Excitement was caused at Yass to-day when it became known that John Sylvester Cotter, the night officer who was in charge of Binalong Station when the recent ...
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Article : 48 wordsRenter states that despite Germany's efforts negotiations between Austria and Italy have failed. ...
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Article : 220 wordsThe late Mr. W. C. G. Gladstone, M.P., whose death at the front was recently announced, was shot in the forehead while trying to locate a sniper. ...
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Article : 58 wordsThe Admiralty announce that submarine E15, while reconnoitring the mine-field, ran aground at Kephez, in the Dardanelles. It is officially stated in Constantinople ...
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Article : 56 wordsAlthough there were bigger and more powerful submarines than the E class being constructed in Britain at the outbreak of the war, these vessels are really the latest of ...
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Article : 117 wordsThe owners of many stately mansions and country seats in the United Kingdom have voluntarily transformed them into hospitals, and are themselves tending the invalided ...
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Article : 286 wordsThe bombardment of the Dardanelles was resumed on Saturday. Advices from Athens state that minesweeping in the Dardanelles is being ...
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Article : 269 wordsOfficial details of the capture of Bois Brule, in the Champague district, in March, state that a regiment of German Guards occupied a strong defensive position in a ...
Article : 186 wordsA Turkish aeroplane dropped bombs over several warships at Tenedos, but did no damage. The Allies' seaplanes chased the aeroplane, but it escaped. ...
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Article : 64 wordsHad all the Continental correspondents whose views have been cabled from time to time been well informed, Italy should have ontered the war some weeks ago. Most of ...
Article : 458 wordsThe official summary of the struggle in the Carpathians up to April 5 states that after 18 days' persistent tighting the Russians captured a front 70 miles long, and ...
Article : 57 wordsAt about 8.15 last night a fire broke out at premises occupied by Lounder Bros., shop fitters, 62 Rosser-street, Balmain. The building, which was constructed of wood and iron, ...
Article : 167 wordsIn view of the fact that so many merchant ships have fallen victims to the German submarine, the following comment by the London correspondent of the "Manchester-Guardian" ...
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Article : 154 wordsThe Belgian Consul, M. Wattceuw, has received the first official list of the officers and men of the Belgian Army who have fallen on the "field of honour." The list may be seen ...
Article : 43 wordsGerman aeroplanes dropped bombs on Count Sosansky's estate, near Warsaw, where there is a large sugar refinery. The manager and two official were killed, and ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Western Suburbs Nursing Division will commence a class for home nursing in Petersham Town Hall on April 22. All inquiries, accompanied by stamped envelope, should be ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 20 Apr 1915, Page 9
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