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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,556 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 78

The War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 1

The enemy made a great effort on the Kaiser's birthday, but it was a good day for the Allies. Along the whole Trout all attacks were repulsed,…

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The War. Submarines Active. Awful Carnage in France London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

The steamer Tokomaru, carrying New Zealand, mutton, also a consignment of fruit for the Belgians, was eunk in the English Channal, near Havre. An…

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The War. SYDNEY, Monday. 11 a m

Western Age · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

A German submarine torpedoed and sunk these [?] is the [?] Sen on Saturday. All the crews were [?]…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

Western Age · Wednesday 3 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 months' time the wastage…

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The War To-day's Wires

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 6

Great Britain has taken an uncompromising stand with reference to the exports from America to enemy countries, and notified Washington that in…

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"Our War" Says Dr. Long

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

"This war is our war," says the Bishop of Bathurst. "Our fate is bound up in it just as indissolubly as if it were being fought on the Bathurst Plains…

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The War News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

A message from Petrograd says that Russia has decided that the bombardment of undefended towns is an act of piracy, and the crew of the Parseval…

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Wellington Civilian Rifle Club. What Are You Doing for the Country Which Has Done So Much for You?—lord Roberts. Minister's Appeal. Enlist or Join the Rifle Clubs. We Want You Now. to the Men of Wellington and District

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

Lord Roberts said "What are you doing for the country which has done so much for you?" and this letter repeats the question. In a time like this, when…

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The War Food Fund

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

The Secrstary of the Seamen's HosPital, Greenwich, London, writes to the Sydney Chamber of Commeree as follows, appreciative of a gift of meat…

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General News. Teachers and the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Education in reply to a question by Mr. Mark Morton, denied that any regulation had been issued to prevent school…

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WAR. (Later particulars appear on another page)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

An unconfirmed report states that five airships appeared over the south coast of England on Monday night. The forts drove them across the…

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The War. (Earlier particulars may be found on another page.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 1

It is officially stated that a German submarine fired a torpedo at tho British hospital ship Austurias, off Havre, but missed…

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Australian Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

The New Zealand Minister for Defence states that he disbelieves the story that two New Zealand troopers have been murdered in Egypt. He…

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The War. In Egypt. Russians Still Advancing. Will German Fleet Fight? Suez Canal Attacked. Vigorous Turkish Offensive. Slight British Casualties. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Twelve thousand Turks, with six batteries, attacked the Suez Canal on Wednesday, south of Timia[?]. Repeated sallies were repulsed by the British,…

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Who Willed the War?

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

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

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War and the Woman

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

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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The War. SYDNEY. Thursday. 11 a m

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

A Petrograd message states that Russian submarines sank a German gunboat in the Baltic the same day that the Gezelle was disabled…

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The War. Sydney, Friday. 2 p.m

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

12,000 Turks, with six batteries, attacked the Suez Canal on Wednesday, to the south of Timsah. Repeated sallies were repulsed by the…

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Insult Towards God. Germans Anxious to Stop War

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

Already there are people in Germany who have had more than enough of the war. A Norweglan newspaper, the Morgenbladet, of Christiania, publishes a circular that has been…

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A War Picture. on a Hospital Train. Relief From Horrors

Western Age · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

The ambulances drive up from the direction of the thunderstorm that never ceases, thread their way though the litter and confusion of the marshaling yard at…

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