A telegram from Petrograd states:—"Extremely rough weather on the Roumanian front hinders operations. All the Austro-German efforts have been checked ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Colonial Secretary (Mr. H. P. Colebatch) was questioned yesterday by a representative of the "West Australian" as to whether he would care to make any ...
Article : 1,803 wordsCredit for the return of the Attorney-General at the Canning election and for the large "Yes" vote polled at the conscription referendum was claimed for the ...
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Article : 124 wordsSir Joseph Ward, speaking at a Brotherhood meeting in Browning Hall on Saturday. said that the only way the peace of the world could be perpetuated after the ...
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Article : 45 wordsTwo German aviators landed in Normandy on Saturday. A farmer, whose eldest son had been killed in the war, was working in the field, close by, and, armed with ...
Article : 80 wordsMr. W. C. Anderson, M.P. (Labour), speaking at a meeting at Leicester yesterday, to protest against the high food prices, said it was not giving away a ...
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Article : 53 wordsA German wireless despatch, intercepted by the Admiralty, reports from the Riga front:— "The Russian attacks broke down, with ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Belgian Minister states that Germany seized in Belgium tools, machines, and raw materials worth many millions of pounds, and thus created idleness which ...
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Article : 95 wordsRussia is seeking quotations from Pennsylvanian iron masters for 800,000 tons of rails and trucks. She proposes to spend £20,000,000 on railways. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Johnnesburg newspapers are raisting their prices to 2d., and other South African newspapers will shortly be following suit, owing to the increased cost of paper. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe New York "Times" publishes an authentic story of the German rule in Poland. The conquerors looted Vilna, where the death rate has since increased fourfold. ...
Article : 109 wordsA violent explosion in a melenite factory at Massy Palaiseau occurred yesterday, and was heard throughout Paris. A fire caused by the explosion spread rapidly, and ...
Article : 61 wordsIn order that the conditions of the local Commonwealth loan may be easily understood it is explained that subscribers may take bonds which are issued in amounts ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Admiralty announces that the auxiliary cruier Laurentic (14,892 tons) was submarined or mined last Thursday. Twelve officers and 109 men of the crew were saved. ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Government of Sweden has invited Holland to hold a conference of neutrals to discuss their interests during the war and their attitude during the peace ...
Article : 30 wordsAmsterdam reports that an official statement, issued by the Imperial German Food Office, declare that, despite the favourable corp crop, Germany's position is worse than ...
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Article : 79 wordsThe American Embassy in London cables that Britain has enlarged the North Sea area which is dangerous to shipping. American officials say this is designed to ...
Article : 72 wordsMrs. M. A. Morrissey, of 13 Cole-street, West Perth, has been notified that her son, Sergeant R Morrissey, is seriously ill in Weymouth Hospital, England. ...
Article : 26 wordsPrince Alexander Hobenloe, who has born residing in Switzerland since the war started, says in an article in the "Nouvelle Gazette":—"The Germans are ...
Article : 77 wordsThe winter is so severe that a number of Danish and Swedish harbours on the Cattegat and the Baltic are ice-bound. It is feared all sea traffic will be stopped ...
Article : 37 wordsThere is a certain remote and sleepy country town in New South Wales the inhabitants of which pass their time in following grazing pursuits (writes a ...
Article : 318 wordsM. Jansen, a Danish engineer, has invented a torpedo shock absorber. It consists of an armoured belt placed around warships and merchantmen, containing ...
Article : 66 wordsAt the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting to-day the Premier (Mr. Holman) said that the position of the public works policy, as the outcome of shortened loan funds, was ...
Article : 122 wordsMany anxious inquiries have been made by the relations of Australian munition workers who are employed in England concerning the recent explosion near London. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Irish Canadian Rifles, who are visiting Ireland, had a rousing reception at Armagh. Catholics and Protestants attended at their respective Cathedrals. ...
Article : 135 wordsThe annual picnic of the Metropolitan Shop Assistants' and Warehouse Employees' Union was held at the Zoo (South Perth) yesterday, and was attended with ...
Article : 245 wordsThe 269th casualty list was released by the Censor yesterday. It contains the names of Western Australian soldiers, to-gether with those who enlisted elsewhere ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 30 Jan 1917, Page 7
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