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  2. STRIKE BEGINS

    What threatens to be a very serious strike began yesterday morning, when the men at a number of the Government workshops—at Randwick, Eveleigh, and a few other depots—"downed tools." In all about 4600 men walked out of the shops. ...

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  3. MR. HENDERSON AND PEACE.

    The position of Mr. Walter Henderson, the Labour member of the War Cabinet, who recently returned to London after a lengthy visit to Russia, has aroused much interest. ...

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  4. LATE WAR' NEWS.

    A report just received from Petrograd states that General Korniloff (who recently led the successful Russian advance south of the Dneister, whlch was interrupted ...

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  5. RUSSIAN RETREAT CONTINUES.

    The communiques report continued fighting on the Russian front, where the enemy is pressing on into Bukovlna. RUSSIAN. ...

    Article : 301 words
  6. ADVANCE IMPEDED BY RAIN.

    The Allied advance on a 15-mile from in Flanders on Tuesday was followed by torrential rain. The downpour, lasting all Wednesday and continuing on Wednesday ...

    Article : 538 words
  7. FRENGH AND BRITISH.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig telegraphed to General Petain, the French Commander-in-Chief, paying a tribute to the ability and ardour of the French army in Flanders ...

    Article : 151 words
  8. GERMANY CONSIDERS THE FUTURE.

    With the commencement of the fourth year of war the German newspapers are anxiously discussing the future. The "Kolnische Zeitung" raves against ...

    Article : 232 words
  9. COLOSSAL COLLISION.

    M. Tudesq, the French military critic, writing in the "Paris Journal," says: The artillery fire has spread to Lons. The terrific cannonade has wiped out the last mining ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. A SLIGHT PAUSE.

    The correspondent of the United Press Association writes: There is a slight pause in the operations. Rain has transformed Flanders into a muddy marsh. Even before the ...

    Article : 192 words
  11. GERMANT SUFFERINGS.

    Mr. Phillp Gibbs, telegraphing from British headquarters in Flanders on Wednesday evening, says:— "A rainstorm veils the battlefield in dense ...

    Article : 290 words
  12. ALLIES' WAR AIMS.

    The Washington correspondent of the United Press Association says that there is a belief among some of the diplomats that the Allies may hold a conference at Washington for the ...

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  13. BULGARIA AND TURKEY.

    Reports from Athens state that Greek diplomats who have returned from Sofia and Constantinople report that the condition of Greeks in both countries is lamentable. Those ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. LOSSES OF SHIPPING.

    The following is the Admiralty summary of shipping movements and of ships lost during the week ended July 29. The figures do not include fishing and local ...

    Article : 493 words
  15. GREAT GENERAL ON THE WAR.

    The British Chief of the General Staff, General Sir William Robertson, was asked in the course of an interview for a "frank soldier's opinion" of the progress of the ...

    Article : 296 words
  16. ATTACKS ON THE FRENCH.

    The following communiques show that the Germans are continuing their violent attacks on the French on the Champagne front. ...

    Article : 210 words
  17. AT RANDWICK.

    After starting at the usual hour, 7.30, nearly all the men at the Randwick Workshops ceased work as threatened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The strike began quietly ...

    Article : 505 words
  18. TIME CARDS.

    It was ascertained yesterday that the system of recording the time taken by each man over each piece of work upon which he was engaged, either ...

    Article : 375 words
  19. HOW ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED.

    Mr. C. E. W. Bean, official correspondent with the Australian forces, cabling from British headquarters on Tuesday evening, says:— ...

    Article : 714 words
  20. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Only a small force of Australians is engaged in the present offensive on one of the flanks. ...

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  21. POLES PREPARE A REVOLT.

    A Berne message says that the Germans officially announce that the Pole, General Pilsudsky, was arrested recently because he was secretly organising the Polish army and ...

    Article : 123 words
  22. GERMAN EMPEROR RETURNS

    It is reported from Rome hat news from Berlin shows that as a result of the western offensive the German Emperor, Hindenburg, and Ludendorff have returned from Galicia. ...

    Article : 38 words
  23. COMBATANTS' WAR BILLS

    Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons that the war expenditure per month of the principal western combatants was:— ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. ANALYSIS OF BATTLE.

    The correspondent of the "Dally Chronicle," telegraphing from French headquarters in Flanders, saya that the French army is fighting in the sector between Noordschoote and ...

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  25. AUSTRALIA'S PART IN THE WAR.

    The High Commissioner for Australia, Mr. Fisher, when visiting the wounded Australians in Huskard's Auxiliary Hospital, Ingatestone, referred in an address to Australia's part in ...

    Article : 303 words
  26. OVER 4000 MEN OUT.

    The Chief Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) stated yesterday that of a total of approximately 570O men in the workshops in the metropolitan area and at Newcastle 1027 remained at work. ...

    Article : 395 words
  27. VICTORIA CROSSES.

    The Victoria Cross has been won by the following oversea soldiers:— CAPTAIN ROBERT GRIEVE, AUSTRALIAN. Captain Grieve displayed utter disregard of ...

    Article : 229 words
  28. EAST AFRICA.

    An official message from East Africa says:—After sharp fighting we drove out the enemy from positions on the Fugun River, south-east of Iringa, and south of ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. UNION OFFICIALS' THREAT.

    A prominent official of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers said, yesterday morning, that members of his society, the Australasian Society of Engineers, the Boilermakers, the ...

    Article : 156 words
  30. ECONOMIC WAR.

    The Empire Producers' Association has adopted a resolution declaring that the Government must, without delay, give effect to the resolutions of the Paris Conference of ...

    Article : 45 words
  31. SOLDIERS' PAY.

    The general federation of trade-unions met members of the House of Lords and Commons to discuss the proposal that soldiers' pay shall be two shillings per day. ...

    Article : 78 words
  32. PEACE MANOEUVRES BY AUSTRIA.

    It is semi-officlally reported from Vienna that Count Czernin (Foreign Minister) is pleased with Lord Robert Cecil's recent statement, which is interpreted to mean that ...

    Article : 107 words
  33. COUNTRY WORKSHOPS.

    Men employed in the workshops at Narrabri West and Werris Creek went out on strike at 11 o'clock this morning. ...

    Article : 28 words
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