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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 16 of 111

The War Monday Morning, 22.2.15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 12

British and French ships combined made ail attack on the Dardanelles. The forts were outranged and suffered extensive damage…

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War and the Woman. CHAPTER IV.--(Continued)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

They went down St. James's Street and turned into Pall Mall. Here their taxi was held up by a howling mob, indulging in the ancient and amusing pastime of…

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The War. Five British Vessels Lost. London

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

The British steamers, Potation (4,419 tons), Highland Brae (7,634 tons) and Hemisphere (3,486 tons), as well as two sailing ships, have…

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WAR. Spanish Steamer Lost. Saturday, 11.30 a.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

It is stated that a life-boat was picked up off the Goodwin Sands, belonging to the Spanish steamer Horacio, which left Bilboa over a…

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The War Day by Day. Friday Morning, 19-2-15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

An explosion has destroyed Zepplin L3 at Fano Island, off the west coast of Jutland. The crew, numbering 16 have been interned…

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Chaplain at the Front. Weird Stories of War. Rev. S. Watkins's Experiences

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 9

Rev. Owen S. Watkins. one of the Wesleyan Methodist chaplains with the Expeditionary . Force (already mentioned in the despatches), tells some most extraordinary stories of his experiences…

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Password Thrill. Night Motoring on War Road Spirit of the Middle Ages

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 9

John Priolean writes in the Daily Mail:-- "Halte la!" The car slows down and comes to a stop, with its single headlight throwing a tempered beam on a big earthwork built…

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Honoring English Dead Tribute From French Soldiers. All Saints' Day in France

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

The Figaro (Paris) publishes the following letter from a French soldier, who writes from a point at 500 metres from the Germans-- often nearer:--…

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Review Keeping Abreast of the War

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 29

"Life," the popular Australasian magazine, continues to provide a more comprehensive view of the progress of the war than any magazine…

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The War Fighting in the West. Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. Austrians Evacuate Mamornitza. Sydney, Wednesday 1.4 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 19

An Amsterdam report states that a Zeppelin, with a dozen aeroplanes, was seen crossing the North Sea. It is believed in Paris that the…

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The War Spanish Steamer's Fate. Big German Submarines. the Russian Retirement. Is Czernowitz Evacuated. Sydney, Saturday 7.25 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 32

A lifeboat has been picked up at the Goodwin Sands, from the Spanish steamer Horacio, which left Bilboa over a week ago for Hartlepool…

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The War

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The Admirality announces that on Friday morning a fleet of battleships and battle c[?]uisers, accompanied by flotillas of destroyers, and aided by a…

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What War Develops

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4
Also in Forbes Times

"War develops the highest virtues, for at every moment constancy, pity, magnanimity, heroism and mercy shine forth in it; every moment offers an…

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General War News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Mr Asquith stated in the House, of Commons that the Allies are considing reprisals against the German piracy. He hoped that the decision…

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The War. [Cables since last issue]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 6

The Board of Trade estimates that there is sufficient wheat and flour in the United Kingdom to maintain, normal bread…

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Housewaves and the War. German Professors' Advice

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

The professors of economics at the University of Berlin have, according to the "Glasgow Herald," issued an appeal to the German nation to frustrate…

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Latest War News British Steamers Sunk. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Another British steamer, the "Deptford," 1298 tons, was torpedoed and sunk. The locality is not given. All the crew except the carpenter…

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The War. Latest News. the Blockade in Progress

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 11

A communique states that 1500 shells fell in Rheims on Sunday and Monday. Twenty houses were ignited and 20…

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