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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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London War Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Berlin official news says 109 German officers were killed and 271 wounded at the battle of Marne. Germans are said to be building Zeppelin…

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The War and Uemployed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

Mr. C. S. Briner, M.L.A., has been officially informed by the Minister for Public Works that his Department cannot purchase sleepers and girders…

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Effects of the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 7

The general secretary of the Railway Workers anil General Labourers' Association, Mr. Dan. O'Sullivan, writes: "It is pitiful to think of the position of some of…

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The Causes of the War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

An interesting study of the deeper causes of the war and of the national desires that have impelled the nations to fight, is contained in a book…

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Australasian War Items. SYDNEY, Friday 10 a.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

The various Sydney Patriotic Funds have now reached £214,143. Satisfactory results have attended the coming into operation of the new…

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War News—day by Day. Sydney, Saturday 8.20 a.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 3

A great battle is providing along the whole line on the Oise and Muese Rivers extending over a hundred miles…

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The Clamnce & Richmond [?] Established 1859. Grafton, Saturday, 26th SEPT., 1914. the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

The operations on land during the past week have been overshadowed by the sad and astounding news of the sinking of the three British cruisers, resulting in the loss of a…

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Latest War News Sinking of British Cruisers. Sydney, Wednesday 5.30 p.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

It is officially stated that the particulars of the North Sea engagement are confined to the sinking of three British cruisers by German…

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Germans Weakening at Aisne. Important Russian Capture. War Will Last Several Years Sydney, Friday 2 p.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

The German cruiser Emden arrived off Madras in the night time and fired nine shots into the city, killing three Indians and damaging several…

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Dorrigo Soldiers Under Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

Private Les. Bennett was the only trooper from Dorrigo amongst the Expeditionary Force who took part in the fighting in New Guinea recently…

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Soldiers Not Assassins

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

The mother of a wounded Belginn soldier has written an open letter to the Kaiserin. She says: "Your son Joachim is commanding an armed horde devoted to rapine and murder…

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The War. Naval Disaster. Three British Cruisers Torpedoed. Over 1,000 Lives lost. Can the Germans Hold Out Fierce Fighting. Wednesday's Wires. Still Advano[?]ng. [?]oe Bayonet Work. Aoourate French Artillery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

Fighting along the River Aisne shows that the Allied Forces are still advancing. Several new positions have been taken and held…

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The Latest War News. Sinking of British Cruisers. Loss of One Thousand Lives. Graphic Accounts by Survivors and Others. The Crown Prince's Army. Siege of Headquarters. the Russian Advances, Their Artillery Acknowledged Equal to Anything in Europe. The Big Battle. No Decisive Reports. the Big Battle. No Definite Result to Hand. Germans Fighting Desperately

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The big battle in Frunee has not yet reached a decisive issue, but the position is more favourable for Allies. The enemy's right was forced to retreat…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 5

Information has been received in Sydney that industrial matters are bad in Singapore and all tin mines are closed down. The coolies are being…

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"Argus" War Map

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 5

With this issue a new war map is issued as a supplement, giving the theatres of operations among the belligerents in Europe, including France,…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 6

An official statement from Berlin to Amsterdam claims that the retreat from Paris was part of the general staff's plan. The Germans have now…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 4

An official statement from Berlin to Amsterdam claims that the retreat from Paris was part of the general staff's plan. The Germans have now…

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War Arithmetic. What Is a Division?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 1

According to a cable a few days ago, Earl Kitchener, in the House of Lords, said: "We have in the field rather more than six divisions of troops and two…

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The War Battle on the Aisne. Germans Giving Way. Allies' Victory Assured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 5

The German resistance along the Aisne is weakening and the victory of the Allies is assured…

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War Nomenclature

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The phrascology of the battlefield, from time immemorial, has been pressed into the service of religion. The Church is "the Church militant," or it is nothing. We are to "fight…

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