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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Why Germany Made War

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

Herr Maximilien Harden has come out with an article in which he loudly claims for Germany the honor of having willed and compassed the contest…

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Motor-cycle in War

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

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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Latest War News. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia), in his farewell letter before leaving Egypt, urged Australians to back up the whole…

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The War. Turkish Rearguard Routed

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

PETROGRAD, Thursday.—An official communique reports the rout of the Turkish rearguard at Olty. The Turkish losses were enormous at Karaurgan…

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Police Contribution to War Fund. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

The police of the State have to date contributed £1912 to the War Fund…

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Famous War Despatches. Messages That Have Thrilled the World

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

The despatches of Wellington from the Peninsula are classics of their kind, so concentrated and masterly are they, but possibly the most memorable…

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The Laws of War. What an Enemy May and May Not Do

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

What does being in a state of war with another country involve? What are the laws of modern warfare? What are the rights of private citizens?…

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Turkish Soldiers Entrapped. Cossacks Make a Big Haul. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

Cossacks entrapped two companies of Turkish soldiers and 120 gunners on the Caucasus frontiers. The whole of them were either killed or taken…

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A Tweed Soldier's Letter. Trooper Harry Gill in Egypt

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

In a letter to his mother, Mrs. Harry Gill, Club House Hotel, Trooper H. Gill Writes from Port Alexanuria (Egypt) as follows:…

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Compulsory Enlistment Forecasted. British M.P. in Rebuke. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Bottomley, M.P., speaking at a recruiting rally at the Albert Hall, said: "This is no time for criticism, but later on I would not hesitate to…

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Retirement at Soisson French Take up New Position. Forced Back by Floods Cossocks Entrap Turks. England's Message to Russia Germany Avoiding Truth. Released Civilians Not Wanted. an "Eye Witness" Budget. Fighting in the Flood. Improvement in German Personnel. Youths Replaced by Seasoned Soldiers. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

"Eye Witness," in a further despatch relating to the progress of events at the front, under date of Tuesday last, says: The general situation remains…

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How Europe Gets Her Soldiers. Twenty-Two Millions of Men

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

When the trumpet of war sounds there are in Europe 22 millions of men ready to spring to their arms, and every man skilled…

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Enlistments

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—During the last three walks 3000 men have enlisted. More men are in camp now than will be required for the dispatch of 3000 reinforcements…

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War Notes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

Japan is sending Red Cross contingents to England and France. A. N.S.W. girl, writing from France, says that Paris is no longer Paris, but…

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The European War. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

The " Times" says that thousands of Russians have reinforced their front. When the former governor of Azerbaijan arrived at Tiflis he fought the Turks…

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Riots in Austria. Anti-war Demonstrations Famine Food Prices

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

ROME, Sunday.—News telegraphed from the Austrian frontier shows that the situation is daily becoming more dangerous. Foods are at famine prices and…

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Germany's Failure. Calling Up Second Rate Material. the Enemy's War Methods

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—A military correspondent says that probably Germany never anticipated that she would be forced to call up the Laudsturm and other reserves…

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Stress in Suburban Paris. Stagnation of Business. Every Family Sends a Soldier. the Part Woman Plays. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

Suburban Paris is suffering intensely in consequence of the increase in the cost of living, and there is a stagnation of business…

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Latest War News "Hateful England." Germans Anxious for Raid. Soissons Bombarded. Women Driven Into Town. Austrian Outlook Hopeful. Germans Abandon Positions

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

PARIS, Sunday Night,—The Paris "Matin" says that it is reported on trustworthy authority that the Germans abandoned positions near La…

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Wasps of the War. "Sting Us Into Action." Germans Use Old Ammunition. Dangerous Time Next Ploughing. Where the Aviators Have the Rest of It. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

A cavalry officer writes to the "Times": The motor despatch riders are the wasps of the war. They sting us into action. When you are snugly…

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