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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

4,156 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 208

Soldiers' Pay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 23

An apparent act of injustice lias come to light in respect of payment of the separation allowances to wives and children of the first New South Wales quotas of official announcement in Melbourne at the outset of recruiting distinctly stated that a separation allowance of 1/3 a day for wives and 7 1/2d. for each child would be…

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Commonwealth Soldiers' Return

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 29

Returned troopers from Now Guinea landed on Saturday morning at Circular Quay, and met with a great reception. From an early hour vast crowds assembled…

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Scrap Book. the Soldier's Dream. (Sent in by Violet-Philbey, Koetong.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 12

Our bugles sang truce, for the night cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky…

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Enlist! Enlist!! Enlist!!! Your Country Needs You—NOW

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Not a war of our own seeking, no aggression on our part. But a cruel and wanton challenge planned, intended from, the start…

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The War. Zeppelins Over England. Great Excitement in London. Paris in Darkness. King George Leaves Sandringham. Three Men Killed. Several Houses Shattered

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

In cables to hand news is contained of German Zeppeling having succeeded in crossing the Chanuct, and apparently safely returned…

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Country Edition. The following appeared in our Country edition on Wednesday:—THE War. in France and Belgium Allies Holding Their Own. Brilliant Exploit of Morroccans

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 1

Since January 5th the Allies have consolidated their success beyond Yser to between St. Georges and the sea. They have constructed a strong bridge over…

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The War

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Nearer and nearer comes the Armangeddon, Bigger and blacker loom the clouds of war, The forges glow, and men by madness led…

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War Prophecies

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

Military experts are of the [?] that war will continue for a couple of years. They are not always right in their prophecies, however. They told…

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What War Costs

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The Balkan War was quite a s[?] affair, yet when the treaty of peace was signed between victors and vanquished over £30,000,000 had been…

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Famous War-horses

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

No man has a greater regard and love for his horse than Lord Kitchener, and when his equestrian statue was being erected in Calcutta, he told the…

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Miscellaneous War News. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Emergency Workers' Commission, after investigating the increased cost of wheat, passed a resolution that the Government immediately take steps to gain…

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Events of the War. July

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

25,—Ser[?] refused to comply with the Austrian demand for the prosecution of Servians involved in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand…

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Interesting War Notes. the Plantin Museum

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The Antwerp museum is unique in its way. There is nothing like it in all Europe. It consists of a multitude of rooms—each of which contains objects…

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War Sport: Newest Game on Earth

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The French aviators are whiling away their monotony just now—if there is such a thing as monotony for these gallant gentlemen—by means of a new…

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Western War Theatre. French Fire Effective. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

"We have silenced the enemy's batteries south of the Somme and on the Aisne," reports an official communique from Paris. It adds that the French have blown up…

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“The Times” War History. How a Famo[?]s Paper Maintains Its Staff

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

Practically [?]o day passes on which the cables do not quote some opinion of a correspondent of “The Times,” and because of the [?]ame of the staff of…

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European War the Recent Zeppelin Raid. Of No Military Importance. LONDON, January 22

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Zeppelin raid is denounced generally throughout Scandinavia, the unanimous opinion expressed there being that it was…

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Eastern War Theatre. Russians Initiating Great Offensive. Careful and Complete Preparations. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The Warsaw correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says the Russians are initiating a great offensive, in which the cavalry will take a leading part. The horses of…

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Incidents of the War. the Aerial Attack on Norfolk. Germany Justifies the Raid. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Berlin has issued an official justification of the air raid us follows:—"Our airships in order to attack the fortified place, Yarmouth, were obliged to fly over other…

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Latest War News. The Zeppelin Raid. More German Lies. Russian Successes. General Joffre’s Declaration. LONDON

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Rotterdam reports are to the effect that Germany is buying provisions for her fleet and speeding up delivery. Prisoners taken around Przemysl state…

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