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  2. MURRAY IN FLOOD.

    The climax of the various serious floods experienced here this year was reached to-day, when the Murray rose to the highest point since 1867—11in above the heavy flood of this ...

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  3. CENTRAL POWERS.

    Washington advices say it has been learned that an entire Austrian army, composed of Mohammedan Serbs from Bosnia, has surrendered to the Roumanians. It ...

    Article : 314 words
  4. GULF OF RIGA.

    The bottling up of the Russian fleet in Moon Sound gives Germany complete mastery of the Gulf of Riga. It has perturbed the Government. ...

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  5. U.S.A. TRANSPORT.

    A New York message reports the sinking of an American transport inward bound. A later report says the transport was ...

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  6. LATE WAR NEWS.

    The Admiralty announces that British aviators on Friday night dropped large quantities of explosives on Bruges docks and the Engela aerodrome. A fire broke ...

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  7. AGAINST ODDS.

    The Admiralty reports that two British destroyers, the Mary Rose and Strongbow, fought two fast, heavily armed German raiders in the North Sea on Wednesday ...

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  8. ZEPPELINS

    An official announcement states that six or seven airships attacked eastern and north-eastern counties on Friday evening. They proceeded some distance inland, but ...

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  9. WESTERN FRONT.

    The French newspaper, the "Petit Parisien," says that the next battle in Flanders will be a hard one. The Germans are determined to defend to the end ...

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  10. ARTILLERY EXCHANGES.

    Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at 12.25 p.m., stated: There is nothing to report except that reciprocal artillery firing is proceeding. ...

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  11. BEATING U-BOATS.

    The following stirring incidents, taken from the Admiralty records, give a further glimpse of the methods and daring employod in tackling the submarine menace. A patrolling air ...

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  12. THE ZEPPELIN RAID.

    The "Sunday Times," commenting on the air raid, says:—Londoners and Englishmen are chagrined that a fleet of Zeppelins is able to visit this country and the capital and escape ...

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  13. RECRUITING.

    The organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee would be glad to hear from any public-spirited citizen, who is willing to take out a policy on the life of a ...

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  14. OFFICERS AND RECRUITS.

    As there are a number of A.I.F. officers who cannot get to the front owing to the shortage of reinforcements, it has been decided that three officers in each military ...

    Article : 74 words
  15. GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

    A Copenhagen message states that Herr Scheldemann, in closing the Socialist Conference in wurzburg, said that social democracy had gained direct power in the State, and the ...

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  16. "SHRAPNEL GULLY."

    Yesterday afternoon Driver F. A. Morrison, who was wounded at Gallipoli, entered into possession of the cottage at French's Forest built by the Press Voluntary Workers' ...

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  17. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The Germans continue to exhibit signs of nervous apprehension. The British are not perturbed and are as industr us as ever. The enemy apparently is wondering why he ...

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  18. V.C.'S DECORATED.

    The King, at Buckingham Palace, decorated nine V.C.'s, including Captain Robert Grieve, of the A.I.F. ...

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  19. ITALY.

    A message from Rome says that Socialist Deputies called Signor Bisholati, Minister of War, a renegade, and accused him of interfering with General Cadorna's plans by offering ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill to further prolong the present Parliament. It would be ...

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  21. INCENDIARISM.

    On September 24 a fire occurred on a large vessel—in fact, one of the largest coming into Sydney. The Superintendent of Navigation, after ...

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  22. LATE MAJOR-GENERAL HOLMES.

    The seating accommodation of St. Matthias' Anglican Church, Paddington, was taxed to its utmost capacity yesterday morning, when a service to the memory of the ...

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  23. OVER FRANCE.

    A Paris report states that eleven Zeppelins raided France on Friday night. They were chased in all directions by aeroplanes and harassed by gunfire. An ...

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  24. TRADE EMBARGO.

    The newspapers commend America's Trade Embargo Note, issued by the Embassy, explaining that the repeated requests to Holland and Scandinavian countries for ...

    Article : 168 words
  25. ENEMY ALIENS.

    A public meeting was held on the Corso, Manly, on Saturday night, when the following resolution, moved by the Mayor (Alderman Ogilvy), and seconded by Alderman ...

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  26. THE CRUISER SYDNEY.

    Sir Harry Barron (formerly Governor of Western Australia) and Sir Newton Moore (Agent-General) visited the cruiser Sydney. Sir Harry Barron presented a place of plate ...

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  27. ATTACK ON LOYALISTS.

    The return of some of the minors to Balgownie who had worked as loyalists at Newcastle was the cause of a riot, which culminated in police court proceedings, when ...

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  28. PERSECUTED BELGIANS.

    An Amsterdam report says a large number of Belgians, for refusing to do work for the military, were confined to barracks built at Zevencote, near the Yser front. Every day ...

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  29. GREEK PRELATES PUNISHED.

    An Athens report says the Ecoleslastical Tribunal has sentenced five prelates, including the Metropolitan of Athens, in connection with the anathema against M. Venizelos. All have ...

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  30. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A massage from Cape Town says a representative meeting of natives of Bloomfontein publishes a denial of reports in circulation to the effect that the natives of the Orange ...

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  31. GERMANY'S BIGGEST ERRORS.

    At a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel in honour of Admiral Sims, Mr. Winston Churchill, the American novelist, was present, and was much applauded for a speech in favour of the ...

    Article : 116 words
  32. TRANSPORT ECONOMY.

    Owing to the shortage of tonnage and petrol the Government has propounded a scheme to economise home transport. A Road Transport Board has been formed. Butchers, bakers, ...

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  33. KING'S INTEREST IN AUSTRALIANS.

    The King and Queen paid a surprise visit, occupying 90 minutes, to the Australian War Chest Club. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher welcomed their Majesties, who thoroughly inspected the ...

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  34. DILUTION OF SPIRITS.

    Instructions have been issued for the dilution of spirits to 33 1-3 per cent. The dilution may be extended to 60 per cent. ...

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  35. THE ITALIANS.

    Despatches from Rome received in Washington state that the Austro-Germans have been compelled to withdraw 40 divisions from the Eastern front ...

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  36. EAST-WEST RAILWAY.

    It has been decided by the Federal raliway authorities to run a further train from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie, leaving Port Augusta at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday next. A limited ...

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  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Victor Grayson, the well-known Socialist, who has been wounded, is now in a French hospital. The British Government has arranged to ...

    Article : 145 words
  38. SOUTH WALES MINERS.

    The executive of the South Wales Miners condemns the proposed strike on the recruiting question. The council criticises the extremists for urging the men to vote for a ...

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  39. THE RED CROSS.

    Exclusive of street collections, £706,000 has been received by the Red Cross, including £509,000 from the dominions and Egypt. ...

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  40. GERMAN WAR LOANS.

    According to Amsterdam advices a Borlin message states that the provisional total of the war loan is £625,000,000. ...

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  41. U.S. LIBERTY LOAN.

    A Washington messags says subscriptions to the Liberty Loan have reached £350,000,000. The German submarine mine-layer U C-5, which the British captured, has arrived in ...

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  42. THE WHARF-LABOURERS.

    A ballot of the members of the Sydney Wharf-labourers' Union on the question of returning to work closed on Saturday night. The result was in favour of returning to work, ...

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  43. LAND BOARD CHAIRMAN RETIRING.

    Mr. Robert M'Lean, who is retiring from the position of the chairman of the Hay Land Board, was presented with a silver tray and cigar box by his Land Board colleagues, the ...

    Article : 86 words
  44. COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    Lord Derby (Minister of W. r). Lord Denman, and Colonel Griffiths inspected the Commonwealth Bank's military branch, and headoffice. Lord Derby was particularly interested ...

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  45. HOUSING PROBLEM.

    The Government is building 100,000 workmen's dwellings of standard designs to meet urgent war needs. It will also build 200,000 later in anticipation of post-war requirements. ...

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  46. GERMAN BREAD RATION.

    The Reichstag Committee is informed that a further limitation of the bread ration is unnecessary. The grain supply for the whole year is assured. ...

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