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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The European War. Very Latest. Thursday Morning

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

The Austrians continue their aggressiveness, notwithstanding tremendous losses. Germans in the western area are…

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Greece Clamoring for War. King Must Give Way. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

Greece is still clamoring for war. It is believed that the King must give way before the popular demand and reinstate M. Venizelos to the…

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The War the North Sea Blockade. Another Submarine Sunk. Crew Taken Prisoners. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

The Admiralty officially announces that the destroyer Ariel rammed and sank the German submarine U20. The crew were taken prisoners…

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War Photos

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

In the window of Mr. H. C. Lean may be seen a display of excellent photo of incidents of the war. The pictures in themselves are of a very fine class of work, whilst the subjects…

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Progress of the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 5

The bombardment of the fortifications of the Dardanelles is proceeding sutisfactorily. When the Goeben came to grief in the Black Sea the command of those waters rested with…

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Factories and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

Gradually, we are being brought to realise tht the war means a great deal more to Australia than was at first expected. Not only are we being called upon to send more…

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The War. Earlier Wires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

A Petrograd communique states our offensive in the Suwalki region is developing. The German offensive along Pilica has been checked and a…

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Keeping Abreast of the War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

"LIFE." the popular Australasian magazine, continues to provide a more comprehensive view of the progress of the war than any…

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General War News. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

Lieut-Col. Guy Du Maurier, author of the play "An Englishman's Home," was killed in action. Lieut. Shepherd, while flying at…

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Late War News. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

Reports concerning the operations on the west coast of Asia Minor show that the fleet swept its war through the minef[?]elds until it drew the fire…

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Early War News. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 3

A Zeppelin was seriously, damaged while descending at Tir[?]. Several prominent British Scnerals have been decorated by the generals…

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A Free Sea. Theory of Stopping War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

Herr Dernburg in a speech at New York propounded a new theory for preventing war. After a speech by Dr. MacCracken, a former Chancellor of New York…

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Sir John French and the War Game

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

"My brother will be one of the happiest men on the field," says Mrs. Despnrd in an interview in "T.P.'s Weekly." Mrs. Despard's brother is Sir John…

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German Reign of Terror. Horrors of War in France

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 11

The Commission appointed to inquire into the Cerman atrocities has presented a preliminary report to the Prime Minister. The evidence on which the report is…

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War Experiences. an Australian in Berlin. (Continued from issue of February 18.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Friday, August 14th, 1914.—Hacekel, the celebrated Jena scientist, has published an article ascribing to England the blame of the war. "England's Blut Schuld," he calls it. He…

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A Soldier's Dream

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

"Quite the queerest thing I heard out there was of a man of the Manchesters" (says a private of the Black Watch, who is now in Edinburgh). "One night he had a dream…

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War Notes. Gift Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 3

A Gift Evening, promised by the Red Cross Society (South Grafton branch) in aid of the Belgian Food Fund, was conducted in the School of…

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The Naval War. Losses of Belligerents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 3

The following list shows the vessels belonging to the belligerent navies which have been put out of action:-- BRITISH…

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The War in France and Flanders. British Victory Confirmed. Many Trenches Captured. Successful Aerial Bombardment. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

Later cables confirm the British victory at Neive Chapelle. Over 300 yards of German trenches were captured. The 4th Army Corps and the Indian troops…

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Idiocy of War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 5

It is probable, strange as it may appear, that America, in virtue of her non-participation in this world war, is more impressed by its sheer foolishness than any of the…

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