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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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"War!"

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 4

"War!" is the title of the latest illustrated booklet issued by Dr. Barnado's Homes. It tells of a war declared, not last August but half…

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General War Notes. Enemy's Terrible Losses. Latest Casualty Lists

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 1

Casualty lists, numbered 101 to 108, show 35,883 Prussian casualties. Altogether 250,000 Prussians and Bavarians have been killled,…

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The War The United States Protest. Wednesday, 9.0 a.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 4

The United States' President has sent a strong note to Britain concerning the seizure of cargoes of neutral countries…

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Latest War News. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The Germans attempted to cross the right bank of the Vistula on Saturday, but were repulsed. Fighting continues against the…

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The War. [Cables since last issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

No British ships were injured or lives lost during the Cuxhaven raid. Most of the bombs dropped by the British airmen appear to have reached…

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The War. [Cables since last issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The bombard men t, of Trieste is feared. The Government officials have abandoned the city. Stated that America's exports for…

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Off to the War Messrs Martei & Nelson Farewelled

Forbes Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

Yesterday week Messrs. Malcolm Marbel and A. G. ("Snow") Nelson left Forbes for Sydney to join the Australian Expeditionary Forces…

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Oh! to Be Wounded

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

"What should we be without our overseas Dominions?" proudly asks an Eastbourne (Sussex) girl, writing to a relative in Sydney. "We go on with work just the same,…

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"Belgium concocted war

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

Thus deserves her fate ! That's the blackest Teuton lie Published up to date."-- Jessie Pope, in London "Daily Mail."…

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The War and Ourselves

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

The following just about hits the nail square on the head:—The man who is running a newspaper at present deserves a deal of sympathy…

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War and the Woman. V.

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

The "Savannah" weighed at dawn, and all that day they steamed by the glorious isles of the matchless Adriatic. Their destination was Venice, whence Faber…

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The War French Airmen Active. Saturday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

French airmen have dropped bombs on the railway stations at Metz and Arnaville…

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The War Wednesday Morning, 6.1.15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

According to Gorman statement published in a Santiago paper office, fine ship says they have 126 wounded, not 6, as officially stated. She…

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Twilight of War. Hospital Vignettes. "Germans No Good."

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 9

Tommies had gathered round me in the grounds of the Hotel X., now a military hospital. They are all convalescents, and wear the regulation uniform of…

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The War. London, Tuesday. Steinbash Captured by the French

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

Steinbash, in Northern Alsace, has been captured by the French after a fierce struggle. The Germans had transformed houses and gardens into…

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The War Day by Day. Tuesday Morning, 5-1-15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 5

Reports from Sluis state that the road from Oosterzelle to Ghent is mined Every 40 meters, the intention being to hamper the Allies…

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General War Notes. Return of Hewlett. Attack on German Fleet

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 1

Flight-commander Hewlett, who was missing after the Cuxhaven raid, and was subsequently picked up, spent a week on the trawler…

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The War Day by Day Thursday Morning, 31-12-14

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

The United States press is vigorously discussing the question of the note to Great Britain. The interest aroused is so intense as to…

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Half the World at War

Western Champion · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 19

With the addition of Turkey and Portugal to the ranks of the belligerents, the area of hostilities has been extended to approximately 58…

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The War. Russia's Decisive Victory. New Austro-german Movement. Roumanians Ordered Home. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 17

It is officially announced at Petrograd that the Russians have gained a decisive victory in the Caucasus, capturing the whole of the 9th Turkish…

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