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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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A War Vignette. Soul of a Dead Village. Five Hundred Lunations

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 8

The London Observer [?] from a striking series of [?] Calza Bedolo has been con[?] correspondent to the Glor[?]…

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The War. How the Frenchmen Stormed Steinbach. German Infantry Sweft Aside. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 6

The German commander at Steinbach in Upper Alsace, replying to the French Parley on one. 31, said he did not regard himself as being…

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A War Picture. the Homeward Ferry. Crimson and White. H.m.s. Asturias

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 8

Of the many long stages which our wounded [?] to traverse between the battlefield and the place of convalescence in England, the [?] the most comfortable, and…

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The War. Battle of the Four Rivers. Russians Succeed. [?] Everywhere Repulsed. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

My parte consider the battle of the four rivers has virtually ended. The enemy was everywhere repulsed with heavy losses. He [?]…

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The War. Case of Cardinal Mercier. Germans and Typhoid. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

The Vatican is without official information as to the arrest of Cardinal Mercier, but it is believed that communications on the subject have been…

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The War. Fight for Upper Alsace. German Infantry Swept Aside. PARIS

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The German commander at Steinbach, in Upper Alsace, replying to the French parley on December 31, said that be did not…

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Tracing War Prisoners

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

Readers with relatives reported as "missing" at the front, which may mean that they have been taken prisoners by the Germans, will doubtless…

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How Goes the War?

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The war goes on apace, though for all we hear of it it may as Well be on the other side of the world—which, on second thoughts, it is. The…

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Motor Cars in war

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 8

Some, interesting observations on the use of motor cars in the European war are being told by Mr. H. B. White, general European manager of the Ford…

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The End of the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

An esteemed young lady of Bundaberg, Queensland (under initials L.R.R.), who takes a deep and intelligent interest in astrology (says the…

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Turks Fire on Picnic Train. Four People Killed and a Number Wounded

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

A picnic train was attacked by entrenches Turks flying the Turkish flag on New Year's Day, a few miles out of Broken Hill, while en route to Silverton…

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Wounds in War: a Note of Hope

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

Deaths of wounded men in the Franco-Prussian war were one to every six; in the Russo-Japanese war in Manchuria the percentage of Russian…

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Interesting War Notes. What the Stars Tell About the War. Remarkable Royal Horoscopes. By a Well-known London Astrologer

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

The planets influence the lives of men, but they do not compel. Nevertheless the influence is of such a nature that it stimulates or depresses, as the…

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War-horses in Action. Risks They Run on the Battlefield

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

It will probably surprise you said a retired colonel of Hussars, to learn that a cavalry horse usually enjoys a battle at least as much as his rider,…

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A Wife's Letter to Soldier Husband. Paris, November 3

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

A remarkable letter from a Lorraine peasant woman is published here to-day. It is written from a village in the Vosges to her soldier husband, who is away at the…

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King and Queen Visit Wounded Soldiers. Warning to United States. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

The King and Queen visited [?] wounded Indian soldiers at Brighton. Several touching scenes were witnessed. Many were able to…

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The War. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

A correspondent at Rome says that Italian irritation because of the restriction of Italian bound commerce by the Allies is rapidly growing…

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Post Bag of the War. Sinking of the Cap Trafalgar

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 7

From the chief wireless operator in the Carm[?] which sank the Cap[?] you [?] my experiences of the engagements well it is…

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Austria Offers Terms to Servia. "Savage and Ferocious War." Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 3

It is rumored that Austria has offered to Servia peace on the basis of "as you were," with an additional offer to the Servians of Northern…

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