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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War-horses in Action. Risks They Run on the Battlefield

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

It will probably surprise you, said a retired colonel of Hussars, to learn that a cavalry horse usually enjoys a battle at least as much as his rider,…

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War Comments

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

What Europe needs at this time are statesmen who can devise a way to wipe out old scores without running up new ones.—Cleveland Leader…

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Police War Fund

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

As showing the generous response made by the N.S.W. police to the appeal for financial assistance in connection with the war, it is…

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The Great War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

A letter from an English officer to a Manning friend. 12th Reserve Cavalry Regt. Aldershot,…

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The War. Wednesday, 7.40 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 3

The Russians are still cannonading the German positions in Galicia. The German newspapers have entirely ignored the Turkish defeat in the Caucasus…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 4.26 p.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent with the Servian forces writes when the Australians were driven away from Valieve they pillaged every…

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The Big War. SYDNEY, Saturday, 8 a.m

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

The Germans are bombarding the whole of the Russian, front. The Germans consider they are ably reinforced…

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The War. From Day to Day. Saturday Battle at Soissons

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

A Paris Communique states that the enemy's attacks northward of Soissons have been checked. The Germans took a number of prisoners, notably…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 11

A letter from Sumatra states that the schooner Ayesha, which was stolen by the landing party from the Emden at Cocos Island, and in…

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Latest War News

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 9

French "Eye Witness" states that since January 5th the Allies have consolidated their successes beyond the Yser. They have…

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War News. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 10
Also in Nambucca and Bellinger News, Nambucca and Bellinger News

The Times says that one million Russians recently reinforced the front. Soudjaed Doules, formerly…

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London at War Time

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 11

Mr. E. E. Maxted, of Kempsey, received by last English mail a letter from his sister, who resides in the heart of London, in the course of…

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Comets in War Time

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 15

The curious are noting that in the past four centuries various great comets have been visible in the Russian dominions only eleven times,…

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Dutch War Sloop Blown Up

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 9

A Dutch motor war sloop was blown up by a mine in the Scheldt and five persons were killed…

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Interesting War Notes. Nelson's Prayer

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Now, when terrible battles are being every day, the nation would do well to remember the prayer Nelson wrote in his diary on October 21st…

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War Horse Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

A special train passed through Gloucester on Thursday night containing 20 trucks of horses for the war office. They were entrained at Wauchope…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The "Daily News" correspondent at Cairo states that the projected Turkish advance into Egypt cannot be deferred beyond the middle of February, as…

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Tug of War

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Oddfellows have Issued a challerge to the district for a tug of war on Tuesday next. It is expected that they will have to meet more than…

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