The Conscription Referendum Bill was under discussion in the House of Representatives right through the night. It was generally understood at the close of ...
Article : 1,459 words"One of the greatest speeches that has ever been made from any platform." These words, uttered by Sir William Irvine, when he followed the Prime Minister ...
Article : 2,425 wordsAmongst the items of news from the Somme area published this morning the big Gorman counter-attack against the French line on the northern side of the river first ...
Article : 327 wordsThe Rev. B. J. Meek, of Rockdale, has been informed that his son, Lieutenant H. K. Meek, of the King's Royal Rifles, was killed in France on September 15. An older brother ...
Article : 578 wordsEulogistic tributes to the work of the late Mr. B.R.Wise were paid in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The Premier officially announced that confirmation of the news of ...
Article : 783 wordsMr. George Roberts, the Labour M.P., a member of the Ministry, speaking to representatives of the engineering industry, and discussing work after the war, declared that ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Compulsory Service Referendum Bill was introduced in the Senate late this afternoon. The opponents of the measure early showed their intention of trying to block the ...
Article : 542 wordsThe Royal Philharmonic Society last night discharged in stately fashion the duties of its, high traditions at a great war concert In Memoriam of those brave soldiers fallen on ...
Article : 714 wordsIt is reported from Amsterdam that the bursting of a dam in Bohemia liberated 1,000,000 cubic yards of water. The flood killed 250 people, including many ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Bishop of London (the Right Rev. Dr. Winnington-lngram), speaking from an openair pulpit at Saint James' Church, Piccadilly, in connection with the National Mission, ...
Article : 167 wordsNews from Roumania this morning is rather scanty, and leaves us in a state of uncertainty as to how matters are actually progressing. While the unofficial messages refer to the ...
Article : 401 wordsThe Australstream, after partly loading in Glasgow and Liverpocl, is finishing in London. Sho will be the first of four of the Commonwealth's steamers to load here. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe by-election for the Mansfield division of Nottingham, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Arthur Markham, resulted:—Sir Charles Seely (Coalition), 7597;— Turnbull ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Arthur Griffith), in the course of an address delivered at the Local Government conference yesterday, referred to the position ...
Article : 577 wordsThe wages dispute between the railway employees and the Government has been settled, on a basis of doubling the previouslygranted war bonuses, which in future shall ...
Article : 55 wordsPrivate Arnold D. Savage died of wounds in France on August 17. He was the son of the late Rev. Samuel Savage, of the Oceanstreet Congregational Church, Woollahra, ...
Article : 137 wordsA report states that the last Commonwealth war loan, standing at£23,495,690 on September 19, was raised at a cost of only 4s 5d on each £100. The total expense was set down ...
Article : 42 wordsAlthough the road into Transylvania, by way of Vulcan Pass and Petroseny, offers certain difficulties to the Roumanians, there are very good reasons why the enemy should ...
Article : 371 wordsThe demarcation dispute at Cockatoo Island Dockyard between the joiners and shipwrights has been settled, and the joiners who ceased work a week ago will resume this morning. ...
Article : 32 wordsMrs. Langlands Thompson, who left for England in order to be near her second son, Arthur, who had been severely wounded whilst fighting in France, has cabled to her ...
Article : 492 wordsThe relationship between science and industry was further discussed at a meeting of the industry section of the Royal Society last evening.Mr.L.Meggitt presided, and the ...
Article : 133 wordsThe steamer Karori was reported off the Heads last night, waiting until daylight. The Karori is from Greymouth, and has a load of timber. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Legislative Council met earlier yesterday with the object of presenting to the Governor the address, asking him to withhold his sanction to "a referendum," on mere ...
Article : 388 wordsMataram, s, for Newcastle. ...
Article : 7 wordsFREMANTLE (2460m).—Arr: Sept. 2l, Kangaroo, s, from Newcastle. WELLINGTON.—Dep: Sept. 21, Mocraki, s, 5.15 p.m., for Sydney. Arr:Sept. 21, Timaru, s, and Warrimen, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsAt last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council the debate was resumed on the following motion, moved by Mr. Power (Municipal Employees):— "That, in the opinion of ...
Article : 511 wordsThe following appointments, etc., in the Australian Imperial Force are gazetted:—To be captains, W.Ross, 46th Infantry [?] H.Cusack, Senior Cadets; H. Ballard, reserve of officers.To be captain (Army yesterday ...
Article : 275 wordsAt a meeting of the Stanmore P.L.L. last night a vote of confidence in the AttorneyGeneral (Mr. Hall), who is member for Enmore, was carried by 30 votes to 6. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsFollowing upon the rumours regarding Denmark's interest in the war comes the Amsterdam "Telegraaf's" story of Germany's apprehension of a British attack across the ...
Article : 418 wordsA great organisation has been formed to support the Government in, advocating the answer of "Yes" to the referendum. It includes the leaders of all political parties and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 wordsThe initial wool sale of the 1916-17 series was conducted to-day, when nearly 15,000 bales were offered yorkshire was particularly well represented among the buyers, Italy and Russia being also well in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsThe Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Tongariro found that the wreek was caused primarily by the default of the chief officer, Ballard, to take the ordinary precaution of ...
Article : 120 wordsIn the Senate to-day, the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) stated, in reply to Senator Watson (N.S.W.), that the proposed exemption from conscription of the single son ...
Article : 215 wordsPrivate A.B. (Bruce) Rankine, son of Mrs. Rankine, of Five Dock (late Newtown), is a prisoner of war in Germany.He was previously reported "missing on July 19." ...
Article : 40 wordsMr.W.Wark, of kurrajong, has notified Mrs.Me[?] G[?] that he is sending her down a very special lot of rhododendrons on Saturday. They will be sold at paling's in aid of the 19th Battalion Comforts ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 22 Sep 1916, Page 8
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