A substantial increase is noted in the Commonwealth expenditure for the half year ended December 31, 1915 It amounted to no loss than £10,345,247, or, deducting the ...
Article : 266 wordsA storm imperilling fresh districts has occured in Holland. Waters are rushing into Monnckendam. The inhabitants are reevacuating Volendam. The railway and dyke ...
Article : 76 wordsWriting on December 29, the Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" said:— "The speech which General Gallieni delivered yesterday in the Senate, when it was ...
Article : 571 wordsGreat satisfaction is expressed by the heads of the various churches at the action of the Minister for Defence. The president of the Baptist Union (Mr. ...
Article : 277 wordsThe District Commandant stated yesterday that over 1000 men had been discharged from Liverpool and Casula camps during the current week for misconduct, drunkenness, and ...
Article : 184 wordsThe recruiting returns dropped during the last few days of the week, and yesterday saw only 35 men passed at the Barracks, and 19 at the Town Hall, making a total for the ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" wrote on December 30:—Further evidence has again become available as to the increasing sirain that is being felt by ...
Article : 533 wordsThe following figures of country enlistments from Monday to Thursday have been supplied to the Premier by the military authorities:— Goulburn, 27; Armidale, 31; Narrabri, 11; ...
Article : 47 wordsThe salving of the steamer Socotra continues satisfactorily. Several hundered bales of wool, all the hides, and much zinc and lead have been salvaged. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe N.S.W. Alliance sent the following telegram to the Minister for Defence yesterday:— "Heartiest congratulations on your wise and courageous action, which gives us cause for ...
Article : 79 wordsThere was a further, decline in recruiting to-day, 296 men offering their services, and 205 being accepted. BRISBANE, Friday. ...
Article : 86 wordsMajor Starke, Camp Commandant, stated to-day that the battalion at Broadmeadow was now full, and he had handed over the command of the 35th Battalion to Lieut.-Colonol ...
Article : 204 wordsMajor Frank Ham, of Melbourne, died suddently at The Curragh, Ireland. Miss Lena Ashwell's concert party has sailed on a tour of the hospitals in Malta and the ...
Article : 85 wordsAll hotels in the city and suburbs were closed to-night at 6 o'clock. To-day was the fortnightly pay day for the miners, and as a rule many men celebrate the occasion at the ...
Article : 82 wordsWilliam Roy Heaton, 18, a soldier, was charged yesterday at the Glebe Police Court, before Mr. A. N. Barnett, S.M., with maliciously injuring a plateglass window, the ...
Article : 223 wordsAn open air recruiting meeting was held last night at the corner of Johnston-street and Parramatta-road, Annandale. The Mayor, Mr. Edward Hogan, who is also chartman ...
Article : 366 wordsThe Scores in the billiards match between Gray and Inman now stand:—Gray, 4,275; Inman, 14,269. ...
Article : 22 wordsA deputation from the strike committee yesterday waited on the Mayor (Alderman Carrol), and asked him to telegraph to the Premier, asking for financial assistance to ...
Article : 182 wordsThe death roll of the Tasmanian railway disaster has been increased to seven by the death, early this morning, of John Wesley Castles, aged 20, a labourer, of Latrobo, ...
Article : 88 wordsA well-known pioneer pastoralism Mr. Phillip Oakden, died at his home. Lerida Station, near Cobar, on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Oakden, who was a native of ...
Article : 347 wordsTo-day about 2cwt of specimen stone was brought into Kalgoorlie from the New Bodington mine, Goongarrie, which is under option to a Kalgoorlie syndicate. The stone, ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Premier (Sir Alex. Peacock) stated to-day that additional taxation would have to be imposed, but the form it would take had not been decided. ...
Article : 41 wordsMrs. Elizabeth Hegarty, 49, a widow, who lives at Lavender-street, Lavender Bay, fell from a tram at St. Peters Bridge yesterday afternoon, and her left leg was broken. ...
Article : 35 wordsIn reply to several inquiries by small investors, in the War Loan as to whether the Commonwealth Bank would be prepared at a later date to advance small amounts to ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, has directed a court of inquiry to report on the causes, indirect or otherwise, of the insubordination at Liverpool and Casula camps ...
Article : 80 wordsEmily Roberts, a girl of 19 years, attemped to commit suicide at Mullumbimby last evening. Whilst walking with another girl she suddenly pulled out a revolver and fired ...
Article : 66 wordsOwing to a horse, which he was exercising at Kensington Racecourse on Thursday, unseating him, a Jockey named William Birrer, 16 years of age, living in Strachan-street, South ...
Article : 50 wordsThe summons calling upon the Waterside Workers' Federation to show cause why penalties should not be imposed in consequence of the refusal of members to load flour and ...
Article : 322 wordsThe Minister for Works, Mr. Cann, referred yesterday to the arrival at Newcastle of n private trawler from Victoria with 6 tons of fish to sell. Mr. Cann said that as the Minister ...
Article : 152 wordsColonel Ramaciotti, the State Commandant, announced yesterday that it was the intention of the military authorities to close Casula camp as soon as possible. It had been ...
Article : 93 wordsThe District Commandant, Col. Ramaciotti, stated yesterday that it was an undoubted fact that a large number of men with criminal records had attempted to enlist, and a ...
Article : 193 wordsAn inquiry into the death of James William Henwood, 42 years of age, a chemist, lately living and in business at 344 Unwin's Bridge-road, St. Peters, was ...
Article : 84 wordsThe following casualties are reported:— Reported dead—Wellington Mounted Rifles Lieut. W. Risk. Died of disease—Army Service Corpet ...
Article : 45 wordsThe wounded and sick soldiers who returned to Australia recently via South Africa, published a newspaper on board the transport during thw voyage. In one of the issues the ...
Article : 524 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned by the Acting City Corouer, Mr. A. Gates, yesterday at the conclusion of a magisterial inquiry into the death of Grace Burt, aged 7 ...
Article : 63 wordsAn attempted riot last night by soldiers was quelled. The publicans closed their hotels at 9.30, but are to close at 6 p.m. till further orders. ...
Article : 83 wordsIn their fifteenth annual report the Sydney. Harbour Trust Commissioners have entered a protest against the electric signs in the neighbourhood of Circular Quay. They say ...
Article : 477 wordsPrivate cable messages received in Melbourne intimated that the manafacutre of some of the best brands of spirits had been suspended, in consequence of the action of ...
Article : 50 wordsThe death of a Chinese, Lee Man Duck, 44 years of age, a gardener, was the subject of a magisterial inquiry conducted yesterday by the Acting City Coroner, Mr. A. Gates. ...
Article : 99 wordsThe president of the Australasian Congregational Union, the Rev. Dr. Roseby, M.A., has addressed a letter to his Excellency the Governor-General expressing the profound ...
Article : 75 wordsAfter a month's tramp the "North Coasters" will reach Maitland to-day 220 strong. On 18th January they left Grafton with 51 men. Over 560 recruits, it is stated, passed ...
Article : 305 wordsA fire at the Crown Milling Company's Mill in Dunedin did damage estimated at £2000. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 26 wordsGenerally rainless weather, with high temperatures, was reported on Friday morning from all parts of New South Wales, and, under the influence of hot, northerly winds, ...
Article : 228 wordsAt an inquest to-day concerning the death of a married woman named Mary Ellen Irwin evidence was given that she bad for some weeks been purchasing methylated spirit ...
Article : 55 wordsDuring the December quarter, the State revenue totalled £944,008, showing a net increase of £116,355 over that for the corresponding period of 1914. The expenditure ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 222 wordsFurther evidence of the high price of sheep in Southern Riverina was demonstrated yesterday at a stock sale at Oaklands, when 8000 sheep sold at the remarkably high ...
Article : 46 wordsMiss Tripp, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tripp, of Sunnyside, near Muswellbrook, was severely burned on Tuesday night. While cleaning gloves with benzine her ...
Article : 62 wordsBernard Meldale, who gave his occupation a a gentleman street singer, charged A. M. Duncan, contractor, of Katoomba, at the Katoomba Police Court yesterday, before Mr. ...
Article : 215 wordsHenry Heath, aged 32, a railway fettler, was cut to pieces last night near Ganmain by a goods train while proceeding home to Derram on a railway tricycle. ...
Article : 33 wordsLast night, at about 9 o'clock, Edna Roberts, 19, was walking in company with another girl, named Jean Burrows, when she produced a revolver, and said: "I am going ...
Article : 74 wordsThe wheat lumpers' strike has fizzled out. Some of the farmers unloaded their own wheat, and, as other labour has been obtained, the work is progressing satisfactorily. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Funeral of the late Mr. James Bonner, who died at Manly on Tuesday, was one of the largest that has taken place at Manly for a number of years. The Manly Band, of which ...
Article : 123 wordsThe townspeople of Kiama gave a send-off last night to the Waratahs and other local recruits, to the number of 42. This is the fourth send-off that the Recruiting ...
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Advertising : 116 wordsThe conference of Federal and State representatives convened to consider the absorption of returned soldiers met again at Parliament House to-day The acting Prime ...
Article : 64 wordsA unique mode of prosecution for an offence, and one in which the whole of the proceedings took place without any evidence being called on either side, was before the District ...
Article : 158 wordsA magisterial inquiry into the death of Unick Head, 19 years of ago, a letterpress feeder, lately living at 98 Marriott-street, Redfern, was conducted by the Acting City ...
Article : 161 wordsPte. F. C. Horton, of the 9th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, in a private letter just received in Sydney, relates the following incident:—"I spent my Christmas in the "mumps hospital" ...
Article : 236 wordsThe annual show in connection with the Central Cumberland A. and H. Association was opened on Friday in the presence of a good gathering, by Mr. A. Bruntnell, M.P., ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsIt has been decided to re-establish the examination services at several ports. The work will be carried out jointly by the Defence and Naval departments. ...
Article : 90 wordsMotor lorries and motor cars to convey workers to the soldiers' farms at French's Forest will leave to-day at 12 o'clock, 1 p.m., 1.30, and 2.15, from the junction of the Manly ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 169 wordsA motor car accident occurred on the way from Brunswick Heads to Mullumbimby last night. A tyre burst, and the car swerved and ran into a tree. Mr. D. Handel, one of ...
Article : 80 wordsThe R.M.S. Mongolia arrived from London this afternoon. The passengers are:—For Adelaide: Mesdames Pattisson, Gibson. Browne, child, and infant, Misses Gibson (3), ...
Article : 121 wordsA meeting of the Women's National Movement in favour of early closing of hotel bars was held at Stanway House last night, Mrs. Edgeworth David being in the chair. ...
Article : 138 wordsThe Minister for Education has arranged for a slight alteration in the curriculum of the Technical High Schools. Mr. Griffith said yesterday that he was making provision for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 17 wordsA meeting of residents of Homebush, was held last night in the local Town Hall for the purpose of appointing a war service committee to assist in raising the local quota of the new ...
Article : 261 wordsAt the Lambton Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Gale, M. E. William, a plumber, was fined £10, with 6s costs, on a charge of failing to notify a case of smallpox. Inspector ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 19 Feb 1916, Page 18
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