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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Wounded Australians Returning

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 2

The s.s. Ballarat with wounded on board, will arrive to-morrow…

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Citizen's "War Chest" Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 4

Hon. Treasurer, 113 Pitt St. Sydney…

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War News. MELBOURNE, Saturday. [?]st Casualty List

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 4

The sixty first casualty list contains 337 names, including 44 killed in action, and 21 died of wounds…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON, Monday. Evacuation of Warsaw

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 2

The evacuation of Warsaw extended over two weeks. It was a fine tribute to the calm, panicless methods of the Russian…

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The War. This Afternoon's Cables London, Monday. Enemy Shell Warsaw Senselessly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 2

This German cavalny entered Warsaw at 6 o'clock on Thursday. Before the city was taken the…

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Soldiers Club House

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 4

Hon. Secretary of the soldiers Permanent Club House which is to be erected at Liverpool), Sydney…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 2

Petrograd officially announces that the Russian forces crossed the Vistula at Warsaw and blew up the bridges…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 1

Sir Ian Hamilton reports that the Australian clash in Anzac trebled our area, with heavy enemy losses…

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The War. Latest Cables to Mer[?] LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 2

An Athens message States that the Turkish (formerly german) [?] Goeben has been troped[?] and is aground in the…

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Tanned Sheepskins. for Our Soldiers at the Front

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 2

The need is urgent and the time short if the waistcoats are to be in England by the end of October. Extract from letter received July…

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War-News. MELBOURNE, Saturday. 6[?] Australian Casualty List

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 3

The 64th casualty list [?] this morning contained [?] including 34 killed in [?] 8 died or wounds [?]…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 2

Since 6th August, the British troops operating at the Dardanelles have successfully landed in the region of Sulva Bay…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 2

General Sir Ian Hamilton reports that the Australians' clash in Anzac trebled our area with heavy enemy losses…

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Patriotic War Funds

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 1

A public meeting was called for Thursday afternoon to receive the report and balance sheet of the Committee of the above funds. The…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 1

The British transport Royal Edward was sunk by a submarine in the AEgean Sea. Of 1600 aboard 600 were saved. The vessel was…

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War News. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Australian Casualties

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 1

The 65th casualty list contains 288 names, including 18 Killed in action, and 6 died of wounds…

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The War. Best Cables to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

General Hamilton reports recent heavy fighting at Anzac, with heavy casualties on both sides…

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Commonwealth of Australia War Census. Attorney-General's Department, Melbourne, 12th Aug., 1915. to the Editor of the Bombala Times

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 4

I am forwarding you herewith specimens of the War Census cards. These will be available at every postal and postal receiving office…

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Our Soldiers. Days and Nights Without Sleep

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. McIntyre, manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Hobart, has received the following letter, dated May 26, From his son, P. W…

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The War. Latest Giles to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 2

Bondi dropping team aeroplanes is frequently happening over Brest, [?] and the whole of Grod[?]o-Bre[?]stock…

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