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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Monday. the Ypres Struggle

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

Fieree fighting continnes in the neighbourhood of Ypres…

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A Cooma Soldier's letter

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

Mr. W. Bookallil writes from "mid-ocean" to his parents as follows:—"I am writing you from mid-ocean, though it will…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2

It is reported that Sir Ian Hamilton will command the Dardan[?] Expeditionary Force, of which the colonials are the…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

The German attack on Ypres has definitely stopped. Constantinople reports that the Allied landing parties were repelled…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Germans Premature Attack

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

The attack by the Germans upon the Year was according to one [?] It was forced upon them by the…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday. Desperate Fight for Calais

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

The battle in which the German are trying to reach [?] continues to rage fiercely. The Germans brought up…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Friday. Allies Punish Turks

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

Greek reports state that a fierce battle took place on Wednesday t Sulva Bay, in Which the Turks suffered heavy losses…

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The War. Fight for a Hill. Whole Trenches Blown London, Sunday Evening

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

According to the description given by " Eye-Witness " of the fighting at Hill 60, the conditions must have been almost unprecedented…

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Rchbishop Kelly on the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 2

In opening the St. Joseph's Girls School at Rozelle yesterday, Archbishop Kelly appealed to all to join the colonin and…

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War News. MELBOURNE, Saturday. Australians' Heavy Lesses. at the Dardanellis

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

The first casualty list in connection with the Dardnelies [?] last night contained the names of twenty-two officers of…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury." LONDON, Monday. the Dardanelles

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 2

A report from Mitylene states that the purpose of the French to facilitate the British landing at Seddell Bahr, having been…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 2

The German attack on Ypres has been definitely stopped. Constantinople reports that the Allied landing parties were…

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Wounded Turks at Capital

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 1

Five thousand Turkish wounded are said to have reached [?]…

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The War. London

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

The French Embassy states that 19 shells fell at Dunkirk, a strongly-fortified town in the north of France. 20 persons were killed and 45 wounded…

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Latest War News

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 1

During the fighting in the Dardanelles the men had to jump from the boats at their landing place and wade ashore up to their necks in water…

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Labour Conference After War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 2

The Secretary of the Sydney Labour Council reported that the Grand Council of the Labour Councils proposed that…

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War Cost to Great Britain

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the course of a statement to the House of Commons, said that that the…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 2

The seventh Australian casualty list issued contains the names of 76 Australian soldiers of which 29 died of wounds, [?]…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. AUSTRALIAN CASUAlTIES at Dardanelles

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 1

The fourth list or casualties at the Dardanelles bring the total of Australians killed to [?] while the wounded number…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday. the Dardanelle Engagement. Australian Leader Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

Colonal Maclaurin, commanding the First Infantry [?] of the Australian Imperial forces, was killed while leading…

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