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

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War (By Wire.) Tuesday Morning, 20-10-11

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 12

Germans recently threatening Northern Coast of France are short of ammunition and stores. The Germans westward move…

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The War Day by Day. Friday Evening, 16-10-14

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 11

Portugal is reported to have declared war ton Germany. The statement is, however, still unconfirmed. Servians and Montenegrins are…

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British Cruiser Sunk. Cholera Rampant- 10,000 Cases in Austria. Portugal Declares war on Germany. Friday, 2.30 p.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

It is reported that Portugal has declared war on Germany. The statement is unconfirmed…

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A Glimpse of a War Camp

Western Champion · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 6

A Sunday morning—bleak, showery sloppy. On a high hill, overlooking, historic Cook's River, is a great grey stone building. Its quaint gables…

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Portugal Declares War. Servians Again Successful. Sydney, Friday 1.15 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 23

Portugal is reported to have declared war on Germany, but the statement is unconfirmed. The Servians and Montenegrins…

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The War the Emden at Work Again. French Confident of Victory Sydney, Thursday 1 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 19

The cruiser Emden sunk the British steamers Benmore, 4806 tons, the Clan Grant, 3947 tons, the Clilkar and Troilius, and dredge Tourabel…

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The War Ostend Retaken. German Attack Weakening. General Hubert Hamilton Killed. the Battle of Warsaw. Germans Fortifying Liege. Italian Fleet Mobilised. Sydney, Wednesday 7.30 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 22

According to the "Morning Post" the Allies have retaken Ostend. There is every indication that the German sledge hammer is losing its…

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The War German Submarine Sunk. Fighting in Black Sea. Move to Capture Calais. Attempt to Envelop Allies Around Verdun. Polish Battle Front. Sydney, Friday 7.45 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 23

A German submarine was seen off the coast of Scotland, apparently waiting for a fuel ship. She fired three torpedoes at a British patrol…

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War Expenditure

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 4

Canada will probably have to face an expenditure of £30,000,000 on the war, Australia £20,000,000, or more, and New Zealand, say £10,000,000, and India,…

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The War [Cables Since Last Issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 2

Shanghai.—It is announced" that the Australian fleet bombarded Yap, in the German Carolines, where the German cable station is, and the two German cruisers, Scarnhorst…

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The Press and the War. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

At yesterday morning's ession of the Country Press Conference, Mr. Johnson, the president, moved, " That this conference,…

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The War Japanese Cruiser Sunk Sydney, Tues. Afternoon

Forbes Times · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 8

The old Japanese cruiser Takaohipo struck a floating mine in Kiochau Bay and sank in a few minutes. Only ten men are…

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The War the Emden Again. Five British Steamers Lost Sydney, Thursday

Forbes Times · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 4

The cruiser Emden sank five British steamers, including a dredge recently purchased by the Tasmanian Government, and captured…

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The War Germany's Lost Possessions, Syd, Wed., 2.30 p.m

Forbes Times · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

Germany has lost the whole of her island possessions in the Pacific. It is officially announced in…

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The War the Four Destroyers. Their Alleged Objective. "Kaiser Bill of Belgium."

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Survivors of the four destroyers sunk by the Undaunted state they were informed they were going to…

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The War Germany in the Pacific. All Her Possessions Gone. Sydney, Wednesday, 3 p.m

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 3

It is officially announced that the Japanese have occupied the Mariane, or Ladrone Islands, the Marshall Islands, and all other islands in the…

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The War the Belgian Seaboard. Germans in Critical Position. Russians Take the Offensive. Sydney, Friday, 10 a.m

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 4

The German position on the Belgian seaboard and in the vicinity of Bruges and Ghent is becoming critical. Under the fire of eleven…

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Wounded in Ostend

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 4

Ostend is full of wounded…

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500,000 Wounded in France

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 3

It is estimated that there are at present 500,000 wounded in France. This of course includes a fair per centage of Germans. The cost of…

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War Expenditure

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 7

Canada will probably have to face an expenditure of £30,000,000 on the war, Australia £20,000,000, or more, and New Zealand, say £10,000,000, and India,…

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