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  2. STATE SUBMERGED 17 IN. OF RAIN

    The Queensland floods are as serious as ever. There is no information to hand concerning the settlers in the country beyond Clermont, and grave fears are ...

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  3. IRISH QUESTION

    The "Manchester Guardian" which is recognised as one of the leading organs of the Liberal Patty in Great Britain, and has frequently forecasted Government ...

    Article : 576 words
  4. PEACE LOVERS AMERICAN SINNERS

    The French boxing champion, Georges Carpentier, has been eagerly sought after, especially by American prompters, who are keen to seize every ...

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  5. PEACE FLIGHTS GERMAN ANGER

    The rejection by the Allies of the preliminary peace overtures of the central Powers on the grounds that no evidences was offered of sincerity, and that no ...

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  6. DRINK EVIL

    At the close of 1916 the most absorbing domestic topic of the British nation was the prohibition of the drink traffic—or, at the very least, the imposition of ...

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  7. 'CLOSE THE RANKS'

    The executive of the United Labor Party yesterday decided to call a special conference on February 12, when another more determined effort will be ...

    Article : 53 words
  8. THE INVENTOR

    The inventive gents of a nation is possibly the [?] of all its resources to organise [?] the Government, at the desire of the Minister of Industry (Mr. ...

    Article : 321 words
  9. FEDERAL CABINET SUPPOSED NEW TEAM

    What professes to be certain information about the political arrangements in Melbourne has been received by the "Evening News." It is stated that everything which ...

    Article : 353 words
  10. DECISIVE EFEORTS IN THE WEST.

    The French military critic, M. Marce Hutin, writing in the "Echo de Paris states that the Allies are preparing for great at decisive efforts on the [?] ...

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  11. ALLIES WILL EXHAUST THEMSELVES.

    The "Volks Zeitung" has published a property to the effect that the Allies with launcir a huge offensive, and that afterwards they will be compelled to ...

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  12. ALLIED VICTORY AND DURABLE PEACE.

    His Majesty the King in reply to the New Year's greeting from the citizens of London said he earnestly joined in the prayers for a glorious victory and the ...

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  13. KAISER AGAIN THANKS GOD.

    The Kaiser has sent the following New Year message to his Empress:—"Rouma nia is cleared, thanks to God and in spite of the stubborn Russian resistance. ...

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  14. TASMANIAN FLOODS.

    Yesterday's cloudburst in Hobart did more damage than has been ever previously recorded. The loss in every direction will run into thousands of pounds ...

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  15. MR. HUGHES' POSITION

    There were no developments in connection with the Federal situation to-day, but a change is expected within a day or two. Rumor was busy at Federal ...

    Article : 214 words
  16. COUNTERRACING GERMAN INFLUENCE.

    The American papers are deeply in terested in the report that the British Government may send Mr. Balford on a special mission to Washington. They ...

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  17. DARCY GRACES VAUDEVILLE.

    Tex Rickard has practically decided toarrange that the Australian boxing champion, Les, Darcey, will engage in his firsr bont on American soil early ...

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  18. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

    Financial problems wall occupy much of the time at the Premiers' Conference, which opens in Melbourne to-morrow. Referring to the matter yesterday the ...

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  19. INTERESTING LETTERS CONFERENCE MUST BE KEPT INVIOLATE.

    Sir—The thoughts of yourself and others on the necessity of recommendation within our party have been helpful and interesting "I have refrained from ...

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  20. RAILWAY BLOCKS.

    Railway gangs are repairing the Apsley line, which was blocked. last Friday. The efforts of over a hundred men opened communication on the Derwent Valley line ...

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  21. CROWN PRINCESS BITTER WALL.

    Advices received from Berlin state that the peace negotiations have resulted in a widening of the split between the Moderate and the Pan German ...

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  22. APPEALS FOR RECRUITS

    On the Rosewater Reserve last night another—recording meeting under the auspices of the All-British League, was held. There was a large attendance, over which Councillor R. ...

    Article : 387 words
  23. EMPIRE PROBLEMS IRISH SETTLEMENT

    The "Manchester Guardian" says that Lord Wimbourne (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) has outlined a scheme for the settlment of the Irish problem, which ...

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  24. BLOND ESKIMOS

    Mr. George. H. Wilkins, a member of the Stelfanosh Arctic Expendition, recently reached England after more than three years spent in the Arctic, mostly ...

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  25. LIBERALS DECLINE TO SPEAK.

    Hon. A. Poynton, Commonwealth Treasurer, returned by the Adelaide express. and Hon. W. Webster, Postmaster-General came from Sydney to-day. ...

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  26. A 30,000 DOLLAR PURSE.

    Tom Andrews has announced that he will offer a purse of 30,000 dollars for a boxing contest between Jeff Smith and Les Darcy to take place here in ...

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  27. TO BE HELD FRIDAY.

    As a result of telegraphic construction between the States the resumption of the Premiers' Conference has been definetly fixed for Friday. It will be held at ...

    Article : 109 words
  28. "AUSTRALIA [?] US."

    The "Local Anzieger" (Cologne) referring to the suggested Imperial Conference in London, under the heading "Summoning England's Satelites," ...

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  29. BALKAINS CAMPAIGN ROUMANIA'S PERIL

    A wireless message issued in Berlin, and intercepted by the British Admiralty states:—"The official German report says —General von Mackensen's forces have ...

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  30. HOME RULE FOR INDIA.

    The National Congress at Lucknow has passed a resolution urging the King Emperor to proclaim a British policy for India, and requesting him confer ...

    Article : 41 words
  31. IRON TRADE

    It is expected that the iron trade trouble, due to the dispute over the claims made by the moulders, will reach a climax to-morrow. A special meeting ...

    Article : 206 words
  32. ENEMY TAKE COUNSEL TOGETHER.

    That Copenhagen correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company states that he has learned from Austrian sources that an important meeting of the ...

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  33. BRITISH AVIATORS SHINE.

    British supremacy, in the air is indicated by the official statement of air losses on the western front in December. The Germans lost 63 machines, the British 10, ...

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  34. FEDERAL REVENUE

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  35. ENEMY LOSSES IN 1916.

    Authorities figures show that on the French front in France during [?] 78,500 Germans were captured by the French. The British took 40,800 ...

    Article : 63 words
  36. SPIRIT OF IMPERIAL COMMERCE.

    Twenty-one Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade have endorsed a circular proposal, issued by the Colonial Institute, to make it obligatory to ...

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  37. ADJUTANT POWLEY FAREWELLED.

    A farewell social was tendered Adjutant and Mrs. Powley at the Salvation Army Citadel last evening. There was a large attendance, over which [?] ...

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  38. AUSTRIANS CLAIM PROGRESS.

    An Austrian communique states that the Austro-German forces have arrived before the defensive lines occupied by the Russo-Roumanisans from Brail to ...

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  39. ATHLETES AND WAR MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS

    Emill Fricol, the French wold's short distance champion cyclist, has been killed in the operations on the Somme-Ericol did good service as a motor ...

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  40. ADVERTISEMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    A Dublin message states that the Goyernment is inaugurating a compulsory tillage scheme, in Ireland, requiring farmers to Cultivate a large proportion of ...

    Article : 69 words
  41. RUSSIANS DISPERSE THE ENEMY.

    A wireless message received from Petrograd states:—"We drove back advancing enemy groups south-westwards of Brody. We also dispersed the enemy ...

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  42. REGISTERING BARMAIDS

    The registration of barmaids continues at the Department of Labor. In the course of the 600 cases already dealt with a few instances of hardship ...

    Article : 98 words
  43. "BUILD AND [?] HANCE INSTEAD OF DESTROY."

    Sir—There is deal of wisdom in what Mr. Birrell writes in regard to it being suicidal for the Labor Party to ever hope to maintain its present position ...

    Article : 381 words
  44. GENERAL WAR NEWS ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

    An official Italian communique, received from Rome, states that enemy trenches and communication lines along the whole front have been shelled. An ...

    Article : 74 words
  45. ABATTOIRS TROUBLE.

    The Riverstone mutton slaughtermen are still out and there is no prosepct of a settlement. Glebe Island is still working. ...

    Article : 66 words
  46. TOLL OE BRITISH SPORTS.

    The argument that there has been [?] much sport has not been borne out by the response of fit men from the various avenues of spont. Invariably the ...

    Article : 222 words
  47. PORT AUGUSTA REGATTA.

    The annual regatta at Port Augusta was held on New Year's Day. Perfect weather made it possible for a large crowd to attend, motor partits ...

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  48. KILLED BY A TRAIN

    A sydney bound train from Deenside this morning ran over and killed an un identified man. A Bible whereon was written, "A Lowe," was found on the ...

    Article : 71 words
  49. Advertising

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  50. OUR HEROES

    Lord has been received at Burra that Lieutenant Frank Treloar and Lieutenant Norman McBride have been slightly wounded in Egypt. ...

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  51. CHAIRMAN OF AIR BOARD.

    Baton Cowdray has-been appointed chairman of the British Air Board in succession to Lord Sydenham on the express condition that no salary shall ...

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  52. STATE REVENUE FAILS.

    The State revenue for December is £11,000 short of the previous December. it was the first short month of the current financial year. The decrease was ...

    Article : 43 words
  53. DESTRUCTIVE ANTS

    Constable Marsh reported last. evening that a wooden electric light pole at the south-west corner of Whitmore square fell down suddenly, causing a ...

    Article : 85 words
  54. CLARE NEWS.

    The Christmas and New Year holidays passed off quietly at Clare this year. The united societies of Christian Eudeavorers held a picnic on New Year's ...

    Article : 152 words
  55. GARDEN 3 FT. SQUARE.

    A nationai food growing competition, under the organisation of the Oxford and District Temperane League and the Oxford and District Sunday School ...

    Article : 108 words
  56. Advertising

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