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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Russia and the War. Motives Challenged by Ramsay Macdonald. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Prior to the opening of the Independent Labor Party's Conference at Norwich, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, addressing the Union of Democratic…

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Turkish Warship Sunk. War to Have Early Ending. Startling Forecast Credited to General Joffre. Important Austrian Defeat. Thrown Back to the Frontier. Russia's Superhuman Effort. West African Fighting. German Defences at Aus. Desert Wells Poisoned. British Thoops' Narrow Escape. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Further accounts of fecent fighting in German South-West Africa show that the enemy's defences at Aus are strongly constructed. Wells on the sandy…

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War Funds

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 5

A feature of the Show was the number of stalls devoted to war purposes. All the patriotic funds were represented, some disposing of goods by…

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The Neuve Chapelle Fight. Prussian Lack of Co-operation. Wounded Left in the Trenches. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

"Eye Witness"' with the British forces, says that prisoners' statements indicate a lack of co-operation among the Prussians, Bavarians, and…

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Socialists and the War. Different View in France. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

The Norwich Conference discussed the war, but prominent Laborites refrained from sneaking. Ramsay Mardonald explained that French Socialists…

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Women's Conference at Berne. British and German Dell Gates Meet. Want a Weedy End to War. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

The conference of the Women's International Council for Socialists and Labor Organisations, held at Berne, in Switzerland, was marked by cordial…

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Soldiers for Northern Territory. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

The Minister for Home Affairs is considering a scheme for settling soldiers in the Northern Territory alter the war…

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No Regular Soldiers Employed. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent learns from a well-informed Macedonian source that no regular Bulgarian soldiers took part in the raid on Servia…

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Industries and the War. Workers Who Have Enlisted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

Industrial returns made available by the chief secretary, indicate that 24,770 workers have gone out of the various traders and calling to take ep the military…

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The War. German Losses. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 5

German prisoners state that during the recent attacks in Southern Woevre, six German battalions were wiped out…

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New Britain Oil Field. German Ante-war Discovery. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

It is reported that a big.oil spring was discovered by the Germans in New Britain about a year ago but that the exact locality was kept a…

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Duration of the War. Germans Growing Tired. Reported Turkish Declaration. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

The Turkish Minister for Finance is credited with having slated that the war cannot last much longer. It is said that the Germans are…

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Federal Financial Speech. Position of Members Who Enlist. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

It is understood that Mr. Fisher will make his financial statement as soon as the Federal Parliament reassembles. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Pearce, Minister…

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The War. Net Set at Dover for Submarines. German Vessel Becomes Entangled Enemy Casualties Include 31,000 German Officers. New Powerful French Explosive, Russian Captures in Garpathians. Satisfaction with American Note, the Western Front. Greeks for the Front. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

Three hundred and forty Greek volunteers have arrived at Marseilles to enlist in the foreign legion…

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War Funds

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

A feature of the Show was the number of stalls devoted to war purposes. All the patriotic funds were represented, some disposing of goods by…

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The War

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

a time, and only had warm food about four times in the period…

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Christianity and War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

"The programme of the embattled nations, nominally Christian, professing to acknowledge Jesus Christ as King of Kings, in opposed to Jesus and his…

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Women and War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 6

Over two thousand yearn ago there won a war between China and Mongolia, and China was invaded by a Mongolian army under Mao-tun. The Chinese…

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War and the Woman

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

"Then why do you address them That is just what Mr, Faber asks. Why not turn to those who can lead the people. If the great names of Europe and America…

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The War. London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

The Turkish cruiser Medjidien was mined and sunk oft the Russian coast on Saturday Fresh Gorman troops are concentrating near the Dutch frontier, and the staff has…

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