The Storm in Europe A General War. War Between Britain & Germany
AN interchange of messages between, the Czar, Kaiser and King have been followed by an extraordinary meeting of Ministers at the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
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Metropolitan Letter. The War "Flurry."
Needless to say, the imminent prospect of war with Germany has crowded out other interests. Preparations for defence are being made all round, also for picking up any stray German…
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The Teuton has determined to settle the question of his supremacy in Europe, and the rest of Europe' has accepted the challenge. That has been what the armaments…
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Lord Kitchener has accepted the position of Chief Secretary for War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes. (From Sydney "Morning Herald.") the German Fleet
The question of peace or war seems now to hang on the German fleet. If that fleet enters the North Sea, and there interferes with the merchant steamers of the French,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War! Reported British Naval Victory. Germany Loses Seven Battleships. Sydney
It is unofficially reported that a pitched naval battle has been fought in the North Sea between the British and German fleets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday, 8th AUGUST, 1914 the War
From the latest cable news to hand it appears that Germany intends to draw the whole of Europe into the conflict. Commencing ostensibly with supporting Austria…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News. Descriptions of Fighting in Belgium. German Loss of Life very Heavy Aeroplanes Occupy Prominent Part. Sensational Duels in the Air. Britain Seizes over 20 German Vessels. Two Cruisers Sink Each Other. Sydney Shipping Detained. No Coasters Allowed to Leave Port. Anticipated Naval Battle in the North Sea Austria and Germany's Plots Against Britain Disclosed in Blue Book. Italy Will Probably Join Britain. Fighting in Belgium
LONDON, Wednesday.—Heavy fighting is proceeding in Belgium. Violation of Belgian neutrality by the Germans has excited the bitterest resentment, and the home defenders are putting up an unexpectedly strong resistance to the Kaiser's hosts. Along the River Meuse, where it forms the north-eastern boundary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia and the War
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Prime Minister, in a statement at Melbourne on Sunday, expresses to the people of Australia his gratification that they had taken the new…
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Ex-Premier and Treasurer Waddell writing to the "Herald" says:—The fact that war has been declared between England and Germany is naturally causing some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canada and the War
Colonel Samuel Hughes, Canadian Minister for Defence and Militia, announces that Canada is in a state of complete defence, such as has not been approached for a century…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General War News. London
The whole of Italy enthusiastically supports France, and had the Government yielded to German pressure there would have been a revolution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney War Notes. Sydney
A movement has been started by the women of Melbourne to provide necessaries for soldiers called to active service. It is estimated that four-fifths of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Effect of the War Excitement
One effect of the war excitement has been to put a stopper on election meetings. Indeed, in some quarters, it is declared "there ain't a-going to be no elections." On the…
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The part which the women of New South Wales intend to take in the present crisis is being rapidly defined. Already numerous classes are in active training for the three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of War. Men and Money. Remarkable Facts
It is difficult to estimate with any degree of approximation the cost of war, either directly or indirectly, apart from the lives lost in the struggle. So far as the expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Notes. (From the "S.M. Herald.") the Importance of Liege
The importance of Liege is that it is holding the Germans back. It cannot be imagined that it will stop them—they will leave it screened and enveloped, and pass it by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafton: Tuesday, 11th AUGUST, 1914. the War
The war news of the last few days has been of such a nature as to keep the excitement of the populace up to a high pitch. Reports of a conflicting nature have been published,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(War News continued from pages 4 and 5.) Assisting Germany. "Guilty of High Treason."
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A proclamation issued by the King was published in the Federal "Gazette" to-night, notifying that British subjects contributing to a loan raised on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Latest War News. Reports of Fighting in Belgium. German Disasters Very Heavy. German Garrison at Altkirch Defeated by French. and Forced to Retire. Germans Arresting British Residents As Spies. the Fighting in the North Sea. Conditions in London Are Hopeful. Business Almost Normal. Not Fears for Australian Shipping Trade
British Fleet was is touch with German High Sea Fleet, and eventually chased German battleships towards Dutch coast. Preparations are almost complete for embarking British Force for the Continent. 12,000 Germans are reported to have been wounded in the attacks on the Liege forts…
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