The Sydney seamen have decided to give 24 hours' notice of their intention to lieave their ships. This decision will apply to interstate and coastal vessels, which will be taken to their home ports before being abandoned by their ...
Article : 137 wordsThe first section of the Australian Fleet to return from war service abroad will arrive in Sydney Harbour this morning, and will berth in Farm Cove between 10 and 11 o'clook. The ...
Article : 758 wordsA Copenhagen message states that five Bolshevik cruisers were proceeding to bombard the Finnish coast, when three British light cruisers came up and sank ono. Almost the ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the United Press, outlining the terms of the Austro-Hungarian Peace Treaty, says that Austria will be reduced to what is now known as ...
Article : 225 wordsAfter flying across the Atlantic to within 100 miles of the Irish coast, Harry Hawker, who was accompanied by Lieut. Grieve as pilot, was forced to descend at sea. He descended at 7.30 p.m owing to his petrol giving out, and up to ...
Article : 646 wordsIt is officially stated that General Denikin is personally conducting operations at Tzaridzia. He has already captured 10,000 prisoners, 28 guns, and 120 machine-guns. ...
Article : 181 wordsThe above decision, which was not unanimous, was taken at a stop-work meeting of members of the Federated Firemen and Senmen's Union, held in the Sydney Trades Hall ...
Article : 789 wordsA message from Rotterdam says that, except the "Telegraaf," the Dutch Press is unanimous in scathingly condemning the space terms. It does not waste sympathy on ...
Article : 106 wordsConsiderable regret is felt that Hawker was left to do the journey unaided. This is contrasted with the Americans' account of how the naval dispositions worked like ...
Article : 245 wordsA representative of the colliery proprietors stated last evening that the effect of the strike would be that the interstate trade in coal would cease, and, consequently, ...
Article : 189 wordsA Berlin message says that Government troops have occupied Leipzig, and hold all the principal buildings. Martial law has been proclaimed, and Spartacist newspapers ...
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Article : 109 wordsBy the courtesy of the Commodore-in[?] Charge of Naval Establishments, the Premier sent the following message by wireless to Captain Watson, D.S.O., commanding H.M.A.S. ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Labour Party has decided to move the rejection of the second reading of the Finance Bill as a protest against the proposals for the continuance of taxation of necessities, ...
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Article : 55 wordsThe Food Ministry denies that it has purchased Canadian cheese. France and South Africa are desirous of sending football teams to New Zealand in ...
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Article : 269 wordsOne hundred disguised men arrived in 10 motor cars and on cycles at the late General Nugent's castle, Carlingford Lough, and ransacked the castle. ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Navy Department at Washington advises that the United States Seaplane N[?]4, which flew from Newfoundland to the Azores, was ordered to search for the missing ...
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Article : 89 wordsThe following are the particulars of the staffing and war record of the ships:— H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE. The Melbourne is a modern protected, ...
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Article : 40 wordsA military Handley-Page aeroplane with a crew of nine has made a record circuit of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 30 hours, flying, during four days. The average speed ...
Article : 80 wordsThe holding-up of all coastal shipping will undoubtodly have a most serious effect upon many of the townships which depend mainly upon sea transport for the conveyance of ...
Article : 246 wordsDuring the past 17 weeks between 300 and 400 wool-combing and textile workers employed at Botany have been idle. Mr. M'Kenzie, secretary to the Textile ...
Article : 176 wordsLord French continues his narrative in the "Daily Telegraph" of events in the early stages of the war. He says: "I impressed on the War Office on September 26, 1914, our terrible ...
Article : 253 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the United Press states that Belgium refuses to prosecute the ex-Kaiser, and uncertainties regarding his trial are thereby developing. ...
Article : 34 wordsCaptain Leslie Wilson (Under Secretary to the Ministry for Shipping) in a statement to the House of Commons, said that all Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians, ...
Article : 47 wordsAn evidently well-planned attempt on the part of a body of Germans to escape from the Concentration Camp at Holdsworthy was checked by the authorities recently, when a ...
Article : 194 wordsIt was announced in the House of Commons that Germany's ships, surrendered to Britain up to May 9, were 22 passenger vessels of 160,800 tons gross, and 84 cargo ships of 668,200 ...
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Article : 162 wordsThe American Press is full of attacks on the United States by Senor Albuquerque, a leading Brazilian journalist. Senor Albuquerque asserts that the United States is attempting to ...
Article : 96 wordsIn the course of to-day the Shipping Controller (Rear-Admiral Clarkson) waited upon the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) with reference to the position that has been brought ...
Article : 301 wordsA silk Union Jack, representing the King's colours, is to be presented by the Imperial War Office to each of the A.I.F. Infantry and Machine-gun Battalions. In conveying this ...
Article : 92 wordsThe South Australian branch of the Federated Seamen's Union remains firm in its refusal to carry out instructions forwarded by the central executive to notify members to ...
Article : 89 wordsAlderman T. H. Kelly has resigned from the City Council, in which he represented the Bourke Ward. In a notice published in another issue he explains that his reason ...
Article : 151 wordsSenator Pearce, while in Devonport, inspected the Soundan and Port Napier, which are leaving for Australia with troops. Other sailings during the week are; ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Acting Minister for the Navy Mr. Poynton) will, visit Adelaide to welcome Lord Jellicoe, and will journey to Melbourne on H.M.S. New Zealand. Arrangements are ...
Article : 74 wordsThe New York "World's" Paris correspondent says the report was current that the Big Four contemplate obtaining the removal of Count von Brockdorff Rantzau as head of the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe strike has caused concern amongst the rank and file of the union. The strike is by no means the outcome of unanimity in Brisbane. On the contrary, there ...
Article : 71 wordsThe crew of the Bopple, which arrived from Bowen and Mackay last night, gave 24 hours' notice. The firemen were also called out. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Auditor-General's report on the expenditure by the Ministry of Munitions, during 1917-18, shows that heavy expenditure was often incurred without Treasury sanction. ...
Article : 152 wordsThe following letter has been addressed to the Premier by the executive of the Woman's reform League:— "At the first meeting of the executive ...
Article : 127 wordsA telegram from Milan says there is much comment in the newspapers on Italy's exclusion from the new Triple Alliance. The "Idea Nazionale" regards it as an attempt to ...
Article : 70 wordsThe search of Landru's Pa[?]s house revealed a wardrobe filled with women's clothes, marked with the initials of supposed victims, also several books, including a treatise ...
Article : 116 words"It is very difficult to say anything yet," said Mr. N. C. Seale, secretary of the Coastal Shipping Representatives' Association, last night. "We only received news of the men's ...
Article : 64 wordsIt was stated to-day that two months ago the seamen's officials had been given to understand that they could obtain substantial concessions if they would give a guarantee ...
Article : 732 wordsA workshop in Noville-street, Marrickville, occupied by Amos Greenwood as a cabinet works, was gutted by fire on Monday night. The building, which was valued at £200, was ...
Article : 63 wordsCaptain Guest (Secretary to the Treasury) intimated, in the House of Commons, that the question of forming an Imperial Guard was receiving careful attention. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 21 May 1919, Page 11
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