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  3. CONSCRIPTION.

    The date for the taking of the conscription referendum has been definitely fixed for Thursday, December 20. The Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Oldham) has informed ...

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  4. ITALIANS STILL RETREATING.

    Speaking at the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall to-day, Mr. Bonar Law said a review of the general military situation emphasized that Germany had ...

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  5. SENSATIONAL SILK ROBBERY.

    A sensational sequel to a warehouse-breaking episode at J. Craven & Co.'s, Rundle street, on Saturday night was provided in the arrest on Sunday afternoon ...

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  6. LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET.

    Fine weather prevailed for the Lord Mayor's pageant, which was one of the best on record. It was entirely military in character. Detachments of Australians ...

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  7. RUSSIAN CRISIS.

    German sources report that M. Kerensky has been arrested by the revolutionaries. Other reports state he has entrained for the fighting front, where he will seek ...

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  8. PALESTINE VICTORIES.

    An Egypt official message reports:—The whole Turkish Army in Palestine is retreating to the northwards, and the troops are bombed by British aeroplanes. ...

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  9. Finnish Capital Captured.

    It is reported that the Germans have captured Helsingsfors, the capital and chief port of Finland. AMSTERDAM, November 10. ...

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  10. COSSACKS FORMING GOVERNMENT.

    The Geneva correspondent of The Matin states that the Kubian Cossacks, comprising the Ukrainians and mountaineers, have proclaimed a separate republic ...

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  11. BIOGRAPHICAL.

    Cpl. Ernest LETHBRIDGE, M.M., of Wollaroo, has been killed in France. The deceased, who was 31 years of age, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Lethbridge, of Wallaroo. Of a ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. Fiction Stranger than Truth.

    The Petrograd correspondent of The Morning Post narrates an astonishing episode about the attack on Riga. He declares that an entire Russian division ...

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  13. INVASION OF ITALY.

    The Mayor of Turin has manifested the feeling of Italy in welcoming British and French soldiers, who continue to arrive in great numbers. All Italian papers are ...

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  14. LATE PTE. M. J. V. BARNDEN

    Pte. Michael John Vincent BARNDEN, second son of the late Mr. Edward Barndon, of Port Broughton, and of the late Mrs. B. Barnden, of Goyder street, Kadina, has made the supreme ...

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  15. "A Proletariat Peace."

    The Petrograd correspondent of The Daily News reported that M. Lenin, addressing the Petrograd Soviet on Wednesday afternoon, said:—"The second ...

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  16. British Taken Ascalon.

    An official message from Egypt states that "British mounted men, advancing rapidly, captured another 400 Turks and 10 guns. Our line now runs in a ...

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  17. Pursuing the Italians.

    A wireless Austrian official message states:—The Italians are in full retreat towards the River Piave. Our pursuing operations are being continued ...

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  18. WESTERN FRONT.

    Gen. Haig reported at midday:—We carried out a successful raid last night east of Hargicourt. Gen. Haig reported on Friday night: ...

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  19. LATE PTE. S WHITE.

    Pte. Sydney WHITE, of the 51st Battalion, stretcher bearer, who enlisted from Perth, died of gas poisoning in France on October 23. He was 36 years of age, and was born and lived ...

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  20. LATE PTE. H. P. WHITTAKER.

    Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Whittaker, of Port Broughton, have been advised that their son, Pte. Herbert P. Whittaker, died of wounds on September 28. Pte. Whittaker was born at Port ...

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  21. Rearguards Fighting Strongly.

    Despatches from Rome state that the French and British are rushing heavy artillery from the west front to Italy. The extreme Italian rearguard is effectively ...

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  22. SUBMARINES HELD.

    Replying to the toast of the "Imperial Forces," the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir Eric Geddes) declared that on all questions of broad naval strategy there ...

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  23. Turks Cut Off from Railway.

    Mr. W, T. Massey states that the interest on Thursday centred in the position of the division holding the Atawinch section, south-east of Gaza. Although ...

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  24. West Front Control.

    A permanent inter-allied council for the whole of the west front has been established. Gen. Foch will represent France, Gen. Sir Henry Wilson England, and Gen. ...

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  25. A LABOUR MANIFESTO.

    A manifesto, in opposition to conscription, has been issued, announcing that "the undesigned wish it to be publicly known than, having taken a stand against ...

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  26. GERMANS HOPEFUL.

    There is a widespread belief in Berlin that the Russians must now make a separate peace. The newspapers worn the German public against premature hopefulness. ...

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  27. LATE PTE. L. H. NORTHCOTT.

    Mr. J. H. Northcott, of Nhill, Victoria, has received word that his eldest son, Pte. L. H. Northcott, has been killed in action. He enlisted early in 1916, was attached to the 4/50th, and ...

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  28. LATE PTE. T. O'REILLY.

    Pte. Terence O'REILLY, of the 48th Battalion, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Reilly, of Terowie, was killed in action in France on October 12, at the age of 34 years. The deceased was ...

    Article : 171 words
  29. AN OPTIMISTIC AMBASSADOR.

    M. Maklakoff (the new Russian Ambassador) says that although the situation is serious it must not be regarded tragically. There is no occasion for undue alarm. The ...

    Article : 164 words
  30. Asiago Reported Lost.

    A German wireless message reads:—The Austro-Hungarians, pressing forward in the Val Sugana and the Upper Piave Valley, captured Asiago after desperate street ...

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  31. MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE.

    The Paris Matin states that the Inter-Allied War Committee will be composed of the Prime Minister, another Minister, and a representative of the General Staff ...

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  32. STATE LEGISLATOR'S ATTITUDE.

    A public meeting was held in the institute hall on Friday night to revive the conscription committee. Mr. W. J. Hooper was in the chair. It was decided to request ...

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  33. LATE PTE. H. C. KELLY.

    Mr. R. Kelly, late of the Land and Pastoral Board, and now of Morrindie, Giles Corner, has been advised that his son, Pte. H. C. Kelly, was killed in action in France on October 18. Pte ...

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  34. Successful Raids.

    Telegraphing on Saturday morning the British Commander-in-Chief said:—At dawn this morning we attacked positions north and north-west of Passchendaele ...

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  35. LATE DVR. C. M. PERRY.

    Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Perry, of Wheaton road, St. Peters, have been notified that their only son, Dvr. C. M. Perry, was killed in action on October 9. He was born in Jeparit, Victoria, on July 2 ...

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  36. NEED FOR ECONOMY.

    Mr. Bonar Law went on to say:—Our losses in ships had been very heavy, and although we were steadily reducing them they were still heavy. Hence the great ...

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  37. COMPARATIVE QUIETUDE.

    The congress of Soviet Deputies met on Thursday. Those disapproving of the 'Bolsheviks' policy left the meeting. Members of the town council and the peasant ...

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  38. Macedonia and Mesopotamia

    A German wireless bulletin announces that "the English advanced on the Struma Plain, in Macedonia, but a powerful Bulgar counter-thrust threw them back." ...

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  39. RETREAT MORE ORDERLY.

    The Milan correspondent of The Daily Telegraph states that during the visit of Mr. Lloyd George to the front he noted that the Italian preparations for defence ...

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  40. Big Changes Pending.

    The Observer states that the direction of the vastly extended allied front will involve an important rearrangement of military commands. ...

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  41. SOUTH EASTERN SOLDIERS KILLED.

    MOUNT GAMBIER, November 9.—Mr. George Lehey has been informed that his son, Pte. A. S. Lehey, who enlisted in Adelaide about two years ago, was killed in battle in France on ...

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  42. Scotching the Germans.

    Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, General President of the National Seamen's Union, is forming a Merchant Seamen's League, open to every citizen of the Empire. The ...

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  43. Australian War Casualties.

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  44. STATE RECRUITERS FREED.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) said on Saturday that some members of the State Recruiting Committees were in favour of compulsory service and some ...

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  45. "New Era Ahead."

    The Daily Chronicle's' Petrograd correspondent states that the Military Revolutionary Committee have appointed commissaries at every important railway ...

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  46. German Guns Busy.

    Gen. Haig reported on Sunday:—Heavy rain has fallen. There has been [?] artillerying of our positions at Passchendaele and the ground captured northward ...

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  47. YARRA BANK PROTESTS.

    The conscription proposal was denounced with vehemence at a meeting on the Yarra bank this afternoon. A crowd of about 3,000 persons assembled, and the platforms ...

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  48. Position of Holland.

    The Paris correspondent of The Amsterdam Telegraph states that he has been authorized to contradict a rumour inspired in Germany that "certain Dutch papers ...

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  49. Mrs. Askew's Death.

    A survivor of the Italian steamer Citta Di Bari, which was sunk off Corfu, in the [?], tells an appalling story of the barbarity of the crew of the submarine. ...

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  50. Patriotic Funds.

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  51. A French Attack.

    The French afternoon communique states:—After a violent bombardment the Germans attacked at Chaume Wood (Verdun front) also in the region of ...

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  52. TWO BROTHERS KILLED.

    Ptes. W. R. and A. J. Sim, second and third sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Sim, of Bacon street, Hindmarsh, were killed in action on October 18, in France. Enlisting, together in September ...

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  53. ARCHBISHOP MANNIX'S COMMENTS.

    Speaking at North Brunswick on Saturday Archbishop Mannix said that, on the conscription issue, the people were asked to put the Empire first and Australia ...

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  54. INTEREST IN CANADA.

    The Canadian newspapers which are supporting the Union Government welcome the announcement that in Australia the conscription issue is to be re-submitted to ...

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  55. SERBIAN FUND.

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  56. India and the Empire.

    A splendid banquet was given last evening in a huge tent on the Secretariat lawns by 50 ruling princes of India to the Maharajah of Bikaner, Sir James Meston, and ...

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  58. BROKEN HILL MEN KILLED.

    News has been received that [?] and W. G. Hendry, both long residents of Broken Hill, have been killed in France. The latter was the son of Mr. Hendry (ex-Mayor) ...

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  59. Where America Will Come In.

    Mr. Arthur Pollen, the British naval authority, in a speech on Friday, pointed out that the reduced U-boat sinkings was of more ...

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  60. Germans and Switzerland

    Germans are steadily endeavouring to get Switzerland completely under control with a view to utilizing the country after the war as a trading centre. Many Germans ...

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  61. ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONIST SOLDIERS.

    While addressing an anti-conscription gathering at the Botanic Park on Sunday afternoon, Mr. L. L. Hill (President of the U.L.P.), announced that an ...

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  62. WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

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  63. Incidents of the War.

    Col. F. G. Scott (commanding Royal Submarine Miners), Capt. J. Moralee, and Pte: H. Cohen, have been sentenced to 18,15, and eight months' imprisonment ...

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  64. A "FALLACIOUS ARGUMENT."

    Speaking in the Flinders Street Presbyterian Church on Sunday night the Rev. Dr. G. Davidson referred to the remarks by Archbishop Mannix, of Melbourne, on ...

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  65. WALL STREET DEPRESSED.

    Reports received in New York that M. Kerensky had been deposed by the Maximalists caused a heavy slump in Wall street. Accurate official advices from ...

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  66. Blockade Conference.

    An official message states that members of the American mission are conferring with British and French representatives on economic questions connected with the ...

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  67. Echo of Redcap Intrigue.

    M. Leymarie, ex-Chief Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior, has been committed for trial on a charge of trading with the enemy in connection with the Le ...

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  69. LUMPERS' RESOLUTION.

    At a meeting at Fremantle 800 lumpers unanimously carried a resolution pledging themselves to oppose conscription. The resolution is to be forwarded to the A.L.F. ...

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  71. Big Submarine Destroyed

    The Kiel Zeitung confirms the report of the blowing up of a great German submarine in Kiel Harbour on October 29. Five men were killed. ...

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  73. Britain's Food.

    Sir Arthur Yapp (Director of Food Economy) states that children will not be included in the new scale of voluntary rations which he will announce on ...

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