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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

2,766 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 139

War Items

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

Mr. Norman Moss, the wireless operator on the troopship B[?], is a nephew of Mr, C. A, Jacken, [?] "The [?]" Armidale. Mr, Moss [?] only…

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The War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

London, Sunday. A communique issued at Paris states. "we recaptured all the trenches that were momentarily lost, and at…

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A War Love Story

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

"Love laughs at locksmiths"—and, it may be added, German bombs and shells. M. Machie [?], an [?] of [?] left that city when it was…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

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A Romance of War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

The "Vossische Zeitung" quotes the following from a German officer's letter from the Polish front:—"Here we are in Poles' land-about…

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The War. London, Tues[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

A Paris communique says—"The artillery struggle yesterday Increased in intensity on both sides. "Portions of a German regiment…

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The War. Preparing for Peace

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

That we shall beat the Germans and their beautiful ally, the Turk, seems a mathematical certainty. Economic reasons alone show that the Allies must…

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The War. Interning Aliens. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Up to November 27th, 18,259 alien enemies had been interned in Britain, exclusive of prisoners of war. Since then 1910 have been released on the…

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An Ex-Armidalian's Views on the war

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

[?] writng to a friend in Armidale Mrs.A[?] White says:—" I have for the last few months been living at [?], a very fine [?] with most…

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The War. Fighting in France. Temporary German Successes. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

A Paris communique says: "The artillery struggle, yesterday increased in intensity on both sides. "Portions of a German regimen'…

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The War Food Fund

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

The Secretary of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, London, writes to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce as follows, appreciative of a gift of meat…

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Curious War Notes. Money Used in Besieged Towns

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

Interesting mementoes of bygone struggles between nations are the old bank war notes which were issued, as were our £1 and 10s. notes, to meet…

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Interesting War Notes. About Turkey. The Latest Dupe of the German Huns

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

Turkey at present has about 987,900 men in the army in addition to their Territorial force. The Sultan of Turkey is Mohammed…

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The Soldier's Burden

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

Nearly all the soldiers belonging to European armies have to carry about with them in the field a kit which ranges in weight from thirty-eight to…

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Soldiers' and Sailors' Wills

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

The statutes of wills in force in Great-Britain provide that wills of soldiers in actual military service and of soilors are subject to special legislation, but…

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Postbag of the War. Soldiers' Stories

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 8

The below quoted extracts are from soldiers' letters published by various London journals during the last week in December:--…

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War Wastage

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

"Oh! If we only had men now. They will have to send Territorials, at once, I think. I doubt whether people at home really realise the wastage. We…

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The War. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Tokio Mara (British owned) with New Zealand, gifts for distressed Belgians, was blown up in the English Channel off Harve. The…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

A military authority states that 156,000 horses are required for the mobilisation of our forces. He estimates that in six months time the wastage…

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Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

We are able to state (says the "Daily Mail") that a high French military authority has given private expression to the following views as to the…

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