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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Items

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

In Belgium 50,000 volunteers are distributing relief. There are [?] 400,000 destitute people, and many have died of starvation…

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War Cablegrams Friday 5 p.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Earl Crowe, in the House of Lords stated that it was the Admirally’s [?] opinion that the Formidable was struck by two…

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John Bull’s Purse. Financing the War. Huge Fighters

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd George, reviewing national finance in the House of Commons said :…

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The War

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

A correspondent pays a tribute to tho remarkable vigor and resource of the Australian Rod Crops. In n few hours the Red Cross…

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War Food Fund

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee will be held at the School of Art's to-morrow evening at 8 p.m. A. WREN, Hon…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

The assurance offices paid ,£225,000 on 11,000 claims on behalf of British soldiers and sailors killed in the war…

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Feelings of the Wounded. an Officer’s Story. Horrible Thirst

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 5

Sergeant G. H. Brown (2nd Manchester Regiment), describing his experiences in France writes :— While chasing the poor, demoralised…

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Motor Cycle in War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

For the first time in the history of the world the motor-cycle may be called upon to take no unimportant part in what may prove to be the greatest…

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War Cablegrams. Tuesday, 4 p.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Thousands of motor cars are going through Belgium and Germany carrying quantities of copper fittings, which are melted down for military…

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Latest War News

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

The German attack on Dover was made in darkness; no submarines were sunk; the Germans disappeared with in half an hour. Hamburg, Lubeck,…

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The War. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 3

It is officially announced that all rebels in the Transvaad have been rounded up. It is officially announced that the Russian fleet fought the…

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War News or the Week

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

The possibility of Roumania participating in the war in the near future is suggested by the report that the United States will attend to…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

Hamburg, Lubeck, and Cuxhaven have been declared to be in a state of siege. The Russians report a rout of…

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War Cablegrams. Friday. 4.30 p.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

The “Times” correspondent with the Servian army describes the [?] train [?] from Suvobar as [?] and [?]…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

A German account of the battle of Soissons shows that the worst execution was done on Christmas Day. The German attacks at…

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The Wounded

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

Albert Dorrington writes from London to the “Freeman’s Journal” as follows : Wounded, wounded, everywhere : They come in…

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War Items

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 8

Victoria has plenty of men offering for service. Bad weather has been impeding operations along the whole of…

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The War. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The Germans violently bombarded Soissons on Thursday, and fires broke out in all parts; the tower and portico of the cathedral were destroyed; many…

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The Duty to Make War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

It is interesting at the present time to recall what Martin Luther had to say on the subject of war. He realised its horrors. But saw more in it than…

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War Cablegrams. Wednesday 4.40 p.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

Two Zeppelins passed over Yarmouth yesterday evening, five bombs were dropped on the town and three persons were killed and…

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