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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Socks for Our Soldiers. to the Editor

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in a recent issue of your paper that an appeal was trade to the ladies of the district to provide socks for our soldiers as the front. A price was given which…

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War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

Armed highwaymen in daylight invaded an hotel and forcibly robbed the till, making good their escape. That was war on a small scale, and fairly…

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The War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 2

Stubborn fighting continues on the San front, and the Russians announce two rather important successes, having captured positions…

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Germany's War Chest Opened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

Germany, despite the cheerful statements of her financial experts as to the adequacy of her gold reserves, has apparently been compelled (says the…

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The Periscope in War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

Marvellous is the manner in which the periscope has forced its way to the front in the present war. And, when one learns its value in land operations, one…

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The Match Rifle in War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 3

There must be very few who are not perturbed at the enormous loss which our Army in the field has suffered, and is still suffering, in junior officers (says…

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The War. Dardanelles. Paris, June I.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 6

Official news from the Dardanelles states that small combats are of almost daily occurrence, and have all ended in favour of the Allies…

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Killed in Action

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

The sad news was conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Burnett and family on Sunday by Rev. C. Hughesdon that their second son, Richard W…

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The War Hovel

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

Spend a night in one of Poland's war hovels. The war hovel, as distinct from the peasant's other residential alternative, the abandoned trench, consists of carefuly balanced…

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After the War. for Ex-service Men

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

The Times of April 2 reported that the first meeting of the committee appointed by the council of the Royal Colonial Institute to consider the question of the employment of…

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The War. in Galicia. Petrograd, June 5

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 6

A communique states: The Russian offensive on the Lower San has developed successfully. We forced the 14th Austrian Army Corps to…

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War a Year Late Plot of 1913 How Italy Refused

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

Hidden from the eyes of this generation, the real cause of this war probably lies far deeper than the quarrel between Austria and Servia which was the immediate cause of it…

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Sidelights on the War. Tales of the Boohes. Cannes, 28 March, 1915

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

"A tout saigneur, tout houneur." That jest belongs to "the Matin," and it cannot be translated. It depends on the spelling. Some of the best humor comes from poor…

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Soldiers' Visions. a Ghost That Led an Army

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

That soldiers suffer from torturing nightmares as a result of the nerve strain of being continually under fire is well known, but few people are aware that troops in the…

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Under Fire. Soldiers' Sensations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

There have been several letters in the press lately upon the question of behavior under fire (says a British soldier). The correspondents seemed to assume that behavior when…

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War Worshippers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 3

"The Kaiser will hurl into the last deadly fight every German soldier, every German ship and gun and every German dollar; for, while it is true that…

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A £lOO War-Puzzle Contest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 6

The editor of "Everylady's Journal" has hit upon an ingenious scheme, which combines instruction with amusement—a War-Puzzle…

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The War. on Gallipoli. London, June 8

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 6

The "Daily Chronicle's" Athens correspondent states that the general offensive at the Dardanelles, continues with the most important…

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A Soldier's King

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 3

A highly-placed Belgian official has given, in the course of a very interview, a very interesting account of the Belgian King Albert…

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War Map

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 3

From Mr. H. E. C. Robinson, Map Publisher, 221-223 George St., Sydney,, we have received a copy of, a new map of the Dardanelles on the…

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