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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

3,253 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 163

The South African War. Union Force on German Border. German Patrol Driven Out Pretoria

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Commandant Van Zyl has occupied Ramesdrift, the principal crossing of the Orange River into German territory, and has driven out the German…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages). French Attacked in Force. Railway Junction Menaced. Von Kluck Reinforced. Paris

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

The attacks to the north and east of Soissons were of considerable magnitude. Apparently the recent French attacks menaced the railway junction…

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The 'Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the War. (Reuter's Messages). Colonial Consignment Company's Annual Report. Depression in the Meat Trade. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 1

The Colonial Consignment Company's annual report says that there are no developments which would indicate that the world's supply has been…

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3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. Official Cable. Bitter Fighting, Near Soisfrench Fall-back Slightly. Russian Successes. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

A cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor-General, states that according to official news from the French…

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Off to the War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

Mr. Hugh C. Buckler, the wellknown actor, who has several times visited Broken Hill, being a reserve man in the British army, has had to…

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War. Early Wires. Saturday morning

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 1

Sixty thousand Germans are re-ported to be hurrying into Bosnia, and concentrating at Sarajeve. No reference to the Turkish debacle…

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Life Policy Loans and War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

It is interesting to note (says the Mutual Provident "Messenger") that the German life offices, owing to the large demand from policy-holders in…

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England in War Time. Pride in the Empire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 7

A lady who is a leading members of the staff of Bedford College for Women, of London. University, write to her brother in Melbourne, (says the…

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War. the Dropping of Bombs—air Craft Active. Immediate Prospects of a Rupture Between Italy and Turkey. Tuesday afternoon

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The Emperor of Austria, replying to a deputation's protestations of loyalty twice referred to the possibility of peace…

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Canvas Homes for Soldiers' Wives. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

As the workmen on reduced time in the State Government service have not applied for the whole of the dwellings available at Canvas Town, a small…

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Australian Soldiers Dead in Egypt. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

News of two deaths of members of the Australian expeditionary forces have been received by the Defence Department, namely:—…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. Back in Sydney. Troops From New Guinea. Great Street Demonstration. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

By the steamer Eastern this morning Colonel Holmes and 250 men of the Australian Expeditionary Force, which took possession of German New Guinea,…

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3rd Edition. MINER-OFFICE, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages). Official Communiques. a Series of Encounters. French Regain Position. Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

An official communique says:— "We have progressed near Lombartzyde and Becellaire "The Zouaves by a brilliant bayonet…

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Off to the War

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Hugh C. Buckler, the wellknown actor, who has several times visited Broken Hill, being a reserve man in the British army, has had to…

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Echoes of the War. Facts About the Fichting. January 6, 1915

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 4

It is almost impossible to get any clear idea, of what is going on in Poland from the conflicting cables which reach us, via Petrograd. If the…

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Lord Kitchener. and a Challenged Interview. Duration of the War. Confident of Victory

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Irvin S. Cobb, one of the bestknown American journalists, who visited Europe, and was captured and held, as a prisoner by the Germans,…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Offiical Communiques. Nothing Notable From France. Paris

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 1

The French official communique issued to-day States that there is "nothing notable to report."…

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American Verdict on the War. [?] Reply to the German Professors. Spirited Indictment. (Repriated from "The Time," November 30, 1914.)

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 3

Ninety-three of the most prominent men of Germany, distinguished in various branches of science, art, education, and literature, have recently circulated…

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On the Italian Frontier. Situation Dangerous Anti-war Demonstrations and Riots. Rome

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

News telegraphed from the Austrian frontier shows that the situation is daily becoming more dangerous. Food is at famine prices. Discontent…

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The Following Appeared in Sunday's Special Issue. the War. (Reuter's Messages). Offiical Communiques. Nothing Notable From France. Paris, Saturady

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 1

The French official communique issued to-day states that there is "nothing notable to report."…

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