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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Review. Dr. Fitchett on the War

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 27

No one knows the battlegrounds of Europe better than Dr. Fitchett, the author of "How England Saved Europe," etc., and his summary in "Life"…

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Causes of the War If Germany Won

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 7

An interesting study of the deeper causes of the war and of the national desires that have impelled the nations to fight, is contained in a book…

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The Latest. Kaiser Going East. Sufferings of Wounded. Atrocities at Aerschot. Sydney, Thursday 12.30 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 15

Berlin reports still officially deny the reverses.. The newspapers declare that the German withdrawal was due solely to stragetic reasons…

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The War Complete German Disaster. Appalling Losses. Brussels Captured by Allies. Despair in Germany. Sydney, Tuesday 7.35 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 15

Latest particulars state that the rout of the Germans is deepening into a complete disaster. The Germans are turning homewards by way…

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The War Allies Continued Success. Germans Still Retiring. German Fleet in Gulf of Bothnia. Sydney, Friday. 7.85 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 12

The big battle is still raging in France. There are indications that the Germans are retiring along the whole…

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Russians Everywhere Victorious. Austrian Soldiers Deserting Panic in Berlin. Sydney, Friday 10 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 12

Thousands of Austrians deserters are in Roumanian territory. The Russians have occupied four passes in the Carpathians, and they…

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German Wounded. Well Treated in England. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

The King and Queen, visiting Netley Hospital, addressed a comforting greeting to the British wounded. The King also spoke kindly words to the…

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War and Prohibition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

"The outbreak of hostilities in Europe must bring home to every citizen the danger to which we have so often referred of destroying a sure and…

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War to the End

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

"Remember that the war has only just begun. It unhappily bids fair to last long. It may be both costly and ghastly, and levy heavy toll not only…

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When the War Is Over

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

"This is not a war of capitalists, but a wave of German aggression. Australia will, I hope, assist in changing the map of the world. When the German menace…

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War Only Beginning. London

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

It is officially stated that the Germans, facing the Allies left, made a stand on a range north of the river Aisne, the line stretching for 10…

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Why Shriek at War? There Are Worse Horrors

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 3

During the course of his opening address at the Anglican Synod at Bathurst on Tuesday, Dr. Long, Bishop of Bathurst, trade reference…

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The War. Germans Capitulate. Thousands Surrender. London

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

It is stated from a reliable source that General Voti Kluck, the Commander in-Chief of the German army at the battle of the Marne, has…

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The War. Great Austrian, Losses. Germans' Terrible Atrocities. London

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 5

The Official Press Bureau states that the general position along the River Aisne continues to be favorable, Several counter attacks have…

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Why Shriek at War ? There Are Worse Horrors. a Bishop's Protest

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

AT the Anglican Synod on Tuesday, Dr Long, Bishop of Bathurst, made reference to the war. I believe (he said) there are many…

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The Well-known Consulting Optician. the War. [Cables Since Last Issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

There is no worthier exponent of modern optical science in Australia man Mr. Adolf Basser, Vienna Consulting Optician, of Challis House, LATEST particulars on Tuesday showed that the rout of the Germans was deepening into complete disaster, and they were turning homeward by way of St…

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Back Again. Sergeant Garstang's Trip to England. Some Impressions of the War

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

On March 10th last Sergeant J. J. Garstang, of Forbes, accompanied by his wife and son Harry, sailed from Sydney in the…

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The War Great Battle Imminent. Barbarous Germans. Great Russian Advance. Sydney, Thursday, 3 p.m

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

Wolf's Agency states the German Crown Prince's army is attacking the Allies' centre at Verdun, but the report lacks confirmation…

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The War Germany Wants Peace with Belgium. Belgians Immediately Reject Offer. Italy with the Allies. Sydney, Thursday, 10 a.m

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

The Paris "Figaro" states that a German General has journeyed to Antwerp, under a flag of truce, in order to propose terms of peace to…

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The Best Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 3

A very striking piece of evidence in Savour of educated soldiers was given recently by the famous Boer guerilla leader, Christian de Wet. in a speech to some…

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