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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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War and the Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

"If a man were fool enough to base his [?] on his wife 's goodness - why. Don 't you see that I may admire all [?] and yet differ altogether? Isn 't it…

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The War. LONDON, Jan. 24

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

The German cruiser Blucher 15.500 tons) was sunk by the British during a battle in the North Sea…

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Too Much Tipperary. Soldiers Sick of It. Present-day Favorites

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 3

Lance-Corporal V. Russell Warren says that the songs our soldiers singe have been a constant source of astonishment to our French and Belgian Allies. The French…

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The District and the War

Robertson Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2
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Bowral's quota to the war contingents has been increased by the acceptance of the services of two popular young men—Messre, Bert. Stokes and Jas…

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The War. North Sea Victory. London, Jan. 27

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

The Admiralty on Tuesday announced that all the British ships and destroyers returned sately. The Indomitable towed the Lion…

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The War. La Bassee

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

The Germans at La Bassee continue active. They have brought up heavy guns, and are shelling the British positions…

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War and the Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 4

And so, finally, and merging into the one great thought was his own awakening love for a beautiful woman. He no longer doubted this. Admiration was becoming…

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Who Willed the War?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 4

"This is not a conflict between different civilisations to see which can destroy the other," says the Times. "There is no need to argue which civilisation is the best—…

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The War. LONDON, Jan. 31. in Irish Sea

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 6

The German submarine U 21 torpedoed the coaster Ben Cruachan early on Saturday morning, 21 miles from the mouth of the Lune. The…

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Insult Towards God. Germans Anxious to Stop War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Already there are people in Germany who have had more than enough of the war. A Norwegian newspaper, the Morgenbladet, of Christiania, publishes a circular that has been…

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A War Picture. on a Hospital Train. Relief From Horrors

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

The ambulances drive up from the direction of the thunderstorm that never ceases, thread their way through the letter and confusion of the marshalling yard at…

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Can Germany Last? Lord Sydenham's Views. Not Prepared for Long War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Lord Sydenham of Combo—better known perhaps to most Australians as Sir George Sydenham Clarke, the title he bore while. Governor of Victoria from 1961-4 enjoys a…

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The Dusty Road. Putting Tommy to Rest. Pen Picture of War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

"Funeral party here, sir." says the orderly, putting his head in at the door of the sunny orderly-room. You look out of the window and see that a company has been halted in…

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Motor in War. Triumph of Touring Car. Doing a Glorious Work

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

The Allies and the Germans live on their motor car service. So says John Prisieau in London Daily Mail. The chief point which strikes one about the…

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The District and the War

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

A sports meeting, run by a local committee of gentlemen in conjunction with the local branch of the Red Cross, was held at "Hill View," Sutton…

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War Wastage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

"Oh! If we only had men now They will have to send Territorial 's at once, I think. I doubt whether people at home really realise the wastage, We…

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Tho War. EGYPT

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the Turk advance guard numbering 6000, ba reach Nakbi (shout 70 miles…

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Horses and the War. How Britain Stands

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

A military authority states Unit 1.156,000 hordes are required for the mobilisation of our force. He estimates that ia six months' time the wastage…

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Duration of the War. Estimate of Three Years

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

We are able to state (says the "Daily Mail") that high french military authority has given private expression to the following views as to the…

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