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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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No War News. British Unengaged for a Week. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 3

There is a remarkable, absence of war news. It is suggested that the Germans have been waiting for the anniversary of Sedan (to-day), for what…

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Turkey May Declare War. Signs Her Own Death Warrant. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The "Telegraph" says that Turkey may declare war at any moment. It is only a matter of a few days, possibly hours. All efforts of the Triple…

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The European War. German [?]ance Costs Thousands of Lives. The Latest Wires. Sydney Saturday. Desperate Fighting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

More desperate fighting has taken place on [?]. The Allies engaged an overwhelmingly superior force of…

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The War Retreat From Mons. the Official Account. British Ranks Unbroken. a Glorious Achievement. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

The Press Bureau says the War Office gives a general outline of the British share of recent operations, and in effect there has been four days'…

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Comets and War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 6

"How lucky you are in Australia!" exclaimed Professor Turner, the noted Oxford astronomer, during a lecture recently. "You have a great country, which, as one of your…

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Local War News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 8

A meeting was held at Iluka on Saturday night for the purpose of opening a Patriotic Fund in the town. Mr. Hickey was elected secretary…

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General War News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Committees have been organised in London for the relief of Belgian refugees, who are arriving in large numbers. In the House of Commons the Prime…

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Socialists and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 7

The following motions have been carried in reference to the war by the Sydney Socialist Labour Party:— That this meeting of the Socialist Labour…

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Paris and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

The Kaiser has given his officers orders that they are to take Paris or die in the attempt. From the aeroplane that flew over Paris on Sunday a manifesto was dropped which ran:…

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Demos and War. an Outspoken Professor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 7

Under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association of New South Wales, Professor Benj. Moore, F.R.S. (one of the overseas members of the British Association),…

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Sydney War News. Allies Take the Offensive

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for External Affairs has received the following from the High Commissioner: "The French Embassy states that the left wing of the Allies…

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Thr Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafton: Thursday, Sept. 3, 1914. the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 4

We still await news of that decisive battle which will either bring the Germans within reach of Paris or drive them back east to their own country. Up to the present they…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 5

Perth (W.A.) City Council has asked hotel-keepers and business people to refrain from posting war news outside their premises…

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German War Policy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

At Berlin in June last Marshal vonder Goltz published a work on conditions in Germany during the present reign. In a paragraph devoted…

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Stories of the War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

Some very strong tales have been told of individual acts of bravery since the beginning of the war. Only last week a Belgian Lancer was…

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German Treachery. Butchering the Wounded. a False Guide. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

Mr. Martin Donohue, correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" tells an interesting story. A sergeant of the Middlesex regiment, who was wounded…

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War of Attrition. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

The military correspondent of the "Times," commenting on the situation in France, says: "We are faced with a war of attrition on a gigantic scale…

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Local Butter for Seat of War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 4

A large meeting of shareholders of tho Gleniffer Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held at the School of Arts, Gleniffer, on Monday, 31st. August,…

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The European War. Naval Encounter. London

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 4

Tho destroyer flotillas, which have arrived at Harwich, state that the North Sea engagement lasted eight hours…

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Long War Inevitable. Germany's Defeat Certain. Allies Will Not Be Bottled Up. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

Petrograd papers are advising the public to expect the customary fluctuations of war waged on a colossal scale. Everything points to a long…

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