A few words of warning to the farmers of Australia were uttered by the Prime Minister in the course of his speech at Geelong last night. ...
Article : 668 wordsOn December 20 by your vote you are to decide the destiny of Australia to determine whether you will desert the Empire and its Allies, condemn the boys' at the front to ...
Article : 661 wordsPaddington Town Hall was crowned when Sir William Irvine delivered an address on the subject of the Reinforcements Referendum. Mr. P. L. Plowright was in the chair. ...
Article : 1,104 wordsA message signed by 1192 Australian women domiciled in the United Kingdom, and addressed to the women of Australia, unanimously supports the reinforcements referendum. It points out that every division, battalion, and company is now under ...
Article : 139 wordsMr. Arthur Rae, press repressentative of the no-conscription campaign committee, made the following statement yesterday:—"Among the mass of arguments and assortions in ...
Article : 968 wordsMany of the Australians who arrive in hospital in Cairo come straight from the desert. The Red Cross gets to work immediately they reach the hospital, giving to each man a strong ...
Article : 466 wordsThe Prime Minister addressed a huge meeting in His Majesty's Theatre, Geelong, there being fully 2500 people present. Several thousand others were unable to gain admission. ...
Article : 747 wordsAddressing a meeting in the Petersham Town Hall last night, Mr. Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy, said that the arguments used by many of the "antis" were an insult, both to ...
Article : 1,259 wordsPrivate Tom Ross, writing from Fleurnelles to his mother, Mrs. Tom Ross, of Waterloo, incidentally mentions his mate, Private N. V. Coxon, who has been with him over since the ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. James Robertson, of Coolangatta, who has just returned from a trip to the old country, gives interesting particulars of what he saw there. Referring to the fact that ...
Article : 409 wordsMr. Matthew Highet Lauchlan, one of our pioneer colonists, has died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. Lawrence Langdon. Tregothnan, Frazer-road, Lewisham, ...
Article : 217 wordsI appeal to you all to vote "Yes." None amongst you is in favour of surrendering to Germany. The fight is more desperate now than ever, and only cowards can talk of surrender. Settle our domestic political differences after the war. ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Holman) addressed the largest and most enthusiastic gathering ever held in this town at 10 o'clock last night. He received a magnificent reception, and said it ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsCaptain W. E. Smith, writing from the trenches to his mather at Leichhardt, says:— "Why don't they bring conscription in? The shortage of men is getting ...
Article : 65 wordsIn the Arbitration Court to-day Judge Powers delivered judgment in the matter of the Federated Felt Hatting Employees' Union of Australasia against the Denton Hat Mills, ...
Article : 96 wordsState Ministers and Federal members are taking a vigorous part in the reinforcements referendum campaign, and the Government proposals are being endorsed by enthusiastic ...
Article : 46 wordsAt the police court Thomas Lavelle, Labour candidate for Calare at the last election, and George Adams, secretary of the No-conscription campaign, were charged with ...
Article : 55 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Sydney branch of the Australian Association of British Manufacturers and their representatives, the president, Mr. W. A. Purdom, urged the members ...
Article : 118 words"I have seen the statement of Corporal Murphy that 45 per cent. (116,000) of the lads on active service did not vote because ballot papers were not available," said the Minister ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsFor the festival at the Showground for soldiers' wives and children on Wednesday next a giant Christmas-tree is to be erected in the Royal Agricultural Hall, under the ...
Article : 308 wordsSir William Irvine addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting at the Town Hall hero. He pointed out that it was the duty of the people, if they valued national ...
Article : 281 wordsAt the Leongatha Police Court George F. M'Gowan, who was the unsuccessful Labour candidate for St. Kilda at the recent State elections, was fined £10, with costs, on a ...
Article : 82 words"The Dinkums"—returned soldiers—held an enthusiastic demonstration last night in favour of the reinforcements proposals. Falling in at Rawson Place, they marched upwards of 2000 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 249 wordsA test vote of the Victorian and sub-branches of the Victorian Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia to ascertain the attitude of members regarding ...
Article : 126 wordsA somewhat remarkable little book—"Australia, A.D. 2000, or The Great Referendum"— has been written by the Rev. S. G. Fielding, of St. Matthias' Church, Paddington, and we ...
Article : 385 wordsSgt. Bohm, speaking at a recruiting meeting at midday yesterday, read the following extract from a letter which was written by Captain Horace Brown (an ex-secretary of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 37 wordsLieut. Wm. M'Kenzie, M.C., has returned to Armidale after [?] months on active service and several months in hospital. He says that the Australian troops are provided for better ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Public Trustee notifies that there are a limited number of policies available for issue under the scheme of Sir Samuel McCaughey, for the insurance of soldiers with ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Bishop of Adelaide (Dr. Thomas), speaking at the Collegiate breaking-up, said he wished, that the whole nation had been called up for national service. He would ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Barrier Returned Soldiers' Association has given the secretary authority to contradict any statements in the Press insinuating that the association was a "No" body. It ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsSergeant Gordon Morris, of Singleton, news of whose death in France was received this week, wrote on October 15 to his brother, Chas. Morris:— ...
Article : 102 wordsSergeant-Major Urquhart, an invalided member of the original Anzacs, is taking part in the campaign of the Union Government, and addressing crowded political gatherings ...
Article : 49 wordsThe connell of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has unanimously adopted the following resolution:—"This council pledges itself to do all in its power to assist the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Prime Minister. Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., will return to this State on Tuesday next. He speaks at Albury on Monday, and will address a reinforcement campaign rally ...
Article : 102 wordsA loyal demonstration under the auspices of the Queensland Protestant League, held in the E[?] Hall, agreed to a motion supporting the Federal Government[?] ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. Percy Hunter, Dalton House, Pitt-street, states:—"It has been brought to my notice that, at a meeting of the 'No' party, held at Manly on Thursday night, I was quoted ...
Article : 79 wordsThe death is announced of Mr. John Cooke, of the firm of John 'Cooke and Co. Proprietary, Ltd., meat exporters, of Melbourne. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cook) will speak at Annandale Park this afternoon, and at an open-air meeting at Summer Hill to-night. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 15 Dec 1917, Page 14
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