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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Necessities of War. Doctrine Denounced. London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" has received New Year's messages from European statesmen. H[?]rr Hammarskwol[?], the Prime…

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Prisoners of War the German Claim. Amsterdam, Friday Evening

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 3

A telegram from Berlin states that the prisoners of war in Germany total 8138 officers and 577,875 men. These figures include 492 British…

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WAR [?] In France Attacks Repulsed. Steady Progress. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states: We easily repulsed attacks at numerous poin[?]s on Thursday night, ar[?]ullery duels at the Arras, Albert and…

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The War In France Heavy Artillery Work. Gaining Foot by Foot. Paris, Friday Evening

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 3

The following communique was issued: The enemy unsuccessfully bombarded Saint Georges, also the Belgians'…

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Noble Ends and Noble Means Bishop Lone on the War. a Striking Address. the Allies Worthy Cause

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not Thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen stall rule over them. Wherefore should they say…

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Intercessury Services "On God's Side." War's Moral Impetus. God' Utilisation of Manmade Str[?]s. Sermon by Canon Forster

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

The 11 a.m. service at All Saints' was of a special intercessory [?]ature, including a special Litany and intercessions in the Communion Service…

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British Soldiers in the Field

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 1

A doctor with the Royal Army Medical Corps at the front in France writes in an enthusiastic manner of the bravery of the British soldiers: -- "If the people of the United…

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Patriotic War Fund

Leader · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

Amt. previously acknowledged, £2565/3/7; per Mr. Enoch Gazzard, Clergate, collections, etc.: A. Woods 1/, J. Hudson 1/, J/ Ewer 4/,…

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War Aviators Damage Metz. Dunkirk

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Four French and two British airmen participated in an aeroplane audit attack on. Metz. Considerable damage was done to the various…

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A Machine Made War Mechanical Fatigue

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

This is very largely a machine-made war, and it would be a curious and not altogether illogical denouncement of the great struggle if its end should…

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Removing the Cause Canon Forster and the War

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Preaching at the special intercession services in All Saints' Cathedral, Canon Forster remarked: To-day in the, midst of our gloom and anxiety, we…

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The War "Workers to Blame." Military Despotism. Unionists' Conference Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

In the report of the Executive of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association to the annual conference to-day, it was stated that after…

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War News Auguries of Peace. Belligerents and Neutrals Pray. German Financiers Losing Optimism. London

Leader · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Throughout Great Britain prayers were offered for peace on Sunday, and in Canada, America, and us far as possible, Belgium. Prayer was sent…

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Soldier's Letter Home. Floating Dead Bodies. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

A soldier at the front writes:—" The branches are awful places—water four feet deep. Imagine the incessant drizzle of fine rain, acres of ploughed…

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Australian Soldiers in Egypt. What They Want

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

We don't like the Pyramids, We don't want to stay, We want to get alone to the front, We want want to make the Kaiser,…

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The War In France Soddon Battlefield Heavy Rains Ease Operations. Allies' Continue to Cain. German Railway Bombarded. Allied Artillery Effective. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

A communique states:— We maintained all new positions between the sea and the Lys, the enemy's sole activity being a violent…

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War Items

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

There is a revival of peace talk in Ney York financial circles. It is based on German admissions that the ruling powers of Germany know that it is impossible for them to…

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War Items London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

A revolution has been started by the Young Turks to interfere with the Servian army against Austria. A Berne press correspondent learns…

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Huge Cost of the War

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

The war in its earlier stages cost England about £5,000,000 a week. Now it is costing us about a million a day of this £800,000 is spent by…

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