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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War, Roumania Preparing. London, Friday Night

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 8

Information has been received in Petrograd stating that Ronmania is seriously preparing to open a campaign in a fow weeks…

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The War. Football at Front. Turks in Trouble. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

The "Times" military correspondent estimates that if the German losses continue at the preslent rate she will have lost all…

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The soldier's Rights. Little—known Privileges Britain Bestows Upon Her Fighting Men

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 3

Every British soldier on the army list—from field—marshal down to the last—joined recruit-enjoys certain definite and special privileges not…

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Young Man, Enlist !

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

The Minister for Defence, addressing a meeting of Sydney athletes made another powerful appeal to men to enlist…

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Austria Desires Peace at Any Price. Bitter Feeling, Against Germany Intention of Italy and Roumania Sensational Report From Paris India's War Spirit Aroused. Latest News. the Allies' Position. Laboiselle Re-occupied. Aeroplanes and Aviators Captured. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states, that the Allies evacuated Laboisselle owing to the explosion of the ammunition store igniting the village. Later the Allies…

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What War is Like. Young Officer Tells of Its Horrors and Humors

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

An intensely human description of war is supplied by a young officer at the front in the following letter to the "Daily Sketch" The other day…

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Living Like Princes. Wounded in Moscow

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

There is no such simple and cheerful and open-hearted and gossipy city in all European Moscow in the opinion of the correspondent of the New York Herald. It has the…

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Angel Comforter. Grand Duchess As Nurse. Wounded Officer's Story

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

An elderly Russian field officer relates the following story: "On arriving from the battle Held, where I was wounded by three bullets from a…

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War and the Woman

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2
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"I've been up to the ice-blink twice, and i was in Alaska three years ago," said Trevelle. "This beats anything I have seen, easily. What would yon say the…

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The War. London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

A statement issued from Cairo by the Press Bureau describes the Turkish army which proposes to invade Egypt as likely to display bravery, but its incapacity is…

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The War. How Long?

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

Pastor Stauffer, of the Congregational Church, Iowa, U.S.A., asks the American Foreign Secretary how much longer he intends to keep silent while…

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The War. Wednesday Night

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

Five Zeppelins passed over Yarmouth on Tuesday night. Five bombs were dropped on Yarmouth, three persons being killed, and…

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What a War Indemnity Means

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Losses suffered by commercial businesses on land will aggregate a far greater, and, therefore, more inconceivable sum, which even…

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French War Bonds. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

The French Government are asking for the issue of war bonds for £120,000,000…

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Germany's War Prisoners. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

A Berlin official message says: "We have captured more than 600,000 war prisoners…

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Will Change All. War and Europe

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

It is reported in the newspapers that ladies in the fashionable world of Now York art organising to establish America as the arbiter of women's fashions. The French sceptre is…

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Europe's Peace-time War Outlay, £200,000,000

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The principal loss undoubtedly, will arise from the withdrawal of men from industry, and, indirectly considered, the very existence of…

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England in War Time. Pride in the Empire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 7

A lady who is a leading member of the stuff of Beuford College for women, of London University writes to her [?]ner in Melbourne, under date November 12. as…

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European War. (Our Daily Cables.) Monday January 18th

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

It is reported in Paris from a trust-worthy source that the Allies are approaching Lille. The French occupied Seclin, five miles from Lille. The Germans have…

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