Three very handsome war honor rolls were received yesterday by Messrs. Bright and Hitchcocks, from Mr. Walter M. Hitchcock, of London, for ...
Article : 147 wordsThe latest official report from Petrograd states that lighting in the Lyck, Raigrod and Grajevo districts is very stubborn. Our troops further north are ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Kaiser, on learning of the American note, returned from the East Prussian front, and invited Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador, to a ...
Article : 770 wordsIn reply to a request made by the Barwon River Conference that he should arrange a date for a deputation to wait on the Minister of Public Works, ...
Article : 1,204 wordsThe estimates of the City Council for the ensuing year were considered by the joint committee last night, and were ultimately referred to the council for ...
Article : 1,554 wordsHaving reached the retiring age. Mr. Hugh M'Donald, head master of South Geelong State School, has given way to Mr. Heggie, late of Cobram. At ...
Article : 164 wordsAs the Geelong butchers' picnic train leaves for Melbourne at the early hour of 7.20 a.m. to-morrow, the committee has arranged for early tram and motor ...
Article : 103 wordsA semi-official report from Paris states that a French aviator, accompanied by a machine gunner, chased a Taube aeroplane. After shot firing ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. T. Mathews, sexton of the Drysdale Cemetery, met with a horrible death yesterday morning. His charred body was found caught in a barbed ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Education department views with considerable displeasure the poor enrolment this year at the High School, and in a lesser degree at the Junior ...
Article : 255 wordsSome months ago the High Commissioner approached the War Office with the suggestion that as the factories in Great Britain were working at ...
Article : 112 wordsLloyd Raworth, aged 9, of Churchstreet, Geelong West, when potting through a fence last Friday, ran a long splinter into his leg. Yesterday the ...
Article : 83 wordsAn exciting air battle between a Zeppelin and three aeroplanes has been reported from Geneva. The engagement, which lasted 40 minutes, was contested ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, said yesterday that he had granted the application made for the voidance of the "Lysol" patent, and ...
Article : 151 wordsA district chaffcutter owner named J. Munro was charged at the Bannockburn Police Court yesterday by Factory-inspector Tipple with having paid two ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is officially announced from Paris that French seaplanes from Dunkirk last week flew over and successfully dropped bombs on German military ...
Article : 35 wordsInter-State business continues to be the only activity in shipping circles. Yesterday the collier Koonda cleared for Melbourne. The steamer Gabo is ...
Article : 373 wordsFrom the Hague it is announced that a Belgian aeroplanes dropped bombs on a military camp at Dentz, a Prussian town on the Rhine, immediately ...
Article : 50 wordsOn Barwon Regatta day, Saturday next, there will be no parade for the Garrison Artillery. The usual recruit drill will be held to-morrow evening, at ...
Article : 29 wordsDuring the fortnight's run of the Ashby bazaar, which was held with the object of raising funds to reduce the debt of £7000 on the parish, about £700 ...
Article : 114 wordsThe storm is widening the breach at Zeebruggo mole, and is tearing up great blocks of concrete. The breach is the result of bombs dropped by British ...
Article : 36 words"We have already pointed out during the last few days" (says "The Egyptian Gazette" of December 9). "the scandalous manner in which the ...
Article : 288 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at Cairo states that the British policy of dealing fairly and openly with the Egyptian people in contradistinction to ...
Article : 80 wordsDelivery was effected yesterday of the inward mail by R.M.S. Medina. Outward mails for the United Kingdom will be received at the Geelong Post ...
Article : 53 wordsGeelong, as the State's leading chaff centre, is anxious that the State board should expedite its deliberations for determining the chaff standard for 1915. ...
Article : 80 wordsA significant incident has occurred at Pera, a suburb of Constantinople, according to a message received from Athens. A detective openly insulted a ...
Article : 85 wordsAnnual elective meetings of the Anglican Churches are to be held next week. The dates fixed are:—Christ Church 22nd, All Saints' 23rd and St. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe majority of German aeroplanes The Belgians are endeavoring to is believed to be the prelude to a big attack on the Eastern frontier. ...
Article : 152 wordsOn Friday afternoon the stewards of the Geelong Racing Club will meet at the secretary's office in Malop-street to receive the financial statement in ...
Article : 78 wordsThe popular shilling trips to Portarlington per Courier, and returning per Coogee, will be Available this afternoon, also Thursday and Saturday. ...
Article : 170 wordsM. Deperdussin, the well-known constructor of French military aeroplanes, who was arrested in August, 1913, on a charge of having defrauded the ...
Article : 229 wordsA meeting of North Geelong residents will be held to-morrow night to discuss the formation of a swimming club. The district is badly provided for ...
Article : 75 wordsSir Roger Casement, formerly British Consul-General at Rio de Janeiro, whose recent visit to Germany—during which, it is alleged, he was given a promise ...
Article : 243 wordsA meeting of the Museum Committee of the Free Library was held on Saturday afternoon, when there were present Dr. Small and Messrs. S. Michael, R. ...
Article : 397 wordsSpeaking in the Bulgarian Sobranjo (National Assembly) on Saturday, the Premier (M. Radoslavoff) said that a German official inquiry showed that to ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Tue 16 Feb 1915, Page 3
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