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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

488 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 25

The War

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

The Official Press Bureau has issued a French official statement announcing that the great German offensive east of…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

A Bulgarian official statement denies the arrival of German officers to help in the administration of the railways and army. It adds that the…

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The Short Soldier

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 4

"The short soldier, the bantam is judged more enduring, more alert. He finds cover more easily; he is better sheltered in the trenches; he demands…

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The War. Col. Ryrie Wounded

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mrs. Ryrie received a cable message from Colonel Ryrie, commanding the 2nd A.L.H. Brigade, stating…

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British Prisoners of War in Germany

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 4

The Bishop for North and Central Europe Right Rev. Herbert Bury):—"I am sure it will be a great relief to many of your reader if you will kindly let them know that a great…

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Michelago. Colonel Ryrie Wounded

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 2

General regret was felt in the community on Tuesday last when it was reported that Brigadier General Ryrie had been wounded at the Dardanelles. Mrs. Ryrie…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 7

Russia has issued an ultimatum to Bulgaria regarding the Austro-German officers in the Bulgarian army…

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Wire in War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

Barbed wire was invented by, a farmer, fifty years ago, for the simple purpose of preventing cattle from breaking their way through fences, but…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 2

A Berlin official message states that large German forces crossed the rivers Drina, Save, and Danube into Servia…

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Interesting War Notes a Woman V.C. Heroine of the Russian Army

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

Some time ago, travelling on the same train to Warsaw, were a man and a woman—the man a young undergraduate who had joined the Russian army…

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A Smart Soldier

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 2

Lieutenant Vincent L. Hyndes, son of Mr. M. P. Hyndes, chief of the Goulburn Telegraph Department, and nephew of Miss…

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Service for Soldiers' Parents

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 2

The Rev. Mackintosh-Carter will conduct a brief Intercessional Service for Presbyterian soldiers of the parish now serving at or on their way co the front, in St…

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Open Column. Xmas Cheer for Local Soldiers. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

Sir,-Re the above, I note by the Sydney dailies that 'Wagga Red Cross League is sending "bilies" of Xmas fare to every man at…

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Poetry an Enlisting Call

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

(The following verses are by Mr. C. B. Coutts, of Victoria, Australia. They show how deep is the love of the Motherland in the hearts of our noble…

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The War

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 2

The Times Athens correspondent reports that the Greek Government has decided to declare an attitude of benevolent…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Athens reports that a Zeppelin has arrived at Sofia, Bulgaria. There have been anti-war demonstrations at Varna, the Bulgarian…

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Off to the War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2

There was a gathering on Wednesday night at the Queanbeyan Methodist Church of more than ordinary interest. Its object was to…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2

No decision has been reached by the Cabinet re conscription; after prolonged discussion the Ministers pressed hard for a decision but failed to carry the point. The…

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The War

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 2

The Exchange Telegraph Company's correspondent in Petrograd declares that there has been a great change on…

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Marvels of Surgery. Soldiers' Lives Saved

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 6

The most astounding thing about modern science is the fact that as fast as it invents new and ingenious methods of destruction it provides new and equally ingenious means…

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