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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War. Further Help

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Cootamundra, Wednesday, 9 a.m. The Germans have abandoned all hope of keeping Italy and Roumania out of the war…

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War and the Woman

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

And So, finally, and merging into the one great thought was his own awakening love for a beautiful woman. He no longer doubted this. Admiration was becoming…

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War and the Woman by Max Pemberton

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

He laughed, and began to make holes with his pencil in the blotting pad before him. "It's just as though you asked me if…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

A military authority states that 156,000 horses are required for the mobilisation of our forces. He estimates that in six months time the wastage…

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Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

We are able to state (says the "Daily Mail") that a high French military authority has given private expression to the following views as to the…

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Insult Towards God. Germans Anxious to Stop War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

Already there are people in Germany who have had more than enough of the war. A Norwegian newspaper the Morgenbladet of Christiania publishes a circular that has been…

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War to the End. British Determination. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill states that the most important victories in the Anglo-French wars have never brought the security that Britain was…

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The War. To-Day’s Cables. Germans Resume Attack

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

The Turks resumed their attack in Egypt. They are bringing up ammunition and endeavoring to construct trenches…

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Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund. Further Contributions Wanted

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

The objects of the Fund are well known; they are to send Australian meat, biscuits, sugar, frozen rabbits, and other food products to the London…

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A War Picture. on a Hospital Train. Relief From Horrors

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

The ambulances drive up from the direction of the thunderstorm that never ceases, thread their way through the litter and confusion of the marshalling yard at…

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Dodging the Patrol. Correspondent at the Front Vortex of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Writing from Northern France, Nell Muriro sends the following to the London Daily Chronicle:—There is a certain distance one may…

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The War. On the Western Front Tuesday, 4 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 1

The Germans are still actively shelling the British positions at La Basee. The French anticipated a…

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Motor in War. Triumph of Touring Car. Doing a Glorious Work

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

The Allies and the Germans live on their motor car service. So says John Prisleau in London Dally Mall. The chief point which strikes one about the…

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The Dusty Road. Putting Tommy to Rest. Pen Picture of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

"Funeral party here, sir," says the orderly, putting his head in at the door of the sunny orderly-room. You look out of the window and see that a company has been halted in…

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Can Germany Last? Lord Sydenham's Views. Not Prepared for Long War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

Lord Sydenham of Combe—better known perhaps to most Australians as Sir George Sydenham Clarke, the title he bore while Governor of Victoria from 1901-4 enjoys a…

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The War The Latest Thursday Afterwoon. Suez Canal Attacked. Australians in Action

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Although there was some long range fighting in the vicinity of [?]maila yesterday, the Suez Canal was open for traffic all day, and ships passed along without…

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The War. Russia Scores in the Baltic. German Gunboat Sunk. SYDNEY, Thursday morning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

A flotilla of Russian submarines in the Baltic sank a German gunboat off Rugen Island…

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Six Months of the War. Greater Progress Unreasonable. Allies' Position Steadily Gaining. Germany Unconquered But Beaten. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Sir George Sydenham Clarke, in a review of the six months of the war, recalls that it was three years before decisive operations were reached in…

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A Soldier

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

"Kneeling by a wounded soldier in a little tent lighted by a candle flickering in the wind, the chaplain was addressed thus: Am I dying, sir!…

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The War. the Week’s Cable News Russians Make Progress. Derfflinger Seriously Damaged. Destitution in Servia. SYDNEY, Saturday, 3 p.m

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

It is expected that a great battle will be fought in Northern Carpathians before long. It is reported that the Austrians…

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