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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War and the Woman II

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

The first of many visits-- how soon it was forgotten, that others more intimate should bo remembered She came almost every day during the…

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The War. French Bombs. Cootamundra Wednesday 25

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

French airmen flew over Hamhrg, dropping bombs into the barrak[?] and setting them on fire, besides doing other damage. Several per[?]ons…

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America and the War. Two Australian Views

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. H- Greene wrote to the New York Times on January 26:-- Allow an Australian of years' residence in the United States to explain, his attitude…

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Mr. H. G. Wells on "Scientific War."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

Mr. H. G. Wells, in the course of an article contributed to the January. "Windsor Magazine," soys: "No doubt much ingenuity will stand…

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War Cranks' Inventions. Odd Notions of Ingenious Faddists

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

Would-be inventors or new devices to wipe out whose armies at a clip, sink pow-crful Dreadnoughts, reduce big Zeppelins to powered from, guns that will curry great…

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The War The Latest Thursday Evening. Italian Intervention

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Italy expects that if Russia sweeps into Hungary the Austriaus will sue fur separate peace. The Italian war party are urging…

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War Waged by Telegraph. Momentous Messages. the Serves of the Army

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

"The nerves of the army." That is what the Royal Engineers have been termed, and the description [?] for they are men who enable Paris and London, and the important…

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U.s.a. and the Allies. America's .Value. Huge War Supplies

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

It is absolutely necessary that the Allies . should keep on the best terms with the United States, as, without her, they would be unable to place the millions in the field…

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Responsibility for War. England Held the Key. Opinion of Herr Ballin. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Herr Ballin, chief director of the Hamburg-Amerika Co., states that the Kaiser, in an interview, reiterated that his 26 years' rule proved that he did…

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The War. The Subma[?]ne Blockade. German Differences. Steamers Torpedoed. SYDNEY, Friday, 9. a.m

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

S[?] is differences are alleged to h[?] arisen in the German Govern[?]ent respecting the use of submarines in the attack on…

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The War. News Day by Day. German Night Attack' Fails, Carpathian,Battle Ended. Russians Advance 182 Miles. Seven. Bombs Fall in Nancy. General. Pau's Prediction, War to Conclude at this Year Bombs Dropped at Hamburg. Holland Displeased. Wednesday, 4 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

A desperate night attack was made along Anere in order to counteract a French victory at Leseparges, but the attack failed…

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Constantinople War Council. Failure of Von Der Goltz's Mission. Germany Can Spare No Troops. Turkish Charge of Selfishness. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The "Temps" reports that a great Council of War was held at Constantinople, at which the German Governor von der Goltz reported the results…

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Poetry Enlist! Enlist! Every Fit Man is Wanted-NOW

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

The Belgians have shown us their cour­age and grit, The Frenchmen have fought with a will…

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Australian Soldiers. How They Are Got. What the Commonwealth Is Doing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. S. E. Varley, of Melbourne, contributed the following article to Pearson's Weekly (London):—Germany has made many colossal…

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Soldiers' Cinemas. Thoughtful Italian Idea

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

Letters from solders in the trenches toll of the cinematograph entertainments which are given to the Tommies in disused sheds sltuated in the rear of the firing-line. They…

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What Our Soldiers Dream

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

A correspondent of the "Lancof," who is in charge of an ambulance on the continent, when his time was not fully occupied by surgical emergencies,…

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Dodging the Shells. Emotions of the French Soldier. "When We Enter Germany." London, February 8

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

The Kcho de Paris has published a letter that throws a considerable amount of light upon the psychology of the French soldier, and which shows bow he behaves himself when…

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The War. News Day by Day. British Steamer Torpedoed. Rumored Battle in the North Sea. The Drink Question—Action Sinking of the Harplyce. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 1

The British liner Wayfarer was torpedoed while being towed into Queenstown. Scandinavian steamers report the…

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Killed in Action. London'

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

William Charles Gladstone, M.P. for Kilmarnock, has been killed in action. William Gladstone joined the army…

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Germans and the War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

Owing to the compulsion put upon the press and the bluff of the military authorities in Germany the public of Allied nation are apt to he misled as to the…

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