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  2. RECRUITING.

    Yesterday 129 men offered their services at Victoria Barracks. Eighty were accepted. There was a steady flow of recruits all day at the Barracks yesterday, when some fine ...

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  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The "Evening News" poster to-day contains the words: "Let Hughes go to Paris." The "Pall Mall Gazette" says:—"Mr. ...

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  4. WESTERN FRONT.

    All the Paris newspapers declare that a formal assurance has been given that France has now broken the German offensive at Verdun. ...

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  5. VERDUN.

    On Monday four British destroyers chased three German destroyers on the Belgian coast, towards ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. OTHER STATES.

    In Victoria to-day 179 recruits werer obtained from 261 volunteers. BRISBANE, Wednesday. In Queensland to-day 71 out of 84 ...

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  7. 12,000 MEN.

    The State War Council at its meeting on Tuesday considered the work of recruiting generally. It was found that returns showed, that 1500 men had answered favourably to the ...

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  8. RECRUITING.

    The debate in the House of Commons for the Army vote for 4,000,000 men centred on recruiting. Several speakers criticised the Government's attitude towards ...

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  9. THE RUSSIANS.

    A German wireless message says:—The Russians are extending their attacks to the uttermost northern line. We repulsed them south of Rign, ...

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  10. MR. HUGHES.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia). and his wife visited the Bur(left-coutts school [?] Westminister, and were accorded an enthusiastic reception, ...

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  11. DENTAL WORK.

    A report received by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Black, on the work in the State of the Australian Army Dental Corps shows that during the fortnight ended March 15 the ...

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  12. RUNNING FIGHT.

    The British Admiralty announces that four British destroyers on Monday chased three German destroyers on the Belgian coast towards Zeebrugge. ...

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  13. EYESIGHT TESTS.

    The District Commandant stated yesterday that it has been decided to make a slight reduction in the hitherto rigid standard of eyesight tests for recruits in tho A.I.F. ...

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  14. OFFENSIVE STILL IN PROGRESS.

    The latest move of the Germans is to attempt to drive down upon Avocourt, and, by boring eastward, to take Mort Homme in the rear. That they have got some way on this ...

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  15. RALLY AT DARLINGTON.

    The Darlington recruiting committee held a rally at the corner of Darlington-road and Ivy-street last night. Arrangements were in the hands of Sergeant G.C.M'Donald, local ...

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  16. SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    A public meeting was-held last night in the Town Hall to protest against the action of the Federal Government regarding the smallarms factory. ...

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  17. CONSCRIPTION URGED.

    At the annual conference of the Australian Natives Association at Warragul to-day the board of directors submitted an amended motion, declaring that the needs of the war ...

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  18. SALONICA.

    The "Figaro" states: The allied forces at Salonica are preparing for action. The military chiefs and representatives of the Allies are going to decide Germany's fate. ...

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  19. COUNTRY CENTRES.

    Privates A. Porter, B. Watts, A. Watts, and L. Watts were given a send-off on Monday night, each being presented with an inscribed wristlet watch and parcel of comforts. ...

    Article : 363 words
  20. THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID.

    It is only through neutral channels that we are likely, to get an Idea of the damage wrought by allied air raids behind the German lines. The airmen themselves are not ...

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  21. BULGARIA.

    A Bulgarian monk, who has reached Salonica reports that a Bulgarian regiment at Egri Palanka (in teh Uskub district) mutined, and killed the officers. The ...

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  22. INDIAN INDUSTRIES.

    In the Legislative Council to-day Sir Ibrahim Rahmitoola moved a resolution that the Government appoint a committee to consider the development of Indian ...

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  23. PARIS CONFERENCE.

    The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Lloyd George) stated in the House of Commons that Mr. Walter Runciman (President of the Board of Trade) would be the principal ...

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  24. BELGIUM.

    Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) stated in the House of Commons that Britain, France, and Russia had, during the past few weeks, given a ...

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  25. NO CHANGE DURING THE WAR.

    The Minister for Defence stated to-day:- "It is not proposed to remove either the factory oi the plant from Lithgow during the war. Some time ago we ordered ...

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  26. ITALIAN FRONT.

    General Cadorna (Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army), who has arrived here, states that when the weather improves the Italians will advance in a manner that ...

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  27. SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED.

    There were unprecedented scenes at Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of the entertainment of soldiers. Motor omnibuses and char-a-banes brought up wounded ...

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  28. THE SUBMARINES.

    It is reported that Herr Ballin, the German shipping magnate, has informed the directors of the Holland-America line that GErmany's policy is to prevent all trafic ...

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  29. MESOPOTAMIA.

    Mr. Edmund Candier, British press representative in Mesopotamia states that three columns made a night march and attacked Duj[?]ah Redoubt, south-east of ...

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  30. THE DESTROYER AFFAIR.

    It is this Rotterdam message that gives us the key to the brush between British and German destroyers mentioned in the official despatches from both London and Berlin. In ...

    Article : 309 words
  31. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "M.E.G.": Green and purpie diamond. "F.W.": No. "A.J.B." (Parramatta): You must put your case more clearly. ...

    Article : 125 words
  32. THE BLOCKADE.

    The arrival of British submarines in the southern Kattegat has enused a sensatino in Sweden. One submarine off An[?] to-day examined Swedish steamers' papers. ...

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  33. THE UNITED STATES.

    Mass meetings demanding definite action by the United States on behalf of the Allies, and also the dismissal of Count Bernstorff (the German Ambassador), have ...

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  34. ENEMY SUBJECTS.

    The Newcastle Labour Council, at its meeting last night, decided to submit the following resolutions to the annual meeting of the grand council: ...

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  35. SIGNAL UNIT.

    Approval has been given for the raising and despatch of a signal unit for service abroad. The unit will consist of a head-quarters staff and wireless troop, of whom an ...

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  36. ANTI-GERMAN VOTE.

    A striking anti-German vote was recorded in the election of the Stock Exchange committee. Ther were 30 seats, for which there were 40 candidates. Of these, 27 ...

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  37. WAR NOTES.

    Yesterday's cables stated that the Germans made an attempt against the French line west of the Meuse, between Avocourt and Malancourt, "but our guns broke up the ...

    Article : 362 words
  38. FEDERAL SERVICE.

    In the Arbitration Court to-day before Mr. Justice Powers, and application was made to fix the date for hearing claims of Federated Public Service Assistants' Association and ...

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  39. THE RAID ON KENT.

    The Germans declare that all the aeroplanes engaged in the Kent raid returned safely. ...

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  40. UNKNOWN MAN'S DEATH.

    A post mortem examination on the unknown man who died, without regaining consciousness, at Sydney Hospital on Tuesday morning, after being found lying on the footpath ...

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  41. MISCELLANEOUS.

    At an inquest on the body of John Ritchie Laidlaw, the New Zealand airman who was killed while flying at Hendon, evidence was given that deceased was ...

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  42. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals:—At London: Indrabarah, s, (from W[?]llington); Roscommon, (from Brisbane). Departure:—For Melbourne: Transvaal, ...

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  43. TRADE FAIR ESSAYS.

    On the recommendation of the trade expansion sub-committee, the council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has awarded the following prizes for essays on the last trade ...

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  44. EVACUATION OF USCIEZKO.

    Apropos of enemy communiques, we have another excellent sample of their methods this morning. This time it is afforded by Austria, who announces to the world that after ...

    Article : 369 words
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