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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Latest War Cables Received Friday 4 p.m

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent with the rear guard of the Allied forces says that a terrific conflict raged all day along a ling of a hundred miles…

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2/- in the Pound Off House & Cow Rugs at Streets War Food Fund

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

The Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund now exceeds £30,000. Eight thousand carcases of mutton have already been shipped of England, also…

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The War German New Guinea Captured by Australian Navy Saturday, 5 p.m

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

The Australian force has occupied Herbertshoe, German New Quinea, The English flag wa hoisted on Friday at Simpson-haven, which was…

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The War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

I am little accustomed to writing to the press, but feel called upon to say a few words now, as it appears to me that many of the…

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Winter and the War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

Winter, daring and bleak, is stealing upon Europe, and already the higher latitudes have received their warnings. The flushed leaves of…

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War Day by Day. LONDON

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 3

The result of four days' fighting shows that the southern division of the German army has been caught between the two fires of French on…

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The War. (Continued from page 2). LONDON

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

The Times correspondent, who is with the rear guard of the Allied forces says the retreat of the Germans was at a terrific rate and the rivers…

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War Bulletin

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 2

Sir George Reid cables from London September 15, 5.15 p.m.:—Official: "The enemy occupy strong positions to the north of the Aisne…

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Notes on the War. the Cost of War to Germany

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 1

In discussing the cost of modern war, Colonel Repington, the well-known English military critic, puts bis finger on one of Germany's weak…

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The War and the Scientists

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 2

To-day we are face to face with the grimmest war that has taken place in history. The whole thing is [?] a vaster [?] than ever before…

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Latest War Cables Friday 3.30 p.m

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 3

The "Times" correspondent, describing the battle of Aisne says, the crossing of the river was carried out on a scale never before seen. The…

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The War Battle of the Marne London, Sept. 14

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 2

The "Evening News" states that during the battle of the Barne, terrible engagements were fought in a series of small farm houses, which…

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A Comparison. the War of 1870 and That of To-day

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 6

THE Franco-Prussian War began in the last week of July, 1870. The present war began in the last week of July, 1914…

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The War. Allies' Forward Movement. Germans Now on the Defensive

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 4

The Official Press Bureau has issued a summarised account of the four days' operations, and states that the enemy's southward movement on the left wing is in a dangerous…

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2/- in the Pound Off Horse & Cow Rugs at Streets War Fund Donation

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 2

The directors of the Upper Wallamba Co-operative Dairy Co. have decided to donate one box of butter per mouth to the Chamber of Commerce…

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Other War Items

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 4

THOUGH war between Britain and Germany broke out on August 4th, it is interesting to note, that on Monday night, August 3rd, the North German…

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The War Submarine Ae[?] Lost

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

The Australian submarine A[?] is missing and it is supposed that the met with some accident and went to the bottom. The submarine was last…

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Cause of War London

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

The Russian official reports on the negotiations preceding the war that has reached England shows even more distinctly than the despatches from…

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The Tone of the War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

The tone of the war has noticeably altered since the outbreak of hostilities. but more particularly nuring the past few days. On the part of…

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War: Is It Good or Evil

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 6

It is a curious indication of the current laxness of thinking that we do not seem able to make up our minds on even so crucial a point as this,…

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