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  2. To-Day's War News.

    A German chaplain who was with the fleet in the action off Chili, states that on his ship the casualties were 136, not six as officially stated. He says the seas were not ...

    Article : 116 words
  3. THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 122 words
  5. TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

    To-day's market quotations : -- Chaff £7 to £7 7s 6d, derrick straw £4 10s, oaten hay nominal, lucerne £2 to £4, barley nominal, maize 4s to 5s, oats 3s 9d to 4s 6d, ...

    Article : 65 words
  6. LITHGOW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

    The usual fortnightly meeting of the Lithgow Municipal Council was held on Monday night at the Council Chambers. Those present were: The Mayor (Ald. R. Pillans), ...

    Article : 1,928 words
  7. MUNICIPAL ESTIMATES FOR 1915.

    At Monday night's meeting of the Lithgow Municipal Council the estimates for 1915 were considered. It will be remembered that last year the general rater was increased from 3d ...

    Article : 842 words
  8. LITHGOW POLICE COURT.

    Mary Blake, an old offender, was charged with having been drunk in Lithgow-street on January 2. She pleaded guilty and was fined £1 or seven days in Bathurst gaol. ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. THIEVES GET SCRIP AND JEWELLERY.

    Thieves broke into the residence of Hubert Brown, at To[?]umwal, and stole Dunloprubber scrip with a face value of £400, in addition to a quantity of jewellery, valued ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. HOTELKEEPER AND THE MATCH TRICK.

    While George Barton, a city hotelkeeper, was in Castlereagh-street after midnight two men asked him for a match. He handed oversome, whereupon one of the men grabbed ...

    Article : 115 words
  11. DRUNK.

    Alfred Montgomery was charged with having been drunk in Main-street, Lithgow, on January 2. He pleaded guilty and was fined 2s 6d, or the rising of the court. ...

    Article : 34 words
  12. THE CAPTURE OF STEINBACH.

    The storming of Steinbach (Upper Alsace), was marked by a complete capture of positions. The Germans were so thoroughly entrenched and the positions interested with ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5.

    Jos. Stanton v. Mabel G. Fletcher, alleged detention of a gold ring. Mr. Tartakover said he appeared for the defendant, who was complainant in another ...

    Article : 262 words
  14. THE APPEAL FOR BELGIUM.

    The present month should be a month of effort to swell the Belgian Fund, as the State Government will give pound for pound on all sums collected for this fund during ...

    Article : 253 words
  15. OUR SANITARY SERVICE.

    A householder writes complaining of what is described "as the disgraceful conditions of our sanitary arrangements," at Thompson's properties in Bank-street. She states ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. TO LESSEN RUSSIAN PRESSURE.

    Continental messages presage a new early enemy movement with the object of lessening the Russian pressure at Cracow. ...

    Article : 23 words
  17. TURKISH ARMY CORPS CAPTURED.

    The Russians at Farykamish captured the whole of the ninth Turkish army corps. ...

    Article : 24 words
  18. BREVITIES.

    Local tobacconists have a notice of some interest to smokers in our business columns to-day. The annual general meeting of Portland ...

    Article : 545 words
  19. FURTHER RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

    The Russians have captured an important unnamed Hungarian town, and are rabidly advancing on the entrenched Austrians. ...

    Article : 23 words
  20. THE PRICE OF MEAT.

    Owing to decreased supplies of cattle and sheep at the saleyards the prices obtained are on the upgrade, with the result that an many instances retail butchers have increased the ...

    Article : 262 words
  21. FRENCH BARQUE SUNK.

    The Kron Prinz Wilhelm has sunk the French barque Anne de Vretagne, which was bound for Australia. ...

    Article : 24 words
  22. NATIONAL BLACKLEGS CASTIGATED.

    In the course of an address on the war in All Saints' Cathedral last night, Bishop Long referred to the "shrivelled life" of those who had failed to be touched by the heroism ...

    Article : 248 words
  23. LITTLE PORTUGAL GETS READY.

    Portugal is concentrating thousands of men at Angola, West Africa, anticipating a German incursion. Portuguese warships are also off the port. ...

    Article : 33 words
  24. A TASTE FOR FRUIT.

    Garnet Cecil Morris, a youth of 19 years of age, was summoned for theft of fruit at Bowenfels on December 30. He pleaded guilty. Thos. Corderoy, the prosecutor, said the ...

    Article : 162 words
  25. MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

    In Belgian frontier towns new troops, consisting of old German reservists, are replacing the cavalry which has gone to the front. The Liverpool, Chamber of Commerce is ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. THE BROKEN HILL OUTRAGE.

    Documents containing a confession were found among the rocks where the Broken Hill Turks made their last stand. One document says: -- "I kill your people because your ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. RIDING ON THE FOOTPATH.

    David Owen v. Wm. Shortridge, summoned for riding a horse on the footpath in Inch-street (Oakey Park) on December 23. Defendant pleaded not guilty. ...

    Article : 258 words
  28. INDUSTRIAL.

    A German wharf laborer has entered a suit for injunction against the president, secretary and organiser of the Sydney Wharf Laborers' Union, to restrain them from ...

    Article : 130 words
  29. IN THE WEST.

    Yard by yard the Germans are being forced towards the Dutch frontier. A large force of German marines is constructing defence works two miles and a half ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. THE WHEAT QUESTION.

    The Commonwealth has lodged a complaint before the Interstate Commission against New South Wales' wheat embargo. It declares that the State's action in preventing wheat ...

    Article : 85 words
  31. AMUSEMENTS.

    Edison's Kinetophone -- singing and talking pictures -- was introduced to a Lithgow audience for the first time at the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday night. The pictures had a great ...

    Article : 422 words
  32. WAITING FOR THE ENEMY.

    Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in a letter, states that the navy spent Christmas Day waiting for the Germans. Church services wore held, with the ships cleared for action, ...

    Article : 92 words
  33. SMALL DEBTS COURT.

    Bracey's, Ltd., v. Thomas Mitchell. Claim for £3 8s, goods supplied. Verdict for the amount and 5s costs. ...

    Article : 26 words
  34. LITHGOW VITAL STATISTICS.

    The vital statistics for the Hartley police district for the quarter ended December 31 [?] as follows: Births 96, males 56, females 4[?] deaths 14, males 11, females 3; marriages ...

    Article : 150 words
  35. PROTESTANT ALLIANCE SOCIETY.

    At the annual meeting of the Protestant Alliance friendly society last night the following officers were elected for the year: -- W.M., Bro. B. Champion; D.M., Bro. H. W. ...

    Article : 130 words
  36. RUSSIA REPORTS FRESH PROGRESS.

    The "Daily Mail" states that one Russian army is pursuing the Austrians on the Hungarian side of the Carpathians. Another army in said to be approaching the frontier of ...

    Article : 133 words
  37. THE G.G. AT THE FACTORY.

    This readable par comes to the "Mercury" from the S.A.F.: -- One of those pleasing incidents that relieve the monotony of everyday life, happened at ...

    Article : 148 words
  38. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.

    Mr. J. Dooley, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Department of Public Instruction to the effect that approval has been given to the preparations of plans for ...

    Article : 97 words
  39. BOMBARDMENT IN EAST AFRICA.

    Two British warships have bombarded Dares-Salem, in German East Africa, and disabled all the enemy's shipping. Fourteen Europeans and 20 natives were taken prisoners. ...

    Article : 33 words
  40. WAR ITEMS.

    There is a revival of peace talk in Ney York financial circles. It is based on German admissions that the ruling powers of Germany know that it is impossible for them to ...

    Article : 402 words
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