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

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 2

The Germans made a desperate attempt to cross the flooded area near Raniscapelle, using motor boats towing rafts. A fantastic battle was fought, with anatu ana snens at Kieid were destroyed. None of the passengers survived. The explosion was heard 30 miles away…

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War Crematorium

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

"A large blast furnace at Charleroi is running night and day incinerating the bodies of Germans killed in the fighting along the Yser. The corpses are…

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Worse Than the War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4
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"The war will not end until the Allies have righted Belgium's wrongs, and crushed the hateful spirit of Prussian militarism. This spirit is a menace to…

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War Horses. (Geldings and Mares)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 6

We will have a buyer for the above at the following places: —Goolagong, on Monday, 14th Dec. Eugowra, on Tuesday, 15th Dec…

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The War Britain's Navy Avenged Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

It is officially announced in London that the German warships, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Leipsig, have been sunk in the Atlantic…

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The War Australian Troops. Create Good Impression. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 2

The Australian troops created a profound impression at Alexandria, by their magnificent physique and turnout…

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The War. British Naval Victory Scharnhorst, Gnelsanau, and Leipzig sunk. [By Telegraph]. SYDNEY

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 9

London officially announces that the German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Leipzig have been sunk in the Pacific…

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The War Botha's Triumph. South African Rebellion Quashed. How Germany Tricked Turkey. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

It is officially announced that the South African rebellion has ended. One thousand two hundred rebels and all the leaders, with one…

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The Rules of War

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 7

The poisoning of wells and streams is strictly forbidden under the international rules of war. It is, however, just as permissable to cut off your…

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A New War Book

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 4

The war has been raging for over three months, and it is striking how few people can give, even in outline, a connected story of those…

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The War High Treason Charge

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 4

Herr Ahlers, German Consul at Sunderland, Duiham, who was arrested and charged with high treason, has been proceeded against…

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The War. More German Vessels Sunk. The Nurnberg and Dresden Accounted For. German Soldiers in the South Atlantic. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 2

It is officially announced that the Nurnberg was overtaken on Tuesday and sunk. The Dresden is hotly pursued…

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The Turks General War Notes. Grave Concern in Berlin

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 1

The situation in Palestine, it is staled, is causing great concern in Berlin. The German commanders are said to have asked for 150,000…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

Admiralty announces that the German cruiser Nurnberg was sunk by British squadron on 8th instant…

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"The War Cloud "

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

Composed by one of the Sisters on the occasion of the late Convent Concert, and recited by Miss Ercole. Dark tho war looms looms above us—…

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The War a Daring Submarine. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

A British submarine entered the Dardanells and in spite of difficult currents dived under five rows of mines and torpedoed the battleship…

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The Secret Foe in War and in Trade

Forbes Times · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 4

The London, "Evening News" states that German firms having businesses in London and the English provinces are exerting all their…

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The War in the Dardanelles. British Submarine's [?] [?] Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 3

The British [?] [?] [?] the [?], and [?] [?] T[?] battleship [?]. The Press [?] [?] that…

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The War Germany's Losses. Admission From Berlin. Sydney, Friday, 3 p.m

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 4

A wireless message received at Vancouver states that the Dresden and Nurnberg were both sunk, after a hot pursuit…

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