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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

334 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 17

The War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday, Midnight. The Germans continue their efforts against the Allies in Northern France without result…

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War Essay

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

Attention is directed to Messrs. Hill and Son's special offer to the children of a prize of £3 for the best essay on the war up to the…

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Miscellaneous. War Notes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 6

Belgrade is the capital of Servia, an commands the traffic between the Upper and Lower' Dariube. Few European fortresses have seen more fierce…

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The Cost of the War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

The war which is convulsing the civilised world is probably tenfold more costly than any war that was ever before waged. In the…

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Latest War News. LONDON, Thursday, Midnight

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

The Germans continue their efforts against the Allies in Northern France without result. Their counter attack on…

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Europe's Past War Lord. Napoleon in Defeat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

Napoleon fled from Waterloo aghast. He left his army without counsel or direction. It was a characteristic course characteristic alike of his almost brutal…

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War News. Destruction of Emden. Sydney's Good Shooting. London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 6

Particulars of the destruction of the Emden state that when the landing party were put ashore on Cocos Island the Sydney quickly…

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War Cables Driven Ashore and Burnt. the Emden's Fate. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 1

The Australian cruiser Sydney, engaged the German cruiser. Emden to the north of Cocoa Island. The Emden was thriven ashore and burnt…

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WAR Summary of the Situation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 3

The Germans are working with great energy upon the western forts at Antwerp. They are also laying land mines in that…

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Latest War News. 5 p.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 2

It is unofficially reported in Fremantle that the Emden's crew are expected there on Suuday. It is rumoured in Washington that the…

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Lost War Ships

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

Since the outbreak of the war Britain has lost 15 ships of war and Germany 37…

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"After the War."

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

What is likely to happen after the war which is desolating Europe? It is clear that all countries engaged must suffer heavily. Even…

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War Food Fund

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 3

The fourth instalment from the Federal Territory amounted to £122 4s., and was remitted on 27th Oct. to the Chamber of Commerce,…

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War Cables LONDON

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 3

During the naval engagement off Cocos Island each cruiser attempted to torpedo the other. The Sydney's speed during the fight was…

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War News. London

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 4

During the naval engagement off Cocos Island each cruiser attempted to torpedo the other. The Sydney's speed during the fight was…

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War Cables. Bitter Winter Weather. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

The weather is bitterly cold with a heavy blizzard raging over the battlefield in Flanders…

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Latest War News. Earl Roberts Dead. London, Sunday Afternoon

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

Earl Roberts when making a brief visit to the Indian troops contracted a chill on Thursday and died of pneumonia on Saturday…

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WAR Summary of the Situation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 3

There is renewed evidence of Austro-German friction, principally because the Austrians have been compelled to fight as…

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Latest War News. Tuesday 9.30 a.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 3

A proclamation has been issued in East Prussia urging the whole population to take up arms and maintain a guerilla warfare against the Russians…

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Miscellaneous. War Notes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 5

Servia is a compact territory with an area of 18,754 square miles, measuring 140 miles from east to west and 110 miles from north to south. It is…

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