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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

The South African Government announces that it is resorting to the powers conferred under the Defence Act to cammandeer men…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 1

The Allies have advanced over the dunes facing Nieuport, won ground in the vicinity of Saint Georges, and silenced German batteries at many…

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The War. British Ship Sunk. London

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 3

The British battleship Formidable has been sunk in the English Channel. It is uncertain whether a mine or submarine was responsible for the loss…

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War News. [?] Burvivors of the for Midable

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 3

[?] and one have [?] from the British [?] which was [?] submarine, or mine in…

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The War. [?] Cablegram Mercury LONDON, Friday. Arrest of Cardinal Mercier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The [?] without official information as to the arrest of Cardinal Mercier, believes that communications on the subject…

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Sermon on the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The Bishop's discourse on the war was based on the text "Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, see that ye be not…

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The War. Latest Cable [?] Transvaal R[?] Rounded Up

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

It as officially announced that all rebels in the Transvaal [?] been rounded up…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 1

The Buenos Ayres newspaper La Prenza publishes the report of an engagement between a British cruiser and German battle-cruiser Von der…

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The War. Paris

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

According to the well-informed Rome correspondent of the "Petit Parisien," Austria is complaining more and more that she is being sacrificed…

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The War. Latest Cables to Mercury. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Huge Russian Reinforcement. The "Times" says that a million Russians recently reinforced their front…

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War News LONDON, Saturday. British Capture Strategic Point

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

The British have captured an important strategic point at La Base…

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The War. Latest Cables to Mercury LONDON, Monday. Enemy Abandons Positions

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

The Paris. "Matin" states that it is reported from trustworhty sources that the Germans have abandoned positions near [?]…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 2

There has been heavy fighting north of Soissons, where General Von Kluck commands the Germans. Though the Allies have…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 1

It has not yet been ascertained whether they were Zeppelins or aeroplanes that were used in Tuesday's raid…

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The War. Canadians' Fine Charge. Paris

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 1

The British have scored another success. The German forces in one mass moved against the North Staffordshires near Ypres, but became bogged in…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday Fighting in Quacmerly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The British success at [?] is hot confirmed the mind rendering the trenches a [?]mire…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Monday. Runners of [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2

Alarms of another raid of Zeppelins over Oromer Norfolk. have proved to be false…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

The German Admiralty announces that naval airships undertook an attack on fortified places in England, and dropped bombs…

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The War. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

The Admiralty announces a naval engagement in the North Sea on Sunday morning. The German cruiser Blucher was sunk and two others…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

Admiral Beaty states that the British destroyers sighted four German battle-cruisers, six light cruisers, and some destroyers on Sunday morning…

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