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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War News. MELBOURNE, Saturday. Casualty List No 67

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 3

The sixty-seventh casualty list contains 347 names, including six killed in action, two died of wounds, two of illness, and 173…

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The War. Sydney

Delegate Argus · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 2

The White Star liner Arabic, bound from Liverpool for New York, ha been sunk by a submarine. It is believed that all…

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Russian Commander Wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

General Bobyr commanding was seriously wounded before the fall of the city…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 1

Athens reports that two allied cruisers penetrated the Dardanelles and bombarded the batteries at Kastaneo…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

An Amsterdam report says the bombardment of Zeebrugge by the British warships did considerable [?]mage…

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War Expenditure. Some Interesting Figures

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

Three years' war at a cost of three million pounds per day would call for little more than an outlay of £3,000,000,000, which is equivalent…

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Federal War Tax. Bill in House

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

The Income Tax Assessment Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In moving the second reading, the…

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War News. Great Naval Battle Gulf of Riga London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 4

An official announcement is to the effect that in the Gulf of Riga a great naval battle took place…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Friday. the Arabic-huns Excuse

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

Germany unofficially announces that it is believed the commander of the submarine which sank the White Star liner…

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War News. LONDON, Saturday GERMANY [?] ITALY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 3

Germany's declaration of war on Italy is expected to-day. "TWO HOURS MORE DARKNESS."…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON, Monday Aeroplane Attack on Paris

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 2

Four German aeroplanes attempted to attack Paris on Saturday morning. They were driven off by French airmen…

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The War. Sydney

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 3

"Athens reports that two Allied cruisers penetrated the Dardanelles, and bombarded the forts at Kastanea…

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Welcome Home to Private C. J. Adams. a Jindabyne Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 2

Our returned wounded soldier Private C. J. Adams, was tendered a most hearty welcome back to Jindabyne by his many…

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War Census

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 1

All males, aged 18 and under 60, must, between the 6th and 15th September, get war census personal cards from the post office, fill them…

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War Census

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 3

It has been decided that the War Census shall be taken throughout Australia on the 6th to the 15th September, and a proclamation will shortly be…

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Sensational War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 2

A humorous customer in a southern exchange has been tapping [?] Berlin wireless messages. Here is [?] latest communique he has heard Berlin…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 1

British submarines torpedoed four Turkish transports. A German newspaper has collected reports from German planters who…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 2

A Paris message states that British submarines torpedoed and sank four Turkish transports…

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War News. LONDON, Monday. Heavy Fighting on Western Front

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 4

There is heavy fighting on the Western front. FRENCH BOMBING OPERATIONS…

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War News. MELBOURNE, Saturday. 73rd Casualty List

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 3

The 73rd casualty list issued last night contains [?] names including 173 killed in motion and £95 wounded many…

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