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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. (Reuter's Messages.) Official Communiques. French Communique. a Quarry Captured. Bad Weather. Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

An official communique says:— "We captured a Quarry on Monday night near the junction of the Sampigny-St. Mihiel-Mazey roads, and also…

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Floods in England. Canadian Soldier Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) London, Wednewday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

[?] floods have done considerable [?]ge in the fen country, and Salis[?] Cathedral has suffered some dam[?] also. The camp on Salisbury…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. (Reuter'a Messages.) the Latest. Official Communiques. in the Caucasus. the Catputed Army Corps. Two Almost Annihilated. Three Divisional Generals Captured. Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

An official communique states that although abundantly provided with supplies the niue and tenth Turkish army corps undertook a movement…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) lord Kitchener in the House of Lords. a Review of the Situation. Germans Checked in Poland. Turkish Raid Had Not Materialised. the Empire's Resources. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener, speaking in the House of Lords, by reviewing the ebb and flow of the battle tide during the past few weeks, stated that…

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War Items. Port Pirie Boy in France. Bayonets Fourteen Germans. and Is Afterwards Wounded

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. D. Hughes, of Solomontown (says the Port Pirie "Recorder"), have received a letter from their son, Private Alfred Hughes,…

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Victoria Butter. for British Wounded. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. P. M'Bride, the Victorian Agent-General, has arranged for the distribution of the Victorian Butter and Cheese Manufacturers' gift of 365 boxes…

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A Wounded German. Fighting Against His Flag. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

An invalided British officer states that during an attack on the British trenches a German soldier, who was slightly wounded, was dragged into our…

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The War Funds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The war funds in Sydney continue to swell. Yesterday they totalled £498,442…

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The War Catastrophe. Free Political Institutions

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Speaking on November 26 at the Kingsway Hall, London, at a meeting organised by the London Teachers' Association, Dr. Charles Sarolea, the…

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Another Soldier Dies Tn Egypt. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The death of another member of the Australian expeditionary force in Egypt was announced yesterday by the Defence Department, viz., during…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) The Formidable Disaster. Admiralty's Definite Opinion. Struck by Two Torpedoes. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

The Marquis of Crew[?] [?] reply to a question in the House of Lords, said that the Admiralty's definite opinion was that the British battleship…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) German Charges Against America. the Dum Dum Bullets Matter. Washington

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, replying to Count Bernstorff's dum dum bullets representations, said that the United States must refrain…

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Death of Mr. Haggerty. Wounded with a Rifle. Inquest on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. Reuben Haggerty, who was wounded as the result of a shooting accident at his residence, Blende-street North, on Saturday last, died in the…

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War. Earlier Wires. Saturday morning

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 1

The British battleship Formidable was sunk in the English Channel by a mine or submarine. 71 survivors were picked up[?] the remainder of the crew are…

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Sensation at Broken Hill. Some Tueks Fire on a Picnic Train—four Killed Six Wounded. Friday afternoon

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 1

The Manchester Unity Oddfellows' picnic train was [?] by entrenched Turks, flying the Turkish [?] at half-past 10 this morning a few miles out of…

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A Savage and Ferocious War. Astonishing Retrogression. Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

The French Commission's report on the German violation of international law states that never has a war among civilised nations borne such a savage…

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Barrir Miner. Saturday, January 9, 1915. Turkey and the War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

THE New Year's tragedy in Broken Hill lends a local interest to the position of Turkey in the war. Fortunately there is good reason to believe that…

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100,000 Men. Australia Is at War. We Must Do More

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

It was quite time that Mr. Cook or some other statesman sought to quicken Australia to the true sense of its pressing obligation. The war is a theme…

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To-morrow's Special Sunday "Miner." Striking Pictures and War Articles. the New Year's Day Casualties

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 8

To-morrow's Special Sunday "Miner" will contain the photographs of some of these killed and wounded in the New Year's Day tragedy, as well as…

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War. Great Russian Advance in Hungary. Turks Badly Beaten. Little News From the West. Wednesday morning

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The fighting at Cirnacy, near Mulhausen, was very formidable, the roar of the guns being unceasing for three days. The valleys are filled with the…

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