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  2. THE ENGINEERS.

    The fitters on strike at the Eveleigh locomotive erecting shops were again idle yesterday, as were also about 200 labourers, whose services have been temporarily dispensed with, ...

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  3. AURORA.

    After anxious days under a jury rudder the Aurora was picked up by the tug Dunedin on Saturday. The towline was fixed, and Otago Heads were reached at two o'clock on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    An official message states that an accidental fire broke out in a powder factory in Kent. A series of explosions took place in the works. ...

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  5. THE SUBMARINES.

    Lloyds report that the Holt liner Achilles was torpedoed without warning. The Glasgow steamer Perth (653 tons) has been sunk. Six of the crew were lost. ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. ZEPPELINS.

    It is officially stated that six Zeppelins participated in Sunday night's raid. Three raided the south-east counties of Scotland, one the north-east coast or ...

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  7. WESTERN FRONT.

    A French communique states: The bombard[?]ent of the villages of Haucourt and Esnes continues, but there has not been any infantry action. Night fighting in the ...

    Article : 706 words
  8. AIR WAR.

    The French regained the western portion of Vaux village. An enemy blockhouse and ammunition depot in ...

    Article : 183 words
  9. CRUISER DONEGAL.

    A German wireless in the "Cologne Gazette" states that an English warship, apparently the Donegal, was mined and sunk in the middle of February. ...

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  10. RUSSIA'S AERIAL NEEDS.

    Seemingly it is not only for herself that France must push on with the construction of aeroplanes. A well-known French airman, M. Poiree, who has been working on ...

    Article : 276 words
  11. MR. HUGHES.

    The improvement in Mr. Hughes's cond[?]tion continues. ...

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  12. RECRUITING.

    At the Victoria Barracks yesterday 149 men volunteered for service, and 103 were accepted There was almost as many men offering at the enrolling office, Victoria Barracks, ...

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  13. MR. ASQUITH.

    Mr. Asquith has arrived at the Italian Army Headquarters. The villages along the route, were gaily decorated. One hundred thousand people farewelled Mr. ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. THE BUDGET.

    The "Daily Chronicle" anticipates a higher tax on shipping and coal-mining, which are said to be earning abnormal war profits, and are arousing strong feelings ...

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  15. MEETING NAVAL REQUIREMENTS.

    A warning note was, apparently with some justification, struck by the naval correspondent of the Evening Standard" in reviewing a debate in the House of Commons on ...

    Article : 428 words
  16. WAR NOTES.

    Heavy fighting is still in progress in the Verdun sector, and the French have been moved to counter-attack in the Vaux region. This is due to the fact that in the succession ...

    Article : 314 words
  17. EASTERN FRONT.

    A communique states: The Germans attacked Illukst bridgehead (Riga region), but were repulsed. The Germans during their offensive ...

    Article : 37 words
  18. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Capt. Toombs drew the attention of the Minister for Labour and Industry to the report that the wages board now sitting in Newcastle to deal ...

    Article : 264 words
  19. INSPECTION OF TROOPS.

    The District Commandant, Brigadier-General Itamaciotti, will hold an inspection of reinforcements in the outer Domain at 4 o'clock next Saturday afternoon, when he will take ...

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  20. IN OTHER STATES.

    The number of recruits obtained in Victoria to-day was 153. There were 234 volunteers. ADELAIDE, Tuesday. To-day 62 men volunteered at Adelaide for ...

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  21. NECESSITY FOR COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    The French are obviously averse to counte[?] attacks, except where they are absolutely necessary. The whole of their tactics in the Verdun battles have been marked by a ...

    Article : 358 words
  22. AFTER THE WAR.

    Sir Rider Haggard, who arrived here yesterday, is making investigations in Australasia with regard to the settlement of soldiers and sailors on the land after the war. ...

    Article : 666 words
  23. ARMENIA.

    A communique states: We crossed the Upper Chorok Basin, in Armenia, seizing strongly fortified positions 10,000 feet above sea level, and capturing a company ...

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  24. SOLDIER'S DEPENDENTS.

    A local association has been formed for the purpose of helping returned soldiers, and also for helping the dependents of those who have died on service. It is intended to ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. HOLLAND.

    It is officially stated that nothing adverse to the Netherlands was discussed at the Paris conference. The Paris "Matin" says: "Holland knows ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. FALLEN SOLDIERS.

    The foundation-stone of the Gardner memorial to fallen soldiers was laid this afternoon. This memorial consists of a fountain, upon which a statue of an Australian ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. GARDEN ISLAND ENGINEERS

    Further efforts were yesterday made by the executive of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers to bring about a settlement of the dispute at Spectacle Island, over which a large ...

    Article : 253 words
  28. BRITISH FRONT.

    General Sir Douglas Haig reports: An aviator brought down a German machine at Lens. Another of our airmer attacked and drove off five German aeroplanes after ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. PREMIER'S THREAT.

    Mr. Holman, referring to the episode in the Legislative Assembly last night, as described in to-day's Parliamentary report, said the facts of the misunderstanding are these:—A ...

    Article : 373 words
  30. FRANCE.

    Sir John McCall (Agent-General for Tasmania) and Mr. B. R. Wise (Agent-General for New South Wales) have returned from a visit to Paris. They found the Chamber ...

    Article : 237 words
  31. CLYDE DISPUTE.

    It is officially stated that the Clyde strikers will resume work on Tuesday. ...

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  32. OFFICERS DISMISSED.

    The "Gazette" notifies that Lieutenant Roger Moag (First Battalion, New South Wales), and Second-Lieutenant John F. Wilson (11th Battalion, Western Australia) ...

    Article : 49 words
  33. AIRCRAFT AT THE FRONT.

    Colonel Repington, in a few words in this morning's cables, conveys a very vivid idea of how "command of the air" in a particular locality can fluctuate on the western front; ...

    Article : 415 words
  34. GERMAN TRADE.

    Mr. B. R. Wise, Agent-General for New South Wales, in the "National Review," suggests that the Allies should impose a surtax on all imported German goods, the ...

    Article : 158 words
  35. MOTOR CAR MURDER.

    An inquest was held to-day concerning the murder of William Patrick Haines, 21, motorcar driver, whose body was found hidden in a motor car on Bulleen-road on February 29 ...

    Article : 104 words
  36. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Bonar Law) and the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Runciman) received a deputation from the Associated Chambers ...

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  37. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    Arrivals: At London: R.M.S. Medina (left Sydney February 16); at Vancouver; Whangape s (left Wellington February 23); at Gray's Harbour: A. M. Baxter, 4 mstd. ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. UNIONISTS' PROTEST.

    The Bakers and Pastrycooks' Union has forwarded to the Minister for Defence a copy of a resolution passed at the last meeting, emphatically protesting against the Federal ...

    Article : 52 words
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