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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Temperance. Soldiers Take the Pledge

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 3

ON Tuesday evening the Military camp at Liverpool was the scene of perhaps one of the most remarkable temperance meetings ever held in…

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The War Big Attack Coming. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 5

The majority of the German aeroplanes have been transferred to Lorraine, which is believed to be the prelude to a…

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The War. Daring Aerial Exploit. London Friday Night

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 8

The Admiralty [?] that during the last 24 hours combined aeroplane and [?] have been carried cut by the naval [?] in…

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The Soldier in Battle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. Milne has written a very Louching analysis of the soldier's temperament in his " Epistles of Atkins." ( Fisher Unwin ). This is…

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Returned Soldiers. to Be Imprisoned SYDNEY,Tuesday

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

When asked today what action the authorities would take with the men relumed from Egypt or the front for disciplinary offences, the Acting…

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Cost of the War What Britain Can Do Speech by Mr Lloyd George Advance of £70,000,000 to Russia Great Naval Programme the Position of France Magnificent British Charge at Givenchy the British Navy. Speech by Mr. Churchill New Ships Being Con-syeucted. an Immense Programme London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Churchill declares that at the beginning of the war the British navy was just as well prepared as was the German army. Since Parliament last…

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The Burden of the War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

In Holland and other Loss Countries many of the newspapers studiously designate the strange in Europe as "the war between Britain and…

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Italian Socialists Want War. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

Socialist members in the italian parliament are in favour of Italy 's intervention in the war, in order to defend her nations aims…

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Soldiers Return From New Guinea. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

One hundred and seventy members of the expeditionary force, mostly convalesoeuts returned from New Guinea today…

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The War

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, Thursday Official details of H.M S. Philomelo engagement indicate that an armed landing party same into contact with…

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Austrian War Lament

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

We Austrians cannot stand the drizzle Of Russian shrapnel at Przemysll The Russian hordes are in the track of Our noble men who flee to Krakaw…

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War and Population

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

At a recent meeting of the Millions Club in Sydney the effect a of tho war and lessons it has for tho people of Australia, was discussed, and a…

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War and Foreign Science

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Our readers may have noticed that translations from foreign scientific journals are not numerous in our columns of late. The reason is well stated in the Scientific…

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The War. London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The official advices from Petrograd this morning indicate that there has been very stubborn fighting in in East Prussia…

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European War. Monday, February 15th

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 5

Count Von Bernsdorff offered the United States to relax the war against merchant shipping on one condition. Germany, he said, must be assured of…

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Cost of War. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The Minister of defence says the war is going to cost Australia at least thirteen million pounds by the end of June…

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War Surgery of the Past

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

An exhibition of objects and relics associated with naval and military surgery was held recently in London, showing the rude instrument which surgery had…

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War and the Woman III.—Continued

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

Faber told her himself, and the tone of his voice seemed to awaken memories. She began to mumble something in the argot of the "Boul. Mich," and then bade…

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Germans Denounce Kaiser. "A Wicked War."

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

In the course of the New York's appeal issued by the German Humanity League, which is quoted by the "Daily News" the following passages occur:…

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Workers at the War. Distillers' Difficulty

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Mackie and Co. Distillers, Limited, the well-known White Horse distillers, have had to ask the forbearance of their numerous customers in the execution of orders…

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