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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Comets in War Time

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 2

The curious are noting that in the past four centuries various great comets, have been visible in the Russian dominions only eleven times,…

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Interesting War Notes. Nelson's Prayer

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 2

Now, when terrible battles are being fought every day, the nation would do well to remember the prayer Nelson wrote in his diary on October 21st,…

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A War Alphabet

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 3

A for the Arms who honourably bear, B for the Burden each Briton must share; C for that Courage, as brave as of yore,…

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Sinews of War

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

"The old saying that 'charity begins at home' should be operative in the economic sphere, and those who adopt, it as a principle in making their…

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The War. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 5

It is officially announced that during the Cux[?]ven raid the British ships easily drove off the Zeppelins, and by swift manoeuvring avoided…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The American Note States states that Brtain's present policy exceeds the manifest necessity of a belligerent, and constitutes a restriction on American…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 8

The American Note states that Br tain's present policy -exceeds the manlfest necessity of a belligerent, and Constitutes a restrication American…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

The publiantion of the United states [?] has created a sensations. The trade returns have proved thatthere has been wholesale sm[?]ggling of…

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The War. Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

The American Ambassador, in a long report from London, described the British attitude on the contraband question as entirely friendly, and the…

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The War and Its Lessons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

HIS Lordship Dr. Cooper, at the special intercession service on sunday morning in the course of one of the most, able sermons ever delivered in St. Peter's Cathedral and…

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German War Theories that Were Correct

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

THE outstanding fact that the progress of the war has revealed is the success of certain peculiarly German theories, now that they Save been put to the…

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The War. The Formidable Disaster. Survivor's Story. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 7

Further particulars are to hand concerning the loss of the battleship Formidable, of 15,000 tons. Some of the survivors from the…

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The War. Fighting in Deep Snow. Russian Victory. Germans Want Iron. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

The Germans on Saturday attempted to cross to the right bank of the Vistula but were repulsed. Fighting continues in deep snow at…

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Soldier' Feet

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

ONE of the lessons taught us by the South African [?] feet are[?] portance. That we have benefited by…

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"For King and Country." Letters From Our Soldiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

Major A. M. Martya, wliting to bis father (Mr, J. G. Mertyn, of Armidale) from the s.s. Orvieto, north of Sokotra, under date 23/11/14, says:—…

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The Progress of the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

As was only to be expected in view of the season, there has been a lull in war news during the last few weeks. It may be that nothing of moment…

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Some American Views on the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

Much interest attaches to the mental attitude taken up on the subject of the present great war by the American nation. The following expressions of…

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The War

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 3

A communique from Petrograd states: "The Turkish defeat at Sarykamisch is complete. The ninth army corps was annihilated. The…

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Motor-cycle in War

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 7

For the first time in the history of the world the motor-cycle may be called upon to take no unimportant part in what may prove to be the greatest…

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Attack on Picnic Train. Broken Hill Sensation. Four Persons Killed and Seven Wounded. Two Turks Shot

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

On New Year's Day a tremendous sensation was, caused at Broken Hill when the report was circulated that Turks had attacked picnic train,…

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