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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Earlier War News. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

A paris message says the Allies have everywhere maintained their positions on the Meuse. The [?]ghting at Tour de Arraa has…

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WAR. (Later particulars appear on another page.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

An official summary of the situation from Paris points out that in the siege war on the western front the balance is in favor of the Allies…

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The War, Another Victory. Superiority of British Navy Germans Show White Feather. Big German Sunk. The Australian Flagship Doing Things. Austro-german Relations. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Rome is informed that the visit of the Austrian Crown Prince to Berlin failed to yield results. It is expected that the relations of the two courts…

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The War. SYDNEY, Monday 4 p.m

Western Age · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

The Press Bureau states that in the early morning a British patrol, consisting of battle cruisers and light cruisers, under Vice-admiral Beatty,…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

The Dutch resentment at German Zepplins flying over Holland is increasing. The Premier, addressing Parliament, said a crisis might at any moment arise…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

A Petrograd message reports that the Russian Blac[?] Sea fleet, operating near Sinope, have sunk the steamer Georgies, carrying the entire Turkish air fleet…

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When Are You Going to Enlist?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 8

The Belgians have shown us their courage and grit, the Frenchmen have fought with a will. Our own back block soldiers have…

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Some Soldiers' Stories. Alive After Five Bullets

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 6

Letter from a private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment to Lord Norton:—I can hardly say how grateful I am to you for your kind and welcome…

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The War. North Sea Battle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 1

The Admiralty announces that all the British ships and destroyers returned safely. The Indomitable towed the Lion…

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Dubbo Soldier's Death

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

The "Evening News" on Tuesday published a photo of Private Harold Unit, a member of the Expeditionary Force that has just returned from…

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In Egypt. Interesting Letteb From a Dubbo Soldier. Christmae in the Desert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

Private Jack Reid, of the 1st Battalion of the Australian Expeditionary Force, in the course of a long letter to his parents, dated Christmas Day,…

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The War. Egypt. Hostilities Commences. Turks Cut Up. The Naval Battle. Admirable Beatty's Big Fight in the Air. a British Success. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

Several German aeroplanes bound for [?] raid on Dunkirk were interrupted by B[?]tish aviators, and a fight occurred at a height of [?]000 feet. Though the…

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War and the Woman

Western Age · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

"If a man were fool enough to base his unhappiness on his wife's goodness-why, yes. Dont't you see that I may admire all this, and yet differ altogetheR? isn't it…

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The War. Sydney, Friday, 4 p.m

Western Age · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty states the report concerning the sinking of the German battleship Von der Tann is unfounded. It is understood in England she…

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The War. Severe Fighting in France. British Driven Back. But German Advance Checked. Thursday, 2.30 p.m

Western Age · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

Details are now coming to hand of a desperate struggle between a section of the British and German forces in France…

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Too Much Tipperary. Soldiers Sick of It. Present-day Favorites

Western Age · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 3

Lance-Corporal V. Russell Warren says that the songs our soldiers sings have been a constant source of astonishment to our French and Belgian Allies. The French…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

A communique issued in Paris states that the British have recovered all the trenches that were recently lost, and at La Bassee our batteries destroyed two…

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War Food Fund. Further Contributions Wanted

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

The objects of the fund are well known; they are to send Australian meat, biscuits, sugar, frozen rabbits, and other food products to the London Chamber of…

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When the War Broke Out Tourist's Experience

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. Murdoch McLeod (of Wellington), who recently returned from a trip round the world, speaking at the Burns night, in connection with the Dubbo District…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

When H.M.S. Lion returned to port she was accorded a wonderful reception. She was the last home, the Tiger, the Princess Royal. Indomitable, and the…

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