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  2. AMERICAN CONSULATE.

    The A[?]can Consul-General at Sydney, Mr. Joseph [?] Brittain, has received cable instructions from the United States Secretary of State, in Washington, informing him that ...

    Article : 72 words
  3. WAR NOTES.

    While Mr. Philip Gibbs's pen-picture of the conditions prevailing in the trenches in France shows that the winter snows still lie deeply over the land, the activity lately ...

    Article : 497 words
  4. THE LIBERAL MEETING.

    Considerable difference of opinion prevailed at the meeting of the Liberal party with regard to the advisability of a coalition with the Hughes party, and at times the discussion ...

    Article : 490 words
  5. ARMY RESERVE.

    Regulations were approved to-day by the Federal Executive Council for the creation of an Australian army reseive which will embrace three classes as follow: ...

    Article : 596 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the Berrigan Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was decided to request Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works, to expedite the inspection and ...

    Article : 139 words
  7. COMPANY LAW.

    A deputation from the Anti-German League of Victoria waited on the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to present resolutions agreed to by the central coun[?] of the league, in which ...

    Article : 328 words
  8. WHEAT ELEY ATORS.

    That the work of constructing elevators and installing, the scheme for the bulk-handling of wheat in New South Wales is to be given to Australian contractors was made ...

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  9. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 248 words
  10. POISON PLOT.

    The hearing was concluded at Derby to-day of the case against Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her daughter,, Harriott (Hetty) Wheeldon [?] Mrs. Winifred Mason, and her son-in-law, ...

    Article : 78 words
  11. FATAL ACCIDENT.

    William Williams, 50, residing at Bunnerong-road, Randwick, was killed yesterday afternoon in attempting to stop a runaway horse in Central-square. ...

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  12. LOYALTY TO MR. HUGHES.

    At a meeting of the National Welfare League, formerly the National Referendum League, the following communication was received from the Kalgoorlie Engine-drivers' ...

    Article : 358 words
  13. WILLIAM WHEELDON ESCAPES.

    William Wheeldon (son of Mrs Al[?] Wheeldon, who with hen two daughter[?] and son-in-law, are charged with attempti[?] to poison Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Arthr ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. FAILING TO REGISTER.

    The magistrate at Napier dismissed the charge against Edward James Watt, landowner and sportsman, for falling to register as a member of the First Division of the ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. A.A. COMPANY.

    The Australian Agricultural Company announces interest at the rate of 4/6 per share. ...

    Article : 20 words
  16. FEWER HOTELS.

    The Provost Marshal attended the Licen[?] Bench at Wokingham, and announced that the Aldershot Commnnd considered that at le[?] 50 per cent. of the licenses in the district ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. CASUALTIES.

    At the City Coroner's Court yesterday Mr. Hawkins held an inquiry into the death of Charles Maurice Marcante[?] whose death occurred at Sydney Hospital on January 26 ...

    Article : 83 words
  18. QUEEN VICTORIA MARKETS.

    The finance committee of the City Council yesterday supported the Lord Major's minute in connection with the remodelling of the Queen Victoria Markets. Alderman Walker ...

    Article : 181 words
  19. LATE MR. H. P. PALSER.

    Mr. Henry Prior Palser, an old identity of Sydney, died on Tuesday at his residence, Tioma, Norton-street, Ashfield Deceased was born in Gloucester, England, 83½ years ...

    Article : 179 words
  20. KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAM.

    Jack Lumley, 13, residing at Harrow-road, Enmore, was knocked down by a tram in Kingstreet, Newtown, yesterday. He was taken by the Newtown District Ambulance to the ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. VALUE OF FAST-CRUSING [?]RAFT.

    In his speech at Westminster the Prime Minister referred to the German blockade, and spoke of the necessity for "building ships to protect out merchantmen in order to ...

    Article : 521 words
  22. WAR LOAN.

    The Bishop of Birmingham has arranged with bankers to advance him £1000, a[?] offers to lend the poorer clergy between £[?] and £10 for the war loan, reparable [?] ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. INFANT'S BODY FOUND.

    The nude body of a newly-born infant was found by a ganger on the railway line near Clandulla early this morning. It had apparently been thrown out of one of the mail ...

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  24. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Private James Dobing, of Keiraville, was killed in action in France on January 22. He was 21 years of age and was employed at the Mount Keira colliery. He was a prominent ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. SOLDIER'S HOME.

    A committee of North Sydney residents has undertaken to build a home for the wife and family of the late Sergeant W. E. H. M'Dermo[?]t, who killed in action. The ...

    Article : 47 words
  26. KILLED BY FALL OF COAL.

    A young man named Benjamin Johns, 23, was killed by a fall of coal in the Abermain colliery last night. Several other men narrowly escaped. ...

    Article : 35 words
  27. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    The hon. treasure of the French Australian League of [?]lp, 113 Pitt-street, Sydney, acknowledges the following further donations:—Amont already acknowledged, £2[?]/8/6; Loyal Pride of Cargellego Lodge, ...

    Article : 96 words
  28. SHACKLETON EXPEDITION.

    King George received in audience to-da[?] Mr. Frank Wild, and congratulated him on the rescue of himself and party from Elep[?] Island, and expressed sympathy for the l[?] ...

    Article : 101 words
  29. MAN AND BOY MISSING.

    At 11 a.m. on Sunday Geo. Bell, with a lad named Charles Bruce, about 10 years' of ago, left Tocumwal in a boat on a fishing expedition in the Murray River, and since then nothing ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE AND COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATION.

    Sir.—For Home time past public attention has been fixed upon the question of Commonwealth representation at the Peace Conference. That the aspirations of our free ...

    Article : 964 words
  31. WAR PRISONERS.

    In reports received by the Red Cross Society by last mail, Lieut-Col. Murdoch, Australian Red Cross Commissioner in London, states that he had interviewed in hospital ...

    Article : 370 words
  32. DIED OF PNEUMONIA.

    Private Er[?] Beddow, [?] Tenterfield, has died of pneumonia. He had been in England only a few weeks. He was 20 years of age. ...

    Article : 31 words
  33. WAR CHEST.

    The hon. treasurer of the Citizens' War Chest fund, [?] Pitt-street, Sydney, acknowledge the following further donations:—Amount already acknowledged, £127,23/[?] Miss Fidler's School, Gordon, £3/7; ...

    Article : 713 words
  34. MURDER CHARGE FAILS.

    Martha Terrace, 42, a married woman, was acquitted at the Criminal Court to-day, on a charge of having murdered Eva Glady[?] Low[?]s, at Eliza-street, Adelaide, on December ...

    Article : 72 words
  35. DIED AT SEA.

    The death has occurred at sea of Private P. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Walker, of Harper's Hill. He was in the employ of Mr. Albert Harman, vigneron, of Oswald, ...

    Article : 41 words
  36. BUSH FIRES.

    Referring to the suggestion that bush fires are caused by sparks from railway engines or when clearing by burning off the Railway Department yesterday explained the ...

    Article : 253 words
  37. RUSSIAN POLITICS.

    The "Petit Parisien's" Petrograd correspondent says an agreement has been reached between political parties for the format[?] of a non-political Ministry. ...

    Article : 30 words
  38. JOURNALISTS' CLAIMS.

    The hearing of the plaint brought by the Australian Journalists' Association against the proprietors of the metropolitan daily newspapers in the various States was ...

    Article : 211 words
  39. RESTRICTING SPORT.

    The Jockey Club, in response to the Government's request, has agreed, for the p[?] sent, to hold racing at Newmarket only. ...

    Article : 32 words
  40. BREAD IN LONDON.

    The pries of bread has been railed to 11[?] per lo[?]f in London. ...

    Article : 20 words
  41. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  42. RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" is responsible for the brief but important statement that an agreement has been reached between political parties in ...

    Article : 457 words
  43. AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN WOUNDED.

    Mr. C. E. Foster, of Valley Heights, has received a cable message from the War Office, stating that his son, Captain C. E. W. Foster, of the Royal Flying Corps, has been ...

    Article : 104 words
  44. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1916.

    Sir,—A most important point in connection with the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, which will come into force on July 1 next, [?]es not yet appear to have been noticed. With ...

    Article : 544 words
  45. FOSSIL SHELLS.

    Mr. James Gould, of Macquarie-street, has a remarkably interesting collection of fossilised shells, evidently of a marin[?] type, that he found while at work recently on the ...

    Article : 95 words
  46. OLD GOLD FUND.

    The Old Gold Fund desires donations of old jewellery or broken scraps of gold and silver. The smallest donation will be gratefully received at the depot, City M[?]al-chambers, 62 Hunter-street. Gi[?] too good ...

    Article : 54 words
  47. NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.

    At the sitting of the Quarter Sessions this morning Judge Fitzhardinge passed the following sentences:—David Reid, who had a list of 33 previous convictions, was sentenced to ...

    Article : 149 words
  48. SYDNEY DOCTOR HONOURED.

    Word has been received by Mr. William C. Donovan, of Shenley, Waverley-street, Waveiley that his seeond son Captain Charles Owen Gregory Donovan, R.A.M.C., ...

    Article : 124 words
  49. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

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  50. COMFORTS FUNDS.

    The Homebush-Strathfield Branch of the 6th and 7th Light Horse Comforts Fund will hold a sewing meeting to-morrow at St. Anne's Parish Hall, Homebush-road. Residents of the district interested in these ...

    Article : 83 words
  51. TRUANCY ACT.

    Sir,—Would you kindly give these few lines space. I may state I am the mother of six children, eldest 14 years, younger 10 months, and I think those who made these laws ...

    Article : 268 words
  52. WATER SUPPLY.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply, Mr. Milner presiding, the following details were given by the engineer-in-chief in regnrd to the water storage: ...

    Article : 121 words
  53. METHODIST MISSIONS.

    The annual meeting in connection with the Methodist Foreign Missions was opened yesterday afternoon in the boardroom, Castlereagh-street. The Rev. Dr. Brown, President ...

    Article : 99 words
  54. TO-DAY.

    Recruiting Meetings: Glebe Town Hall, 8; E[?] School of Arts, 9; Granville Town Hall, [?] Workshops, 12. Her Majesty's Theatre: "The Cin[?] Star," [?] ...

    Article : 62 words
  55. LATE SHIPPING.

    PORT DOUGLAS.—Dep: Feb. 7, Kuranda, s, for Cooktown. BOWEN (1155m).—Arr: Feb. 7, Arawatta, s, from Brisbane. Dep: Feb. 7, Inn[?] s, for Cairns. ...

    Article : 94 words
  56. PRICE OF WHEAT.

    In connection with the fixing of prices for wheat the Government intends to guarantee growers 5s 5d per bushel for next year's crop, or at discretion 5s 10s. ...

    Article : 38 words
  57. FILMS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    A fire at the offices occupied by the am[?] gamated Film Exchange of Australasia at Auckland destroyed a million and a quarter feet of film, valued at £28,000. The ...

    Article : 46 words
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