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  2. RECRUITING.

    Sixty-two men volunteered at Victoria Barracks yesterday, and 41 were accepted. The recruits included in their ranks a gas stoker, a flour packer, a seaman, a dentist, a ...

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  3. AUSTRALIA'S WAR

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was this evening accorded a public reception in the Town Hall. Long before dusk people began to gather round the doors, and when the hall ...

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  4. GAS COMPANY.

    The annual meeting of the Australian Gaslight Company was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Exchange. Mr. George J. Cohen, chairman of directors, presided. The ...

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  5. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Lieutenant W. George Hastings, who was Killed in action in France between July 22 and 25, was 39 years of age, and the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hastings, old and ...

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  6. METAL TRADE.

    The London "Daily Chronicle" says that evidence is accumulating showing that a [?]idespread combination in the metal trades is keeping up prices unjustifiably. The capital of ...

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  7. LOAN MONEYS.

    Mr. Holman yesterday offered a statement in reply to the "Herald" criticism of his comparison of the loan moneys spent in July, 1915, and July, 1916. ...

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  8. WATER SUPPLY.

    A deputation representative ot the Blue Mountains' Shire Council and prominent residents of mountain towns, from Woodford to Mount Victoria, waited upon the Minister for ...

    Article : 355 words
  9. MEXICAN TURMOIL.

    [?] message from the border town of E[?] Pas[?] says that, owing to a recrudescence of the revolutionary movement, the Acting President General Carranza, is making wholesale arrests ...

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  10. GREAT STRIKE FEARED.

    [?] [?] of the employees of the whole of the railways of the United States, involving 225 systems, seems imminent. Negotlations have been broken off owing to the men's ...

    Article : 35 words
  11. TEAINING OF BOMBERS.

    An order has been issued from military headquarters to the effect that in the training of bombers, powder bombs are to be used before high explosives, and not more than one ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. DISLOYAL SPEECH.

    Albert Bekmann, 37, and Bruno Luddermann, 28, were charged before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, with using, offensive lauguage. It was alleged that ...

    Article : 213 words
  13. OVERSEA DELEGATES.

    The delegates from the oversea Parliaments are visiting Ireland. They attended a reception in the Mansion House, Dublin, on Saturday. Sir James Carroll (New Zealand) [?] ...

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  14. CABLE COMPANY EMPLOYEES.

    Approval has been given for the exemption from attendance at camps of continuous training of all employees of cable companies. ...

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  15. LES DARCY ENLISTS.

    It was announced by the manager of the Stadium at a recruiting meeting there that Les Darcy, champion heavyweight fighter of Australia, had that afternoon volunteered for ...

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  16. PARLIAMENT.

    Strenuous times are ahead ot both Houses of the State Legislature. The upper House has done nothing this session beyond the adoption of the Address in Reply to the ...

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  17. TRAMWAY DEPOTS.

    With the approval of the superintendent appeals for recruits are being made to employes of the Tramway Department, who are already represented at the front by a ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

    Thirteen men have been killed by an explosion in the Ashington colliery, in North[?]n berland. ...

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  19. SYDNEY CORPORATION.

    A minute by the Lord Mayor suggesting various amendments of the Sydney Corporation Act was submitted to the City Council at its meeting last evening. The object of one ...

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  20. BRITISH HOSPITALS.

    The Australian Red Cross Society has received a very large number of application to positions as probationers in British war has pitals from the members of the Voluntary At ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. LISMORE DISTRICT.

    Sergeant-major Durand and Sergeant Saunders, both relumed soldiers, conducted a recruiting campaign in the Lismore district during the past fortnight, and succeeded in ...

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  22. LATE MR. ALLAN YEOMANS.

    Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr. Allan Ye[?]ans, grazier, of Gilgoin, Brewarrina, who died on May 15 last. The estate, which was of the net value of £17,895, ...

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  23. MADAME MELBA.

    Madam Melba has telegraphed to Mr. Chris Young (an hon. organiser of soldiers' concerts) as follows:—"Tell the soldiers I will surely sing for them before leaving Australia ...

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  24. AIRCRAFT APPEAL.

    Sir,—Mr. Alma Baker, of Malaya, has, in my opinion, rightly directed our attention to a sound and valuable suggestion, which deserved more cordial and prompt support ...

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  25. OLD-TIME SHIPS.

    Sir,—In the interesting notice of Sir T. L Devitt, Bart, several shipowners of early day were mentioned. Some of us remember [?] old name of Dunbar. The Waterl[?] ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. ENGINEERS' OFFICERS' SCHOOL.

    The District Commandant, Brigadier-General Ramaciotti, V.D., states that the location of the Engineers' School, which train Engineers from every State in the ...

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  27. P.L.L. ENDORSEMENTS.

    At the last meeting of the executive of the P.L.L., a protest was heard against Mr. Farrell's endorsement for the Darlinghurst sent. but the committee found no reason for ...

    Article : 243 words
  28. BOGUS NOTES.

    Several more spurious £5 notes were handed over to the police authorities by city business people yesterday. The police now have about 30 of these bogus notes in their possession, ...

    Article : 345 words
  29. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 157 words
  30. BATHURST CAMP.

    Brigadier-General Ramacciotti, District Commandant, accompanied by Colonel Stokes, P.M.O.; Major Harris, staff officer for works; Major Sadler, staff officer for training; and ...

    Article : 214 words
  31. DIED OF WOUNDS.

    Sapper Fred. Sainty, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sainty, of Miller-street, Haberfield, died of wounds received in Egypt on July 20. Before enlisting he was employed ...

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  32. MISSING.

    Sergeant D. S. Anderson younger son of the late Mr. J. C. Anderson, of Bargalia, Moruya, and of Mrs. Anderson, of Randwick has been reported missing since July 19 and 20. He ...

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  33. WELL-KNOWN SQUATTER DEAD.

    Mr. Andrew M'Williams, who died at his station Kangarooby, Goolagong, on Sunday last at the age of 73. was one of the best-known squatters of the State, and also of the ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. WOUNDED.

    Captain Alan H. Wright, son of Mr. S. Wright, senior inspector of schools, has been wounded in France and take[?] to London. Captain Wright, who was an electrical ...

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  35. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 words
  36. DISORDER AT STADIUM.

    In the course of an address delivered by Lieutenant-Commander Weatherill at a recruiting rally at the Stadium, a number of young men endeavoured to count the speaker ...

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  37. DEATH OF FRANK MAHONY.

    Mr. G. V. F. Mann, Superintendent of the National Art Gallery, received news yesterday, from London, of the death in London on June 28 last of Mr. Frank Prout Mahony. This ...

    Article : 192 words
  38. Y.M.C.A NATIONAL APPEAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 321 words
  39. TASMANIA'S ROLL OF HONOUR.

    The recent operations in France and east of Suez have caused gaps in several well-known Tasmanian families. Messrs. James Murdoch and A. Bean, prominent members of ...

    Article : 173 words
  40. GIRL'S ESCAPADE.

    Sergeant Morrow and Constable Vindin, of Manly, yesterday morning found a girl, D[?]ly Craig, aged 12, who had been missing from her parents' home, Red Hill, Manly, for about ...

    Article : 169 words
  41. TO-DAY.

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  42. LIEUT. W. E. HART.

    Lieut. W. E. Hart, the Parramatta airman, who some few months since went to England and joined the Royal Flying Corps, returned home on Saturday with a number of invalided ...

    Article : 260 words
  43. LATE SHIPPING.

    Alabama, s,[?] passed South Head yesterday at 9.56 p.m. proceeding north. ...

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  44. ARRIVALS.—Aug. 14.

    Audrey D., from Newcastle. ...

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  45. DEPARTURES.—Aug. 14.

    Karitane, s, for Tasmania, via Port Kemb[?]a. Changsha, s, for Melbourne. Sydney, s, for Newcastle. La[?]meroo, s, for Newcastle. ...

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  46. AUSTRALIAN BATTLEPLANES.

    It is stated that a record has been made in the Upper Hunter electorate by the rapidity with which funds have been raised for aeroplanes. The New South Wales No. 1 ...

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  47. TELEGRAPHIC.

    NEWCASTLE (62m).—Arr: Aug. 14, Allyn River, s, and Dauntless, s, from Port Stephens; Nordoo, s, and Southborough, s, from Adelaide; Murray, s, from Sydney. Dep: Aug. 14, Magdalene, s, for Port ...

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  48. RANDWICK-ROAD WIDENING.

    The Lord Mayor urged at last night's meeting of the City Council that his scheme for widening and improving Randwick-road should be proceeded with immediately. He ...

    Article : 67 words
  49. SUGAR IMPORTS.

    Estimates place the total production of sugar in Australia for the present season at about 200,000 tons less than the estimated consumption. It will, therefore, be ...

    Article : 53 words
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