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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Local War News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

Kempsey Patriotic Fund totals about £800. In response to a call for volunteers at Kempsey, 103 handed in their names. Kempsey Red Cross Society have arranged…

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Labour and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—There was an outburst of patriotism at the Labour Council meeting in the Trades Hall last evening, when Senator Gardiner gave an emphatic assurance of the…

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Australasian War Items. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

The Sydney Patriotic funds now amount to £179,000. Senator Gardiner, addressing the Labor Council, expressed the opinion…

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General War News. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

Troops from India are now beginning to arrive in London. The first contingent of 70,000 men reached Europe this week. The King has issued proclamations…

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Cost of the War to Date

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 6

Europe has now been in a state of war for at least 25 days. The cost of the war has been variously estimated at from eight to ten million pounds per day. If we take an…

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War News—day by Day. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 3

The battle from at Lemberg was extended over 200 miles, and it is estimated over a million and a half men were engaged…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY, Wednesday 6 p.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

It is reported that the Kaiser blames two of his Ministers for the combination of European forces against Germany…

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The Clarence & Richmond Examiner Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday, 12th SEPT., 1914. the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

The latest War news to hand still indicates the gradual retreat of the Germans towards their own country. The attempt to secure the forts in the vicinity of Verdun did not…

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The War. Has the Tide Turned? Germans Driven Back. "Caught in a Vice." Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

The Boulogna correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that a telegram received from General Pau announces a g[?]t victory over the…

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Soldiers' Widows. a Practical Proposal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 6

The Rev. W. F. Wentworth-Sheilds, in the course of a sermon at St. James's Church, outlined a scheme for the relief of the wives and families of the soldiers killed at the war…

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The Latest War News. Accounts of the Last Battle. Germans Reported to be Steadily Retreating. Allies Hold Good Positions All Along the Line. Holland Declared to be in a State of Siege Germans Beaten in Nyassaland Russian Attempt to Reach Berlin. Czar Determined to Fight to the Bitter End. Sweeping the North Sea. the Verdun Battle. Enemy Driven Back All Along the Line

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The High Commissioner's cable received last night, says:—The general position continues satisfactory. The Allies are gaining ground on their left, along…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 3

Maclean has sent away £500 to various war funds. Palmer's Island Fund totals £71 odd to date, Woodford Leigh's £70. Maclean patriotic…

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Kaiser's Son and Nephew Wounded. Amsterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

It is officially announced in Berlin that Prince Joachim, the Kaiser's sixth son, who was serving as aide- de-camp in the firing line, was…

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Causes of the War. Rise of the German Empire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 3

Prussia as a kingdom first came into pr[?]minence in the middle of the [?]teeth century under Frederick the Great, when he was the ally of…

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The War in China. Jap. Advance Checked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

The Japanese have destroyed many land mines near Tsing-tao (the seaport of Kiao-Chau, the German colony in China), but their advance has been…

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War to the Very End. What Britain Will Do. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), addressing a recruiting meeting, said: "We are all together, all parties, classes, states,…

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The War the Big French Battle. Germans Beaten All Along the Line. British Captures. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

The Official Press Bureau states that the enemy has been driven back all along the line. General Sir John French reports…

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Local War News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

Captain Ivan G. Mackay, of the 26th Infantry, has been appointed Captain and Adjutant of the 4th Battalion of the Expeditionary Forces. He is the son of Mrs. I. G. Mackay,…

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General War News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Every member of the Civil Service in Alberta, Canada, including the Governor and Ministers, are giving from 5 to 10 per cent, of their salaries to the…

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Women and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 6

So great is the demand for literature about the war that even that eminently domestic Australasian magazine, "Everylady's Journal," has succumbed to the pressure and…

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