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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 7 of 111

The War Von Moltke's Belief. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Count Von Moltke, in an interview in the Berlin papers, said he never for a moment doubted that Great Britain would participate in the…

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Off to the War Send-off to Mr. E. J. SCOTT

Forbes Times · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

There was a large gathering, composed chiefly of the members of the local Ancient Order of Foresters at the Australia Hotel last night for…

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Soldiers for the Front

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

Amongst the latest volunteers for active service at Forbes are N. Fitzhardinge, of the Commercial Bank, and an active member of the cricket…

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Living Like Princes. Wounded in Moscow

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 9

There is no such simple and cheerful and open-hearted and gossipy city in all Europe as Moscow in the opinion of the correspondent of the New York Herald. It has the…

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The War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 12

The Germans have bombarded the Russian front in the San Boi district, Galacia. where they sent forward a division of infantry…

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Angel Comforter. Grand Duchess As Nurse. Wounded Officer's Story

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

An elderly Russian field officer relates the following story: "On arriving from the battlefield, where I was wounded by three bullets from a…

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The War. London

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

A London correspondent from Mahno, Sweden, states that the German cruiser, 26,003 tons, was torpedoed near Bugen in the Baltic…

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War and the Woman

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

"I've been up to the ice-blink twice, and was in Alaska three years ago," said Trevelle. "This beats anything I have seen, easily. What would yon say the…

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Will Change All. War and Europe

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 9

It is reported in the newspapers that ladies in the fashionable world of New York are organising to establish America as the arbiter of women's fashions. The French sceptre is…

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The War Monday 25-1-15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 12

London announces that the rumours of the raid by Zeppelins over Cromer, county Norfolk, proved to be false. The churches in those…

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The War Wednesday Morning, 27-1-15

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 6

Sailors who have returned to Grimsby state that a British destroyer first sighted the enemy ships on Dogger Bank, apparently…

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England in War Time. Pride in the Empire

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 9

A lady who is a leading member of the staff of Bearera College for Women, of London University, writes to her Brother in Melbourne, under date November 12, as…

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War's Good Side. Checking of Disease. Typhoid Almost Eliminated

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

The war-god may slay ruthlessly with one hand, but he ministers with the other to the sick and feeble. Half of him is clad in armor and the other half in the garb of a…

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The War Day by Day Thursday Morning, 21-1-14

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Two Zeppelins passed over Yarmouth on Monday flight and dropped five bombs. Three persons were Killed and others injured. Several…

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Her Death Warrant. Turkey and the War. Piled Up Provocations

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 9

Turkey s abrupt entry into the war may (in the opinion of a New York paper) precipitate that punishment foreseen by a writer in the Paris Figaro as a result of her recent…

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WAR. Naval Engagement in North Sea. German Warship Sunk. Turke Concentrating

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Refugees from Palestine report a steady concentration of Turkish troops in the Beersheba region, 40 miles from the frontier, and 150…

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The War Germans Resuming Offensive Enemy's Fleet More Active, Distress in Carpathians. Secret Support for Turkey. Sydney, Saturday 7.25 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

A Rotterdam message says that the Germans are recommencing their offensive in Belgium. A Copenhagen despatch states that…

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The War Adcance on Egypt. Skirmishing Action with Turks. Germans Repulsed at La Bassee. Small Pox at Vienna. Sydney, Thursday 1.6 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 19

Au Athens report states that three Turkish army corps, about 120,000, are marching on Egypt in command of Djemil Pasha…

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Latest War News Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

Colonel Holmes' report on the terms of the surrender of German New Guinea has been made available. He says: "I did what I…

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Current Topics. Off to the War

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

Since the Forbes police took over the duties of recruiting, 85 have volunteered for the front from Forbes. A number of these are already on…

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