living's duty to complete the unfinished work.
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Lincoln
National Monument
Gettysburg
America
Europe
Tourscore
Wealthy financiers seek control of American opinion magazines
The Arena reports a long campaign by American financiers to dominate opinion forming presses. It cites Harper and Brothers' failure and Morgan's takeover, noting editors and writers bow to powerful interests. The piece suggests a broader influence over religious and daily press.
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America
Harper and Brothers
J. P. Morgan
Harvey
Standard Oil
Wall Street
Public-Service Corporation
Canadian Lecturer Praises Immigration in Australia Reach
Mr J. W. Bengough on tour from Canada notes strong immigration flux from Northern American States. He says many acclimatise well, becoming valuable settlers and adding tone to life, while Australia also accepts foreigners. He mentions English immigrants as generally suitable for land, but warns some with criminal tendencies face deportation.
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J. W. Bengough
Australia
Canada
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Beane Vie
Warner
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Rozelle
Sydney
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Orth March
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HH. Warner and Co., Limited
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Wellington
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Business Notices
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Islington
Turnip
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Wsurance Q Department
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Friedlander Bros. Limited
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