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  2. STRIKE WANING

    Since the Government has demonstrated its ability to get increasing supplies of coal, without the assistance of the Miners' Federation, interest in the strike is waning rapidly. ...

    Article : 247 words
  3. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A British Communique issued at 12.30 p.m. states: "We again raided Cherlsy and penetrated the far western outskirts. In addition to taking prisoners we ...

    Article : 69 words
  4. WESTERN FRONT

    The following communiques show that there has been considerable local fighting in the West, particularly on the French front, but there have been no operations ...

    Article : 509 words
  5. GERMANS DISCUSSING PEACE.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that the German people are feverishly discussing peace, and giving credence, to sensational aud absurd rumours that the Entente, war-weary and ...

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  6. S. GABRIELE

    There are contradictory reports concerning the position on the Italian front, where, for over a fortnight, one of the most terrible battles of the war has been ...

    Article : 480 words
  7. SHARP ATTACK BY RUSSIANS.

    A message from Petrograd says: The continued success of the, Russian offensive on the northern front, north-east of Riga, proves that General Parsky's army ...

    Article : 299 words
  8. KORNILOFF ARRESTED

    The Exchange Telegraph Agency reports that General Korniloff and several others were arrested at their headquarters on Saturday evening. ...

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  9. RUSSIAN CHAOS.

    It is reported from Petrograd that M. Kerensky has addressed a peromptory order to the army and navy to abstain from politics, and adding: The safety of the country ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. GOVERNMENT OF POLAND.

    The German and Austrian emperors announce the immediate formation of executive bodies in Poland pending the representation of the people on a democratic basis. ...

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  11. OFFICER'S ESCAPE.

    Second Lieut, Gilbert Inshall, V. C., who was taken prisoner early in 1916, escaped from Germany, and has arrived in England. ...

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  12. PARTY POLITICS AND WAR.

    Lord Duncannon surprised Saturday's meating of the Tariff Reform league, after his reelection as chairman, by announcing his resignation from the membership of both the ...

    Article : 128 words
  13. MONSTROUS CRUELTY.

    Lieut. Meyer, who is a son of the late Mr. Elliott Meyor, solicitor, of Sydney, was the only Australian officer among the British prisoners recently released from captivity in ...

    Article : 679 words
  14. RESUMING WORK.

    The Glass-bottle Makers' Union and the Glass-founders' Union have decided to resume work to-day. The employees of the C.S.R. Company ...

    Article : 288 words
  15. COAL INDUSTRY.

    The Acting Premier said on Saturday that twelve coal mines were, working, including Wallarah, invincible, Lithgow Valley, Oakey Park, Morton Main, Carlos Gap, Northern ...

    Article : 377 words
  16. GERMANY'S RESERVES.

    Mr. Frank Simonds, writing in the "New York Tribune," examines the latest war statistics and says that Germany certainly faces the fourth year of the war with a ...

    Article : 80 words
  17. SWEDEN'S SITUATION

    A message from Sweden states the Foreign Minister intimates that German messages through Swedish channels have been stopped. His Government had no knowledge of any of ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. BLAME FOR SWEDEN

    The two diplomatic sensations of the week— the discovery that Count von Luxburg, German Charge d' Affaires at Buenos Ayres, and Herr von Eckhardt, German Consul in Mexico, ...

    Article : 570 words
  19. TAXING OF WEALTH.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bonar Law, in a speech not previously published made to a trade union deputation, which urged the conscription of wealth, said:— ...

    Article : 274 words
  20. SUBMARINE RUMOURS.

    Reports concerning the submarine scare are conflicting Some assert that destroyers are securing the coast and others that all ships have recently been warned to look out for ...

    Article : 54 words
  21. BATHURST MEN RETURN.

    In addition to those already reported for duty, 20 more railway men signed the required application forms this morning. They included two fitters, three fitters' labourers, four ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. NEW ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA.

    A French eastern communique issued late on Friday night says: Our troops are consolidating the new positions they won at Pogradee, near Lake Ochrida. The ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. MEXICO CITY.

    In a report from Mexico City it is stated that a section of the newspapers demand the expulsion of yon Eckhardt, the German Minister, on the grounds that he is a violater ...

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  24. UNSKILLED LABOUR.

    In order to make it clear that, prior to the passing of the recent amendment of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, is was permissable to employ unskilled labour in coal minea, Mr. ...

    Article : 176 words
  25. THE NEW GOVERNOR

    Sir W. E. Davidson, the Governor-elect of New South Wales, is 6ft tall, and of a robust, military appearanee. He is a logical and fluent speaker, and has a strong personality. ...

    Article : 175 words
  26. GAS INDUSTRY.

    In order that the position of the Gas Company, whose late employees went on strike, may be clearly defined, Mr. P. T. Taylor, on behalf of the Australian Gas Light ...

    Article : 273 words
  27. URUGUAY TAKES ENEMY SHIPS.

    Lloyd's report that the Government of Uruguay has taken all the German ships which were sheltering in Monte Video, and has landed the crews. ...

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  28. GERMANY'S NITRATES.

    It is announced from Valparaiso that Chill has taken over 200,000 tons of nitrates, which belonged to Germany, paying therefor the sum Of £1,500,000, which Germany now ...

    Article : 46 words
  29. DURATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

    The Acting Premier was asked on Saturday whether the Government had decided how long it would control the collieries. "No time has been fixed by the Cabinet," ...

    Article : 49 words
  30. A GIGANTIC PROJECT.

    To-day's newspapers reveal an extraordinary proposal for the formation of an organisation called the British Corporation, with a capital of £1,000,000,000, to develop and ...

    Article : 153 words
  31. PORTUGUESE STRIKE.

    It is announced from Lisbon that the Portuguese Government has satisfactorily adjusted the demands of the postal and telegraph strikers. ...

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  32. SOLDIERS INJURED.

    Four hundred Scottish soldiers entrained in carriages on a light railway, for a training camp in Yorkshire. No engine was attached. The carriages started down a ...

    Article : 48 words
  33. SAFE MINES.

    The Acting Premier, Mr. Fuller, yesterday commented upon the statement reported to have been made in the House of Representatives on Friday by Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.), to ...

    Article : 190 words
  34. TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE.

    The annual meeting of the Tariff Reform League rejected a proposal to merge the league with the National party. It was decided to co-operate with the party. ...

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  35. AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN KILLED.

    Second-lieutenant K. Billing, an Australian, attached to a Midland aerodrome, ascended to a height of 2000 feet. He looped the loop several times, and was then seen to fall from ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. URGENT NAVAL WORK.

    A deputation from the Trades Hall waited on Mr. King Salter, general manager of Cockatoo Dock, on Saturday. It was stated that the interview was the outcome of ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. AEROPLANE FACTOR.

    General Mari[?], the Director of Italian Aeronautics, writes, in a newspaper article: —I believe the aircraft will decide this war. It would be preferable if all wars were ...

    Article : 97 words
  38. RUSSIANS RETIRE IN CAUCASUS.

    A Russian communique issued on Saturday evening says:— The Turks in the Caucasus region forced us back beyond the line of mountains of ...

    Article : 38 words
  39. CLERGYMAN'S CHAHGES DISPROVED.

    The report has been issued of the Commissioner appointed to investigate charges by the Rev. Howard Elliott against the Auckland postal officials. Mr. Elliott alleged that ...

    Article : 80 words
  40. SWEDISH ELECTIONS.

    A Copenhagen message says that, judging by the results of one-third of the Swedish elections, the Conservatives were badly beaten, and the formation of a coalition Government ...

    Article : 71 words
  41. SUBMARINE SCARE.

    Two incoming vessels have reported that they picked up the "S.O.S." call, the sender stating that his ship was being shelled by a submarine—it is believed off Nantucket. ...

    Article : 56 words
  42. TRANSPORT COUNCIL.

    It was stated yesterday that the following telegram had been sent to the secretary of the Steamship Owners' Federation by the Sydney Transport Council;—"Can you arrange ...

    Article : 64 words
  43. WHAT VOLUNTEER LABOUR IS DOING.

    The secretary of the Coal Board has been authorised to make public the following particulars in regard to coal shipped at Sydney and Newcastle during the strike period to ...

    Article : 254 words
  44. ADMIRALTY DOCK.

    The Admiralty has decided to build a large dry dock at Beachley, in Gloucestershire, at the confluence of the Wye and the Severn, and has taken over 250 acres. ...

    Article : 36 words
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