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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 5

Fighting along the whole front on the Carpathians, the Russians shattered the Germans resistance at three fortified positions. At Mexo Labores…

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The War. Fighting in Poland. Great Slaughter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

Petrograd, Feb. 6.—Two supreme attacks were made by the Germans on Tuesday on the Rawka, after the Russian artillery's day of unceasing slaughter. The Russians…

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War Map 221-3 George street SYDNEY. copyright

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 1

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Late War News. Extraordinary German Formatio. Petrograd, Feb. 6

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The German attempt to force the defense of Berjimolf by sheer weight of numbers using their inflntay as cavalry were used in the old days…

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War Sidelights. From Home Papers Saved by a Horse

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Trooper W. Green, lying wounded at York, tells the following story! "There's a horse of the Royal Irish Lancers that ought to have a…

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Telegrams. the War. Fighting in Egypt. Turkish Prisoners' Account. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

The official Press Bureau states: Turkish officers taken prisoners at Toussoun state the division subdivided at Katabelkheil, four hours from the Canal, in order to attack different…

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The Latest. the War. The Western Front. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

A communique states:—A violent artillery duel has taken place at Guinchy. We captured a trench west of Givenchy. By a captured main we repulsed attacks on Massiges and Fontaine…

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The War. Day By Day. Turkish Attacks. Invaders Suffer Severely Caird Feb. 4

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Yesterday's attack on the canal was made at three points. The Turks were in moderate strength, of an 12,000 of the enemy being engaged…

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Is there not a Cause? Why Britain Is at War. Germany's False Gods—power and Reason

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 1

Germany's two false gods are "Power" and "Renson"-so spake the Rev. S. A. T. Champion in the course of his sermon at St. John's on Sunday…

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The Soldiers' League First Parcel Sent to the Front

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Mrs. Thos McKay is most grateful to the children of the Soldiers League for the splendid gifts which they brought to help all up Audrey's and…

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Life in the Trenches Soldiers' Experiences

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

An officer at the front writes:—You say it would interest you to know how we are fed in the trenches. Anything one gets hot is heated over one's…

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Soldiers' Pensions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

London, Feb. 8.—Mr. Barnes, M.P., states that the actuarial, estimates show that the pension allowances recommended by the select committee will cost £346,000,000…

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The War

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

Mr. Asuqith stated in the House of Commons that the casualties in the British expeditionary forces to February 4 totalled 104,000…

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The War. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 6

In connection with the blockade threat of the Germans a telegram from Berlin states that the Government will disregard both friendly and…

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The War. Desperate Fighting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 1

Petrograd, Feb. 9.—A communique states:— The fighting is becoming more desperate at Serpiec (18 miles north-north -west of Plock). An attempt to break our front at Borjimoff was…

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Bulgaria and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

The writer of War Notes in the Sydney Herald says:—Since the outbreak of the war Bulgaria has never given any indication as to the direction of her sympathies. There have…

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The War. Bulgaria. Reported Agreement with Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

London, Feb. 10.—The newspapers state that there are indications that Bulgaria has entered into a financial arrangement With Germany. This action is intended to exercise a restraining…

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Telegrams. the War. The Western Front. the Struggle at Bagatelle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 1

A communique states: We occupied a farm on the Bethune-La Bassee road, where the enemy had been installed. The struggle at Bagatelle is now centred in…

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The Latest. the War. The Russians. Advancing in East Prussia. Retreating in Bukovina. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

The Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent nays that the Russians are firmly holding their own in East Prussia, and are advancing between the Chorsel-Johannisburg front…

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War !

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

The German Admiralty have announced their intention of destroying British merchantmen in the waters around England and Ireland…

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