The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to-day made the following announcement with regard to the sale of wool:—"The first appraisements in Sydney and Melbourne have been made ...
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Article : 260 wordsThe few further facts that have been received relative to the Russian attack at Riga throw a good deal more light upon the situation. It is now shown that the Russians, ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Russians have made a very successful offensive movement on the Riga front, under great difficulties, and ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Cologne "Volkszeituug" states that the Allies peace terms amount to a fresh declaration of war. The journal adds: We are again summoned to fight for our ...
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Article : 322 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Evening Post" states that General Russky, commanding the Baltic front, has warmly thanked General Dimitrieff's army ...
Article : 226 wordsReturned soldiers who are fit for duty can return to the army again by loining No. 2 District Guard. Captain Champion, who is in charge of the arrangements, will be glad ...
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Article : 153 wordsThe "Petit Parislen" states that the Britten are harassing the enemy without relaxation from Ypres to the Somme. The two days' battle on the Ancre was the ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. Bower[?] M.P., in an interview after a visit to the front, said:— "France has done everything she can, both in regard to men and money. Much depends ...
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Article : 141 wordsThe Russo-British Chamber of Commerce intends sending delegates to Australia for the purpose of establishing closer commercial relations between Russia and Australia. ...
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Article : 199 wordsAt Brisbane many thousands to-day viewed the body of the late Archbishop Dunne, who was lying in state in St. Stephen'a Cathedral. Messages of sympathy have been received ...
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Article : 192 wordsAt the instance of Mr. Massey (Prime Minister of New Zealand), the Government has remitted the duty on jam and sugar rations for the New Zealand troops; also the duty ...
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Article : 43 wordsThe question of demarcation disputes in connection with the naval dockyards at Garden and Cockatoo islands was brought up at a meeting of the Australasian Society of ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Ryan) returned from Melbourne to-night. In the course of an interview he said that as far as Queensland was concerned the financial arrangements entered ...
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Article : 49 wordsThe gold yield for December was 17,254 fine oz valued at £72,390 against 19,148 fine oz of the value of £81,335 for December, 1915. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 16 Jan 1917, Page 7
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