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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

2,623 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 132

Goography in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 7

Of the three requisites Nupoleon laid down for carrying on a successful campai[?] the first was a knowledge of the geography of the seat of war. Sir John French's despatches…

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Progress of the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 8

Evidently the German reinforcements recently reported as having arrived, at Tournai have already reached the firing line, for the cables announce a heavy bombardment…

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General War News. London

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

A British prisoner, named John Bramble, who aws remanded to Spandau, a fortified Prussian town, for assaulting a German sergeant who struck him with a whip, has…

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The Ethics of War. British Bishop's Counsel of Patience. Man Will Grow Better

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 6

Some of the most noteworthy contributions to the literature of the war have come from the pen of the Right Rev. J. W. Diggle, D.D., Lord Bishop of Carlisle. His articles in the…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

There are now 323 rifle clubs in existence, with a membership of 20,000 members in N.S.W. The consumption of bread in New…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

General Hertzog has given notice of a resolution in the South African Parliament charging the Government with unconstitutional acts, such as detaining…

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Italy and the War. Why She Hesitates

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

Why does not Italy definitely and at once declare for the Allies? Only those who have made some sacrifice and rendered some service will be allowed a…

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China and the War. Germans' Underhand Methods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

Our exclusive contributor, "Wilga," received the following -- and it is hereby translated: -- Germany has been in China for a…

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The War. Earlier Wires. Gallant British Charge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The British victory at Neuve Chapelle has aroused the British nation to a pitch of enthusiasm. After several attempts to dislodge…

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The War Dardanelles Bombardment. Ten Forts Yet to Silence. Panic in Constantinople. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

The bombardment of the Dardanelles still continues. The Allied fleet has still about ten forts to reduce, also a number of coast batteries…

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Guard Our Soldiers. the Dangers From Disease

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The Australasian White Cross League appeals for funds to enable booklets warning men against the dangers of sexual immorality to be distributed…

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Progress of the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

The activity of the Allies on the western front is undoubtedly the beginning of a vast planned effort to drive the German flank back, and releive Belgium of the invaders…

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Women and the War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

Five days after war was declared, 160,000 women in London alone had mobilised. They were volunteers from every class—rising out of the depths of poverty, from the…

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General War News. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

Constantinople advices state the German banks sent 32 cases of gold to Berlin. Copenhagen says the Government refuses to forwnrd letters inscribed "God Punish…

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Liquor Duties. Pay SEVEN-EIGHThS Cost of War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Liquor Conference, the President of the South Ausralian Licensed Victuallers' Assocation said the Prime Minister wanted money to…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 5

Sir T. Coghlan (N.S.W. Agent- General) has sent the Commission for the Relief of the Belgians £40,000 from Auckland, Christchurch, and New…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 6

It is officially stated at Petrograd that a sudden inexplicable panic on the night of the 12th instant led the Germans northward of Prasnysz to…

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Keeping Abreast of the War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

"Life," the popular Australian magazine, continues to provide a more comprehensive view of the progress of the war than any magazine…

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The European War. Early Messages

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The cruisers Glasgow and Kent and the auxilliary cruiser Orama caught the Dresden on Sunday morning near the island of Juan…

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War Comments. Murder From the Air

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

One is apt to wonder at times whether the Germans are the blood- thirsty pirates and murderers which their actions represent them to be or…

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