Commander Evans, who has been interviewed, said that probably Lieutenant Stenhouse selected the Aurora's winter quarters northward of Cape Evans, where ...
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Article : 923 wordsThe feature of the day's war news is the success of the French offensive. Not content with repulsing the enemy, the heroes of Verdun assaulted a strong ...
Article : 583 wordsThe French have assumed the offensive in the vicinity of Verdun. They vigorously attacked ...
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Article : 169 wordsAn extraordinary scene occurred in the House of Commons to-day. An army medical lieutenant leapt from the distinguished strangers gallery and dropped ...
Article : 144 wordsLady Helen Munro Ferguson, president of the Australian Blanch of the Red Cross Society, attended the meeting of the New South Wales Red Cross executive yesterday ...
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Article : 86 wordsKing George, in thanking President Poincare for the message in which the French President asked his Majesty to convey to New South Wales France's profound ...
Article : 69 wordsPresident Poincare has conferred the following honours:- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour: Brigudier-General George Richardson ...
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Article : 47 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) said to-day that a communication had been received from Mr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) on the subject of the ...
Article : 72 wordsThe British South Africa Co. proposes to grant 500,000 acres of free land to selected soldiers and settlers from oversea. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 31 Mar 1916, Page 7
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