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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Telegrams. Latest War News Sydney

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 2

The Allied forces are delayed owing to the severe winter weather prevailing, and trench warfare night be resorted to in…

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The War That Knows No Peace. How It Goes on for Ever Among the Mighty Hosts of the Insect Kingdoms

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 4

There is little sign of war, perhaps, in the insect world as we watch our tiny neighbours in the Realm of Life, but are the insects, we may wonder, ever really at peace? In spite of…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 6

The Austrian Ministers of the Interior, Commerce, and Finance have resigned. The financial condition of Austria-Hungary is said…

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More Disclosures. Germany's Ante-war Plotting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 5

Sensational disclosures were made by Dr. Karl Buenz. managing director of the Hamburg-Amerika Company, when examined…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London, Tuesday, the Dardanelles

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 2

A Turkish communique advises that there has been considerable naval activity in the Dardanelles on the part of the Allies. Vigorous…

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Latest War News

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 2

The Swiss German frontier has been closed owing to the heavy movements of troops towards Alsace on the French…

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THE Bond of Black Published by Special Arrangement. by William Le Queux, Author of "Whose Findeth a Wife," "If Sinners Entice Thee," "Scribes and Pharisees," "The Day of Temptation," "The Great War in England," "Rossalie," "Zoraida," &c., &c. Copyright. Chapter V.—(Continued)

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 4

She was evidently referring to me. I held my breath, eager to catch ever syllable. Perhaps this man was urging her to kill me! "The power you possess to work evil is…

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Poetry Anzac

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 3

we know that you're sportsmen, with reason. At footer and cricket you're crack; I haven't forgotten the season…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 6

The "Times" correspondent at Lausanne (Switzerland) says that the Germans are preparing for a desperate offensive on the…

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Commonwealth War Loan

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. Higgs, wishes to notify country holders of scrip certificates issued in connection with the recent War Loan…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

Bulgar attacks on the British lines at Strumnitza have been repulsed. The Anglo-Erench forces have…

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War News. Later

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 5

When interviewed by a "Times" correspondent King Constantine said his first duty was to keep Greece clear of disaster. The…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 2

The London "Post" gives prominence to a suggestion that the Meditterranean be closed and ships not allowed to trade without a license…

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Will the War Be Won by Cooks? Victory Organised in the Kitchen

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 3

One of the many delusions, concerning the World War, is that it will be decided by machinery and not by men. Apart from the…

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A Soldier's Duty. the Ten Commandments

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

An Australian Decalogue, prepared for the boys at Gallipoli:— 1. Do as you're ordered; the fighting man's school obedience…

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Latest War News

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 2

Anglo French forces have successfully retired into strong position in the Vardar Valley, they are resisting desperately, but according to Sofia…

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Portable Shield for Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 4

The European conflict, and particularly the deadlock on tie voters frontier, has set inventors to devising meant of overcoming the great defensive strength of trench warfare. A…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 6

Dr. E. J. Billon declares that Greece's attitude towards the Entente is like that of a dog about to bite its master, but, baulked…

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War Service Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the recently appointed War Service Council Committee was held at the Council Chambers last night. Mr. J. Keeffe, J.P., was…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 3

The total to date of Australian casualties is:—Killed. 5777; wounded 28.488; missing, 2,108. The British and French forces…

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