Captain (Dr.) H. H. Hunter, 7th Battalion, Victoria, reported killed in yesterday's issue, was a well-known athlete, and prior to his departure for the front was a resident of ...
Article : 601 wordsItaly has formally declared war, and by this time fighting is probably in progress on the frontiers. No news of actual hostilities had come to hand up till a late hour last ...
Article : 246 wordsThe annual banquet of the British Empire League and the Victoria League was held last night. The president of the Empire League, Sir William M'Millan, presided and ...
Article : 2,405 wordsStirring patriotic speeches were delivered to-day by the Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, and the Governor, Sir Arthur Stanley, at a reunion of veterans who have ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 567 wordsThe Government list of measures for the coming session Includes a bill to give effect to a policy of decentralisation by extending the jurisdiction of the Sydney Harbour Trust ...
Article : 232 wordsA large number of recruits who are rejeced for military service in the 2nd (New South Wales) military district are turned down for the reason that their chests are too narrow. ...
Article : 494 wordsAn announcement of considerable [?] tance in regard to education was made by the Minister of Education (Mr. Crawford Vaughan) to-day. ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Rome cablegram speaks of the Austrian fleet being concentrated at Pola, with destroyers cruising down as far as Cattaro, and 11 submarines guarding the Dalmatian coast. ...
Article : 256 wordsA fire broke out early on Monday morning at Bray'a-bulldlngs, Angel-place, at the real of the Angel Hotel, Pitt-street. The building consisted of three floors, The ground ...
Article : 263 wordsBeyond the Teutonic Alliance, the one country that has reason to regret the entry of Italy into the war is Switzerland. No state has watched the straws in the winds blowing ...
Article : 338 words"Of all the leaders' of the British Empire to-day there is none whom we held in higher admiration, respect, and even affection than the leader of the South African forces, General ...
Article : 179 wordsThe commercial travellers at Richmond and the Tweed district hold a patriotic carnival to-day at Lismore. It was an unquallfled success. For some days past a large number of ...
Article : 139 wordsAlthough there had been already a large number of appeals of different kinds on behalf of the Belgians, to-day's campaign for the selling of buttons was a great success. When ...
Article : 75 wordsLieutenant-Colonel Robert Gartside, V.D., was born at Gisborne in 1862. He resided at Harcourt for the greater part of his life, where he was a successful farmer and ...
Article : 501 wordsJoseph Vial, son of Mr. Edwin Vial, of Newcastle, was in Germany when the war broke out, and as a result of the inhuman treatment he received there he is now in a ...
Article : 232 wordsAn examination for the position of platoon commanders, platoon sergeants, and section commanders in the Edgecliff Rifle Club was held on Friday night. Thirty-two candidates ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Governor-General has received from the Governor-General of South Africa the following cable message, dated Capetown, May 20:—"With reference to your telegram, May ...
Article : 74 wordsMadame Melba is taking great interest it the movement for the care of our wounded. the first contingent of whom will at arrive sho[?] ly in Australia. Mrs. Keith Jopp and a ...
Article : 130 wordsRepresentatives of the wholesale butter trade intimated to the Price of Goods Board to-day that they did not propose to ask for na increase in the price of butter this week. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Press Rifle Club has decided to hold a parade on the third Saturday in each month. ...
Article : 19 wordsAlthough we had already been told that the V.C. had been awarded the commander of the submarine E14, and that the remainder of her crew had had the Distinguished Service ...
Article : 374 wordsA shark, measuring over 26ft, was caught in the vicinity of Frenchmen Bay whaling station, Albany, by two fishermen yesterday. When the top and bottom jaws were separated ...
Article : 43 wordsMoerakl, s. arrived off the Heads late last [?] from Wellington, and waited outside till daylight. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Minister for Works, Mr. Johnson, announced at an engineers' social on Saturday night the arrival of the first Government chartered vessel with wheat supplies from the ...
Article : 139 wordsNEWCASTLE (62m).—Arr May 24, Empire, s, [?] Melbourne; Kar[?], s, from Port Stephens. ADELAIDE ([?]).—Arr: May 2[?], Dimboola, s, [?] Fremantle; Laranah, s, from Launceston, Dep: May ...
Article : 58 wordsIn the High Court to-day application was made by the Crown for special leave to appeal in the matter of Francis Hugh Snow, merchant, of Adelaide, who was charged before a ...
Article : 67 wordsThe big display arranged by the National Rifle Association, which it was proposed to hold at the Randwick Range on King's Birthday, the proceeds to be handed over to the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsThe Mayor of Wellington has received a donation of £1000 each from Levin and Company and the Bank of New Zealand for the National Fund for the wounded and ...
Article : 47 wordsThe fifth performance at the Repertory Theatre in connection with and in support of the anti-enemy trade campaign now being vigorously conducted by the Millions Club of ...
Article : 191 wordsColonel M'Clymont, charged with the theft of moneys of the South Otago Regiment, reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Hutchinson, has given instructions that no flour or any wheat is to be sent out of the State. Mr. Hutchinson intends that the possibility of ...
Article : 155 wordsInformation regarding unemployment in Australia has been made available by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) for the first quarter of 1915. The effect of ...
Article : 110 wordsSir,—While many students of Sydney University have volunteered for active service, a great many more have failed to do so. The reason, I think, is not far to seek. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 166 wordsMajor E. K. Baker, who left South Australia in charge of this State's contribution to the 16th Battalion, and is reported wounded,has had a successful military career. He enlisted ...
Article : 248 wordsMadam Melba will sell by auction at Paling's Concert Hall to-morrow, at 3 p.m., (the seats in the special Vice-regal reserve, for the great patriotic concert to be given at ...
Article : 115 wordsWhen asked in the House of Representatives whether he would see if, in view of similar action in England, the height limit for recruits could be reduced to 5ft 2in., the ...
Article : 75 wordsRussian naval development has a peculiar interest for the Germans just at present. Prior to the war they affected to despise the Russian navy, and scarcely ever took it into ...
Article : 412 wordsMr. Charles George Hatte, whose death took Piace on Saturday, at Noumea, Jedrsey-street, Marrickvillo, was 59 years of age. Born in Ireland, he arrived in Sydney 30 years ago. ...
Article : 131 wordsAlderman W. F. Henderson has given notice to the Mosman Council that he will move the following motion at to-night's meeting of the council:—That in view of the uncivilised and ...
Article : 133 wordsThe steamer Echunga, bound trom Port Kembla to Colombo with coal, put into Albany yesterday morning to land the body of the commander, Captain Ellis, who died on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsThe Director of Education, Mr. Ceoll Andrews, has been advised by cable of the death of his brother, Captain Andrews, Royal Marine [?]. Infantry, who was killed at the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 wordsShortly before 10 o'clock last night a 16-26 h.p. motor car, belonging to a Mr. Curley, caught fire in Ce[?] Park, through a [?] coming into contact with some spirit vapour. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 25 May 1915, Page 10
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