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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War Wednesday Morning. La Basse Victory Unconfirmed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

The 'Times' explains that the British successes at La Rasse are not confirmed. Mud is rendering the trenches a…

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War's Good Side. Checking of Disease. Typhoid Almost Eliminated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

The war-god may slay ruthlessly with one hand, but he ministers with the other to the sick and feeble. Half of him is clad in armor, and the other half in the garb of a…

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The Awful Cost. Devastation Op War. in Alsace and Lorraine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

Whatever the final outcome of the war in regard to Alsace and Lorraine. there is a good chance that the destined lot of these two unfortunate provinces will have been…

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The War. the Turks and Egypt. Cootamundra, Wednesday, 1.10

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

The Germans want 200,000 Turkish troops before the advance to Egypt is attempted. At present the Turks are badly off for food. The Turks in…

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The War. The Battle of Soissons. The Gallant French. TUESDAY, 5 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 1

German accounts of the battle of Soissons show the worst execution was done on Christmas day, when the Germans attacked Vserny…

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The War. To-day’s Cables. Turks In Caucasus Retreading. Advance on Egypt Ordered

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

A Petrograd communique states it at the remains of the Turkish rearguard. are preci[?]tingly retreating…

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Women's Work for Soldiers and Sailors

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Nimble fi rigors are busy at work everywhere for our wounded heroes of the war, and women's local work parties are turning out numbers of…

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Poetry Song of the Soldiers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

What of the faith and fire within us Men who march away Ere the barn-cocks say Night is growing grey…

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The War. the Week’s Cable News British Successes. America Welcomes Britain’s Note. French Retiring. SYDNEY, Saturday, 3 p.m

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

The British have scored brilliant successes at La Bassee, driving the Germans from strong entrenchments with heavy loss…

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The War. Zeppelin Raid on England. Yarmouth and other Town Bombed. Extent of Damage not Known. Ruinous Condition Many Houses suggests Heavy Casualty List. WEDNESDAY, 5 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

TWO Zeppelins passed over Yarmouth yesterday evening, and also other towns on the east coast of England. Bombs were dropped on…

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The War. Zeppelin Raid on England. Delight in Germany. the Position in France Further Russian Success The Zeppelin Raid. Bombs Fall Near Troops. Fatalities at Kings Lynn. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

A woman's corpse has been found at Kings Lynn. It is believed that two other fatalities occurred; and several people were injured…

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Democracy and War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

War a Professor Alfred Russel Wallace passionately affirmed, is "the pro[?]esion of the classes." No honest Democracy should be able to…

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The War Finance

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

M. Yves Guyot, the eminent French economist in an article in the "Nineteenth Country," goes exhanstively into the question of "the waste of…

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Birds Migrate. War Time Effect

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

In the midst of the strenuous and calamitous human strife we hear little of it but it is certain that throughout much of the wide area affected by the…

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War Correspondents. Deeds of Heroic Enterprise

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The war correspondent in the present campaign is not finding many opportunities of emulating the brilliant traditions of his predecessors, who…

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Earlier News. Germany's New War Minister. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

General von Falkenhayn, who resigned the portfolio of Minister for War in the German Government has been succeeded by General von…

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The War. Yarmouth Bombed. Zeppelins in England. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

Two Zeppelins passed over Yarmouth yesterday evening, and also over other towns on the east coast of England…

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America and the War. Replay to German Professors. a Spirited Indictment

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 7

Ninety three of the most promi[?]ent men of Germany distingnished in various branches of science, art education and literature, have recently…

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The War. Review of the Situation German Offensive Completely Stopped Defensive Will in Turn Be Broken' New Russian Movement Latest News. The General Position. German Offensive Broken. Enemy's Retreat General. Allies Must Have Tireless Patience. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

An official summary of the present position shows that since the battle of Ypres resulted in the complete stop of the great German offensive…

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Japan and the War

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 2

A gentleman who recently had an interview with the Premier of Britain's Asiatic ally intimated in unmistakable forms that "Japan was still…

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