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  2. ROUMANIAN INTERVENTION EXPECTED.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—The "Wossische Zeitung" says it is expected that Roumania will shortly decide to intervene, favoring the Eatente. The Roumanian Minister will ...

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  3. LABOR AFFAIRS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Public Works Department denies that it is responsible for a stoppage of work on the fifth section of the North Coast railway. ...

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  4. M.U.I.O.O.F, ROYAL STAR OF ELTHAM LODGE.

    On Wednesday, 8th March, the members of the above Lodge met with their respective friends and relatives at the Lodge room at Eltham to honor their fellow brothers ...

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  5. PORTUGAL AND GERMANY.

    RIO DE JANEIOR, Sunday.—Germany's declaration of war against Portugal has excited public opinion and there have bee enthusiastic street demonstrations in favor of ...

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  6. RECRUITING.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—The South Australian War Council has decided to open a country campaign. A special train will take speakers into the rural centres between ...

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  7. FRIGHTFUL ENEMY LOSSES.

    PARIS, Monday.—The German losses at Douanmont pale into insignificance compared with those of last week. The German artillery for nine hours searched Vaux plateau ...

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  8. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    LONDON, Sunday—Lord Northcliffe, who has been visiting the French front, says it is difficult to [?] Germany's reasons for flashing astounding falsehoods round the ...

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  9. REGULATIONS RE PRICE OF BREAD.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Secretary of the Federal Attorney-General's Department is engaged framing regulations in connection with the proclamation fixing the price of ...

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  10. MORE SICK AND WOUNDED.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A ship with 388 sick and wounded soldiers is due at Sydney on Thursday, the N.S. Wales men who are fit to be granted leave and provided with railway ...

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  11. NON-FIGHT CORPS.

    LONDON, Saturday.—In view of the number of conscientious objectors, the War Office has formed a non-fight corps at the usual rates of infantry pay without proficiency ...

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  12. ALLEGED MALICIOUS WOUNDING.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Criminal Court Carl James Sharpe was charged with maliciously wounding George Harkness, a member of the expeditionary forces, at Glebe ...

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  13. THE BALKANS.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Chronicle's'" Salonika correspondent status the Allies' positions continue to be extended and strengthened. Zeppelins do not venture ...

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  14. BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA.

    PARIS, Sunday.—Advices from Switzerland state the Russians have again, bombarded Varna. ...

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  15. COMMODITIES.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—It is reported that the Commonwealth Government has in contemplation a scheme for fixing, the prices of quite a number of commodities throughout ...

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  16. SCANDINAVIA'S DETERMINATION.

    COPENHAGEN, Sunday.—It is officially announced that, the conference which took place between the three Scandinavian States strengthened their good relations and has ...

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  17. WAR ATTITUDE APPROVED.

    LISBON, Sunday.—The majority of newspapers enthusiastically agree with the war attitude. Republicans and Socialists are uniting to defend the country's cause. ...

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  18. SEIZURE OF COCOA

    HOTTERDAM, Sunday.—The police seized 10,000 kilos of cocoa at Masts station, originally purchased at 21d, then augmented by one-fourth cocoa skins and finally sold ...

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  19. RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.

    LONDON, Monday.—A Bucharest message says that Russia has signed an agreement allowing the passage of war materials to Roumania, eventually supplying her with ...

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  20. MR. CHURCHILL'S RETURN.

    LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Winston Churchill interviewed mr. Asquith yesterday and decided to return to the front to-day. ...

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  21. GOOLMANGAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TERANIA SHIRE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

    The following subscriptions have been paid in by the Coolmangar branch of the Terania Shire Belgian Relief Fund:—Collected by Mesdames J. H. Mitchell and J. O'Keefe.— ...

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  22. NEW STAGE OF THE WAR.

    PARIS, Sunday.—The "Revue" says the 21 days' lighting round Verdun and the hopelessness of a Germany victory mean a new stage of the war is opening and that ...

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  23. BELGIAN DECOEATION.

    LONDON, Saturday.—King Albert of Belgium has conferred the Order of Leopold, upon Sir R. L. Borden, Premier of Canada. ...

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  24. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    STOCKHOLM, Sunday.—A conference of representatives of the United States, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, arising out of the Ford peace ...

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  25. GERMANS' ACTIVITY.

    LONDON, Sunday.—Sir D. Haig reports the enemy sprang four mines near Hohenzollern, which did little damage to our trenches. Grenade fighting ensued, the casualties being ...

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  26. MR. CHURCHILLL.

    LONDON, Friday.—The "Spectator" says that the most case-hurdened party politicians of the most demoralised epoch of the 18th century have recoiled from Mr. ...

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  27. ROUMANIAN VESSEL ATTACKED.

    LONDON, Monday.—The " Daily Mail's" correspondent at Odessa says that Bulgarians attacked a Roumanian vessel north-east of Rustehuek. An Austrian gunboat ...

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  28. BOARD WILL FTX PRICES.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Senator Pearce says it is not his intention to sit in his office and make prices for the whole of Australia: That will he the duty of the Board, which will ...

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  29. RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS.

    LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Fisher entertained the Russian journalists. Capt. Collins (Secretary to the Commonwealth) and the Agentsx General were present. The Russians ...

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  30. MUNITIONS DESTROYED.

    PARIS, Sunday.—Some British soldiers, in loading a munition train near Rouen dropped a case which exploded, causing a fire, and killing those handling the explosives. The ...

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  31. THE PRIME MINISTER.

    LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Hughes' principal appointments on Monday are interviews with Mr. L. Harecourt and Mr. W. Runeiman, and conferences with the sugar ...

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  32. CHILCOTT'S GRASS RED CROSS.

    The usual monthly meeting of the Chilcott's Grass branch of the red Cross Society was held at the residence of Mrs. T. R. Taylor (President) on Wednesday, the 1st ...

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  33. DOWN WITH KELLY.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Secret societies and Freemasonry in their relation to military organisation was alluded to by Archbishop Kelly at the annual Communion breakfast of ...

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  34. POPE'S LETTER.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The Pope, writing to Cardinal Pompili, says:— "We are throwing ourselves among the fighters as a father between sons at strife. We entreated them, ...

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  35. VERDUN.

    PARIS, Sunday.—A captured German artillery officer states the Germans brought into the battle arouhil Verdun hundreds of heavy guns which they advanced in a solid ...

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  36. TO FREE ARMENIA.

    PETROGRAD, Monday.—It is authoritatively stated that Russia intends to free Armenia from the Turks' misrule and strike the Bagdad railway at Raselain, and thus cut ...

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  37. THE FIRST FIGHT.

    ALEXANDRIA, Sunday.—The South Africans Shad their fight light in Egypt on February 25th at Aggia. After a four days' march to the westward of Mesamatru an ...

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  38. "THE GERMANS BLUFFED US."

    LONDON, Monday.—Colonel Repington says: "The Germans bluffed us well. The Egyptian campaign frizzled, and there are only three or four weak German divisions ...

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  39. INSPECTIONS OF SHIPS.

    COPENHAGEN, Saturday.—German warships have renewed their activity in the Baltie case, and are inspecting all ships. The latest ruse is to hide the nationality of the ...

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  40. ACTIVE ARTILLERY WORK.

    PARIS, Sunday.—A communique says:— Active artillery fighting has taken place at Bois de Sputtes, and an intense bombardment at Bethincourt, also east of ...

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  41. A CHARGE OF MURDER.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fatal disturbance occurred at the railway depot at Wagga this morning, when Nathaniel Griffiths, a laborer, receieve a blow on the head from which he ...

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  42. FAREWELL SOCIAL AND PRESENTATION.

    A farewell social and presentation was tendered Messrs. G. Clarke, Syd. Mummery, and L. Nardi on the occasion of their enlistment and departure from Nimbin. The gathering, ...

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  43. QUESTION OF A NEW JUDGE.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—A senior is current in political circles that B. R. Wise is to be appointed to a new Industrial Court judgeship which the Government proposes ...

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  44. MUST ADMIRE GERMAN BRAVERY.

    PARIS, Sunday.—A French officer says it was impossible not to admire the German bravery in their attacks on Fort Vaux, which they tried to capture regardless of the ...

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  45. AUSTRALASIA.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A congress of unions in Australia will be convened in Melbourne before May to discuss the question of conscription. ...

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  46. SUBMARINE STRIFE.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The Admiralty announce that the auxiliary Fauvette has been mined and sank on the east coast, 14 lives being lost. ...

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  47. METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—The following is the third reading of stations for the North Coast district:—Tweed River, R. S. Browa; Newrybar-Bangalow, (2nd) Joseph Watkin; ...

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  48. AUSTRALIANS' AWARDS.

    LONDON, Sunday.—Deeds for which Distinguished Conduct Medals had been grunted have been gazetted as follows:— Corp. G. Dall, taking command of an ...

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  49. SUCCESSFUL AERIAL ENCOUNTERS.

    PARTS, Monday.—A communique states:— We carried out a destructive fire on the enemy's works at Maurcourt, southward of the Somme and Nouvron. There were no ...

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  50. AERIAL ACTIVITY.

    PARIS, Monday.—A French official report states:—We brought downan aeroplane in flames within our lines near Thriscourt, in the Verdun district, which is the eighth brought ...

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  51. WHEAT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Under the Victorian wheat scheme over £14,000,000 sterling has been paid in respect to certificates for wheat delivered by the farmers. ...

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  52. BUZZARD IN THE MIDLANDS.

    LONDON, Sunday. — The blizzard in Derbyshire continues. A train has been snowed up at Minninglow station for a week, and gangs of men endeavoring to dig it out ...

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  53. LABOR AFFAIRS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The transcontinental railway muddle was further complicated yesterday by the dismissal of the senior assistant engineer, E. H. Marnie, for ...

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  54. PENALISING ENEMY VESSELS.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.—Sir Joseph Ward advocates no enemy vessels over be allowed to enter or coal at British or colonial ports. ...

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  55. THE GERMAN VERSION.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—A German communique says:— We exploded mines, occupying the craters north-eastward of Neyville. The enemy unsuccessfully attacked a sector ...

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  56. NO FOREIGN UNIONISTS.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.—The New Zealand Seamen's Union recommends no admission of foreigners to the union during the war. ...

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  57. STATE SECURITIES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Acting Prime Minister informed Mr. Holman the Fedoral Government does not propose to exercise its rights, if any, to tax State securities. ...

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  58. THE COAL TRADE.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—Owing to a large number of South Coast miners and wheelershaving enlisted, a shortage of men is being experienced in the local trade, which at ...

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  59. GERMAN SEAPLANE DRIVEN OFF.

    LONDON, Sunday.—A German seaplane was sighted off the North Foreland at midday and British aeroplanes from Dover drove off the intruder. ...

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  60. DISGRACE TO UNIONISM.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—J. Herford, a wellknown tannery proprietor, speaking at the annual outing of the tanning and leather trades operatives, appealed to the workers ...

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  61. SMASHING PHOTOGRAPHS.

    GRAFTON, Monday.—The photographs of ex-Mayor C. Strauss and ex-Mayoress Mrs. Strauss, hung on the wall of the Town Hall, were smashed, the glass fronts and frames ...

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  62. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—An Austrian communique says:—The Italians by day and night are vigorously bombarding our positions on the plateau of Doberdo and the bridge ...

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  63. FAIR RENTS COURT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Fair Rents Court was opened to-day. The Attorney-General stated the Court was unique in the experience of Australian people," and it was hoped the ...

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  64. AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The 152nd casualty list has a total for all States as follows:— Died of wounds or illness, 10; accidentally killed, 2; wounded, 2; ill, 377; injured, 22. ...

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  65. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.—A communique says:—The enemy on the Western front near Borsmunde threw large calibre mines in our trenches. "We attacked the village of ...

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  66. OBITUARY.

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—The deaths are announced of Edward Farley, the well-known operatic singer, and J. M. Pernor, formerly a prominent Australian journalist. ...

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  67. EARLY CLOSING BEST.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association says the trade is unanimously in favor of closing all hotels at 9 o'clock for the ...

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  68. AUSTRIA WORKS WRECKED

    ROME, Sunday.—A commuique reports:— We heavily bombarded the whole, of the Isonzo front and wrecked the enemy's defensive works, dispersing their reinforcements. ...

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  69. DEATH OF A BENBFACTOR.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The death has occurred of James Caird, who was notable for his great Scottish benefactions, also his gift to Shackleton's Expedition. ...

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  70. NEW SOUTH BALES.

    Ptes. J. L. Donelly, Broken Hill; L. W. Jonning, England; R. Pinlott, Lismore;.T. Ryan Paddington; J. Vercoe, Broken Hill. DIED OF WOUNDS OR ILLNESS. ...

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  71. BAD WEATHER IMPEDES OPERATIONS.

    ROME, Monday.—Operations have been impeded owing to persistent bad weather and heavy snow. After the bombardment of Isonzo, Italian infantry ploughed through ...

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  72. PUBLICANS DENOUNCED.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Archbishop Kelly, in a sermon at St. Mary's Cathedral, denounced hotelkeepers who profited by the vices of intemperance. ...

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  73. NO NEEDLESS SACRIFICES.

    PARIS, Monday.—Exports emphasise that General Petain is not prepared to sacrifice thousands uselessly as the Germans are doing. Every French retirement since the ...

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  74. A NOBLE DEED.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The long lists of Distinquished Conduct Medals afford eloquent, proof of the splendid spirit in the ranks sand many instances of self-sacrifice and ...

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  75. CLOSING CAMP CANTEENS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald declares that had it not been for the action of the Federal Government in closing camp canteens inen would have been able to get ...

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  76. THE FIRST CASE.

    The first ease brought before the Rents Court was one in which James Fingleton, M.L.A., asked the Court to fix a fair rent for his premises, which had been increased from ...

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  77. Advertising

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  78. QUEENSLAND.

    Driver I. Dimmick, Sergt.-Major W. A. Brooks. WOUNDED. Pte. E. Thomson. ...

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