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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 36 of 132

War Expenditure. Savings of Community Required

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Almost incredibly large figures were quoted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the course of a statement to the House of Commons. He stated…

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Fighting in Flanders. Clarence River Soldier's Experiences

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 6

One of the first Australians to join the fighting forces on the outbreak of war was Mr. Thomas Stewart, of this district. He has seen a lot of service in the…

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Wounded at Malta. Large Hospitals Establihsed. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 5

Many of the wounded soldiers from the Dardanelles have arrived at Malta, where large hospitals have been established and staffed with English nurses…

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N.Z. CASUALTIES. 150 Men Wounded. Wellington, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 5

Another list of casualties among the New Zealanders at the Dardanelles has been made available. It mentions 150 men wounded…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 6

A German submarine sank the British steamer Edwin from the River Plate. The crew was landed at the Scillies…

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Matter for War Office. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. L. Harcourt, Sectry., of State tor the Colonies, stated, in the House of Commons to-day that the publication of the military details of the…

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The European War. Early Messages. Australian Troops in Action

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 2

In a congratulatory message to the Australian Minister for Defence, the First Lord of the Admiralty refers to the work of the Australasian…

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Society and the War. Giving Officers a Good Time

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 6

After having been submerged for a time by the novelty and the horror of war, the frivolous elements of society are beginning to once more seek the limelight, says a London…

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The War Forcing the Dardanelles All Repulsed with Great Loss. Allies Now Advancing. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 5

The Press Bureau states that the enemy on Saturday and Sunday nights made strong and determined attacks in massed formation against, the Allies'…

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The Kings Shilling. About Enlistments. Work of Recruiting Sergeant

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 6

Pity the sorrows of the American in England who sets forth on the quest for facts writes Piccadilly in the Argonaut). Just at the present time facts are contraband of…

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Attending the Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Many of the wounded soldiers from the Dardanelles have arrived at Malta. Large hospitals have been established and staffed with English nurses…

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Hospitals for the Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Advices from Malta state that arrangements are completed to accommodate 8000 wounded. 1600 of these are coming from Egypt…

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War Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 2

For Australians at all events the chief interest of the war at the moment is in the allied naval and military attack upon Turkey. Now that…

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The Last War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 6

"This is the fourth time within living memory that Prussia has made war upon Europe, and we are determined it shall be the last," said Sir Edward Grey,…

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New War Comparison

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 7

Germany is a land of authority; England is a land of public opinion plus habit; America is a land of liberty plus lynch law. In Germany the strong boss the weak; in…

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The War. Earlier Wires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 2

The "Pris Liberie" makes a statement that as soon as Itafy declares war Germany will invade Switzerland with two army corps…

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The War SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 2

Further casualty lists bring the total number of Australians killed in the Dardanelles to 59. Additional killed in New South Wales are;…

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Early War News. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 4

The French Embassy in London states that 19 German shells fell at Dunkirk, 20 persons being killed and 45 wounded…

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General War News. London, Thurday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 9

Boroughs throughout the United Kingdom are holding a pound day collection for food and fruit for Belgian soldiers in the trenches and hospitals…

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Alcohol in War and Peace

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 7

A curious by-product of the war has been a sudden and very widespread examination of the sociological effects of alcoholic beverages. The subject itself is far from now, but a…

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