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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Latest War News. Wednesday, 8.20 a.m

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 2

An official report from Paris states that the morale of the allies continues good, despite heavy losses. The advance every day is…

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The War. (Continued from sixth page) Monday, 9.47 a.m

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

The naval victory at Heligoland proves to be more splendid than the official report indicates. The battle was characterised by the…

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The War. As telegraphed to the Argus day by day. SYDNEY, Thursday, 7.40 a.m

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has introduced a War Loan Bill in the House of Commons. [?] amount required is not stated, not is the method…

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Leaving Dead and Wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

Numbers withdrew, leaving thousands of dead and wounded, and prisoners behind…

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The Week's War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 3

The Washington Japanese Embassy denies that Japan is sending a fleet to the Adriatic. The British troops occupy a strong…

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War News. LONDON, Thursday. the Crucial Test

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 3

Desperate fighting has been in Progress all along the western line in France since the end of last week…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Battle at Mezieres

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

A battle is progressing to the south and west of Mezieres, on the road to Paris. Preparations at Paris…

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Latest War News. (Continued from page 3,)

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 1

The German organisation while marching is declared to be perfect. A quarter of a million men covered 180 miles in six days. The Germans are…

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Latest War News. (Cablegram to "Manaro Mercury.") London, Friday. Enemy's Move Towards Paris. Allies Left Wing Recedes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

It is officially announced in Paris that the Allies left wing had fallen back towards the south-west in consequence of the…

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Latest War News. LONDON, Monday. Germans Going From [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 2

It is officially stated that the Germans are going further from Paris: continuing their movement to the south-east, and…

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War News. LONDON, Saturday. Great Fighting in the East. Russians Occupy Lemberg

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 4

The Russians have occupied Lemberg…

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Bra[?] New Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 2

The bravery they have been displaying in the Russian army is revolutionising the opinion of Russian People towards Jews. A…

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German Treatment of British Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 2

A number of British prisoners, bare-headed, in the blazing sun at M[?] were offered straw hats by the citizens. The Germans,…

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The War As [?] 'gus day Sydney, Thursday, 7.48 a.m

Delegate Argus · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 1

The German organisation while marching is declared to be perfect. A quarter of a million men covered 189 miles in six days…

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Wounded Austrians in Vienna

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

Twenty thousand wounded Austrians have reached Vienna…

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Airships in War. a Dirigible in Action. Italian-turkish War

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

We have heard a good deal of late about the doing's of airships—more especially Zeppelins employed by Germany—in flying over the…

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The Week's War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

It is officially announced that the Russians made 40,000 prisoners in East Galicia, including many generals. The route of the Austrian retreat is…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday Fifth British Army Courts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

The Fifth British Army Corps has been sent to reinforce the French…

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Latest War News. (Continued from page 3,)

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 1

It is officially reported that the result of two days' operations against the enemy were very satisfactory. The pressure along the whole line continues…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday. Allies Victory Near Paris

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

"It is officially announced at Boulogne that the Allies had a great victory at Crecy-sur-Oise, 15 miles north of Paris…

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