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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

5,658 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 250

The End of the War

Leader · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

The man who talks lightly about the and of the war, and who thinks that victory is already more than half accomplished, should realise the…

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Siobe Fkencii War Bonds. London

Leader · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The French Government is asking for the issue of war bonds for £120,000.000…

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War in the Air. French Aviator's Story

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

Writing in the Paris "Matin" an officer of the French aviation corps gave a vivid account of what aerial warfare means in a campaign like the present…

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[?]E War [?] France Warrens Continues. Local Successes. Paris

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

A [?] The [?] to destroy the bridge at the [?]outh of the [?]Yser. We demolished, besides a portion of lines…

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WAR The Russians "Nothing Important to Report." Petrograd

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

The latest communique states:— There is nothing important to report. On January 19 the Germans sustained heavy losses in [?]eir attack on…

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The War. England Attacked by Zeppelins. Several Towns Bombed. London

Molong Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Two zeppelins passed over Yarmouth and other towns on the east coast of England last night. Bombs were dropped on Yarmouth. One…

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For the Common Weal Removing Party Differences. Defence Minister and the War. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Speaking at a luncheon tendered him by the Institute of Journalists to-day, Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, said that all should now work together…

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War News The Zeppelin Raid. Extent of the Bombn Dropping Aeroplanes or Airships? I London

Leader · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

There is still no definte information as to whether aeroplanes or airships were responsible for the bcmb droppin. An eye w.tness says he saw…

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Turkish Soldiers' Mutiny. London,'

Leader · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Turkish, trocps at Erzeroum mutinied because of the famine conditions to which they were subjected. Several score were hanged by the ordere of the…

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To-Day's War News. Turks Determined to Invade Egypt. Allies Gain Minor Successes. "Can Break German Lines Any Time." London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

A Petrograd communique is to the effect that the remnants of the Turkish forces in the Caueasus are persistently retreating. .The German officers in Syria are…

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Reality of War Lying Wounded on a Battlefield. a Hail of Bullets

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

The following extracts from tho letter of an unnamed French soldier to his father in Paris are published by the "Figaro":—…

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Shot in the Breast Woman Seriously Wounded. Boy Fires a Revolver. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

Mrs. Ellen Burcham (34), residing at Wattle-street (Ultimo), was clearing up papers in a lane at the back of her house to-day, when a number of small…

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Another Change German War Minister Resigns. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

An official Berlin messages states that General V[?]n Falk[?]nhayn has resigned the portfolio of war, and Wied Von Hoheborn has succeeded him…

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Prizes of War Invalid Transfer From German to English

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

A curious story of an English company, in which all the shareholders arc Germans, and of the German manager's effort to bring off a highly profitable…

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The War. Reported British Repulse. In East Africa. LONDON

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 15

Berlin advices state that two British warships arrived off Tanga, German East Africa, at the beginning of November, and demanded an unconditional…

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The War. Four More Mations to Jain in LONDON

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 12

The Paris "F[?] states last [?] Rommania [?] and [?] have decided to enter into the way. Italy and Roummia, the [?]…

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WAR In France German Batteries Silenced. Ammunition Depot Blown Up. Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

A communique states:—We silenced German batteries southward of the Somme, and one on the Aisne. We blew up German works…

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The War In France Germans' Violent Offensive. the Points of Attack. Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The Germans are making vio[?]ent offensive in the A[?]bert reg[?]on, with the object of [?]s[?]g the [?]rench from the p[?]a[?]eau above the Va[?]ey of Aure,…

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War in Air Germany Builds More Zeppelin Sheds. British Airmen Swear Death to Dirigibles. London

Leader · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The German people are greatly elated over late news that has come of the Zeppelins. They have been informed that two Zeppelins partly…

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Big Irish Soldiers

Leader · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

The Ulster Volunteer Force (says the Westminster Gazette) is unbeaten in the record for big men. Sergeant J. Bryan Stewart.of the 11th (U.V.F.)…

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