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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

207 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Artificial Feet. Story of a Cheerful Soldier

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 5

With a pair of artificial feet to replace those that had been amputated at Charing Cross Hospital, a young soldier went out again into the world last spring…

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Lost Speech Recovered. Soldier's Experience

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 5

A remarkable ease of how a wounded soldier at Exeter recovered his speech was related last month to a Press representative. The man, Harry Russell, a…

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Economies During the War

Camden News · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 8

During the present critical period, when the Empire is engaged in the biggest struggle in the history of our race, we are solemnly asked by our various Governments to practise habits…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 1

According to Madrid advices, Prince Buelow will shortly submit to King Alfonso and President Wilson the lines on which Germany would be prepared to discuss peace terms. Dutch computations place the total German and Austrian…

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Living the War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 3

"I thought I realised something of what was being done by France. I see now that I am only beginning to understand what France is. I can only plead…

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Business and the War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 5

We are extremely pleased to state that so far we have experienced little officially in forwarding promptly [?] received. At the outbreak of…

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Paper Shirts for Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 7

Paper shirts are being supplied to the Russian Army by a company to Yokohama. "Kamiko," as paper clothing is called in Japan, is made of…

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Business and the War

Camden News · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 8

We are extremely pleased to state that so far we have experienced little difficulty in forwarding promptly all orders received. At the outbreak of the war we were fortunate in…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 1

Nish, the capital city of Servia is deserted. The Ambassadors have left and the shops are closed. The majority of the inhabitants have fled, and many are barefooted. It is officially announced by the French Admiralty that the…

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Citizens' War Chest. Cases in Which Comforts for Troops at the Front Are Packed

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 3

Mr. Budden, Commissioner for the War Chest in Egypt, has cabled as follows in reference to these:- "Transport of goods is an anxiety…

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Latest War News

Camden News · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 6

A Paris correspondent states that Britain's energy in detaining 90 Greek vessels at Liverpool and Newcastle hailed with satisfaction by the press…

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War Service Council

Camden News · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 1

A public meeting will be held at the Camden School ol Arts, on Thursday of next week, at 8 p.m., convened by the Mayor of Camden, for the purpose of electing a War Service Committee. Headers are asked to note the function of the…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 1

An Austrian submarine sank the Italian liner Ancona, which carried 422 passengers and a crew of 60. So far, 270 survivors have been landed. M. Briand (France) says that it is common knowledge that…

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Bed Cross Information Bureau. for Obtaining News of Sick, Wounded and Missing Men

The Picton Post · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 3

THE New South Wales Division of the Bed Cross has established this Bureau in order to try to get news of our sick, wounded and missing men at the Front,…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 1

It has been reported in Rome that the Entente Powers have demanded the demobilisation of the Greek army, or its removal from Salonika. Bulgarian attacks on the French front have been…

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Latest War Cables. Continued from front page

Camden News · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government has decided to raise an additional 50,000 men for active service, to be available within the next few months. This offer will be in addition to the…

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War Service Committee

Camden News · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 1

There was only a small attendance at the public meeting convened by his worship the Mayor of Camden on Thursday night last, but nevertheless the subject of establishing a War Service Committee to act in association with the State War…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 1

Greece accepts the Entente's demands with regards to [?] of the Allied forces, and gives liberty of action in [?], to ensure security of the troops. Another message states that Greece has unconditionally…

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Second Issue of Commonwealth War Loan. £10,000,000 Asked For

Camden News · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 9

The prospectus of the second issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been issued, and the particulars appear in our advertising columns, to-day. It will be seen that the…

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Repair of Wounded Lungs

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 6

"Engineering says that bullet wounds of the lung provided no large vessels are touched, are seldom fatal in man or beast A couple of remarkable…

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