The splendid old Flemish town of Ypres is no more. It is still in British hands, but the German shells and fire have reduced it to ashes. "Ypres is no more," ...
Article : 78 wordsMrs. W. Bewick, mother of Captain Bewick, received a few days ago a letter from her son (news of whose death reached her about a month back). The young ...
Article : 88 wordsHornsby rolled up in force on Saturday to give a number of local soldier volunteers a send—off and presentation. The function was organised by railway men ...
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Advertising : 11 wordsAt a patriotic demonstration at Wellington (N.Z.) a Union Jack was sold at auction, and realised £21,574 for the Wounded Soldiers' Relief Fund. The bids ...
Article : 73 wordsFrom the Parramatta Town Hall staff, Mr. Eric Platt; the courteous second assistant (in the town clerk's office), has gone into camp to prepare to do his "bit" ...
Article : 160 wordsBefore commencing the business of the Tamworth Licensing Court, Mr. T. W. Higgins, a member of the Licensing Bench, acknowledged the remarks of ...
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Advertising : 499 wordsBishop Long in a sermon at Bathurst:—"It was no use for the politician to talk about slackers and shirkers while leaving things in the present unsatisfactory ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Assistant Minister for Defence was asked in the House of Representatives whether he had any official information regarding the published report that an ...
Article : 76 words"Too many billets flying round for me," was the answer a Parramatta young man gave to the question "Why don't you enlist?" At a time when the sons of ...
Article : 221 wordsThe Rev. R. H. Pitt Owen (who during his short ministry as curate at St. John's, Parramatta, since the departure for England of the rector has made very many ...
Article : 545 wordsWhile Australia, with the rest of the Empire, is facing, not as is often said, the greatest crisis of all times, but the greatest crisis of modern times, we see the ...
Article : 432 wordsThe mother and father of a deceased soldier, if dependent upon him at the time of his death, were each entitled to a pension. Each was entitled, in the case ...
Article : 126 wordsLetters from the front say that piles of postal matter intended for the boys at the front lie massed at Egypt; and the efforts to distribute that matter are, seemingly ...
Article : 171 wordsA large deputation waited upon the Federal Prime Minister to beseech him not to worry the Commonwealth with his wretched party programme, particularly ...
Article : 208 wordsA nurse engaged to attend the Australian wounded in Egypt has written to a friend in Sydney describing the good progress of the patients. The letter, which is ...
Article : 169 wordsAnother son (Sergea[?] Tom Costello) of the popular and able Adjutant at Liverpool camp, Lieut J. Costello (Alstor-street, Woollahra), is reported now to be ...
Article : 48 wordsFolks with relatives at the front had better beware of the non-orthodox urgent wire from Egypt, asking for £10 to be sent to wounded "Bill" or "Jim" in hospital. A ...
Article : 56 wordsCaptain Shannon, speaking at last Saturday's patriotic function at Wentworthville, gave utterance to some solid sense truths, not always understood by the ...
Article : 586 wordsA most impressive memorial service—in relation generally to the affliction in so many Australian homes in connection with the ravages of the present war—was ...
Article : 568 wordsThis day, 12 noon, W. F. Jago, at the residence of the Rev. E. F. Waddy, Parramatta North, furniture, etc. ...
Article : 24 wordsWhat with bands and banners, cadets and people galore, Wentworthville was on fete last Saturday afternoon, when Mr. T. R. Moxham, M.L.A. unveiled the Roll of ...
Article : 515 wordsA Parramatta man who "is not quite sure that there is nothing in dreams," woke up on Monday morning with the conviction that he had just had a vivid ...
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Advertising : 304 wordsThe world is not such a large place, after all! A brother of Mr. C. Platt (of Messrs. Herrington and Plait, Church-street, Parramatta)—who was with us, as ...
Article : 112 wordsWith reference to a statement made in the House of Representatives about there being a German doctor at Liverpool camp, Senator Pearce says he has made inquiries ...
Article : 146 wordsAt the meeting of the executive of the Parramatta branch of the Liberal Association held on Saturday (Alderman A. H. Collett in the chair and the Hon. Joseph ...
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