A Time-expired Soldier. a Pathetic Incident
He was the only other occupant of the humble third-class smoker, in the northward-bound train. He was in plain clothes, but "soldier" was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
488 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 25
War Summary
The British have recaptured all the trench [?] momentarily lost at La Bassee, and the Allies artillery has done effective work at Arras, Roye,…
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"It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good," and even this dreadful war of the nations is proving responsible for a considerable…
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The British have recaptured all the trenches momentarily lost at La Bassee, and the Allies' artillery has done effective work at Arras, Roye,…
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The Germans are actively shelling the British positions at La Basses. The French anticipate a German attack at Ypres, and mode preparations to give them a…
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A communique states that the total German losses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday exceeded 20,000. The enemy made a…
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Germany is credited with having no fewer than 100,000 motor vehicles in military use. A Field-Marshal never retires, but…
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While the big charity funds are certain to do a great deal to alleviate the sufferings and hardships of those who, in one way or another, are victims of…
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THE following progress report from the committee of the Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund, has been handed to us for publication by the Mayor…
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THE following progress report from the committee of the Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund, hae been handed to us for publication by the Mayor,…
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The Australia sank an auxiliary cruiser off Woermann, in the line of Patagonia. Twelve to fifteen Aust[?] army corps are engaged in the advance on the…
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The Secretary of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, London, writes to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce as follows…
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The Russian victory at Corless was decisive, resulting in the annihilation of the only Turkish division which escaped from…
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The below quoted extracts are from soldiers' letters published by various London journals during this week. From a French cavalry officer, to his fiancee…
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Dense masses of the enemy's infantry were pulverised by the Russian artillery at Bolimoff. The Germans desperately strove to penetrate…
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Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking in the House of Commons, said that German…
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German newspaper [?] astounded at neutral nations condemning the proposed blockade. A Berlin me[?] states that the Government will disregar[?]both friendly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duration of the War The American View. "The Crisis Passed."
The Premier has received from London extracts from American newspapers giving American opinions of the probable duration of thh war…
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Boys and girls in Vienna under the age of fourteen have been ordered to serve as hospital orderlies. First-class cruisers are oil-burning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in the Air
A British aviator has distinguished himself in the neighborhood of Bethune, 17 miles N.N.W. of Arras. Sighting a Taube aeroplane with two…
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