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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Russian Progress

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 1

Petrograd, Jan. 9.—A communique states:—The fighting on the Sukha-Moghiley front on the left hank of the Vistula is becoming increasingly fiercer, The Germans,…

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The War Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

An aeroplane captured from Prezemsyl carried a report to the effect that there were 5000 sick troops in the city…

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The War. German Attacks Repulsed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 3

Paris, Jan. 11.—The latest communique states that several German attacks north of Perthes and north of Beau-Sejour were repulsed. The rest of the front is quiet, except for a few small…

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United States and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Following are extracts from a letter received by a local business man from a United States firm with which he has dealings. The local resident had taken exception to the attitude of…

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Pictures of the War. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The Government has arranged for selected artists to visit the front and make a series of. precise paintings and drawings illustrating the history of the war…

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Lord Kitchener. When the War Will Begin. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

An English officer told a French officers' mess that Lord Kitchener recently answering the question when the war was going to end replied: "I don't know, but I know when it is…

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The Latest. the War. The Allies. a Record of Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states:—After violent fighting we seized a trench near La Boiselle and repulsed a counter attack north-east of Soissons. We then carried two trenches, ensuring…

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Telegrams the War. Russian Black Sea Fleet. Turkish Ships Damaged. Petrograd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

It is semi-officially stated that a Russian fleet fought the Breslau and Hamidieh on the 6th, inflicting serious damage. The fleet also destroyed a number of the enemy's steamers and…

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The War. German Aeroplanes Busy. General Advance of Allies Expected. Italian Warships on the Move Turkish Designs on Egypt. Athens Reports Abandonment Will Austria Sue for Peace? Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Special constables in several London suburbs were called out when the news was received that a number of aeroplanes were, seen flying across the…

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The War

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 6

Cardinal Mercier’s Pastoral letter was read in all the Roman Catholic Churches in Great Britian. All the rebels in the Transvaal are…

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Captain W. S. Rich Reported to Be Wounded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

Mount Victoria, Wednesday.—Mr. W. M. Rich recently received a cable message from the War Office stating that his son, Captain W. S. Rich, had died on November 9 at Douai Military…

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Cost of War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam, Jan. 13.—Vorwaerts estimates that the daily cost of war to all belligerents aggregates £9,600,000. The damage done to Belgian property is estimated at £266,000,000 and…

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The War. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

It its reported that the Turks are massacring the Armenians Many Christians have died from hunger and cold. Fifty- thousand refugees have…

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The War. Important Attack

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

Paris, Jan. 18.—A communique states:—North-east of Soissons throughout the whole night the enemy violently bombarded our-positions on the plateau of Perrieres and the…

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Single Unemployed and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 1

Broken Hill, Tuesday.—The unemployed single men met to-day and received the report of the refusal of the warehousemen to assist them. It was decided to wait on the managers…

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The War. the Dead As Ramparts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

Petrograd, Jan. 12.—During the past week the German offensive was confined to a zone of ten miles wide, thirty miles from Warse". Two army corps were engaged, one in the trenches…

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Telegrams the War. The Allies. Latest Communique. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 1

A communique states:—There has been violent cannonading from the sea to the Oise and very lively fighting round the trenches north of Soissons which we captured on Friday. On…

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The Latest. the War. The Western Front. French and German Reports. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states:—Bad weather has impeded operations along the whole front. We have maintained our positions west of the spur we previously captured, but gave ground on the…

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War !

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

The possibility of Roumania's participation in the war in the spar future is suggested by s report that the United States will attend to…

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The War Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

The former Governor of [?] has arrived a Tiflis, With 100 men he fought the Turks for ten house, [?]ending a midge and thus enabling…

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