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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The Latest. the War. The Kaiser Angry. Witnesses German Repulse. How the French Regained the Day. Paris

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

The Kaiser early in the week saw a fierce attack on Blagney. The French withstood a shower of grenades, but yielded to the German bayonets, and trench after trench was taken…

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The War Sydney

The Yass Courier · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

A general battle is developing between Dukla and Wyszkow. In the Eastern area the Russians are making progress at several points…

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The War

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

The Germans at La Ba[?]ee continue active, bringing up heavy guns and shelling British position. The Germans attribute Monday's check to…

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War Side Lights Soldier's Letter. Women As Shield

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 1

How German b[?]y was avenged by the 1st Battalion Royal Berk shire Regiment is told by Dance-Corporal Wi[?]penny, of that regiment,…

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The War. Three Vessels Sunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

London, Jan. 31.—The German submarine U 21 torpedoed the coaster Ben Cruachan early on Saturday morning, 21 miles from the mouth of the Lune. The crew were given ten minutes…

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War Tax on Young Men

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

It is suggested (says an exchange) that as young men who volunteer for service and to to the front give up much, and may be called on to…

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Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 1

A progress report of the above shows that the total receipts to the 31st December were £81,146. Shipments so far have absorbed £62,557; remittances in cash total £1250; and further…

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The War. the Fight Near La Bassee

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

Dunkirk, Feb. 1.—The Germans at La Bassee continue active. They have brought up heavy guns, and are shelling the British positions. The Germans attribute Monday's check west of…

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War Map 221-3 GeorgeStreet SYNDEY

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 1

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Late War News. Will Treated Prisoners. Paris, Jan. 30

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

A Swiss who visited a camp of French prisoners in Germany report that they are badly fed, being restricted 50 grammes of bread daily. The…

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The Latest. the War. The Western Front. Artillery Duels. Paris

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

A communique states that lively artillery duels have occurred along most of the front…

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Telegrams the War. The Russians. Successes Over Germans and Turks. Petrograd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

A communique states: We drove back the Germans at Lobegalen, north of Gumbinnen (East Prussia). The Germans were again repulsed in the…

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The War Day By Bay. North Sea Fight. Admiral's Story. London, Jan. 28

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

Rear Admiral Sir David Batty, in telling the story of the North Sea fight, states:-- Our destroyers at 7.30 on Sunday…

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The War. Kaiser Again Ill. Another Million Men Foraustria. French Seventy-fives Success. Canadians in Action. Give the Germans a Warm Reception. All Quiet in Egypt. Turkish March on Suez Said to Be All Bluff. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

The German Emperor has returned to Berlin suffering from throat trouble. Sometimes his voice is hardly audible…

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The War. Submarines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam, Feb. 3.—The German Admiralty states: "Britain is about to ship troops and material to France, and we shall use all military means against this. Peaceful shipping is…

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The War. Submarine Peril

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

London, Feb. 2.—The captain and second officer of the Tokomaru, which was sunk near Havre, were on the bridge when they sighted the periscope of a submarine. A few seconds…

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The War. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

Yesterday although some long range fighting occurred in the vicinity of Ismalis, the canal was open for traffic all day. Ships passed along without…

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Telegrams. the War. The Western Front. British and French Successful Counter Attacks. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

A communique states:—Yesterday the artillery struggle increased in intensity on both sides. Portions of a German regiment drove back a British post at Guinchy. The British…

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The Latest. the War. Victorious Russians. Germans Fall Back. Heavy German Losses. Petrograd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 2

A communique states:—The Germane, who were constantly harassed by cavalry, have fallen back on Lipno. A German attack northward of Borjimoff was…

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The War

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

The Australia Sank a German auxiliary cruiser of the Woermann line off Patagonia. No particulars are available…

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