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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

21,684 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

War and the Doctors. Official Journal's Complaint. Avaricious British Doctors Reproved

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

The following strong pretest against the [?] of certain British [?] is made in a leading article in the January number of the "Medical Journal of Australia." the official…

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Late War News. in Belgium. the German Occupation. Amsterdam. Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 9

The Germnn commandant at the village of Overpelt summoned Belgians of the 1914, 1915, and 1916 levies for incorporation in the German army…

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Other Nations and the War. Germany Fails to Woo Italy. Paris

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 11

The "Temps" says that the mission of prince von Bulow to Rome has failed utterly. Its principal object was to persuade Italy that interests were…

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War Supplies. America and the Allies. German Perturbation. Washington Monday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

The Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives is having pressure of all kinds brought to bear upon it in respect of exports from the United States likely to be…

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War Time Ads. How London Is Affected. Every Item a News Story

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

Both,ludicrous and grim are the stories of the uses made in Wartime of the appurtenances of peace. The handsome touring car and limousine have been seized, to supplant…

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Vignettes of War The Bombardment of Albert Destruction Wrought by German Shells

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

Mr. Lionel Hurley of the N.S.W. London office, who is driving an ambulance waggon at the front, gives a vivid description of the bombardment of the…

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War Taxation N.S.W. Income Tax Returns Returnable by the Tenth of February

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

In the N.S.W. Government "Gazette" it is notified that returns of income received during the year 1914 must be furnished to the Commissioner of Taxation…

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Days of War and Iron. How Values Alter. Spies That Conquer. the Dismal Dean. Faith Healing. London. October 27

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The beads of the Miller Institute. Isleworth, Middlesex. has just been sentenced to three months "in the second division," for causing the death…

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Soldier Making The Task of the Officers the Making of a Disciplined Army

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The Australian soldier is made of different material from the great European powers. In the first place, Bill Bluegum is not accustomed to regard himself as a mere fly on the…

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Settler Soldiers Their Selections Secure All the States Protect the Volunteer

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Some time ago questions were raised as to the position of settlers that were holding land under conditions of residence and improvement, and that had…

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League Fund. to Help the Soldiers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

You know about our League Fund. The scheme Is for our branch to give a money contribution to the League folk In London For the purpose of…

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Stricken Nation. Soldiers Equip Themselves. Vancouver

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

According to messages from Berne, considerable significance is attached to the issue of Austrian proclamations calling out the last line of reservists. Medical examination…

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Suffering Soldiers. Operations in Berlin. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

It is reported that Berlin lacks copper, petrol, chloroform, opium, and morphine. Most of the minor operations are performed without anaesthetics…

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The War From Day to Day Battleship Sunk Hundreds of Lives Lost Terrible Disaster in the English Channel. Cufferings of Survivors

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

The British battleship Formidable, which has been among the commissioner ships of the Navy since 1901, was sunk in the English Channel early on…

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Fighting in the Snow. Russian Progress. Turks' Obstinate Resistance Violent Cannonading. African Coast Battle German Warships Destroyed Bombs on Brussels. More Damage by Airmen. 154th Day of the War

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

Russian victories are reported in the north and south, and many prisoner have been taken. British warships caused havoc at…

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Sufferings of the Wounded

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 13

A thousand wounded Austrians have arrived Bit Me ran from Galicia in an indescribable condition. They are almost reduced to skeletons, having…

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War Publications

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 38

"FROM the Trenches: Louvain to the Aisnc," shows how smartly the modern journalist responds to the call of me public for enlightenment on the war…

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The War

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3
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The last words that Captain Loxley, of the Formidable, was heard to utter were: "Steady, men. It's all right. No panic. Be British." The captain's dog stood by…

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War Funds

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 1

The War Chest Fund authorities have undertaken a special campaign to send as much more warm clothing as possible to the troops in the trenches. The committee has voted…

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