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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 5

"The following hnve been received day by day from our Sydney agents:— SYDNEY, Friday, 2.36 p.m…

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England and Germany at War. Official Announcement

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 5

The following urgent message was received at the Argus office at 2.50 p.m. yesterday:— "It is officially announced that…

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Extraordinary to the "Delegate Argus" This Morning's War News. SYDNEY, Thursday Morn, 8.25

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 6

It is reported that the Seidlitz a German boat has been captured by H.M.A.S. Parramatta and is being escorted back to Sydney…

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War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

A German cruiser has bombarded Bona, a fortified seaport on the Algerian coast. She afterwards departed in a…

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Britain Declares War. LATER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

The New York Press Association reports that Britain has declared war…

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German Acts of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

It was authoritatively stated that Germany had already committed what would constitute acts of war by seizing two…

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Germany Declared War on Britain. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

Germany has now declared war on Britain…

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War News. London, Tuesday. the British Position

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

In the House of Commons, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Sir Edward Grey, announced that the Cabinet had decided if…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday. England and Germany Fighting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

Private information received in Sydney last night stated that England and Germany are at war…

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Latest War News. LONDON, Friday. Belgians and Germans

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

There is desperate fighting by the Belgians against the Germans; 100,000 Germans are marching on Liege. A general…

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The Week's War News. Monday. Sydney, 9 a.m

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 1

Germany has declared war on Russia. The German Ambassador has left St. Petersburg. The German…

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Latest War News. (Continued from Supplement.) Thursday. Sydney, 8.25 a.m

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 1

It is reported that the Seydlitz has been captured by the Parramatta and is being escorted back to Sydney. The German steamer Pfalz was fired…

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Plymouth Filled with Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

Plymouth is filled with soldiers. Searchlights are [?]shing all about the harbour…

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Soldiers Paid to Attack Liege

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

The prisoners captured at Mense told the Belgian[?] that they were paid by the Germans to attack Liege. The Belgians…

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Wounded for Aberdeen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 2

Aberdeen has been warned that a ship is approaching with wounded on board…

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German Wounded at Harwich

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 2

[?] Germans has been received at Harwich…

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War News. London, Saturday. British Cruiser Sunk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 2

The British cruiser Amp[?] struck a floating mine near the mouth of the Thames, and sank; 130 perished…

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The European War. Public Meeting at Cooma. Cooma, 10th August, 1914. to His Worship the Mayor of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 2

Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned, desire you to call a Public Meeting to take into consideration the best means of…

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German War Vote

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

The German Parliament has authorised, an expenditure on the war of £265,000,000…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday. Japan Anxious for War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 3

The Japanese are anxious for war. The public are excited. News from a reliable source states there are convincing…

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