Major N. Macrae, who was killed in action on October 2, was a son of the late Rev. John F. Macrae, of Toorak (Victoria), and went on active service in March, 1916, with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 wordsIt is reported from Chicago that Bob Fitzsimmons, formerly the world's champion heavyweight boxer, is dangerously ill. Later advices state that he is dying in hospital. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 961 wordsAbout 7 o'clock yesterday morning Albert Edward Budd was found in his lodgings, in Farrell-street, Port Melbourne, with a gash in his throat, evidently made by a razor. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 368 wordsStormy weather continued right up to Saturday night. A terrific thunderstorm on Friday night caused considerable alarm. Buildings all over the city were repeatedly shaken. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 432 wordsMr. John James Clifford, eldest son of the late Mr. James Clifford, formerly Mayor of Goulburn, has died at a private hospital in North Sydney. His wife had predeceased him ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 262 wordsMyrtle (G. Spencer-Nolan), 13m, 1; Nerida (E. Matthews), 7½m, 2; Ena (R. Millard), 1m, 3. Won by 1m 7s. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Teachers' Guild of New South Wales the following officers were elected:—President Brother Borgia; vice-presidents, Misses Badham and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 190 wordsMyth (T. Coggan), scr[?] 1; Gee Bung (J. M'Cathie). 4m, 2; Linda (R. Robinson), 1m, 3. ...
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Article : 23 wordsInformation was received in Sydney on Saturday that J. Ravell had been killed in action. He and his brother Tom (reported missing) had been connected with the speedy 18-footer Kismet. ...
Article : 40 wordsKust Wally Ge[?]rd, aged 25 years, an internee at the German concentration camp, Holdsworthy, made his escape to-day. He is described as a man of medium build, about ...
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Article : 99 wordsThieves broke into the premises of the New South Wales Bookstall Company on the Manly Wharf between 10 p.m. on Saturday and 9.45 a.m. yesterday, and stole a quantity of ...
Article : 43 wordsFrancis Healey, a young man, formerly postal assistant at Bathurst, was charged at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday with the misappropriation of the sum of £22, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsOn Saturday afternoon Mr. David Storey, the Acting Minister of Health, opened a sale of sweets, flowers, fancy goods, etc., in aid of the funds of the St. George's District ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 wordsSir,—I have read with interest B.A.'s letter in this morning's "Herald" re distress reports, and feel moved to add my remarks. Although living in a district that has been very ...
Article : 150 wordsThe box plan for the matinee in aid of the Hospice for the Dying, to be held at the Tivoli, on October 30, opens at the theatre and at Nicholson's, this morning. Leading artists from J. C. Williamson's, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 717 wordsNews has reached Sydney that Mr. Alan Fielding, formerly chief officer in the service of the Orient S.N. Company, Ltd., and who visited this port on numerous occasions, ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Ernest Truman gave another of his popular organ recitals in the Town Hall, on Saturday night, with a blended programme, which included Quis Est Homo, from D[?]'s Sta[?] Mater, an Andante ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 22 Oct 1917, Page 8
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