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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Docs in War

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

Considering how obviously fitted dogs are for police work and certain serviece in war, it 13 curious that more use has not been made of them in modern…

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"The Curse of War."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

A big star picture, entitled as above, will be shown at the L.C.B. Pictures on Saturday night…

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Atheletes for the War

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

The Battle of Waterloo, said the Duke of Wellington, was won on the playing fields of Eton. It is 100 years since the Battle of…

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The War London

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 3

It has been officially announced that the situation along the front continues unchanged. The left wine has Progressed about…

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The War. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

The Island steamer Iduna, belonging to Burns, Philip and Co., was rammed and sunk by a German warship while at anchor at Jaluit…

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War Food Fund. (To the Editor.)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

Sir,—An opportunity will be given to all persons engaged in the rabbit industry throughout the State to contribute towards the above fund on…

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The War GermanCruiserSinks Japanese Destroyer. Wednesday morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

A German cruiser sank a Japanese destroyer outside Kia Chauo Bay…

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War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The Postmaster-General, Mr Spance, has made arrangements for the des-patch of a daily summary of war news as given in Sir' George Reid's cables to…

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War Bulletins

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

We beg to state that, on and after 7st October, we (in conjunction with our contemporary) intend discontinuing, for the time being, the issue of…

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The War [cables since last issue] ]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 4

Five submarines participated in the attack in the North Sea. Only one was struck by British shots, and ifc is not known whether it sank or not…

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Our Telegrams. the War. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The Deputy Chief Censor at Melbourne has issued a circular asking all newspapers to refrain from publishing information relative to…

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War Prizes. Sydney, Tuesday, 10 a.m

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The cases of six German steamers, seized in Port Phillip, came before the Victorian Prize Court yesterday, when an order was made for the…

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The War the Truce of Death. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—"The vast plain of Marne is littered with corpses, especially Barcy, where the Germans fought fiercely as…

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Prisoners of War. Sydney, Tuesday, 10 a.m

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

Twelve German prisoners of war from Samoa arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, and were placed on Somes Island…

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The War [Gables Since Last Issue] Monday, 28th Sept

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

Germans attacked the whole line of the allies, but were repulsed everywhere. Developments of the battle should now be rapid…

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The War the Ainse Battle. Headquarters' Story. Review of Operations. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 4

In an official cable message, dated London, September 24, Sir George Reid states:—"The following report from the…

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Putty Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The Coonamble "Independent," in its last issue, printed a scathing comment on the members of the Light Horse corps at Gilgandra. When the…

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Orders to Kill., Wounded not to be Spared

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 2

The "Daiy Chr[?] correspondent [?] BO[?]anx states that Geneal Sta[?]uger, who is in command of the 53rd Brigade of…

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The War Saturday Morning

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 12

The Germans are being reinforced by 200 thousand men. Snow and floods have checked the operations in Upper Alsace…

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The War Friday Morning

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 12

A German cruiser and two torpedo boats which had been laying mines in the Baltic Sea, were sunk by the Russian cruiser Bayan…

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