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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Tree War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 1

A telegram received at Basle from Kiel states that the Gorman Dreadnoughts are being overhauled and remanned. The warships will undergo…

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Off to the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

Three fine young men are off to the war—Messrs. Jack Graday (Urawilkic), Jack Taylor (Bimble), and Cuth. Fetherstonbaugh (Mungerie). Such men…

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The War Battleships Sunk. Przemsyl Fallen. Italy's Preparations. Britain and America. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

Speaking at the Canadian Bar Association, Montreal, Henry Estredroom told the delegates that it was his opinion that America would almost make…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

Western Age · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

The Austrians have lost 100,000 men in their efforts to relieve Prz[?]emysl. All cattle and sheep have been slaughtered and horses killed for food…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 4

"The Times" correspondent at Petrograd, states that no event has so cheered the Russian nation since the war began as the fall of Przemysl. There…

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Seeing the War Through a Telescope

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 2

The Editor of "Life" is pursuing his brilliant and successful policy of devoting a large section of his magazine to a review of the war as a whole. Dr…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 6

The "Vorwaerts" states that Dr. [?] bknecht (Socialist leader), and Herr Ruchle voted against the Budget. Herr Ledebour and 28 Socialists left before…

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With the Troops in Egypt Letter From a Wellington Soldier

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 3

The following letter, d[?] from Carro, Egypt February 12, has been received from Private Victor Fenton, who went away with the Commonwealth…

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The War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 1

French aeronauts replied to the raid on Parle by dropping bombs on an acrodrome at Gits (Belgium). A zeppelin dropped three bombs on…

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Big War Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

Said that the war will cost Germany two thousand seven hundred million pounds if the Kaiser doesn't call a halt before July 31 of this year. If…

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Off to the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

Prior to his departure for Liverpool Camp where he will join the Expeditonary reinforcements, Mr. George Bell, who for some time past has been a…

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Six Brothers at the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Neyland, of Birship, Victoria, have six sons on active service at present. Three of their sons served in the Boer war. This should…

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The Dubbo Liberal Macquarie Advocate. and Friday,March 26, 1915. War Developments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 3

The news pf the loss of two fine, if somewhat obolesecent, battleships and damage to a first-class battle-cruiser in the Dardanelles has been received in…

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The War. Along the Yser. Italy's Intervention Regarded as Inevitable. The Capture of Przemysl. Gale in the Dardanelles. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

The outskirts of Przemysl are a vast cemetery; Forty thousand dead have been buried, and piles of corpses are everywhere, with abandoned guns and…

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War and the Woman

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

The letter came from Paris, one of the very first the mails brought in. Well she remembered afterwards how that there had been a bruit of the passing of…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

A German officer captured in Africa declares that Colonel Maritz, the Boer rebel, escaped towards Central Africa. The Germans, he added, longed to…

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War's Death-rate. "Comparatively Small."

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

In an Illuminating article in Everyman Mr. Chiozza Money, M.P., the well-known economist, refers to some common exaggerations concerning war. "The most common…

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War Office Secret. an "Inhuman Plan." Lord Dundonald's Invention

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 4

"For the welfare of the human race, we thin it advisable that your Lordship should carry your secret with you to the grave." Such were the impressive and emphatic…

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Talk About the War. Real Story From France Waterman and the Boches

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

The teller of this story in the London Evening News is Theophraste [?]Alouette. a Scisssons His present address is [?] Bateau "Arthey," Qual de [?] Peris…

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Popular Plumer. Gallant General Stories. the Soldier's Friend

Western Age · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

"Men, from my heart I thank you for your behavior yesterday." When, as his column approached Mafeking from the north in that memorable May of 1000, General Plumer…

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