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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War. Latest Cables

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 2

The battle between Nieuport and Ostend continues fiercely. Many Belgian wounded have reached the base hospital…

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A Soldier's Letter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 8

The Paris "Figaro" publishes a letter from the front, containing a very graphic description of soldiers on the march. "One sees," says the writer…

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The War. Latest Cables. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 2

The Allies are still maintaining their position in France against the Germans. The Germans are retreating before…

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The War. Lord Kitchener and the War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 7

English papers to hand give particulars of the state of the public mind when the news of the British reserves at Mons came to hand. One…

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The War. Latest Cables. The Naval Bat[?]le

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

The New York "Herald" gives a description of the Naval Battle off Valparaiso between the British and German ships. The paper states that the…

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The War. To The 'South Coast Times.' Sydney, 1.40 p.m

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 15

A message from the High Commis­sioner says that owing to hostile acts committed by Turkish forces under German officers a state of war…

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War Pictures

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 2

Picture-goers and others interested in the affairs of the British nation will be pleased to know that Kiama's Own Pictures has arranged to show the…

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The War. Latest Cables. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 2

According to reports from Odessa, the Russians consider themselves masters of the Black Sea, as the Turkish fleet has retired behind the…

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The War. Now Is the Time to Advertise

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the reading merchants of London was held towards the end of August, and strange as it may seem, the keynote of all speeches was…

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Correspondence. Winter Clothing for Our Soldiers. the 4th BATTALION. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 3

Mrs. Langtree and Mrs. Arthur Onslow are making and collecting warm [?] socks, mittens, and caps to [?] to the men of the 4th infantry…

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Winter Clothing for Our Soldiers. the 4th BATTALION. (To the Editor)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 2

Dear Sir,— Mrs. Langtree and Mrs. Arthur Onslow are making and collecting warm shirts, socks, mittens, and caps to send…

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War News

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 8

The war news is very satisfactory; the daily newspaper explanatory notes are more so. The gist of one of the latest explanatory notes: "It seems…

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Port Kembla War Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 9

Port Kembla Patriotic Fund, total to October 31 st, 1914:—Amounts previously acknowledged, £166 1s 1d; received during October.—…

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The War. Latest Cables. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

The London "Globe" states that Rear Admiral Troubridge, commanding the Mediterranean Fleet when the war started, has been courtmartialled…

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A Big Hit in War Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 5

There are few things that appeal more directly to the average reader than a really unusual and artistic portrait of a popular here…

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The War. Latest Cables. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

The London "Times" correspondent [?] West Flanders states that the arrival of heavy British guns has demoralised the Germans, whose guns…

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Wounded and Alone for Five Days. British Soldier Shot Three Times

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 3

William Henry Gallimore, of the 1st Royal North Lancashire Regiment, is a standing and heroic example of the Englishman who "never says die." He…

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War Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 1

The following have been culled from the English papers:— Wives visiting their husbands in the Territorial Force stationed at towns…

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The War. Latest Gables. Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 2

The German transports are every-where in motion in Flanders, and large forces of cavalry and artillery are leaving Thielt for Ypres and…

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War Puzzles Made Plain

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 3

To the reader who likes to get an answer to the queries that arise daily from the war news, we strongly re commend' the four sixpenny numbers…

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