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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

21,684 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

War Chest Fund. Great Patriotic Work. Shirts for Brave Soldiers

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 3

Three million appeals have been made to the people of New South Wales on behalf of the War Chest Fund. The response has been excellent. Up to date approximately…

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War Notes. Kitchener's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

If Lord Kitchener is satisfied with the progress the Allies have made, we ought to be satisfied. His speech in the House of Lords, as Minister for War, was the plain,…

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Horrors of Alpine War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 1

Three Hungarian officers, who were released on parole, relate that they fought for a fortnight between Uszok and the Dukia mountain slopes. Hundreds of…

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Italy and the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

Two items of interest, as affecting Italy, stand out in this morning's cables. One refers to the profound impression the arrest of Cardinal Mercier at Malinos has caused…

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War Rates. Another Decrease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association is in receipt of a cable stating that the rates of war insurance on British and nonbelligerent sailing vessels trading "outward…

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Progress of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

Lord Kitchener's authoritative pronouncement on the position, which appears in our cable messages, comes just at the right moment. Owing, no doubt, to the exigencies of…

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United States and the War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 6

The part the United States has played in this war does not commend itself, altogether to the British code of ethics. She seems to be playing the…

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Prisoners of War Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 8

It was announced recently that the International Committee of the Red Cross at Berne had been entrusted with the duty of giving information about prisoners of war. In…

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In the Lords. the War Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.-- Speaking in the House of Lords on the progress of the war,Lord Ourzon said that he believed that considerably more than 2,000.000 men would be…

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War Notes. Mowing Down the Turks

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

All the newer details concerning the slaughter of the Turks at Sarikamysh increase the feeling of pity for a lot of brave, undisciplined, ignorant men who have (to…

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"Dead Tape" at the War Office

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

Here is a good story about a War Office clerk:—An officer was reported missing, and then killed. He got back to England by a roundabout route…

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Course of the War Lord Kitchener's Survey

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--Lord Kitchener has reviewed in the House of Lords the course of the war on both fronts .during the past week. Notwithstanding the transfer of troops to Poland, the…

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The Fighting Editor. Big Came in War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

An armored motor car, with five soldiers inside it, came bounding along the high road from the direction of Ypres. Peasants and country carts…

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Unionism and the War. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 9

Sir,--At the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers, the following on unionism and the war appeared in the annual report, viz.:--"There is no room in…

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Women on the War. the Highest Patriotism

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 8

My mail contains many comments upon the war as seen from a woman's point of view, and the general spirit shown by my country-women speaks well for the…

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The War Food Fund. Helping Those in Distress

The Land · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

The War Food Fund of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has reached £83,000. Over £70,000 worth of foodstuffs have already been…

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Famous Officers. Eight Sudden Deaths Since Beginning of the War

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 8

Lord Roberts is the eight distinguished officer of the Army and Navy whose death has been reported since the war began, the others being —…

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War in the Mud. Enemy Repulsed. Further Progress in Alsace Sickness Among Germans. Rout of the Turks. 157th Day of the War

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 1

The Paris official report describes the repulse of an aerial attack on Dunkirk and general quietness along the battle front except for artillery…

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Official Communiques. Wet Weather War. Artillery Keeps Busy. London, Thursday Evening

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 1

Paris has issued an official communique as follows:-- "From the sea to the Lys there have been only artillery duels, in which, almost…

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