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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Two Russian regiments who were cut off in East Prussia broke through the enemy's lines and rejoined the troops…

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War News of the Week

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 1

A [?]boat was picked up on the Goodwin Sands from the Spanish steamer Horacio which loft Bilbao over a week ago for Hartlepool. It…

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War News of the Week. Continued from Page 1. Wednesday Night

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Amsterdam reports state that a Zeppelin with a dozen aeroplanes was seen crossing the North Sea. It is believed in Paris that the…

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War Cablegrams. Friday 11 a m

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

The British steamer, W[?] Coast, 1,166 tons, was blown [?] sunk at Bea[?]hy Head off the English Coast : all hands were [?]…

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The War

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The steamer Dacia, bound from America to Germany with a cargo of cotton, has been captured by a French cruiser…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The Germans are in fall retreat went of Narew, and much disorder exists. In one motor cur battle seventy cars participated…

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War Items

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 8

Passengers by the steamer Mongolia counted 50 Turkish dead in one spot while traversing the Suez Canal…

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What War Develops

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

“War develops the highest virtues, for at every moment constancy, pity, magnanimity, heroism and mercy shine forth in it ; every moment offers an…

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The War. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

The captain of the Norwegian steamer, Thordis, states that a submarine was sighted forty yards away and fired a torpedo which missed by a few feet;…

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The War. Wednesday night

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

The Austrian fleet is reported to have left the Adriatic Sea for the Agean Sea. Reports have been received that…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

The Russian offensive continues in an advance south-west of Grodno; the enemy is retreating stubbornly. A. furious all day battle in the Carpathians…

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An Urgent Appeal. War and Want

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 3

Next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the whole of the adult residents of the district are invited to attend a meeting in the Scooul of Arts to discuss what…

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War Cablegrams. Tuesday 3.30 p.m

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 6

French artillery did immense destruction on the Perthes from, The enemy [?] attacked [?] massed formation, and suffered…

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Housewives and the War. German Professors’ Advice

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

The professors of economics at the University of Berlin have, according to the “Glasgow Herald,” issued an appeal to the German nation to frustrate…

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The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day’s Milk ?

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

Notwithstanding the large quantities of foodstuffs sent home by the Sydney Chamber or Commerce, for free distribution amongst the poor,…

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The War and Newspapers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

The European war has seriously affected the cost of newspaper production, and many of the lower-priced sheets have been forced to raise the…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 2

The Allies have made further progress in the Champagne district, and inflicted enormous losses on the enemy…

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War News the Week. By Telegraph from Day to Day

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 1

German officers declare that a great effort will be made against Calais during the next three weeks. Numerous German contingents are…

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War Cablegrams. Thursday night

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Five Austrian warships [?] the Montenegrin port of Antivar[?] at dawn on Tuesday and bombarded the town and fort. A quantity of…

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War Food Fund

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

The undersigned committee desire to thank all friends who so liberally contributed towards the show luncheon, afternoon tea, and…

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