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  2. REFERENDUM.

    Mr. W. A. Holman had a great reception at North Sydney last night. The School of Arts Hall was packed to the doors when the Premier began his speech, ...

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  3. REINFORCEMENTS.

    The Minister for Defence last night made the following statement on the question of the supply of reinforcements now available:— Reinforcements for the army in France ...

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  4. CONFERENCE.

    The Press Bureau issues a statement regarding the conference in Downing-street of members of the War Cabinet, heads of Government departments, and members of the ...

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  5. LATE WAR NEWS.

    It has been reported that the Hindenburg line has been smashed and that the British are now advancing along a wide front. ...

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  6. PALESTINE.

    An official message from Palestine says: Our mounted forces occupied on, Sunday Beit Ul ur et Tahta, 12 miles north-west of Jerusalem. ...

    Article : 461 words
  7. ITALY'S PERIL.

    An Italian official message on Tuesday afternoon stated: We drove back four mass attacks against Monfenera Spur. We took 300 prisoners on Sunday'and Monday ...

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  8. DICTATOR.

    Advices from Petrograd state that the Winter Palace was completely destroyed during the fighting, the walls being riddled with bombs and shells. The mob stole ...

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  9. WESTERN FRONT.

    Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Soon after daybreak we carried out a satisfactory series of operations between St. Quentin and the River Scarpe and ...

    Article : 284 words
  10. FURIOUS FIGHTING.

    A semi-official report states that there wits furious fighting at Mouut Monfenera all Monday. Two enemy divisions, respectively ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. WAR NOTES.

    The Rome message which is published this morning appears to convey a fairly accurate idea of the position in Italy along the danger zone between Asiago and the sea. It shows ...

    Article : 443 words
  12. GERMAN PEACE TALK.

    Many meetings in favour of an early peace were held throughout Germany on Sunday night. Herr Schledemann (leader of the Socialist majority) addressed a crowded ...

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  13. RECRUITING.

    Lieut. Rickwood, Sergt.-Major Glynn, Warran-officer Sorlie, Private Seymour, and Mr. Valentine A. Spence were the speakers at the recruiting meeting in Martin-place ...

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  14. RECRUITING TRAIN.

    The recruiting train, which commenced to pick up recruits at Brewarrina, was at Orange yesterday. Mr. Buckleton, the general manager of the tour, reports that already about ...

    Article : 155 words
  15. "NOTHING BUT WAR!"

    M. Clemenceau, in a Ministerial declaration in the Chamber of Deputies, said he had accepted the Premiership in order to conduct the war with redoubled efforts, ...

    Article : 318 words
  16. A TRIUMPH.

    The newspapers unanimously insist upon the brilliance of the success of Mr. Lloyd George's reply to Mr. Asquith's criticisms. Even his explanation of certain debatable passages in ...

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  17. MYSTERY AT WOOLWICH.

    A mysterious tragedy occurred at Woolwich on Tuesday night. Shortly after 11 p.m. the steam launch Clive, belonging to the Mort's Dock and ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has given its reserved judgment in the appeals from the judgment of the New South Wales Prize Court in connection with the ...

    Article : 245 words
  19. CONVERGING ON JERUSALEM.

    The brief official message from Palestine which appears this morning suggests that the next interesting development in connection with the campaign there will be a converging ...

    Article : 376 words
  20. IN THE BALKANS.

    The following Fiench communique dealing with the Eastern front has been issued:— Reciprocal artillery activity has been ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLERKS.

    The conference of local government clerks was continued at Southern Cross Hall yesterday. A motion was agreed to that the association ...

    Article : 302 words
  22. EAST AFRICA.

    An official message from East Africa says:—We occupied Lutshemi, south-east of Chiwata, also a large enemy camp in the vicinity of Nambindinga, north-east ...

    Article : 57 words
  23. GERMAN FEARS.

    Extensive smuggling and hoarding of food indicate that the Germans fear a scarcity in the winter. A hundred persons have been arrested at ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Government is releasing a double quantity of wine from bond owing to the representations of the French and Portuguese Governments. Withdrawals are now allowed ...

    Article : 189 words
  25. AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS.

    Mr. Tom Govett, secretary of the civilian Australian prisoners in Ruhleben, has petitioned Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia) for parcels similar to these sent ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. COMPULSORY RATIONING.

    Lord Rhondda (Food Controller), in the House of Lords, replying to Lord Lamington, said he hoped that compulsory rationing would be avoldable; but if during the next few ...

    Article : 65 words
  27. GERMAN METHODS.

    Alexander Boyd, an Australian petty officer in the Royal Navy Air Service, who was taken prisoner in September, has been sentenced to imprisonment for a year in Germany for ...

    Article : 72 words
  28. AMERICA'S ARMY.

    General Fershing (commanding the American army in France) has informed war correspondents that owing to the efficiency of the protection of the British, French, and American ...

    Article : 60 words
  29. VICTORIAN POLITICS.

    Nothing will be done by Mr. Bowser, M.L.A., in the way of executing the commission given to him by the Governor to form a new State Ministry until the meeting of the ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. SOLDIERS ANS SAILORS' COMMITTEE.

    The patients at Reinga Convalescent Home, Woolwich, have forwarded the following resolution to the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Universal Service Committee:—"That this ...

    Article : 200 words
  31. FRANCHISE BILL.

    An amendment of the Franchise Bill has been passed giving the vote to soldiers and sailors who have served in the war, and who have attained the age of 19 years. The ...

    Article : 127 words
  32. RHINE-RHONE CANAL.

    A Swiss journal states that French and American financial groups are considering the construction of a cannl from the Rhine to the Rhone. American financiers are willing ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. TRAWOOL TRAGEDY.

    A new and startling development occurred to-day in connection with the Trawool tragedy, when the body of Mrs. Taylor, mother of the murdered girl, was found in the ...

    Article : 127 words
  34. SHIPPING CONTROL.

    The Ministry of Shipping has addressed a letter to all shipowners in order to regularise the position created by the case of the steamer Kemun, in which Lord Bailhache, in ...

    Article : 101 words
  35. KILLED IN ACTION.

    Mrs. Buskin, of Lormont, Gerald-av., Roseville, has been notified that her only remaining son. Gunner Arthur Buskin, has been killed in action, in France, on November 3. ...

    Article : 113 words
  36. RIGHTS OF IRISHMEN.

    The House of Commons loudly' cheered Mr. Bonar Law for silencing questioners suggesting that Britain was prepared to let Belgium determine her own form of Government, and ...

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  37. TROUBLE IN POLAND.

    A message from Amsterdam says that 3000 soldiers of the Polish Legion, who refused to swear the oath to the Central Powers, have been interned at Kalisz. A seetion of the ...

    Article : 66 words
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