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  2. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Commons to-day there were lively discussions on the subject of man-power, food prices, the Channel fight, and other subjects, resulting in the ...

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  3. THE WAR.

    General Sir Dougias Haig, the British Commandant on the West front, reports:—We bombarded the lines in the neighbourhood of Hohenzollern and the La Bassee ...

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  4. RUMANIA'S SUCCESS.

    Official Rumanian circles in London are of the opinion that the worst is over for their country. The full pressure of the Russian relief will be felt in a few days' ...

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  5. GERMANY AND AMERICA.

    It is announced that President Wilson has ordered an investigation into the sinking of the s.s. Marina, to determine whether Germany has broken her pledges. ...

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  6. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    In the House of Lords this evening, Lord Derby, the Parliamentary Undersecretary to the War Office, made a statement on affairs in Mesopotamia. ...

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  7. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Government Railways Amendment ...

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  8. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    The men employed at the Newcastle district abattoirs have withdrawn their notices. They have decided to keep on working, and any apprehension of a ...

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  9. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. DURACK announced that a section ...

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  10. WAR CHARITIES.

    The sum of £50,000,000 was subscribed during the first two years of the war for charity. This includes donations from the Dominions and the colonies. ...

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  11. RUMANIAN REPORT.

    A Rumanian communique states:—We occupied Mount Rosca and took prisoners. We repulsed attacks in the Prahova Valley, in the region of Dragoslavele. ...

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  12. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German communique states:—We drove back the enemy north-east and east of Les Boeufs. French attacks on La Maisonnette, our ...

    Article : 42 words
  13. RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

    A Russian communique states:—There was fierce fighting at Kimpolung and on the left bank of the Alt. The Rumanians continue to press the ...

    Article : 37 words
  14. TORPEDOED STEAMERS.

    The bulk of the crew of the torpedoed steamer Marina has been saved, but 17 men are still unaccounted for. It is reported that there were 35 ...

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  15. BRITAIN'S PREPARATIONS.

    Mr. Frederick Coudert, who has visited the West front, says: "England will reach the zenith of her preparations in the spring when she will have five times per cent. ...

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  16. THE REFERENDUM.

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  17. THE CHANNEL RAID.

    Mr. Balfour, the First Lord of the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons, that six British drifters were lost in the Channel fight. ...

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  18. RUMANIAN VICTORY.

    Bucharest reports that the Szurduk battle was a brilliant Rumanian victory. The Rumanians repulsed the enemy from the frontier, and took many guns ...

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  19. GERMAN PEACE FEELERS.

    What is interpreted as another German peace feeler has been telegraphed to the "New York World" from Berlin. Professor Delbruck, a noted historian, ...

    Article : 132 words
  20. REGISTERING TRADE NAMES.

    In the House of Commons this evening, Mr. E. G. Pretyman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Board of Trade, moved the second reading of the Registration of ...

    Article : 264 words
  21. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German communique states:—We captured important heights west of Folwkrasnolesie. We took 174 prisoners. On the southern Transylvanian ...

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  22. CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.

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  23. NEWCASTLE COMMITTEE THANKED

    Mr. R. G. Kilgour yesterday received the following telegram from Mr. Hughes the Prime Minister: "Please convey to every member of our committee my ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. LORD BERESFORD'S VIEW.

    A representative of the "New York Times" interviewed Lord Beresford regarding his speech in the House of Lords. He said he did not intend to criticise ...

    Article : 131 words
  25. BRITAIN AND GREECE.

    In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, recommended the postponement of a question as to ...

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  26. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    The October casualty lists for the army aggregated 4366 officers and 101,340 men, including approximately 1050 officers and 19,865 men killed or who have ...

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  27. YOUNG MEN NEEDED.

    The army authorities are increasingly insistent in their demand for more men for winter training, and for renewed operations in the spring. The military ...

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  28. MR. HUGHES SILENT.

    Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, arrived to-day by the express, which he left at Seymour, and reached Melbourne during the afternoon by motor. He ...

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  29. THE MOULDERS' STRIKE.

    The moulders' strike as far as Newcastle district is concerned has entered upon its eleventh week and the men are still determined to hold out for their demands. ...

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  30. GERMAN MUNITION MINISTRY.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent says that the creation of a German Ministry of Munitions, under Major-General Groener, who has a ...

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  31. MR. WEBSTER'S ATTITUDE

    Mr. Webster, the Postmaster-General, this afternoon made a statement regarding the political situation. "Though I do not regard the results to ...

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  32. MAINTENANCE OF RIGHTS.

    Judge Hughes, the Republican candidate for the Presidency, answering a heckler at one of his meetings as to whether he favoured the embargo on ...

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  33. THE GERMAN CONFERENCE.

    The "New York American's" Berlin correspondent says there is much speculation in regard to the Kaiser's conference with Herr von Bethmann Hollweg, and ...

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  34. GERMANY NEEDS MECHANICS.

    There are signs that the German munition factories are badly in need of men. German agents are travelling through ...

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  35. RUSSIAN FRONTS.

    A Russian communique states:—In the direction of Lutsk, south of Sveniuchi, we captured trenches and repulsed a counter-attack. ...

    Article : 53 words
  36. KILLED IN ACTION.

    Adrian Balfour, Second-lieutenant in a London regiment, late of Sydney, and the Rev. Arthur Walker, a Lieutenant in the Manchesters, a son of the Rev. John ...

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  37. THE FARMERS' PLEA.

    The Associated Chambers of Agriculture have passed a resolution asserting that there will be a disastrous shortage of wheat and other essential foods if the ...

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  38. VICTORIA.

    A number of business men, representative of Melbourne organisations to-day had a private intreview with Sir Alexander Peacock, the State Premier, relative ...

    Article : 274 words
  39. ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.

    A traveller reports that Allied aeroplanes bombed a Zeppelin shed near Brussels, and destroyed a Zeppelin. ...

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  40. THE WORKERS AND FOOD.

    Mr. Thomas, M.P., and Mr. Williams, the transporters' secretary, declared that the railwaymen and transporters are prepared to associate themselves with the ...

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  41. WILL ENLIST AGAIN.

    The proposal that the Prime Minister should be asked if he would accept a battalion of returned soldiers if they re-enlisted is being taken up with ...

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  42. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German communique states:—On the east bank of the Narjowka the Turks sturmed positions north-west of Molochow and further south. ...

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  43. GERMAN BRUTALTY.

    The "National Tidende" states that a Russian prisoner escaped across the border of Denmark. German guards pursued him, and beat ...

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  44. PRICE OF FOOD.

    The "Manchester Guardian" says: "The Government and all responsible authorities believe that food prices are going to be much higher. Wheat and ...

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  45. BORDER RAILWAYS.

    In introducing in the Legislative Assembly to-day the matter of the Morgan to Hay railway, via Wentworth in New South Wales, and the proposed line from ...

    Article : 145 words
  46. COMMONWEALTH ENROLMENT.

    Exceeding considerably the estimate made by the Commonwealth Statistican, the number of men who reported under proclamation, up to October 30, was ...

    Article : 138 words
  47. AMERICAN PROSPERITY.

    A return by the United States banks shows that they have increased their resources by 25 per cent in three years. ...

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  48. AFFRAY IN GREECE.

    A regiment favourable to King Constantine attempted to stop another infantry regiment going to the interior from Salonica to join the National Army. ...

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  49. ILLTREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

    A number of Russian officers have been placed in special camps for severe treatment as a reprisal for alleged ill-treatment of German prisoners in Russia. ...

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  50. IRISH RECRUITS.

    It is officially announced that Irishmen, who were recruited for general service, will in future be given the option of enlisting in an Irish regiment. ...

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  51. EMPIRE PREFERENCE.

    The Empire Producers' Association gave a farewell luncheon to Mr. Horace Young, the Australian delegate. Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister of New ...

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  52. IN MACEDONIA.

    A French communique states:—The Servians are making progress in the Cerna salient west of Lake Prespa. We occupied the Singieri monastery. ...

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  53. NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

    The Norwegian Ambassador to Berlin has arrived in Christiania to confer with the Government regarding the reply to Germany's Note. ...

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  54. INDIA'S GREAT LOYALTY.

    Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India, presided at a conference, which was attended by 46 of the principal rulers of India. He said they had met without ...

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  55. FEDERAL REVENUE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  56. BENEVOLENT DAY.

    Alderman M. J. Moroney, the Mayor of Newcastle, presided at the meeting in connection with Hospital and Benevolent Day, held in the council chambers last ...

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  57. FEDERAL WAR PENSIONS.

    Up to the present 16,347 war pensions have been granted, involving an annual liabillty of £699,654. ...

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  58. ENEMY REPORT.

    A German communique states:—After a preliminary success in the Cerna salient the Servians fell back before a Bulgarian counter-attack. ...

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  59. AUSTRALIAN BRAVERY.

    The following letter from Lieutenantcolonel Clark, of the Thirtieth Battalion, will be of much interest to many people in the Newcastle district. It is sent ...

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  60. DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES.

    A submarine named the Deutschland has arrived at New London, Connecticut. Commander Koenig states that the Deutschland left Bremen on the 10th ...

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  61. ALIEN PEERS.

    Mr. Bonar Law, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced in the House of Commons that the Government would introduce without delay a Bill in the ...

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  62. THE NAME OF ANZAC.

    The Bill for the prohibition of the use of the word Anzac as a trade mark was read a second time in the House of Commons. Mr. Pretyman, Parliamentary ...

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  63. IMPEDING RECRUITING.

    Arnold Lupton, an ex-member of the House of Commons, has been summoned under the Defence of the Realm Act for publishing pamphlets prejudicial to ...

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  64. MISS KATE CAMPION.

    Miss Kate Campion, an Australian soprano, gave a recital at the Aeollan Hall, and has been favourably noticed. When making mint sauce, add a little ...

    Article : 49 words
  65. Advertising

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