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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

The warships are grimly continuing the task of forcing the Dardanelles, the only variation of the programme being the detachment of some vessels…

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War Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 9

The Clyde engineers declare the Masters offered American imported workers a bonus of six shillings weekly…

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Interesting War Notes. New Engine of War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

According to a message from Berlin, the Austrians, in their attack on the Servian positions outside Belgrade, used a remarkable engine of war for…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

The Admiralty states that the forts of Cape Helles, Seddul Bahr, Orkanieh, and Kum Kaleh were armed respectively with two 9-2 guns, six 10-2, two 9-2, and four…

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Europe's War Machinery

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

At the present time it may be interesting to readers to get a brief and clear view of the vast war machine of Europe…

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Real "Dogs of War."

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

"Dogs of war" is a phrase which once meant a thing as real as the war-horse. Dogs have played their part in battles and campaigns, and in the old wars…

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Latest War Cables

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

A Berlin communique describes the German retreat from Prasnysz as orderly and contributes the disaster to the combination of larger forces…

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Keeping Abreast of the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 2

"LIFE," the popular Australasian magazine, continues to provide a more comprehensive view of the progress of the war than any magazine we know. The current (March) issue, for example…

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The War. From Day to Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

Operations at Prasnysz have concluded. Two German army corps were thrown back to the frontier, and 10,000 men captured…

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The Big War. The Dardanelles Forts. Australians in England. SYDNEY, Thursday., 1-18 p.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

The Russian offensive continues. They have advanced south-west of Grodno, the enemy retreating Stubbornly furious all day the battle…

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Fighting in the Trenches. How They Guard Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

The campaign in France is a war of tranches, for the opposing armies are both fighting burrowed in the ground, to escape as far as possible the deadly…

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The Big War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

The Austrians have evacuated Czernowitz, capital of Bukovina. The Russian offensive in Eastern Galicia continues…

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Latest War Cables

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

Bulgaria has secretly mobilized three divisions, including time she went to an unknown destination. A Bill providing for the opening of…

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Edison and the War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

In a recent discussion on submarine attacks Mr. Edison, America's greatest inventor said "you may take in for granted that the ships…

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The War. Prom Day to Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

It was that the Russians have captured Kerjek, 21 miles north-east of [?] officers and 3000 men at…

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This War. Wednesday, 7.30 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

Operations at Prasny[?] have been concluded. Two German army corps were thrown back to the frontier and 10,000 Germans taken prisoners…

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Short War Stories Pleasantry From the Germans CorporaL F. G.MeKenzie, 2nd Battay lion Scots Cuards writes:—

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 1

We are only fitly yards or so from the German trenches, and ran speak the enemy if the enemy if we care, but we [?] to keep them at that distance with…

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War News

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

Large German forces from the eastern frontier have arrived at Tournai. The Germans at Bruges boast that…

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War Notes from all Quarters Soldiers Fight by "Shifts."

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

The whole of the infantry of the British force is not, of course, in the firing line manning the trenches at once. The trenches…

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The War-horse

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

From the earliest times the horse has been a potent factor in war, and to-day his education is a delicate and serious matter…

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