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  2. WAR SERVICE.

    The opportunity for Australia to play an important part in the final clash of arms in the world's great war was the keynote of the speeches at the inaugural meeting of the ...

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  3. BARRIER MINERS.

    The Barrier miners' case was resumed in the Arbitration Court to-day. Mr. Justice Higgins, in granting the Commonwealth Governments application to ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Reuter's Washington correspondent states that the United States Government concedes the Entente's right to arm merchantmen for defensive purposes, and ...

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  5. ERZERUM.

    The Russians have captured another fort at Erzerum, with 20 guns. PETROGRAD, Feb. 16. An official communique states that seven ...

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  6. PARLIAMENT.

    There was little public interest in St. Stephen's over the opening of Parliament, to-day owing to the non-presence of the King, the absence of the procession with ...

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  7. WESTERN FRONT.

    A Paris communique states:—"We recaptured a portion of the advanced trenches, which were lost on the 13th inst." Another communique says: ...

    Article : 372 words
  8. THE WEST

    Heavy fighting continues on the Western front. After a heavy bombardment on the Ypres salient, ...

    Article : 187 words
  9. LORD KITCHENER.

    The House of Lords listened with intense interest this evening to Lord Kitchener's review of the operations. He said, although the Indian troops had been ...

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  10. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The R.M.S. Arabia (which left Sydney on January 8) has arrived at Marseilles. ...

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  11. WAR NOTES.

    The Germans continue to launch infantry attacks at widely separated points in the western line; but the main strategical purpose that lies behind these, tactics has not yet been ...

    Article : 370 words
  12. THE YPRES SALIENT.

    The attack has really to be taken in conjunction with the other German move during thw past few days up to the north of Ypres, where the battleline leaves the Dixmude-Ypres ...

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  13. "CONTROLLING OUR DIPLOMACY."

    'An embargo could not pass the Senate at the present moment" continues Mr. Simonds, "but it is wholly conceivable that Anglo-American incidents, a long, protracted ...

    Article : 300 words
  14. THE NORTH SEA.

    A German wireless, quoting the Danish newspaper "Politiken," states:—Norwegian ships met during the week a large English fleet within the zone between the ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

    Speaking at Casino yesterday, in answer to a deputation from the local hospital, Mr. Geo. Black, Minister for Health, said if the district people could raise money for new ...

    Article : 190 words
  16. EASTERN FRONT.

    Advices from Petrograd state that violent artillery duels, followed by infantry actions, have been going on for a week on the Dvina-Riga front. The Russians, ...

    Article : 89 words
  17. GERMANY'S LATEST.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that Germany has built a new type of submarine monitor. The vessel has a large cylindrical hull on which is a long watertight battery, ...

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  18. PERSONS OF ENEMY ORIGIN.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that the Commonwealth Government has given further consideration to the positions of persons of enemy origin in ...

    Article : 245 words
  19. LOCAL ATTACK AND BIG OFFENSIVE.

    To make a local advance worth while, then, to make the ground gained compensate for the great casualties which the defenders must inevitably inflict, the attacking side must ...

    Article : 230 words
  20. WORK FOR RIFLEMEN.

    Some of the members of the various rifle clubs in the State complain that their services are not being utilised by the military. Mr. George Fitzpatrick, honorary organising ...

    Article : 120 words
  21. MESOPOTAMIA.

    A Turkish communique states:—On the Irak front, owing to successful attacks made against the British at Bath[?]a, the enemy [?]ed, abandoning all material and ...

    Article : 295 words
  22. LIEUT.-COLONEL PENNTNGRE.

    Mr. E. P. Richards, of Lithgow, has received a letter from France, stating that Major Penningre, the first manager of Lithgow blast furnace, has been promoted to ...

    Article : 61 words
  23. FRANCE'S RESOURCES

    M. Ribot (Minister of Finance) submitted in the Chamber of Deputies credits secured for the second quarter amounting to 7618 million fran[?]s, of which 6333 ...

    Article : 115 words
  24. BULGARIA.

    There is growing discontent in Bulgaria at the clearness of food and distrust of the Germans, who are domineering over them. ...

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  25. NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES.

    The following casualties are reported:- Killed in Action.—Auckland Battalion: Lieut. H. Baddeley, 2nd-Lieut. J. Corbett. Wellington Battalion: Pte. W. McCormack. ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. MUST SMASH THROUGH.

    In the future such an offensive will only be counted in justifying itself when it smashes completely through the first, second and third series and wins to the open country ...

    Article : 332 words
  27. LITHGOW MINERS.

    As a result of the conference between representatives of the Western District Coil and Shal[?] Employees' representatives and Hoskins, Ltd., in regard to the shortage of ...

    Article : 116 words
  28. IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Hobba, who has bwen managing the Coombing iron mines at Carcoar for the past seven years, has been transferred to take charge of the construction of the new private ...

    Article : 169 words
  29. NEW DESTROYER.

    The "Army and Navy Gazette" states that the Admiralty has named a new desroyer after Admiral Moresby. This is the first time that such an [?]onour has ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. PROHIBITED IMPORTS.

    A proclamation prohibits the importation, except under license, of paper and paper-making materials, periodicals exceeding 16 pages, except single copies postwise; ...

    Article : 56 words
  31. EARLY HOTEL CLOSING.

    At a public lecture delivered by Mrs. Jamieson Williams in Sydney on Tuesday last, under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the following resolution ...

    Article : 138 words
  32. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

    The fact that President Wilson has placed his re-nomination for the Presidency in the hands of the Ohio democrats is believed to be a bid for the ...

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  33. ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS.

    The Government has decided on a new policy for future dealings of farmers with the Industries' Assistance Board. Farmers are to be allowed to have wheat gristed for ...

    Article : 82 words
  34. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Mr. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, was sworn in as a1 Privy Councillor to-day. Lieutenant G. Porter, of the Flying ...

    Article : 40 words
  35. MR. W. M. HUGHES.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, arrived here to-day. He refused to be interviewed, and departed by special train for Ottawa. ...

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  36. COUNT BERNSTORFF'S DIPLOMACY.

    In view of the position that has now been reached between the United States and the belligerents it is interesting to turn to an article written by Mr. Frank H. Simonds, ...

    Article : 468 words
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