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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
1
Casual comments recount a lazy fishing tale where stormy weather boosts bite and old lore persists. The piece mixes fishing myths with comic asides about iodine scents, a Blackbeard-like camp encounter, and a giant cheese anecdote from fairs, ending with gas talk and a mock political club debating gas futures.
A regional list honors Forbes and allied district soldiers injured killed missing or now in hospital during the Dardanelles campaign. Names span Forbes Eugowra Trundle Fifield Bogan Gate Moonbi and nearby towns with statuses killed wounded sick or missing. The piece preserves the roster of soldiers with hometowns and units as reported.
Sunday to Saturday train timings span Parkes Condobolin Sydney and multiple stops including Parkes Bogan Gate Trundle Grenfell via Parkes. Several late fees noted. late service at 4 p.m. and 30 shillings fee listed. Names of many townships appear in dense timetable text.
Train timetable shows Forbes Condobolin line down with limited down and up services. Details list arrivals and departures for Forbes Parker Bogan Gate Condobolin and Parkes with days Monday Wednesday and Friday and Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
In England an eleventh hour recruitment surge overwhelms offices. War Office officials say extending Lord Derby’s scheme would invite more lax enlistment, while in the Commons a tense mood grows. In the Balkans Bulgar forces press near the Anglo French front with German reinforcements, as the British defend positions with heavy losses.
Paris reports no satisfactory Franco British Balkan accord yet. After talks with Paris, Lord Kitchener and Sir Edward Grey press for more energetic action toward Greece. Entente likely to issue a firm note to Greece seeking immediate clear replies to prior proposals. The Times notes Venizelos confirms pro Entente leanings and questions Constantine's approval of the interview.
Milan dispatch reports British forces under General Moura repelling Bulgarian and Romanian pressure in the Balkans while fighting rages along the Vardar. Salonica correspondents describe large enemy mass assaults and contingent reinforcements as British and Allied units strive to hold positions, with casualties described as not yet heavy.
General war cables report huge Austrian first line infantry and German forces on Lie Mallon front with ongoing tremor and engagements. Notes railways destroyed and wheat shipments disrupted, with Allied expectations of Mackensen taking charge in Gallipoli and Turkish campaigns. Reports of French and British actions, Allied counterattacks, and civilian disturbances amid sieges, submarine movements, and strategic setbacks across the European fronts.
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