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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury," LONDON, Monday. Belgian Relief Ship Torpedoed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

Without warning a German submarine torpedoed said sank the Belgian Relief Committee's steamer Harpalyer. The vessel…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 2

The Allies have taken up the offensive throughout the whole of the Yser region. Heavy artillery duels are proceeding…

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Italian War Demonstrations

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Pro-war demonstrations continue to be held throughout Italy. The police in Borne prevent the crowd-marching to…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

AUSTRALIAN REINFORCEMENT. The Austrian army has been largely reinforced. It has now reached Straf, and is…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The Zeppelin that cropped bombs on the outskirts of Blyth, Northumberland on Wednesday travelled at a height of 2000…

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Latest War News. North Sea Fight. Germans Reported Sunk

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 1

London, Sunday.—Danish newspapers report that a naval fight took place off the Sartoro Islands (Norway) on Wednesday night…

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Latest War News LONDON, Tuesday. Germans in North Sea

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

[?] arrivals at Co[?]gen at Scandinavian [?] confirm [?] presence of German warships in the North Sea…

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German Soldiers Humiliated

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

Fifty German officers, and two companiesof men, with their hands bound, were marched through the streets of Brussels…

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Making Cloth for Soldiers. How British Factories Are Working

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Some idea of the enormous quantity of clothing material that is being manufactured by the large English factories for the troops can be gathered from…

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War News. [?] LONDON, Saturday. [?] Raid in England. Three Countries Visited

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

[?] air ships have been [?] in Norfolk, Suffolk, and [?] at the following times and places:—…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Monday. Austiuans Driven Back

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

The Paris "Figaro" asserts that Austrian troops attacked the [?] regiment. The Asustriaus were driven back on…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

The British steamer [?] has been torpedoed and sunk off the Yorkshire coast. Eleven of the crew were drowned…

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Pretext for War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 1

Italy is credited with the desire that Austria should deliver an ultimatum on the subject of military measures on the…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

The Austrian and German steamers taking refuge at [?] Italy. have been ordered to Dalmatta, under escort of an…

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Wounds in War. Few From the Bayonet

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

After an absence of about six months with the Australian Voluntary Hospital at the front, Dr. E. T. Thring, one of Sydney's leading…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Blockade of Britain

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 1

Germany announces a more effective blocking of Great Britam from to-day by means of Submarines of a new type…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

A Rome paper states that the German Ambassador on April 15 informed Senator Carafa that negotiations on the subject of…

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Latest War News. a Great Gain. Valuable Position in British Hands. London, Tuesday Evening

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 1

Field-Marshal Sir John French, commanding the British Expeditionary Force on the Continent, has issued the following bulletin:—…

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War News. LONDON, Saturday. Russians "On the Wing."

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 4

A Russian airship bombarded a transport [?] near Plock, also Gearman boats on the Vistula…

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War News. LONDON, Saturday. Germany, Austria and Italy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

Advices received at Hague state that Germany has practically abandoned the attempt to reconcile Austria and Italy…

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