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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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The War Trains. New Touch of Human Nature. Britishers As Fighters

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 4

(By James Bilne in the Daily Chronicle.) Will they all come back, our am dear men? Will they all come back, our Hielan men. —Old Scottish Song…

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Terrible Hardships. German Soldier's Diary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 3

A diary found on a dead German records the everyday experiences of a German soldier, from Christmas Eve, when he left his home at Mulheim, until January 30—two days…

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Killed in Action. CAPTAIN T. O. SMITH

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Widespread regret was expressed throughout the district when the news flashed through that Captain T. Oscar Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith,…

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The Soldiers' Farewell Parade

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Hack to the bugles calling, And the rolling of the drums, Our soldier boys are marching. To attempt, [?], and drum…

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Killed In Action. H. SMITH

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

It is with regret we learn of the death of Private Harry Smith, who recently died of wounds at the front. Private Smith was a…

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Science of War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 3

"The Turk fights well behind entrenchments, but is a bad gunner, and has no knowledge of the science of war. The Turkish army, directed by highly-trained…

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"Wanton Murder." War Against Humanity

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 6

In the House of Representative on Wednesday afternoon. The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) moved the following moting:—"That this House…

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The War. French Gains. Paris, May 12

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 6

A communique states: The French successes north of Arras are extending. As the result of engagements of extreme violence we captured the…

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War and Trade. Remarkable Changes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

One of the most striking effects of the war is to be found in the many commercial factories all over England. Many of them have stopped manufacturing their usual class…

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The War. London, May 17

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 2

The casualty lists for the past 16 days, including the Dardanelles operations, contain the names of 2100 British officers…

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The War. Capture of Carency

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 6

It is reported officially that 2000 Germans were made prisoners at Carency, which was defended by four lines of trenches. Every house…

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Every Man a Soldier. the Swiss Army

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

The people of the United States may not be pacifists, but that they are not bellicose may be appreciated by a perusal of Judson C. Welliver's article on The American Army,…

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The War. Allies' Brave Advance. London. May 19

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, war correspondent with the British forces at the Dardanelles, writes:—English and French reinforcements arrived…

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War in the Field of Physics. America Leads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who is a past-master in the practice of medicine, said "Mankind has been drugged to death, and the world would be better off…

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The District and the War

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Private J. Irving, Whose mother resides at Hill Top, has been wounded in action at the Dardanellas. The Moss Vale District War Fund…

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The War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

It is officially stated that Italy has declared war against Austria, the declaration to take effect as from the 24th instant. Solemn…

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War Terms. What They Mean

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

A writer to the London Post is considerably disturbed by the apparent ignorance of scientific military terms on the part of the average reader of war news. Apparently…

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