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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War. Fall of Antwerp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 4

Melbourne, Sunday.—A copy of a telegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, October 9, 1.10 p.m., states:—Up to September 21 the British airmen covered a total of eighty…

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The War. Fierce Attack on Antwerp

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

Fighting of of the fiercest possible character has taken place between the Belgians and the Germans before Antwerp. The Germans are…

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Telegrams. the War. The Fall of Antwerp. Citizens Warned. Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 1

The Antwerp garrison before retiring blew up the forts Schocten, Brasschost, Merven, Capellen, and others. A German official statement is to the effect…

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The Latest. the War. Holland. Neutral, But Preparing. Foodstuffs for Brussels Refused. Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Kitson writes to the "Morning Post. that the Dutch believe the fall of Antwerp will lead to an attack on Flushing. Troops are being 'hurried to Flushing, and…

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The War. Big Battle. Millions Engaged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 2

Petrograd, Oct. 14.—It is officially announced that a battle commenced on Sunday on the left bank of the Vistula, along the roads leading to Ivangorod and Warsaw. The Russian…

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The War A Vision of [?] Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 6

[?] On Wednesday the city [?] [?]. The [?]hern portion of the city is a [?]…

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The War. A Boer Rebel. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 5

It is evident that a million and a half Germans are now engaged in the Western area of the war but the Allies still retain a marked numerical…

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The War. Antwerp Forts Hold Out. Battle Front Changes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 4

Paris, Oct. 13.—A commuinque yesterday stated:—During an engagement at Lassigny, on Friday, lasting 24 hours, a brigade of marines killed 200 Germans and took 500 prisoners…

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The Latest. the War. Antwerp. Provisions Needed. Heroic Defenders. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 2

The American Consul at Antwerp is proceeding to London to obtain provisions for Antwerp, where the position is grave owing to the Germans seizing all the stores…

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Telegrams the War. Disloyalist in South Africa Martial Law Proclaimed. South Africa Party Indignant. Capetown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 1

It is officially reported that Colonel Maritz in the north-west of Cape Province has rebelled. and that martial law has been proclaimed throughout the Union…

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A War Guide Worth Getting

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

A flood of publications on the war has begun to flow in from overseas, but an Australian publisher has succeeded in issuing the best sixpenny…

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Late War News London Oct. 13

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

Colonel Mariz, commanding a South African force raised in the Cape Province, has rebelled and joined the Germans. He arrested all the officers…

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War Map 221-3 George Street SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 1

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The War. Antwerp Falls. Bombarded for 40 Hours. London, Oct 18

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

Antwerp has fallen. The city surrendered to the besieging Germans at nine o'clock on Friday, after a severe bombardment, lasting over…

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The War. German Defeat. Bulletin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

Official: The Admirally reports that a British warship sank the German Hamburg-Amerika steamer Markomannia 4505 tons, in the vicinity of Sumatra and has captured and taken to…

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Telegrams the War. Arrival of the Canadians. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 4

The first transport with Canadian troops aboard moored at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and the last 12 hours later. The voyage occupied sixteen days. The troopships included…

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The War. Supposed Naval Fight. Sir George Reid's Message

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 4

Official: An Anglo-French force has occupied Ypres (30 miles south-south-west of Bruges, and nearly equidistant from Lille and Dunkirk). The German advance seaward continues…

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The Latest. the War. Big Battle Commences. Front of 280 Miles. Over 4,000,000 Men Engaged. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

The Giornale d'Italia publishes a telegram from Petrograd stating that a gigantic battle between Warsaw and the Dneister has commenced over front of 280 miles. There are…

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The War South African Treachery

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 4

The [?] of [?] of the [?] on the [?] Their [?] are [?] fine [?], and have beaten the Austrians…

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A War Guide Worth Getting

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 2

A flood of publications on the war has begun to flow in from overseas, but an Australian publisher has succeeded in iss[?]ing the best, sixpenny…

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