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Advertising : 23 wordsSpeaking at a university students' dinner in Sydney, Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice of New South Wales and Chancellor of the Sydney University ...
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Article : 135 wordsThe ubiquitous German spy masquerades under all manner of disguises, and is to be found in the least suspected places. Some time before the war ...
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Article : 175 wordsThe past week seems to have been an unfortunate one for the enemies' navies, severe losses having been sustained by Germany. Turkey and Austria. Two ...
Article : 66 words"The enemy also fiercely attacked Dickensbursch, and the French defences at Saints Loi, and although checked by heavy rifle fire, repeatedly reformed and ...
Article : 126 wordsPending the bringing of the Wheat Acquisition Act into force, the Riverina farmers that have been fortunate enough to harvest more than sufficient grain for ...
Article : 90 wordsPartly written letters and carefully compiled diaries have been tound on many German prisoners, and extracts from these furnish most interesting reading. A ...
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Article : 73 wordsFrank Madors, a young man of twenty-two years, was charged at Sydney police court with having used insulting words in Bathurst-street, namely, "Any man who ...
Article : 228 wordsThe London "Daily Telegraph" states that nine Australian cargoes of zinc concentrates, the bulk of which was originally destined for Germany ...
Article : 53 wordsMany Territorial regiments now form part of the British army in Flanders, and a military correspondent of the London "Times." writes that "the Territorial ...
Article : 119 wordsBy the French man steamer Pacinque, from Noumea and the New Hebrides, which arrived in Port Jackson on Wednesday, came a number of French ...
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Article : 76 wordsRegarding fears expressed that, by the N.S.W. Government appointing only one firm to conduct buying operations in the country, a number of start's attached ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Customs officers at Gravesend had an extraordinary haul of contraband a few days ago. A huge box was being loaded on to a steamer bound for ...
Article : 267 wordsIn the House of Representatives on Friday, Mr. Fenton (Vic.) asked the Attorney-General if he had seen an announcement from America in the papers ...
Article : 114 wordsAlthough the authorities in Holland are doing all in their power to succor the Belgian refugees that have crossed over into Dutch territory, the plight of the ...
Article : 191 wordsThe Foodstuffs Bill passed the second reading on the voices in the West Australian Legislative Assembly. The Premier said that the bill was necessary ...
Article : 154 wordsMore than a quarter of a century ago General Gordon, familiarly known as "Chinese Gordon," made a prophecy, of which English writers have recently ...
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Article : 122 wordsA message from Grenfell (N.S.W.) says: The price of wheat being fixed at [?] will mean that fully a hundred constant farm employees in the Grenfell ...
Article : 66 wordsMost of the Broken Hill mines will close down next Saturday for the Christmas holidays. North, South, Zinc Corporation, and De Bavays will shut down ...
Article : 44 wordsThe last Commonwealth census disclosed the fact that at that time there were 35.764 Germans in the Commonwealth. ...
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The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955), Wed 16 Dec 1914, Page 1
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