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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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French Minister for War Visits Camps at Aldershot. Great Preparations by Germans in Alsace. Tuesday afternoon

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

A further German official version of the North Sea fight says that four German cruisors were accompanied by two torpedo flotilles. It is assorted…

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In Australia. Drilling Rifle Clubs. Equipping Australian Troops. Patriotic Fund Relieves Distress. Soldier Dies of Pneumonia. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

The Minister of Defence fully approves of the drilling of members of rifle clubs and their constitution as a reserve force…

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Soldier's Wife Charged. While Husband Fights at the Front. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

A case in which a young married woman, wife of an Imperial reservist, who had gone to the front, pleaded guilty to a charge of shoplifting from…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) The North Sea Fight. Tales of the German Rescued. Loss of Life on Every Ship. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 8

The Germans who were rescued after the North Sea fight represent every large ship, and most of the smaller ships comprising the raiding…

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The Wars. Big Battle Proceeding in Northern France. Kaiser Watches Operations. Heavy German Losses. Guerilla Warfare in Belgium. Russian Treatment of Captured Zeppelin Crew. More Details About the Naval Engagement. Empire Co-operation in War Time. (Reuter's Messages.) Naval Engagement. Fate of German Vessels. Slaughter on the Blucher. Gunners Hurled to Destruction. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

It is reported that the Seydlitz and the Berflioger got home little more than afloat. The former was afire and the Derflinger had every gun out…

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Stories of the War. From a Chaplain at the Front

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 2

The Rev. Owen S. Watkins, one of the Wesleyan Methodist chaplains with the expeditionary force tells the following stories of his experiences at…

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Echoes of the War. Facts About the Fighting. a Serious Reverse

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 1

Two leading features of the recent fighting are the German success, at Soissons and the air raid on Yarmouth and other Norfolk…

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How Long Will the War Last? the Part of the Allies

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 3

The military correspondent of "The Tunes" wrote in December last:— All of us are probably asked a dozen tunes a day how long the war will last,…

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War Items. Peace in Spring. Ambulance Doctor's Optimis Tic View. the Need for Reinforcements

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 2

The "Irish Times" of December 1 says:— "A Belfast doctor who is home from the front on brief leave, being…

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In Australia. Week-end Cables for Soldiers. Government Concession. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 1

Notification has been received from the secretary of the Postmaster-Generaps Department. Melbourne that arrangements have been made for…

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Broken Hill Soldiers Letters

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 4

The following are two more letters from Lieutenant W. N. Perry, dated from Mena Camp. Egypt—the first on December 8. and the second on…

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Making the Best of It. Soldiers Uderground. Stoves Books and Mirrors in the Trenches

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 2

"I found my regiment in the most woinderful trenches I have ever seen; they are only 400 yards from the Germans, but the works really are…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. The Latest Official communiques. The Egyptian Campaign. Affrays between Outposts Near Suez Canal. Progress of the Battle in East France. Allies in the Ascendant. Dunkirk Bombed by Germans. British inflict Heavy Losses oii Enemy at La Bassee. Reported Shocking Treatment of French Prisoners in Germany. Russians Still Advancing. Making Progress in East Prussia and Galicia. Dameged German Vessels. More about the North Sea Fight. Heavy Loss of Life on the Viknor. (Reuter's Messages.) In E[?]pt. Turks Near Suez Canal. Positions of Outposts. Cairo

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 1

The Turkish forces occupy Katieh, with outposts at Bir[?]el Wueizar, 12 miles nearer the Suez Canal. They also have outposts at Moy Aharab, 25 miles…

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Going Mad. Effect of War on German Soldiers. Copenhagen

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

A doctor who recently returned from Berlin states that thousands of German soldiers continue to return from the front mentally deranged. He saw, he…

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Football and the War

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

On Friday night the Victorian Football League decided that it would not play a match against the South Australian League this year, owing to the…

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War's Lighter Side. Turks Show Friendship to British

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

That the feeling of the people of Asiatic Turkey is not anti-British, although the two Empires are officially at war, is shown by many incidents…

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In Broken Hill. Lessons of the War. Address by Rev. E. J. Stacy

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

At the Congregational Church on Sunday evening the Rev. E. J. Stacy oreached on "Some lessons of the war." His text was Proverbs xix., 20: "Hear…

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In Australia. Week-end Cables for Soldiers. Government Concession. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 1

Notification has been received from the secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department. Melbourne, that arrangements have been made for…

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In Broken Hill. to Induce Enlistment. Humor in Military Notice

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

The following notice has been posted up by Lieutenant H. M. Conran, area officer 82A on the military notice board at the Post Office, the various…

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The Following Appeared in Sunday's Special Issue. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) In Egypt. Turks Near Suez Canal. Positions of Outposts. Cairo

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 1

The Turkish forces occupy Katieh, with outposts at Bir el, Wueizar, 12 miles nearer the Suez Canal. They also have outposts at Moy Aharab, 25 miles…

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