Articles from page 7: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. FEDERAL SESSION.

    When the House of Representatives met this afternoon the new member for Flinders (Vic.), Mr. S. M. Bruce, was sworn in. The Minister in charge of price-fixing (Mr. ...

    Article : 520 words
  3. UPPER HUNTER.

    Members of the Premier's party returned to Muswellbrook from Aberdeen last night, but Mr. Holman remained in his car in the railway yard. He is carefully nursing himself through ...

    Article : 1,748 words
  4. RECRUITING.

    To-day the citizens of Sydney are called on to welcome the returned sick and wounded soldiers who are coming overland from Melbourne. It is expected that the men will ...

    Article : 404 words
  5. AUSTRALIA'S DEBT.

    A statement showing the independness of the States and the Commonwealth was made to-night by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Watt) in the House of Representatives in moving ...

    Article : 887 words
  6. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Sir Douglas Haig, in his aviation report, states that 22 tons of bombs were dropped during the daytime on Monday on the enemy's railway stations, aerodromes, and ...

    Article : 248 words
  7. HARASSED RUSSIA.

    The Washington correspondent of the United Press says that influential circles are urging the United States Government to offer Red Cross workers, also money and troops, to ...

    Article : 245 words
  8. WAR NOTES.

    The delay on the part of the enemy in renewing his Western offensive continues to [?]voke various comments in different quarters. The opinion expressed by the "P[?]ll ...

    Article : 312 words
  9. WEST FRONT

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that in some features it is believed that German commanders have been waiting for a favourable phase of the moon, and that an ...

    Article : 729 words
  10. MESOPOTAMIA.

    An official message from Mesopotamia says: Our mounted forces on the Tigris have advanced as far as El Fatta. The Turks abandoned the village after little resistance, and ...

    Article : 40 words
  11. THE ITALIAN FRONT.

    Contrary to earlier expectations, no important developments have as yet occurred on the Italian front. According to Washington's diplomatic advices, which, by the way, have ...

    Article : 313 words
  12. MEETING AT ENFIELD.

    To-night Captain Carmichael, M.C., will address a recruiting meeting in the Enfield Town Hall at 8 o'clock. Sergeant Bohm, Private Scrimshaw, and Q.M.S. Joass will also ...

    Article : 32 words
  13. THE RAID ON POLA.

    A Rome official message says: A participator in the raid on Pola on the 14th inst., in which an Austrian battleship of the Viribus Unitis class was torpedoed, relates that the operation ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. IRELAND.

    The Dublin Mansion House Conference, the delegates to which included Mr. Dillon and Mr. Devlin, has announced that Viscount French's action in attempting to discredit ...

    Article : 275 words
  15. INSURING RECRUITS.

    The Chatswood Superior Public School teachers have combined with the teachers of the Roseville Public School to insure one soldier until the end of the war and six months ...

    Article : 173 words
  16. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate to-day Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) moved, on a matter of privilege, that the records of the House and Hansard, dealing with his suspension last Thursday ...

    Article : 611 words
  17. EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION.

    To-morrow the State Recruiting Committee will play a prominent part in the celebration of Empire Day. Public schools in the city and suburbs will be visited by recruiting ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. BANK AMALGAMATIONS.

    The Treasury Committee, which was appointed to inquire as to whether State interference was necessary in a great bank amalgamation, reports that possible dangers ...

    Article : 85 words
  19. AUSTRIAN AID FOR THE WEST.

    The blow inflicted on Italy was the first noticeable effect upon the Western Alliance of Russias' collapse on the Eastern front. It did not succeed—as the enemy evidently hoped ...

    Article : 316 words
  20. QUEENSLAND MARCH.

    A March for Freedom, which is Queensland's latest effort to stimulate activity in recruiting, commenced to-day, when a small force, representative of several sections of the ...

    Article : 182 words
  21. MADAME MELBA.

    A Vancouver message states that Madame Melba has raised £75,000 to date for patriotic purposes, and has entertained thousands of soldiers in American cantonments. She broke ...

    Article : 47 words
  22. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    An accident, which caused considerable damage to rolling stock, and which was responsible for great consternation, but fortunately no injury to passengers, occurred to the Forbes ...

    Article : 306 words
  23. MACEDONIA.

    A French communique regarding the operations on the Eastern front stales: Enemy artillery violently bombarded the British trenches east of Lake Doiran and our positions ...

    Article : 29 words
  24. BUTTER.

    In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Minister in charge of price fixing, Mr. Massy Greene, said negotiations were now in progress for sale of next year's ...

    Article : 562 words
  25. U-BOAT BASES.

    An Amsterdam messages says that reports from Berlin state that Zeebrugge and Ostend are so damaged that they will have to be abandoned as submarine bases. ...

    Article : 107 words
  26. MEDICAL STUDENTS.

    The Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, announced to-day that in future no restrictions would be placed on the enlistment in the Australian Imperial Force of first, second, or ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. BETWEEN THE PIAVE AND BRENTA.

    Although the present condition of their front does, not hold out great prospects for an Italian offensive, our Allies there cannot alford to remain idle until it suits the enemy ...

    Article : 405 words
  28. REJECTED VOLUNTEERS.

    It has been decided that volunteers who are slightly under the minimum chest measurement, or who are suffering from minor defects at the time of volunteering which would ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian official message states: We defeated the enemy, who twice attacked on the southern slopes of Sasso Rosso. Our thrust in the direction of Fener inflicted ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. PUBLIC SERVANTS.

    At a general meeting last night of the Public Service Association of New South Wales the President (Mr. A. A. Watson) presiding, it was reported that the president of ...

    Article : 328 words
  31. BIOGRAPH OPERATORS' CONDITIONS.

    A deputation representing the Theatrical Employees' Association, and introduced by Mr. J. W. Doyle, M.L.A., [?]rged upon the Chief Secretary (Mr. G. W. Fuller) ...

    Article : 221 words
  32. ENLISTMENT OF MINORS

    During the discussion in committee of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 1915-16, in the House of Representatives to-day the leader of the Opposition, Mr Tudor, moved an ...

    Article : 154 words
  33. PRISONER IN GERMANY.

    Private John Kelly, of Melbourne, who is among the repatriated prisoners who have arrived from Germany, states that after he was captured at Bullecourt in April, 1917, ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. GALLANT AMERICAN AIRMAN.

    An American aviator had the feed pipe of his machine shot away, and a leg broken, in an air duel, east of Ypres. He was compelled to descend on no-man's-land, and ...

    Article : 62 words
  35. CHINA AND JAPAN.

    The Peking correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the agreement which has been signed between China and Japan relates to military affairs in connection with ...

    Article : 44 words
  36. EMPIRE DAY.

    A Paris message states that Empire Day celebrations are taking place in many French towns in honour of the Empire's war effort. There will be a special celebration at ...

    Article : 37 words
  37. REPATRIATION.

    A meeting of representative residents of the Kuring-gui Shire was held on Tuesday night [?] the purpose of appointing local repatriation committees. Mr. W. R. ...

    Article : 213 words
  38. PARKES PILGRIMAGE.

    In connection with the pilgrimage to the grave of the late Sir Henry Parkes at Faulconbridge on Saturday next, 25th inst., the Railway Commissioners have undertaken to ...

    Article : 99 words
  39. AMERICAN OFFICIAL NEWS.

    The following wireless message has been received by the American Consul from Washington:- The Shipping Board has announced that ten ...

    Article : 163 words
  40. DISTURBANCES IN PRAGUE.

    Reports have reached Amsterdam that an official proclamation issued in Prague states that events partaking of the nature of high treason, which occurred at the Jubilee ...

    Article : 87 words
  41. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' CLAIMS.

    The hearing in the Arbitration Court was commenced yesterday of the plaint by the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Association against the Melbourne ...

    Article : 162 words
  42. A WILL DISPUTED.

    The hearing of the action by Coletta de Bacre, a minor, to upset the will of her father, Henri de Bacre, of Ararat, who left the bulk of the income of a[?] estate of nearly ...

    Article : 155 words
  43. COMPOSITE LOADING OF SHIPS.

    The question of arranging for the composite loading of certain ships trading to America will shortly come before the Commonwealth Shipping Board, the matter having been ...

    Article : 142 words
  44. WOMEN'S RALLY.

    In connection with the women's loyal demonstration, to be held in the Town Hall on the afternoon of Empire Day, Lieutenant Marks, R.N.V.R., who recently returned to Sydney on ...

    Article : 59 words
  45. LINSEED OIL STOCKS.

    A census of stocks of linseed oil of fifty gallons and more all over Australia as at midnight on May 25 is to be taken shortly. The census is being taken with a view to arrangin[?] ...

    Article : 60 words
  46. AMERICAN STEAMER LOST.

    It is announced from Washington that the t[?]nk steamer William Rockefeller has been [?] No details have been received. ...

    Article : 25 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$