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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Alcohol and War. an Experts Opinion

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

When the history of the present great and terrible war comes to be written it will, I believe (says Sir James Crichton-Browne) to the…

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British War Minister. Denies German Statement. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

The British War Minister says the German Chancellor's allegation that England, in 1911, was determined to throw troops into Belgium without the…

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Earlier News. America and the War. Set Back to German Misrepresentations. Comment on Mr. Bryan's Explanation. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Bryan's letter explaining America's position in the war, has clicited voluminous comment, which clearly shows that German misrepresentations…

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Angel Comforter. Grand Duchess As Nurse. Wounded Officer's Story

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

An elderly Russian field officer relates the following story: "On arriving from the battlefield, where I was wounded by three bullets from a…

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Rules of War. Killing by Regulation. Things a Soldier Mustn't Do

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 7

Everyone known that there are many things the civilised soldier may not do—firing on the Red Cross, murdering peaceful inhabitants, and so forth. Obvious…

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The War. London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

Admiral Beafty's squadron sighted four German battle cruisers and a number of destroyers making for England. The Germans fled…

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War and the Woman

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2
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If a man were fool enough to base his unhappiness on his wife's goodness—why, yes? Don't you see that I may admire all this, and yet differ altogether? Isn't it…

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The War. Hoodwi[?]ing the Turk, SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 8

Colonel Von Kressentein, addressing the Turkish officers at Damascus, said, "Britain is your greatest enemy. This is your last chance…

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

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

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 War. Superior Artillery. Weather Conditions. Coolamundra, Tuesday, 2.16

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The Official 'Bureau states that, with our heavy artillery having obtained the range, we are generally able to silence the enemy's artillery. The…

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The War the Latest Thursday Afternoon. Turkish Advance on Suez

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

It is reported from Athens that three Turkish Army Corps are marching on Cairo. There great activity in the region of…

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Is Germany Self-sustaining in War? Ability to Provide Food and War Materials From .Domestic Sources a Great Element of Her Stength

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

How long can the German Empire feed its population from domestic products alone? Long before the out break of the present war, the question…

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Wool Buyers at War German Bids Refused. Excitement at the Exchange

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 8

THERE was trouble when the wool sales opened at the Royal Exchange on Monday afternoon. The wool buyers had declared war against…

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European War. (Our Daily Cables.) Saturday, January 23rd, 12.30 p.m

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

Approximately half-a-million people are destitute in Brussels. In the country vil-lagers are living on rotting fruit from orchards…

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War and the Woman CHAPTER 1. Gabrielle Silvester Writes a Letter. I

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 7

GABRIELLE returned from the Town Hall where the meeting was held, just after ten o'clock, and was glad to see the fire burning brightly in her room. She…

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Quiet Observance in Berlin. Speech by the Kaiser. Satisfied with War's Progress. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The Kaiser's birthday was celebrated in Germany in absolute silence. The Emperor in a speech, declared he was satisfied with the progress of the war…

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The War. To-day’s Cables. Birthday Efforts Abortive. Huge German Casualties. Success of British Airmen

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

A Paris official despatch says that although the Germans planned a great effort for the Kaiser’s birthday, it did not turn to their advantage, all German…

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The War. the Week’s Cable News Steamers Torpedoed and Mined. SYDNEY, Saturday, 9 a.m

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Durward. The crew were saved. A Berlin message states that…

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The War. Russian Success in Poland. Australian Aviator Killed. Details of the North Sea Fight. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

The Germans attacked Cuzow, in Poland, by daylight. The Russians retreated to reserve trenches. They subsequently charged, bayoneting…

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