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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The Balkan Position. How Will This War Affect the Several Powers?

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Servia at the present time is rising again into prominence in the European crisis. At the beginning of the war for a while she had centred…

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Late War News. the Pirates. Hold Up a French Vessel. London April. 14

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

A German submarine stopped tho French steamer Fredric Fra[?]ck. The commander demanded money, which was refused. He thereupon to[?]…

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The War. Country Preco Special to the Witness. The Turks. Offensive Resumed in Mesopotamia. British Capture 300 TURKS

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

LONDON, April 15.—Ten thousand regulars and 12,000 Kurds and Arabs are concentrated at Wakhasdah in Asia Minor. The Turks resumed the…

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Grandson of the G.O.M. Killed in Action. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. G. C. Gladstone, Liberal member of Parliament for Kilmarnock, eldest son of the late Mr. W. H. Gladstone, has been killed in action. He was 30 years of age…

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The War. Another Zeppelin Raid

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

London, April 16.—A Zeppelin this morning dropped a dozen bombs at Maldon, and three at Lowestoft, where a timber yard was soon. furiously aflame. Six bombs were also dropped…

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The War. German Airships. England Attacked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 6

London, April 15.—A Zeppelin dropped several bombs on the outskirts of Blyth, on the coast of Northumberland, last night. The airship passed over Wallsend, Seaton, Jarrow, and…

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War Soon Over. a Hard-pressed Foe

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

"The opinion I heard expressed by two men who ought to be fairly good judges, being British staff officers, is that the war will be over well within six months," said Dr. Thring, who had…

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Telegrams the War. The Western Front. French Progress. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

A communique states:—Our ascendancy over the enemy in the Argonne sector is increasing. We have progressed 1500 metres at Schneppeurie thkopf, south-west of Metzeral, Alsace…

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The Latest. the War. Zeppelins. Great Activity. Another Visit to England. Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

A Zeppelin was seen at five o'clock this morning off Holland, flying, toward Germany. Three Zeppelins were seen yesterday over the North Sea, flying westward…

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Some Notable Utterances on the War

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

“ This is the greatest war that the world has ever seen—beyond all comparison the greatest war the world has ever seen. The battle of Leipzig,…

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Brilliant War Articles

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

In the May issue, just to hand, "Life," our leading Australian magazine, gives the most adequate and most picturesque review of the…

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Munitions of War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

London, April 17.—Earl Kitchener's munitions committee is establishing local committees in all important manufacturing centres. The committees are endowed with full power to…

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If the War Lasts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

London, April 19.—The Football Association has decided that if the war lasts they will arrange no serious matches next season. It is estimated that this will moan a loss in wages…

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The War Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The transport Manitott was attacked whilst carrying British troops in the Aegean Sea by a Turkish destroyer, which was ultimately driven ashore…

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The War. Austrian Flanking Movement Fails

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

Petrograd, April 18.—A communique states:—Desperate fighting is taking place in the Carpathians between the villages of Telepoich and Zuella. We captured 1140 prisoners and three…

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War Map 221-3 George Street SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 1

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The War. Transport Manitou. Loss of Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

London, April 19.—It is officially stated that when the transport Manitou, carrying British troops, was attacked by the Turkish destroyer, one of her boats capsized, and the occupants of…

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Telegrams. the War. The Dardanelles. British Submarine Captured. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 1

The Admiralty reports that submarine E15 while reconnoitring a minefield went aground at Kephez, Constantinople. It is officially stated that 24 of the crew were rescued and…

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The War Day By Day. South Points End. London April 15

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

One of the crew of the British steames South Point, sunk by the submarine U8. sixty miles from Cape Finesterre, on April 1, has…

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The Latest. the War. The Russians. Their Recent Victory. Petrograd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Details of tile battle of Telepoich and Zuella state that the Russians began the advance on tile night of the 14th, and carried positions on the heights with tile bayonet…

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