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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Time Tunes. Ditties Heard in the Street

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

In writing about the marching songs of the soldiers the London Musical News says:—"There is another phase of songs in war-time which is not altogether unimportant. If it…

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X-rays and Wounds. Progress Since the Boer War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

It is stated by am expert that the value of X-ray photography has never been realised so fully in England as during the past six weeks, says the…

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Australia and the War. England's Appreciation Ok Help. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in opening West Australia's new headquarters in the Strand, said England deeply…

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Cost of the War. an American Estimate. Cannot Last Five Years

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

Roger W. Bubson is writing for the New York Bun a series of articles on the economic side of the war. In the first of which he asserts that the war already has caused the…

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Monk's Prophecy. Tells of the War and Its End. Kaiser As Antichrist

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

The full text of the remarkable prophecy by Brother Johannes, an ancient monk, is now published. The Latin original of the prophecy…

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The War. To-day’s Cables. Turks Advancing on Egypt. A German Success

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 5

Cairo messages state that the Turks are undoubtedly advancing in force on Egypt, but the general opinion is that they will…

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How Bismarck Fooled the French. The Secret History of the Last Great War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

There are likely to be many points of similarity between the war now being fought and the Franco-Prussian War of…

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The War. the Week’s Cable News Feats of French Airmen. Arabs Loyal to Britain

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

A French eye witness states that French aviators have dropped thirty-four bombs and 8000 darts on the Germans at…

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The War. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon. Air Raid on Dunkirk. Five Persons Killed. Over Calais and Amiens

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 1

Bombs dropped over Dunkirk by German aviators killed five persons. A Taube flew over Calais, but no damage war done, the guns failing…

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Ireland and the War. Views of a Clare Man. "The 'Heaven-seat' Jim. Larkins' and Jack McNiell's."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

THE following from the pen of an Irish Nationalist to a friend in Gundagai should be of interest in the way of demonstrating the spirit in…

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German Submarines at Dover Beaten Off by Batters the Russian Advance. British Reverse in East Africa. Latest News. Austrian Minister's Resignation Difference Over War Policy. Advised Peace on Best Terms Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

A neutral diplomatist, interviewed, states that the difference between the Emperor and Count Berchiold was such that the latter declined to be…

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War Notes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The German sleight-of-hand performers that pulled the Belgian hare out of the hat found it was a bulldog, says the New…

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The French Universities and the War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

The French Universities have issued the following moderate and dignified manifesto addressed to the "Universities of Neutral Countries"…

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America and the War. Former Wagga Resident's Views

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 7

The following extract is from a letter received by the last American mail by a Wagga resident from a friend living in Seattle. The writer…

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War on Western Front. Paralysed by Bad Weather Prtrograd

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

Extraordinary rains are paralysing activities on the western front. The floods are still rising…

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The War. Airships Over Channel. Being Pushed Back. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

Two German submarines which endeavoured to enter Dover Harbor were repulsed by the batteries, and are reported to…

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The War. The Karlsruhe. Reported Sunk in Fight London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

Sensational rumors are current respecting the German cruiser Karlsruhe, the warship which has been commerce raiding in the Atlantic…

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Big German Guns. the Surprise of the War Sydney Man's Letter

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

Captain Sydney M. Noakes, R.F.A., a native of Sydney, and an old, Grammar School boy, who is now attached to the 8th Battery 35th Brigade…

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Soldiers' Stories. the Motor Ambulance at Work. Gallantry of Our Troops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

The driver of a motor-ambulance Transport, writes on November 10"—We arr still going strong and though the cars in our convoy have…

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The War. Australians' Retreat Before Servians a Panic-stricken Rout a Message From Sir E. Grey Hopes to Establish Enduring Peace. Fighting in the Mud. French Take German Trenches. German Guns Bogged. Copper Taken From Church. Rotterdam

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

The battle in Flanders is confined to artillery and aircrafts. The fields are converted into lakes and the trenches are deep ditches. The infantry…

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