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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War. Earlier Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 1

General Beyers' unwounded body was found near the spot where he was last seen. Death was due to drowning…

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The War the Very Latest. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

Reports from Trieste state that two Austrian torpedo boats struck mines at Pola and were sunk, all on board being drowned…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 2

A British submarine entered the Da[?]danelles, and dived under five rows of mines and torpedoed a Turkish battleship, afterwards escaping uninjured. The battleship when…

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WAR Summary of the Situation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 3

The Belgians on December 8 cleverly captured several German trenches along the Yser. Noticing that the Taube…

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Women as Soldiers. Plucky Amazons

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 2

The present war has already produced the inevitable crop of stories, more or less true, of patriotic damsels who, fired with military enthusiasm, have disguised themselves as…

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Interesting War Notes

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 6

Berlin provision merchants who have arrived in Bucharest to obtain food supplies for Germany say that meat is now 8s, 6d, a pound in their capital…

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Latest War News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 2

During the bombardment [?] 55 persons were killed and 115 wounded including many women and children. Several shells…

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War News. London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 4

An Athens paper says that it has reason to believe that Roumania will declare war on Austria before the end of December…

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Cost of Germany's War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 6

The "Telegraaf" publishes a very interesting estimate of the weekly cost to Germany of keeping her armies in the field at present…

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Bombardment of Britain. Damage by the Germans. 12 Killed, 100 Wounded

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 4

The latest particulars of the bombardment of Scarborough state the residents rushed the railway station, crowding the trains…

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War Cables the Very Latest

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 2

During the bombardment of Hartlepool 55 persons were killed and 115 wounded including many women and children. Several shells…

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The War. Earlier Cables. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 1

An Athens paper says that it has reason to believe that Roumania will declare war on Austria before the end of December…

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Famous War Despatches. Messages That Have Thrilled the World

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 6

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

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 6

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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War Cables. German Naval Raid. British Towns Shelled. One Person Killed and Several Injured. German Cruisers Driven Off and Two Sunk. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 3

The Press Bureau reports that the Germans shelled Scarborough and Hartlepool. The British [?] were engaged…

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WAR Summary ofthe Situation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 2

An interesting incident has come to light in connection with the recent capture of Vermeilles. The Germans, who were in…

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Latest War News. Friday, 9.30 a.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 2

The War Office, supplying details of the bombardment of English towns, states that two German battle cruisers, with armoured cruisers, bombarded Hartepool. The land…

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War News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 4

The official report states the total casualties at Scarborough were: Killea 17, wounded 20. The damage is estimated at £4000…

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War News. London

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 2

German troops are concentrating along the Dutch frontier between Ostham and Meerhovt. The Allies repulsed an attack at…

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A New War Book

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 4

The war has been raging for over three months, and it is striking how few people can give, even an outline, a connected story of those…

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