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  2. THE SCOTS' DAY.

    "The spirit of the Scotsman is the fighting spirit." These words were spoken by the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland yesterday on the ...

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  3. MR. HUGHES.

    While nothing definite can be stated with regard to the visit of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to the Imperial conference, it may be said that the matter has been advanced ...

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  4. RECRUITING.

    "The recruiting committee used the crowd on New Year's Day as a ground on which to sow seed," said Professor Macintyre, the chairman of the State Recruiting Committee, ...

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  5. WAR NOTES.

    The passing of the old year has prompted a certain amount of prophesying regarding the prospects of a new and greater offensive during the present year. An effort in this ...

    Article : 274 words
  6. NEW YEAR HONOURS

    The list of New Year honours contains the names of the following Australian and New Zealand officers, who are being decorated in recognition of their ...

    Article : 367 words
  7. THE ROUMANIAN RETIREMENT.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Petit Parisian" says: The Russo-Roumanians completed the evacuation of Dobrudja on Saturday. ...

    Article : 272 words
  8. REPLY TO GERMANY.

    The English newspapers applaud the reply to the German Note, and express similar satisfaction to that of France and Italy. ...

    Article : 650 words
  9. DOBRUDJA

    The enemy continues to make progress in Roumania. He has taken positions on the Moldavian frontier, where ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. RUSSO-ROUMANIAN STRUGGLE.

    The position regarding tho Matchin bridgehead opposite Braila and Galatz is still in doubt. The Petrograd correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" states that the ...

    Article : 331 words
  11. THE FIGURES.

    Professor Macintyre states that the recruiting figures for last week were even worse than stated in the "Herald." "The total of 472," he said, "must be reduced by 160, ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. SUNK BY SUBMARINE

    A cruiser was attacked by a submarine and sunk in the Mediterranean on December 27. The cruiser sank in half an hour. In ...

    Article : 133 words
  13. SURFERS FOR THE FRONT.

    The Coogee Surf and Life Saving Club held its seventh annual New Years Eve concert on Sunday night in the club house, on Coogee Beach. Occasion was taken by the ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. WESTERN FRONT.

    Sir Douglas Haig, reporting late on Sunday night, stated:—We bombarded the enemy south-east of Le Transloy, blowing up an ammunition dump. The enemy's ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. WARSHIPS AND TORPEDO ATTACKS.

    The naval critics, in referring to the loss of the French warship which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, contend that the armour[?] plating of warships below the waterline is ...

    Article : 478 words
  16. THE EMPIRE'S CALL.

    The president of the society (Colonel James Burns, M.L.C.) presided at the principal platform. Before calling upon the Governor, Colonel ...

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  17. NEEDS OF THE HOUR.

    The Dean of Newcastle, preaching at the Cathedral, referred to the occurrences during the year Just closing, and said that the bright spot in the past year's story was the deeds ...

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  18. ARMENIAN HORRORS.

    A Moslem eye-witness gives horrifying accounts of the Armenian massacres. He saw in the suburbs of Mush a large number of bodies of men, women, and children ...

    Article : 145 words
  19. GREAT 1917 OFFENSIVE.

    The newspapers reviewing the 1916 operations predict there will be a great western offensive in 1917 over a larger front. The Allies will employ the new ...

    Article : 170 words
  20. GERMAN DREAMS OF WORLD-POWER.

    The Berlin "Kreuz Zeitung" has published the text of a secret memorandum of the Council of the German Navy League, which was transmitted to the Imperial Chancellor, Dr. ...

    Article : 288 words
  21. SUPPORT IN THE WEST.

    A number of Federal Labour members of Mr. Hughes's party are now in Western Australia. Senator De Largie, Mr. Burchell, and Senator Lynch are supporting the Prime ...

    Article : 137 words
  22. GERMANY'S FOOD PROBLEM.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Empress" sent a neutral merchant of high standing on a mission of inquiry into Germany. The places [?] visited ...

    Article : 386 words
  23. FRANCE'S PRISONERS.

    It is officially announced that on the Verdun and Somme fronts during 1916 the French took prisoner 78,500 Germans. ...

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  24. COMMENT BY MR. COOK.

    The following statement was made to-night by the leader of the Federal Liberal Opposition (Mr. Cook):- "I express the greatest delight and ...

    Article : 124 words
  25. "GREAT AND NEW DEPARTURE."

    Referring to-night to the Imperial Conference, the leader of the Federal Liberal Opposition (Mr. Cook) said:—"It is a matter of the greatest possible importance to all the ...

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  26. LIEUT.-COLONEL M'CONAGHY, C.M.G., D.S.O.

    Lieutenant-Colonel David M'Conaghy, who has again been honoured by the King with the D.S.O., is not yet 30 years of age. He left Australia with the first troops as a ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. DURATION OF WAR.

    Lord Curzon, who is a member of the new British War Council, in a New Year message to the Primrose League says: "It is impossible to say that the end is in ...

    Article : 158 words
  28. NEW YEAR IN BRITAIN.

    New Year's Eve in Britain was without incident. Watchnight services were not held, but special prayers for victory were offered during the Sunday services. There was no ...

    Article : 264 words
  29. GREEK BLOCKADE.

    It is reported from Athens that the Holy Synod of the Greek Church has sent appeals to the Pope and to the Archbishop of Canterbury urging that the blockade of ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. GRAVES OF OUR HEROES.

    Owing to certain unfavourable roports concerning the condition of the graves of British and French offlcers and men in the Gallipoli Peninsula, representations were made to the ...

    Article : 323 words
  31. CRIMINALS IN WAR.

    Protests have often been raised in Germany against the system which calls up for active service all the valuable able-bodied male citizens and does not make any use of the vast ...

    Article : 313 words
  32. I.W.W.

    At the annual meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, the action of the Redfern branch in expressing sympathy with the ...

    Article : 159 words
  33. GREECE AND GERMANY.

    The unsatisfactory attitude of the Greek King continues to preoccupy public opinion in France. The Germans and Bulgars have been reinforced and fully munitioned, ...

    Article : 81 words
  34. SINN FEIN RIOT.

    There were serious [?] in Cork on Saturday night. Six hundred Sinn Fe[?]rs attacked 50 soldiers who were returning from an ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. ROBBERY AT ROSEVILLE.

    During the absence of the inmates yesterday, the residence of Mr. Frederick Pope, in Victoria-street, Roseville, was entered by thieves, who stole jewellery and other ...

    Article : 38 words
  36. GERMAN CONVICTS ENLISTED.

    Convicts in Prussian prisons have been permitted to apply for enlistment. ...

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