It was ascertained yesterday that keen disappointment is falt by the members of the Builders Labourers' Federation at the refusal of the Master Builders and ...
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Article : 148 wordsPope Benedict XV., at a secret consistory of cardinals, held at the Vatican, made a stirring appeal for speedy peace. His Holiness declared that modern ...
Article : 698 wordsRemarkable success of British submarines in the Sea of Marmora is announced by the Admiralty. On Thursday, a submarine fired into and ...
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Article : 75 wordsThere were 81 applicants for enlistment in the Australian Imperial Force in Victoria yesterday, and 45 were accepted. Details supplied by the various recruiting ...
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Article : 158 wordsIn receiving a circular from the State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, asking for co-operation in the next recruiting campaign, the St. Kilda Council on Monday ...
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Article : 251 wordsAn explosion has occurred on board the s.s. Minnesota while on a voyage from Seattle (U.S.A.) to London with a cargo of foodstufis and other war supplies. The ...
Article : 210 wordsField-Marshal von Hindenburg, who is in command of the German armies on the Eastern front, has been interviewed on the subject of peace. ...
Article : 110 wordsA special conference of the federal council of the Amalgamated Timber Workers' Union was opened in Melbourne yesterday, the object of the meeting being to prepare ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 8 Dec 1915, Page 9
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