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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 2

The Belgians have completely expelled the Germans from the western fide of the Yser River in the Driegrachten district. The…

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War News the Week. By Telegraph from Day to Day

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 1

The steamer "Seven Seas" was sunk by a German submarine off Beacby Head. A terrific explosion occurred and the vessel sank in three minutes…

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War Funds

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 5

A feature of the Show was the number of stalls devoted to war purposes. All the patriotic funds were presented, some disposing of [?] by…

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War Cablegrams. Friday 10 a.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

It is officially announced that the Belgians completely expected the Germans from the western side of the Yser, in the Driegachlen…

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War May Last Long. a Belgian General’s Opinion

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

One of its correspondents in Belgium furnished the “Daily Telegraph” with a report of an interesting statement regarding the…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

The Russian Minister for War states that the Austrian offensive ended a fortnight ago. The Germans relieving the Austrians…

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Christianity and War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

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

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Women and War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

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

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Latest War News Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

Petrograd telegrams attribute, the Russian success in the Carpathians to brilliant artillery work. The difficulties were almost insurmountable,…

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War Cablegrams. Tuesday, 9 a.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The Russian Minister for War states that the Austrian often ive ended a fortnight ago. The Germans, in solieving the Austrians, suffered…

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The War. Will Italy Join?--what of Japan?--much Speculation

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 1

Much speculation exists as to the actual attitude that will be adopted by Italy. We are of opinion that within at least six weeks Italy will have joined the Allies. It is quite…

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Our Soldiers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

In a letter from Corporal Percy Underhill to his mother he mentions that Private Pert Weppler was thrown from his horse on the…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

A Zeppelin traversed a large area of the Tyne district. All the lights were extinguished, and there was apparently confusion among…

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War News the Week. (Summary of the Cables.)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 1

A Rome paper states that the Austrians have lost 300,000 men in the Carpathians, of whom a third were taken prisoners. Whole divisions…

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War Cablegrams. Saturday, 9. a.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A Zeppelin dropped bom[?]y at Mal[?] Lowes[?] and Southwold. Not much damage was done. The Zeppelin was apparently trying to find…

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Gen. Joffre : a Soldier and a Man

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

Unlike the Kaiser rushing from Alsace to ‘Galicia, and from Flanders to Poland, blasting forth incessant proclamations and lavishing…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 3

It transpires that when the transport Manitou was attacked by a Turkish destroyer, she attempted to lower the boats. One capsized…

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War Needed

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

“My conviction is that, from a moral point of view, Europe needed the war in` [?] to get rid of an enormity of pomp, [?] carelessness, and animalism,…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Fifty incendiary shells were dropped on Reims. Artillery duels are the chief feature along the whole front. Airmen on both sides are particularly…

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War Cablegrams. Tuesday, 9.15 a.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

As a [?] of an attack by [?] destroyers on the [?] [?] one of the [?] sized through the [?]…

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