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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Geamans Caught. a Running Fight. German Cruiser Sunk. Two Others Damaged. No British Losses. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

Rear-Admiral Sir David Beatty's Squadron sigttted four German Battle Cruisers and a number of Destroyers making for England. The Germans…

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Telegrams the War. Germans Caught. A Running Fight. German Cruiser Sunk. Two Others Damaged. No British Losses. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

REAR-ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY'S SQUADRON SIGHTED FOUR GERMAN BATTLE CRUISERS AND A NUMBER OF DESTROYERS MAKING FOR ENGLAND. THE…

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Returned Soldiers

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

The S.S. Athenic arrived from Alexandria, Egypt, on Friday with 58 members of the New Zealand ary Force, who have been invalided…

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The War

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

On the [?] the Allies r[?] slight progress east of Nienport [?] greater activity among [?] in the…

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The War. the Allies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 1

Paris; Jan. 26.—A communique yesterday evening stated: We have made slight progress east of St. Georges (a couple of miles east of Nieuport). We also repulsed a counter attack…

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

Paris, Jan. 27.—The latest communique states: The British reoccupied their positions at Givenchy after hot fighting on the Bethune-L[?] Bassee road. The Germans, who penetrated…

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Telegrams. the War. The Allies. German Repulses. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 1

A communique states: The Germans were repulsed east of Ypres and 300 were killed. The enemy made five attacks on the British lines at Givenchy and Guinchy and slightly…

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The Latest. the War. "Scrap of Paper." German Misrepresentation. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

Sir E. Grey's statement dealing with Dr. von Bethmann-Hollwegg's explanation of the "scrap of paper" traverses that and other statements seriatim. The newspapers are widely discussing…

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The War

The Young Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

It is semi-officially stated at [?] that in a reconnaisance made lately the British [?]d [?] on the Turks near M[?]ra. The British…

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War !

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

An offical summary of the situation from Paris points out that in the siege war on the western front the balance is in favour of the Allies…

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Duration of War

Young Witness · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

The "Irish Times" of December, 1, says:—"A Belfast doctor who is home from the front on brief leave being attached to the Fourth Brigade Field…

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War Map 221-3 GeorgeStreet SYDNEY. Copyright

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

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Late War News. the Sea Fight London, Jan. 26

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that all the ships and destroyers engaged in the North Sea fight have returned safely. The Indomitable towed the…

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The War. Day By Day. North Sea Fight. London, Jan. 24

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty's squadron sighted four German battle cruisers and a number of destroyers making for England. The…

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The War. the Turkish Advance. Allies Gaining Ground in France. Russians Again Active. Austria Arranging to Abdicate. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

A report from Athens states that 120,000 Turks are marching on Egypt. Fighting is said to have occurred east of El Kantara, 20 miles south of…

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Australians in Egypt. in the Shadow of the Pyramids. How a Youngite Spent Xmas Our Soldiers the Best in Egypt

Young Witness · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

Several very interesting letters have been received by Mr. T. H. Loonies of Burrangong Heights Public School, Young, from his son Aubrey, who is…

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Soldiers' League. Movement at Young

The Young Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

A few weeks ago we published portion of a letter writer to a Cowra of a letter writer to a Cowra relative by a young girl in England explaining the object of the…

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The War. the Russians

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

Petrograd, Jan. 29.—An Austro-German movement is developing along the Dukla-Wyszkow front (Galicia), approximately 100 miles in extent. Columns are trying to cross the mountains…

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The War. the Naval Battle. Another Cruiser Reported Sunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

Roar-Admiral Sir David Beatty states that the British destroyers at 7.30 on Sunday morning sighted four battle-cruisers, six light cruisers, and some destroyers fourteen miles…

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Telegrams. the War. The Allies. Splendid Report. "A Good Day for Us." Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

A communique states:— The German losses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday exceeded 20,000. The enemy made a great effort for the…

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