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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

5,658 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 250

The War. the Fighting at Givenchy. Small German Success. Hand to Hand Fighting. Pillage. London

Molong Argus · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

" Eye Witness," referring to the recent fighting at Givencby, says the Germans were repulsed with consider able slaughter, their casualities exceed…

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Amid the Snow. Bears Eat Soldiers. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Letters from Austrians fighting in the Carpathian Mountains assert that the soldiers are dying of cold and the wounded and sick falling a prey to the…

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Soldiers' Parade in Sydney. Sydney

Leader · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

A section of me Australian Expeditionary Force paraded the streets this morning, 2500 taking part. Great crowds witnessed the spectacle. The…

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Troops on Parade Sydney Streets Lined. Cheers for the Soldiers. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

New South Wales troops to-day paraded through Sydney streets, enabling many thousands of Sydney's population to view and cheer them. There…

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Portland. Honoring Young Soldiers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Portland Co-operative Society, Limited, was held in the Crystal Hall on Tuesday night. The report and balance-sheet for the…

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German Hatred of England. Indicated in Soldiers Letters. London, Tuesday Night

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

The Official Press Bureau has issued another message from "Eye-witness," dated Saturday which includes the following:-- "The intense hatred entertained for…

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The War Food Fund

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

The Hod. Secretary of the Garra-Pinecliff Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. S W. Packham) has han ded to as a copy of the latest progress…

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"Napoleon and the War."

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

E. George Marks' book, "Napoleon and the War," issued on 20th ult., has been attended with extraordinary success, 860 copies having been sold at…

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OFf to the War Cumnockites Farewelled

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 9

Measrs. Don White, Walter Young, and Jack Murray, of the Cumnock disict, are going to the war. On Wednesday, at Cumnock, they…

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War Correspondents Deeds of Heroic Enterprise

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

The war correspondent in the present campaign is not finding many opportunities of emulating the brilliant traditions of his predecessors, who, in the…

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Von Heidenburg "Cocksure" German War Notions

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

A racy interview with General von Hindenburg Commander-in-Chief of the German armies operating against our Russian Allies is contributed to the…

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WAR In France More Attacks Repulsed. Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

A communique states:— Our artillery repulsed a strong attack at Notre Dame, Del[?]rette; destroyed several block houses in the Albert…

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The War. Getting Ready. Russians v. Turks. LONDON

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 16

A general battle is developing between Sukla and Nyszkow in the Eastern battlefield. The Turks attacked on Thursday, but…

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Cause of the War. More Early History. London

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

Sir Edward Grey, in reply to a question, stated that the Government did not know of Austria's intention to attack Servia in 1913, until Signor…

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The War. Canadian Sensation. A Bride Blown Up. LONDON

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 12

A sensation has been caused in Canada by the destruction of a bridge over the railway line connecting Montreal with Halifax and other points…

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Austria and Servia War Contemplated. Assassination a Mere Pretext London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. McMasters asked in the House of Commons whether Austria intimated to Great Britain in 1913 that she contemplated taking action against Servia…

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New Zealand War Fund. Portion Used for Purchases. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The New Zealand War Fund totals £146,362. The Government is using a largo portion of this money to meet war expenditure, and £51,000 has been spent…

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To Attack England Gerany's Preparations. Information Secured by Spies. Remarkable Pre-war Article

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

On April 4, 1914—four months before the war started—William he Queux the well-known English author publishes in the "Saturday Journal" an article…

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Very Rough Proposition the War Through, Australian Eyes. the Rifle Club Movement. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Addressing a meeting at Newtown, the Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. Carmichael, said that the position of the war was most serious. Kitchener, Lloyd…

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WAR (Continued from another page). The Russians Tar.. Off Evacuated. an Austrian Admission. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

An Austrian communique states: We evacuated Tarnoff owing to the Russian bombardment. A decisive battle is proceeding in the Dukla…

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