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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. From Day to Day. Saturday the Western Front

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

Violent Commit attacks arc report, cl in the region of Lassigny, in the Argonne, and at Verdun. All attacks were repulsed. A struggle is being…

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Soldier and Actress

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

But to tie honesty of a British [?] dicr, a famous Parisian actress woul have lost her satchel containing [?] valued at £5000. She…

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War Distances

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 5

War besides being a great leveller, is also a great educator. Places we had never even heard of previously are now becoming as "familiar in our mouths as…

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Interesting War Notes. War More Merciful

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 5

A general impression is that with powerful weapons of great precision greater loss of life and greater pain are caused. That view is almost certainly…

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[?] War News. LONDON

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

The latest communique reads: -- "Although abundantly provided with supplies, the 9th and 10th Turkish army corps undertook a…

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War News. London, Thursday afternoon

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 12

The Official Press Bureau denies a rumor to the effect that the battleship Thunderer was mined in the North Sea…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 11

It is officially stated in Rome that' the trouble between Italy and Turkey over the Hodeideh incident has been settled…

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The War. Washington (U.S.A.)

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 13

Britain's preliminary reply to the Note from the United States concerning the treatment of American commerce by the British fleet has…

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Prisoners of War. How Civilized Nations Treat Them

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 5

The lot of a prisoner of war, whether [?] he be a captured foe or a detained re[?]vist, need not be altogether an un[?] one. He must, of course, be…

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Roumania and the War. Action Expected in February

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 11

The London Times correspondent at Sofia says that Roumania is expected to begin action in Transylvania in the middle of February…

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American War Comments

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 7

The cost of living must think this a leap year--Columbia State. It's mighty poor atrocity that doesn't get by the censor these days…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" in Poland, speaking of the fighting frow Cracow to the Rawka," says:—"For 36 hours the battle shifted like a moving…

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Tracing War Prisoners

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

Readers with relatives reported as "missing" at the front, which may mean that they have been taken prisoners by the Germans, will doubtless…

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Off to the War

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

Messrs. J. Charlesworth and J Mitchell, who left for Sydney a few days ago to volunteer for war, have been accepted and are now members…

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Wounds in War: a Note of Hope

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

Deaths of wounded men in the Franco-Prussian war were one to every six; in the Russo-Japanese war in Manchuria the percentage of Russian…

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Interesting War Notes. What the Stars Tell About the War. Remarkable Royal Horoscopes. By a Well-known London Astrologer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

The planets influence the lives of men, but they do not compel. Nevertheless the influence is of such a nature that it stimulates or depresses, as the…

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The War. From Day to Day. Wednesday Fierce Fighting

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The German offensive in Poland has been confined to zone 10 miles wide and 20 miles from Warsaw. The Germans strained every corve…

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The Big War. SYDNEY, Thursday, 7.50 a.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 7

German newspapers estimate the daily cost of war to the belligerents at £9,600,000. Damage done to Belgian property…

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The Big War. SYDNEY. Wednesday, 8.5 a.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 9

German papers have entirely ignored the Turkish defeat in the Caucasus. Rome officially reports that Germany is hastening preparations on…

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Business as Usual. How Britain Goes Through the War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 9

Mr. George Anlezark, the well-known international footballer, writing from Oldham, England, where he is now stationed, says: "From my personal…

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