In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Poynton (S.A.) directed the attention of the Prime Minister to the alleged statements of two members of the House, wherein they ...
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Article : 127 wordsA message from Athens says that five Greek generals had an audience with King Constantine, and, It is believed, persuaded him to join the Entente. ...
Article : 306 wordsFrom, now on all articles and letters apearing in the newspapers commenting on the [?] sue raised by the Refeteudum must be signed. Correspondents, are therefore, ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" supplies his paper with some Interesting comment upon the Anglo-French offensive along the Somme, and states that the ground ...
Article : 272 wordsThe Salonica correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" says that the Franco-Serbian forces, resuming the, offensive on Sunday, drove back the Bulgarians two and ...
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Article : 131 wordsPresident Poincare, welcoming a new Pelgian Minister, paid a tribute to King albert of Belgium. He said the King was the personification of honour, and that, ...
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Article : 82 wordsIn considering the increased rate of progress we must also take into consideration the fact that the enemy has been driven in many places from the main defensive positions ...
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Article : 50 wordsThe Admiralty announces: Our seaplanes raided airship sheds at Evere (near Brussels), Berellem (on the Scheldt), Saint Agathe, and Eterbeck. Bombs were seen ...
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Article : 384 wordsMr. Mahoney (Shipwrights and Dockers' Union) drew the attention of delegates at last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council to what he considered to be a case ...
Article : 278 wordsA Berlin official message says: Naval airships on the 25th and 20th dropped explosive and incendiary bombs with visible success on the naval harbour of ...
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Article : 50 wordsIn the Senate to-day, Senator Lynch (W.A.) asked the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) whether, under the present system of recrulting. special exemption had been ...
Article : 140 wordsAmsterdam advices state that the German newspapers report that the submarine Bremen has reached America. NHW YORK, Sept. 28. ...
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Article : 61 wordsMr. "Bill" Squires, the one-time famous boxer, has left for Sydney to enter camp. He has been farming in this district for over seven years ...
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Article : 71 wordsA meeting of the general committee of the Universal Service League will be held in the vestibule of the Town Hall to-day, at 4.20 p.m. The chair will be taken by the prest ...
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Article : 105 wordsA large force of civilians is engaged on the Belgian-Zeeland frontier cutting down trees and constructing trenches. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 29 Sep 1916, Page 7
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