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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War. Day by Day. Sydney, Friday, 7.50 a.m

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 4

It is officially announced that the Allies' lines in the North hare been moved back a short distance, and they will continue resistance at…

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He Knows the Australian Soldier

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 3

“The Secretary of State for War (Lord Kitchener) desires me to convey his grateful and special thanks for the splendid help promised by Australia, and…

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War Notes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 6

It has long been, supposed that the Triple Al-liance would strike in 1915. Yet calm thought shows that Germany and Austria would surely…

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The War

The Bega Budget · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 2

The Federal Government proposes to call for volunteers for further contingents to be despatched to Europe. "The struggle…

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No Inevitable War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 6

Mr le Baron d'Estournelles de Constant; the distinguished French pacifist, said in London that the proposed Channel tunnei ought to be an outcome of tho entente cordiale…

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Unconsidered Aspects of the War

The Bega Budget · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 2

The British Moslem Association has expressed indignation at the threat of the German press to incite the Moslems of the British Empire to revolt…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 2

Japan has occupied seven islands round Kiao-chau, and has lifted hundreds of mines. It is officially announced that…

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War News. (Continued from Page 2.) THURSDAY, 3 p.m

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 1

The German cruiser Nurnberg is expected to leave Honolulu in a few hours, stripped for action. The Commander said he is ready for…

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The Week's War. (Summary of the Cables.) By Telegraph from Day to Day

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 2

Later particulars of Wednesday's fighting state the British troops were exposed to the attack of five German army corps, two cavalry divisions, and…

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War Items

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 3

[?] is becoming the pivot of opera[?] It is well fortified, and can st[?] a long siege. The Germans celebrated the…

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War Cablegrams. September 4. 1914. Friday 9.5 a. m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

The Allies left wing has fallen back towards the south - west in consequence of the continuation of the German enveloping investment…

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The War

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 2

Correspondents state that the British troops are now almost indifferent to German rifle fire. An army doctor declares that of 500…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 2

Many German wounded have arrived at Antwerp. One officer declared that only three of his company survived the heavy fire…

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Immigration After War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

It is nor surprising that England should now report a large increase in enquiries from northern Europeans regarding Australia as a…

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War Cablegrams. Tuesday morning

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

The Mayor of Boulogne asserts that the French commander in chief has turned the German line on the right wing, and that the British…

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The War. Day by Day

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

Following are press messages received day by day since Friday last week:—Sydney, Monday, 8 a.m…

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The War. Day by Day

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

Following are press messages received day by day since Friday last week:—Sydney, Friday, 8.15 a.m…

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The War. the Nerve-racking Noise

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

A British sergeant-major in a letter from the front says:--The wo[?] about this war is not the [?] life but the hellish nerve-racking noise…

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Latest War News. Sydney, Thursday, 8.8. a.m

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

Officially reported the result of two days' operations against the enemy is very satisfactory; pressure along the whole line continues, the…

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The Reckless Waste of Life. British Soldier's Comment

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

A lance-corporal belonging to the British force, writing to a friend, says: "A most disconcerting thing in connection with the fighting is that we seldom…

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