The official figures for New South Wales show that last week 299 men volunteered, of whom 152 were accepted. Sergt. Cross, D.C.M., Lieut. Roberts, Sergt. ...
Article : 61 wordsMinisters were subjected to over an hour's catechism under the beading of questions without notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 1,073 wordsThe Premier, Mr. Ryan, this morning received the following mesange from Mr. MacCormack, M.L.A, which had been lodged at Cairns at 11 o'clock last night: ...
Article : 148 wordsNearly all wounded or suffering from illnesses, but every one of [?]hem exceedingly cheerful, another contingent of soldiers from the Western front arrived in Sydney ...
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Article : 565 wordsAn official message from Palestine stalest Our northward advance astride the Jerusalem-Nablus road has been continued through most preecipitous and most ...
Article : 183 wordsMr. Percival Phillips telegraphs from the Western front: The heavy shelling on many parts of our front suggests that the Germans are practising burrage fire. ...
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Article : 89 wordsAn official report from Paris states that a Gotha was brought down in flames five kilometres from Chateau Theirry. The air raid began at five in the evening, and ended at ...
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Article : 107 wordsThe German airman captured on the Italian front who admitted that the enemy's desire when bombing Italian cities was to hit citizens, was probably telling only half the truth, ...
Article : 309 wordsA Bulgarian communique states: After artillery preparation German storm-troops penetrated enemy frenches in the Cerna Head, north of Rapesh. They brought ...
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Article : 235 wordsThe report for the year ended December 31 last of the Inspector-General of the Insane states that at the end of the year there were 760 patients in excess of the accommodation, ...
Article : 182 wordsA severe indictment of the Ministry of Munitions is a feature of the report of the Committee on National Expenditure. The Ministry erected national factories valued at ...
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Article : 105 wordsColonel C. L. Strangman, Major J. W. and Mrs. Flood, and Mrs. Mackenzie (stewardess) from the Matunga have arrived in London from Denmark. Mrs. Mackenzie states that ...
Article : 79 wordsEven If Germany's decision to release from imprisonment the British airmen Scholtz and Weekey is suggestive of an eleventh-hour repentance, there is some satisfaction in ...
Article : 309 wordsAt the Lithgow Police Court this morning five men—Robert Morton, David Davis, James Brett, Wm. Simpson, and John Young—were charged with having stolen certain articles, ...
Article : 149 wordsA Rome wireless message states that the Italian War Loan has closed, the Italian subscriptions exceeding five milliard fire.It is hoped foreign subscriptions will bring up the ...
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Article : 59 wordsMr. F. G. Manning, owner of the steamer Dolphin, states that the vessel, incorrectly reported missing yesterday, is on the north coast. Mr. Manning adds that there was no ...
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Article : 107 wordsThe fate of two brothers, William Crawshaw and Ethelbert Crawshaw, of Albert Park, who left Williamstown in a yacht on Saturday afternoon for Altona, is still a ...
Article : 75 wordsSir R. L. Borden baa cabled to Mr. Hughes and Mr. Massey expressing the thanks of Canada for the receipt of the Australian and New Zealand gifts for the relief of the people ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 13 Mar 1918, Page 11
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