General Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief in France, reports: During the past week's heavy fighting we advanced on a front of 6000 yards to a ...
Article : 347 wordsA Russian communique states Seven German aetoplaues flew over the railway between Kovel and Rovische, and Captain Kazakov successively ...
Article : 191 wordsThe kind wishes for the, solders are pouring in from north, south, and west, and the gallant little army of workers in the rooms of the "Courier" Chirstmas Box ...
Article : 845 wordsAn Italian communique states: The Austrians, after hand-grenade prepraration in the Dolje-Tohnino sector, attempted to break through, but were immediately ...
Article : 88 wordsThe actual enlistments in Queensland on Saturday totalled 59, made up as follows:—Brisbune 24, Townsville 1, Rockhampton 2, Joowoomba 4, Lismore 9, ...
Article : 137 wordsMr. T. A. Macleod, the well-known barrister, writing to Mr. C. A. Morris, from France, says:—We have very comfortable quliters here, although we are only 10 ...
Article : 402 wordsA Drench communique states: The Bulgarians eastward of Vetrenik lost many trenches, abandoning material. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Queensland Caucus Party has declared its opposition to conscription. The call of Queensland's sons in the trenches for help, and the duty to the slain that ...
Article : 551 wordsA German communique states that there lins been no incident on the Macedonian Front. ...
Article : 23 wordsAn official communique issued to-day states: Many strong German attacks were made in the night at vanous points southward of the ...
Article : 299 wordsA German communique states: Apart from repeated fruitless Russian attacks against the Bavarians on the Stokhod the eastern situation is unchanged from the ...
Article : 54 wordsMrs Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, who has returned from America, addressed a meeting of women in Hyde Park to-day. It was resolved that Mr. ...
Article : 99 wordsMr. P. Frankel has just received news from his son Alan that he is still in Egypt He writes that pottion of the men comprising his corps (the cyclists' detail) ...
Article : 252 wordsThe "Times" correspondent with the Roumanian headqnatters reports: "The advance in the Carpathians has been most satisfactory. Mountains 4500ft, high were ...
Article : 151 wordsDriver A. Hoey, formerly an employee of the Brisbane Tramwaya Company, writes as follows from Cairo to Mr. Kerr, of the Tramways Company:—I now take the ...
Article : 518 wordsThe South Wales Railwaymen, at a meeting in Cardiff, unanimously decided, unless nu advance of 10/ a week in wages is conceded, to strike at midnight on ...
Article : 55 wordsA wide circle of friends will learn with keen regret of the death of Dr. Douglas Hodger, formerly of the Educational Department in Queensland and ...
Article : 1,764 wordsThe Minister for Defence has received the following cable from the Commandant, A.I.F. headquarters, London:—Second Lieutenant Albert Jacka, V.C., local ...
Article : 66 wordsA German communique states: We have come into touch with the Roumanians southware of Domavatra. Silistria has fallon with san[?]nary losses, ...
Article : 100 wordsA German communique states: Alter a pause in Friday's fighting the battle on the Somme is pursuing its course. The Enghall assault on a 15-kilometer (9½ miles) ...
Article : 148 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, correspondent at the British Tront in France, states: "The charge of the Irish troops through Guillemont on Sunday, September 3, was ...
Article : 339 wordsDelegates representing the Returned Soldiers' Associations of Austiulasia are holding their [?] congress in Brisbane, the proceedings having communced at the ...
Article : 300 wordsThe Russians stopped Count Czemin de Chudenitz, the Austio-Hungarian Minister at Bucharest, and 100 other Anstrans, who were homeward bound, to ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—Sir times in the last nine days it has been my duty to break the news to fathers and mothers that a son has been killed in France. This in a town of ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Press Bureau states that the German casualties reported during the month of August totalled 240,937, of which 12,732 were killed and 44,074 prisoners ...
Article : 58 wordsThe romantic discovery has been made that a soldier in the battle of Volhynia, and now in Kharkoff Hospital, has been recognised to be Princess Volonsky, aged ...
Article : 91 wordsMessrs. D. Reid (Toowoomba) and R' Bell (Yangan) enlisted at Toowoomba to-day. CHARTERS TOWERS, September 11. ...
Article : 156 wordsPrivate H. V. Barnes, A.A.A.C. (an exGrammar School boy), writing to his fatner (Mr. F. C. Barnes) from somewhere in France, states:—"There was a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 288 wordsThe Minister for External Affairs has received a report from the High Commissioner stating that the daily news cable sent to Great Britain was much ...
Article : 80 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent says that M. Ribot, the French Minister of Finance, will present his Budget on Tuesday, when his speech will ...
Article : 115 wordsA wireless message states that the Hungarian Parliament has been adiourned until September 28, when the German Reichstag will reassemble. This is not ...
Article : 64 wordsOn the representation of the State War Council the Federal authontics have decided to change the date of the Repatriation Day from October 27 to December ...
Article : 115 wordsPrivates A. Logan and H. Hearmes were farewelled by the citizens of Gattou on Saturday evening at a gathering held in the School of Arts. Songs were rendered ...
Article : 172 wordsMr. Asquith has mude a tour of inspection at the British Front on the Somme, and closely inquired into the supplies and quality of the ammunition. ...
Article : 40 wordsAt a meeting of Tatters Tattersall's Club Committee last night it was decided to subscrbe £1000 to the Commonwealth War Loan. ...
Article : 35 wordsA message from Vienna stales: Baron Stephan Burian, Austro-Hungnrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, admits that Austria would hail peace with delight, ...
Article : 205 wordsM. Ribot, the French Minister of Finance, stated, in an interview, "We have determined to introduce the income tax, and thanks to the elasticity of this ...
Article : 159 wordsAn official statement says: Our naval aeroplanes on Saturday afternoon bombed the railway siding and ammunition dump at Lichtervelde, and returned ...
Article : 33 wordsInstructions have been issued that all members of the Australnn Imperial Fores in Austruha and those who may be enlisted in the citizen forces under part ...
Article : 153 wordsIt will be interesting to drivers of motor vehicles and others with knowledge of mechanical transport to learn that an Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Unit is ...
Article : 180 wordsFollowing were to-day's recruiting figures in Sydney: Volunteered, 158; accepted, 81. ADELAIDE, September 11. ...
Article : 87 wordsIt is reported that a large airship wharf near Frankfort wvas burned down, and that four uncompleted Zeppelins and 15 aeroplanes were destroyed. ...
Article : 38 wordsMr. and Mrs. Mahony, of Chelmer, have received the following letter from their son, L. T. Mahon, farmer. Mundowran Pocket, now on active service in Prance, ...
Article : 595 wordsA Presbyterian missionary in Northern Arabia, in a despatch, describes the awful sufferings of the Armenians at Meskene. He states: "I saw women and ...
Article : 137 wordsThe ceremony of blessing the air was carried out for the first time on the French-Atlantic coast to-day. The idea of placing aviators under the Virgin's ...
Article : 88 wordsThe military authorities request that Mr. W. Hodge, late of Jubiles Hill, Mt. Morgan, and next of kin of No. 298, Private J. De O. Hodge, 15th Battalion, ...
Article : 54 wordsAn armed man entered the courtryard of the French Legation while the Entente Ministers were conferring, and fired six pistol shots, crying, "Long live the King! ...
Article : 103 wordsThe secretary of the Universal Servies League has received a letter from Mr. J. Forsyth, M.L.A., member for Murrumba, stating that he is ...
Article : 62 wordsThe secretary of the New Farm Girls' Club is auxious to close the accounts for the picture show, which was held at Earl's Court on Thursday last, and ...
Article : 54 wordsReferring to the embargo placed on the landing of women in Egypt, the Minister for Defence stated today that he has received the following further cablegrams ...
Article : 83 wordsOn several occasions since the recruiting harometer in front of the G.P.O. was elected a few days ago the indicators have been reversed in such a way as to indicate ...
Article : 103 wordsA meeting of the 26th Battlion Comforts Fund will he held on Finlay next at 3 p.m., at the Salilors' Department Turbot-street Members are reminded ...
Article : 48 wordsIt was reported that Major J. W. Hills, M.P., had been killed in action, but this proves to be incorrect. His nephew was killed. ...
Article : 29 wordsA meeting of citizens, convened by the Mayor of Brisbine, will be held in the Town Hall at 11 a.m. to-morrow to discuss the attitude to be taken regarding ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 12 Sep 1916, Page 7
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