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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

THE cables state that the war indemnity of two millions which the Germans levied on antwerp has been paid. When we come to think that the Germans have…

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Late War News Battle in Flanders

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

The battle in Flanders is confined to artillery and aircraft. All the fields are flooded, and the trenches are so many ditches. The airmen…

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French War Stories. Dinner Table Gossip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

It is the same everywhere "Dinner!" Up go voice and hands. Madame is surprised and shocked that anyone should except food or drink in a village through which the Germans…

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Very Latest War News Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

The Germans unsuccessfully continued their efforts to resume the offensive on the left bank of the Vistula, using the white flag…

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The Finest War. What the Indians Think

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

One of our officers, after the South African War, described war us a period of intense discomfort punctuated by moments of abject terror. This just about hits the…

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The War British Bayonet Work Capture of a Hill

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

London, Friday Evening.—Reuter's Agency states that the British on Thursday captured an important strategic point at La Bassee. The German losses…

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War in the East. Flight of Turks in Asia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

Potrograd, Sunday Night.—lt is officially announced that the Germans are advancing to the attack under the white flag…

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Horrors of War. the Pope's Prayer. London. Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

The Pope has written a prayer, beseeching deliverance from the horrors of war. It will be used in Europe on February 7, and outside Europe on March 21…

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The War. Ballle of Soissons. a Desperate Struggle. French Reverse, Paris, Jan. 17

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

Details of the recent fighting at Soissons (briefly referred to in our last issue) show that the French made a resolute advance on the…

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Little War Pictures. Football Slang in the Trenches. 1.—"Play to the wHISTLE." North of France, Dec. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

Thre is not much doubt that the German willingness to be killed is lessening. They are becoming more careful. There is little now of that silly Postsdam nonsense of marching…

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Medical Attendance for Dependents of Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The State Premier's Department has received particulars from the Agent-General of a schemed to provide doctor and medicine for the wives and dependents of men who have joined the colours…

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A Soldier Citizen's Experiences. Heavy Fine Imposed on Employers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

A case of considerable interest came before Mi Clarke. S.M., at the Water Police Court, Sydney, when a city firm was lined £20 and costs on a charge of…

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The War. VANCOUVER, Jan 16

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

Petrograd mesaages says that the belief is growing that Constantinople is really (in danger, The military position in Turkey has become…

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Italian War Fever. Rome

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

News telegraphed from the Austrian frontier shows that the situation is daily becoming more serious…

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War Topics. Absinthe in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 7

Absinthe in France has been banned as vodka was in Russia (says the Melbourne Argus."') A stroke of the pen on a scrap of paper, and the vogue of absinthe was…

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The War. the Canadians. Gallant Bayonet Charge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

German forces in mass moved against the Norm Staffordshire Regi ment near Ypres, but became bogged in the mud, and were an easy mark…

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Germany Responsible. American Analysis of the Causes of the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 6

The "New York Times" submitted to Mr. James M. Beck, formerly Assistant Attorney-General of the United States and a leader of the…

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Horrors of War. the Pope's Prayer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

London, Monday.—The Pope has written a prayer, beseeching deliverance from the horrors of war. It will be used in Europe on February 7, and…

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For the War. Star Footballers Going

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 2

Four of the New South Wales (Rugby Union's star players—men who represented Australia against New Zealand last year, and in every sense of the…

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The War Brave Defence the French Outnumbered

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

Paris, Monday.—The wounded French troops relate stirring narratives regarding the battle at Soissons. They state that 10,000 Frenchmen were, engaged…

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