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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Sport and War. (To the Editor)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Dear sir,—In reply to the letter in your last issue signed by our popular friend, Mr. Row, I might briefly state that on Wednesday night next the committee will…

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Housewives and the War. German Professors' Advice

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The professor 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

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

The Germans are in full retreat west of Narew, having lost quantities of prisoners, guns, and transport. Seventy cars participated in a motor-car battle on the…

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War and the Woman

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

He held up the familiar dirty paper upon which the Post Office writes the most momentous of messages, and then showed his companion that it had come from…

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The War. London, Feb. 27. the Dardanelles

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

British and French battleships have succeeded in reducing the Turkish forts guarding the Dardanelles. Among the British ships was the…

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Soldiers' Midnight Carol

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

"A story runs that on Christmas Eve, while Prussian and French lay entrenched against each other in the war that lost France the two fair provinces she may recover by-and-…

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War—then and Now

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

A little more than a century age Britain, with a population of about a thin) its present size, was maintaining an immense army, scattered over the…

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The War. London, March 3

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

Germany, in reply to the United States' Note regarding the blockade, says that the adoption of a definite attitude until the postponed until the…

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Mik[?]do on the War. Stronger Bonds with Allies

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

The session of the Japanese Diet was opened on Monday with the usual ceremony in presence of a brilliant company, and the Emperor's speech was…

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The Biggest Soldier

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

The Ulster Volunteer Force, unbeaten , in its record of giving recruits and money since the war began, is also unbeaten in the record for big men…

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The District and the War

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2
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In old of the Ragiee Fund a [?] F. H. Throsby, [?] Holt at the Berrima District Show on Friday. It was…

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War and Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

A thousand expressions were to be read upon the faces of this haggard crew, and not a little line determination. Here would be a woman reeling in drink;…

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The War. London. Feb. 8

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 2

A great battle Is developing in Poland, near tho Plica. The Russians report further successes In Northern Poland…

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Reaping Abroad of the War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

"Life" the popular Australasian magazine, continues to provide a more comprehensive view of the progress of the war than any…

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Hoping for Rich Victory. Making War "Sternly."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

The Kaiser has spoken to his troops. This was lit German He ail quarters, where some thousand soldiers and officers took part, all belonging to headquarter, with large room was elaborately…

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The War. London, March 6. the Dardanelles

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

The Admiralty has issued tho following statement regarding tho operations of the Allied Fleet at tho Dardanelles. Vice Admiral Sackville Carden…

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Tricks in War. White Flag Ruses Disallowed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

A good deal of trickery la carried on In modern warfare, for a clever and unexpected ruse will often enable a small force to turn the tide of battle against an enemy far…

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Two Years More War. Edison's Forecast. Germany Cannot Win

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

Here are a few of the new year productions made by Thomas A. Edison In an Interview:— The war will last two years more…

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Industry and War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

A bill has been pasted through the House of Commons applying the Defence of the Realm Act to all fac cries…

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