The conference of recruiting officers and delegates from the Electoral Executive Recruiting Committees was continued yesterday. Professor Maeintyre, chairman of the State ...
Article : 1,178 wordsMr. Fuller the Acting Premier speaking in Wellington on Monday night on behalf of the selected National candidate for Macquarie, said it was a serious thing ...
Article : 678 wordsThere was only a small attendance of members when the Legislative Assembly met at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. The Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) was in charge of the House, the ...
Article : 1,176 wordsSeveral meetings of the delegates who represented the New South Wales unions at the recent conferences with the Prime Minister have been held since their return from ...
Article : 631 wordsThe following account of the battle of Messines on June 7, and the explosion of the giant mine beneath the Germans—the mine which the Australian Tunnelling Corps helped ...
Article : 1,517 wordsThe Murray River has been rising fast since Sunday, and to-day is about 19 feet 10 inches in height, which is 10 inches over what is considered critical, and reports from up-stream ...
Article : 222 wordsSome time ago a deputation representing the Tasmanian and Victorian fruitgrowers discussed with the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, the problem of disposing of the coming crop ...
Article : 222 wordsLieutenant Edward Chapman, youngest son of Mr. E. C. S, Chapman, of Blayney, has been killed in France. He was 26 years of age, and had been in the lighting line since ...
Article : 687 wordsThe annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association was held last evening at the rooms in Castlereagh-street. Mrs. N. J. Cocks M.A., presided, and there was a large ...
Article : 415 wordsThe fate of the Peacock Government hangs in the balance. The vote on the no-coafidence motion moved by Mr. Bowser, loader of the section of the Liberals which separated from ...
Article : 87 wordsIn the Live Stock Market to-day 18,500 fat sheep were penned, including a better proportion of good to prime sorts, with a few very choice lots of heavy weights. Merinos, though still comparatively scarce. ...
Article : 282 wordsThe Tamworth winter meeting was held to-day in delightful weather. There was a good attendance. Results:— Opening Handicap, 61.—Ayrmagh, 3 yrs, 7st 5lb, 1[?] ...
Article : 593 wordsThe Minmi and Lymington collieries were idie to-day through strikes. The dispute at Minmi arose over the discharge of one of the employees. Lymington was idie owing to some ...
Article : 47 wordsDesigns were invited recently by the Esk (Queensland) Shire War Committee for a memorial to fallen soldiers estimated to cost between £600 and £800. Among those asked ...
Article : 287 wordsShortly before 2 o'clock this morning the Midland Railway Company's Perth to Geraldton express was derailed near Guns indi Siding north of Watheroo. The engine ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Cabinet sat till a late hour this evening discussing the financial policy of the Government, and the Estimates. The Budget will probably be delivered next week. ...
Article : 133 wordsA collision between a tram car and steam roller occurred in New South Head-road, Double Bay, on Monday evening. It appears that the steam roller, which is ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, intimated to-day that he had received the recommendations from the Sydney conference regarding racing in New South Wales, but ...
Article : 43 wordsOn Monday evening the body of Thomas Hutchinson Fawcett was found on the railway track at Auburn. It was badly mangled. It is surmised that the deceased was knocked ...
Article : 107 wordsIn regard to the fatal case of human anthrax, which occurred in Perth, the Health Department injected into a guinea pig an emulsion from the hairs of the shaving brush ...
Article : 190 wordsThe net amount realised at the Country Fair in the Imperial Arcade, organised by the Australian American War Workers was £1201 12s. ...
Article : 83 wordsA meeting of the unemployed was held at Queen's-square yesterday afternoon. A "dodger" which summoned the meeting stated it was held on the advice of "Labour ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Parramatta Women's Reform League the following officers were elected:—President, Mrs. John Waugh; vice-presidents, Mesdames Cook, Bruntnell, ...
Article : 48 wordsDr. H. E. R. Wolrige, late of Manly, has received advice that his youngest son, Signaller E. C. R. Wolrigo, who some time ago was promoted on the field, has been awarded ...
Article : 138 wordsIn the High Court to-day Mr. Justice Isaacs gave his reserved decision in a matter under the moratorium regulations of the War Precautions Act. The Union Bank of Australia ...
Article : 209 wordsA serions motoring accident happened on Saturday on the Yarrowyck-road, near Armidale Mr. T. S. Mitchell, accompanied by a little boy and Mr. Johnson, were travelling to ...
Article : 79 wordsThe following recruiting meetings will be held to-day:— Marlin-place, 1 p.m.—Captain Dakin, Sergeant Bohm, Sergeant-Major Donald, ...
Article : 169 wordsA deputation representing the Melbourne butter agents, which waited on the Federal Minister in charge of foodstuffs, Senator Russell, to-day, declared that there was an ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, has refused the request of Mr. M. P. Jageurs, president of the United Irish League of Australia that a petition should be sent to the ...
Article : 118 wordsDelegates representing Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria met at Ballarat to-day in connection with a proposal to form a Protestant federation ...
Article : 30 wordsThe newly-elected Randwick Municipal Council held a special meeting last night to consider the question of endorsing the decision of the previous council in favour of ...
Article : 104 wordsThrough the Australian Air Squadron Fund an additional battle plane has been presented to the War Office by the residents of Narrandera, Jerilderie, Grong Grong, Darlington ...
Article : 41 wordsBush fires of a most destructive nature have been raging in the vicinity of Tiaro for the past few days, devastating miles of excellent grazing country between there and Tinana ...
Article : 100 wordsLieut.—Colonel Fanning has received from the Base Records Office a copy of an extract from the London "Gazette," incorporating the mention in Sir Douglas Haig's despatches of ...
Article : 85 wordsCorporal Hugh Smith, who enlisted at Corrimal, and has been awarded the Military Medal, writes in a letter home:—"If the men knew how much they were needed, they would ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 wordsThe full returns of the enlistments for the past week show that 995 men enlisted, as against 1009 for the previous week, which is 655 short of the quota necessary. ...
Article : 34 wordsAt the last meeting of the council of the Australian Historical Society Colonel Sir james Burns, M.L.C., Dr. J. M. Creed, M.L.C., Mr. Samuel Hordern, the Rev. P. A. Micklem ...
Article : 65 wordsMr P. S. Brookfield, M.L.A., arrived in Broken Hill this morning, and was accorded a civic reception at the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman T. F. Hynes) presided. ...
Article : 59 wordsActing upon the advice of the Military Board the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has determined upon a short period of training for Citizen Forces for the year ...
Article : 56 wordsMr A. J. Stuart Robertsou, M.L A., was yesterday elected chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, in succession to the late Mr. T. H. Thrower, M.L.A. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Commissioner of Police received advice to-day from Inspector Sweetman of Townsville that a man named Ryan was killed at Ingham on Sunday afternoon. At the time ...
Article : 53 wordsSpeaking of the Repatriation Bill, Senator Millen, the Minister in charge of repatriation, said that on the whole he was pleased with the reception accorded the scheme outlined ...
Article : 85 wordsA boxing tournament was held in the Holborn Stadium on Monday in aid of the funds of the Imperial Association for Assisting Disabled Service Officers. The Canadian ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. A. J. McLaurin died early this morning at his home, Alma, Inkerman-road, Caulfield. Mr. McLaurin, who was, in his 57th year, was a well-known squatter, and previous to his ...
Article : 68 wordsFor unprofessional conduct, Thomas Bernard Fogarty, a solicitor, was to-day ordered to be suspended from practice for six months. Allegations were made that ogarty in several ...
Article : 55 wordsOver £2000 was raised at Her Majesty's Theatre to-day at a matinee given by Madame Melba and Mr. Cyril Maude aad others in aid of the State War Council's Amelioration ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Red Triangle Day Fund for the Y.M.C.A. work amongst the troops exceeds the total of £150,000, the figure at the close of Monday being £150,813/4/7. ...
Article : 36 wordsMILTON.—Alderman W. Riley. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 25 Jul 1917, Page 12
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