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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 5

Admiral Henderson, writing to the Minister for Defence, states that the German fleet is feeling the gradual pressure of Britain's sea power, but…

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Hospitals Full. Wounded Arriving in Berlin. Rome

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 5

Advices from Berlin state that an extraordinary number of wounded are arriving in Berlin. All the hospitals are full, and the concert halls, theatres…

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The Strasburg Mystery. Is the Crown Prince Wounded London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

Great mystery is still surrounding the arrival recently of a wounded German officer at Strasburg. He is believed to be the Crown Prince, but…

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The "Times" History of the War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

The London "Times" announces that it will publish an adequate history of the great war of all the centuries in a set of finely illustrated…

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Settlers Who Go to the War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

Settlers who volunteer for service with the Expeditionary Forces during the war still write to me, anxiously inquiring as to how they will be…

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War in Scutari. Catholics v. Musse[?]men. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

A religious war has broken an out in Scutari. The Catholics and Musselmen are encamped on [?]site sides of the town. In the fighting that has…

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British War Loan an Early Issue Rumored. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 5

It is rumored in banking circles that the Government will shortly issue a two hundred million four per cent. ten years' loan, the issue price at par…

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Soldier's Pay

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has been officially informed by the Director General of Public Works, that the arrangement to pay the difference in…

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The War German Naval Raid. English Coast Bombarded. British Gunboat Fired On. Three Vessels Sunk by Mines. Germans' Poor Shooting. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

A squadron of the enemy's ships fired on the gunboat Halycon near Calais and then retreated. The British cruisers were unable to bring about…

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The European War. Battle of Flanders. Bloodiest in History. Allies Successful. Heavy Shell Firing. Bedouin Invasion of Egypt Germany's Loan to Turkey. Safety of American Commerce & Naval Expansion Ex-president Roosevelt's Startling Statement. Tuesday Afternoon

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 4

The battle in Flanders was the bloodiest in the history of the war. Untold numbers of dead litter the fields mid trenches. The Allies took…

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German Treatment of Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 6

A Perth lady, writing from England, says:— "One of the soldiers returned to hospital here, wounded in the thigh. His wife was told, and the poor woman went to see him. When…

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Latest War News

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday Afternoon. A report that the Allies Ambassadors have left Constant[?]nople is not confirmed…

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Local War Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 5

At a meeting of the Red Cross Society of Lawrence, held on Wednesday, Mrs. Bathgate in the chair, the committee decided to continue their efforts towards the fund. Monthly…

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General War Notes. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 5

Eight members of German princely families died on the battlefields in Europe, the youngest under 17. The King and Lord Kitchener inspected…

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Setters Going to the War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 5

MR. G. S. BRINER writes: Settlers who volunteer for service with the Expeditionary Forces during the war still write to me, anxiously…

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The War and Socialism. Robert Blatchford's Views

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 4

When Robert Blatchford, England's great Socialist writer and journalist, warned the nation four years ago against the plots of the German War Lords and pleaded with his…

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War News—day by Day. Sydney, Saturday 9 a.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 3

Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord, has resigned. General De Wet has proclaimed a mushroom Republic of Northern…

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Britain Declares War Against Turkey. Sydney, Friday 2 a.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 4

A message from the High Commissioner (Sir George Reid) says that owing to hostile acts committed by the Turkish forces under German offers a…

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The War. Earlier Wires. Discontent Among Germans. Officers Commit Suicide. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent in Belgium says the German troops are beginning to manifest restlessness, and are grumbling hard against their…

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The Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday, Nov. 7, 1914. the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 4

The week's cables give satisfactory news as far as operations in France, Belgium, and the Eastern frontier are concerned. The battle of Ypres will figure amongst the most…

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