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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

2,766 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 139

War items

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

Mrs. J YOUMAN, hon sec. to the Guyrs Red Onces League, kindly fur nishes as with the following informs tion: Further donations to Red Cross…

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Alcohol and War

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

WHEN the history of the present great and terrible war comes to be written it will, I believe (says Sir James Crichtoa-Browne to the Observer) be found…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 8

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The War. London

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

British tars who took part in the naval engagement in the North Sea describe the action as one of the greatest struggles in naval history…

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A Word to the War Lord

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

By way of a Christmas box Sir Owen Seaman, in London "Punch," addressed "a word (o the War Lord" as follows: A rumor comes from Rome (where…

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The War. Moans of the Children. Servia's Awful Plight. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 7

Home has been informed that the movement against Servia has been postponed. A great portion of the Austrian army has been transferred to…

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The War. the Attack at Ypres. Colo Steel Stops Germans. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

The German Emperor's return to Berlin is due to throat trouble. Some times his voice is hardly audible. The Turks recently engaged near…

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"for King & Country." Letters From Soldiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 6

Writing to his parents at Armidals Mr. and Mrs. M. Mahoay) Private [?] says:I suppose you will be surprised to…

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Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund. Further Contributions Wanted

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

In a recent speech, Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister of Great Britain, said:— "Every man among us, old or young, rich or poor, busy or leisurely,…

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The War

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 8

The Egyptian Official Press Bureau reports that the Turks occupy Katies, with outposts at Rival Dueidar. They also occupy Mody Harad…

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War Wastage

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

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

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War and the Woman

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 6

And so, finally, and merging into the one great thought was his own awakening love for a beautiful woman. He no longer doubted this. Admiration was becoming…

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Who Willed the the War?

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 6

"This is not a conflict between different civilisations to see which can destroy the other," says the Times. "There is no need to argue which civilisation is the best—…

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The War. Confidence in Egypt. Italy to Make War on Austria. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

Everything in Egypt is quiet. The people are convinced that the country is secure from attack. A message from Cairo says it is…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

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

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Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

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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Postbag of the War. King's Liverpool Regiment Twice Congratulated. Bandmaster Edward Webb. the

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

King's Liverpool Regiment, writing from a dug-out, which he describes, talks of "Reading's" form and incidentally mentions the…

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A Soldier

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

"Kneeling by a wounded soldier in a little tent lighted by a caudle flickering in the wind the chaplain was addressed thus: Am I dying sir?"…

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Interesting Items. 1[?] Soldier Brothers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

A farm servant named John Davies, aged 29, who enlisted at Wellington, Salop (England), on Dec. 16, in the Army Service Corps, makes the 17th…

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War Items

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

LADY STRICKLAND'S THANKs. — The Mayor (Ald. Lane) received the following communication on Wednesday: "To the Mayor of Armidale.—Lady…

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