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

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

2,211 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 111

Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

Forbes Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

We are able to state (says the "Daily Mail") that a high French military authority has given private expression to the following views as to the…

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The War German Submarine Activity. Undefended Vessels Sunk

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Later details show that the third victim of the German submarine U21. in the Irish Sea was the Kilcoan (456 tons), which was sunk near the Linda…

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The War The Turks Expulsion From Russian Soil. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

According to an official statement issued in Petrograd the operations against the turks are being confined to Turkish and Persian[?]soils,…

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A Soldier

Forbes Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

"Kneeling by a wounded soldier in a little tent lighted by a candle flickering in the wind, the chaplain was addressed thus: 'Am I dying, sir??'…

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A Soldier in Egypt. an Interesting Letter. Round About Cairo

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Sapper T. E. Drane, a volunteer from Forbes, who is now in Egypt with the field enginers, attached to the first Australian force, writes an…

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A Returned Soldier. Corporal Ian Black's Experiences. The New Guinea Expedition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

Mr W. Ian Black, who returned to Sydney last week with a section of the Island expeditionary force, arrived in Forbes on Wednesday. It will…

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Young Soldiers — Old Leaders

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

This is a war of young soldiers but old leaders. Kitchener is 64; French, the greatest cavalry leader of the day, is 62. Lord Fisher, at 73, returns to…

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War Wastage

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

"Oh! If we only had men now. They will have to send Territorials at once, [?] think. I doubt whether people at home really realise the wastage. We…

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The War. London

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

12,000 Turks, with six batteries, attacked the Suez Canal, south of Timsah, on Wednesday. Repeated sallies were repulsed by the British,…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

A military authority states that 156,000 horses are required for the mobilisation of our forces. He estimates that in six months' time the wastage…

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The War. Its Possible Effect on Our Civilization

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

In this twentieth century of our boasted high attainment of civilization. In this keen age of far reaching financial ism. In this age of…

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Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

We are able to state (says the "Daily Mail") that a high French military authority has given private expression to the following views as to the…

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Off to the War. Messrs. Philpot and Parker Honored

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

There was a large and representative gathering at the M.U. Oddfellows Hall on Tuesday night last, the occasion being a farewell…

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WAR. The Australian Sinks German Cruiser. Germans Abandon Hope. Wednesday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

The Germans have abandoned all hope of keeping Italy and Roumania out of the war. It is reported that Greece will…

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A Soldier

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

"Kneeling, by a wounded soldier in a little tent lighted by a candle flickering in the wind, the chaplain was addressed thus. 'Am I dying, sir??'…

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Late War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

It is expected that Italy's intentions will become clear soon after the opening of Parliament on the 18th. Her intervention is regarded as an…

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Latest War News Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Ten thousand iodine outfits have been ordered by New Zealand for the troops in Egypt at a coat of £450. It is suggested that the…

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The War. [Cables since last issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

Twelve thousand Turks, with six batteries, attacked the Suez Canal on Wednesday. Repeated sallies were repulsed by…

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