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  2. WHITE FEATHER.

    The Minister for Defence stated this afternoon that two of the permanent officers of the Commonwealth military forces, both of whom occupy high positions in the Defence ...

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  3. NORTHCOTE CUP.

    Killara, representing the St. Kilda Yacht Club of Victoria, defeated the local yacht Rawhiti II. yesterday in the first of the series of interstate yacht races for the honour of ...

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  4. UNDER FIRE.

    Private E. H. Porter, of the 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment, was born almost opposite Victoria Barracks, in Oxford-street, Paddington. He is now recovering from his wounds in the ...

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  5. SEPEKE RIVER.

    After the occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Expeditionary Force and the clearing of the waters in that part of the world by the ships of the Australian navy, ...

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  6. BRITAIN'S FOE.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. Arthur Griffith) yesterday officially opened the miniature range of the Publie Works Department Rifle Club in the basement of the Public Works ...

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  7. MARRICKVILLE RIFLE CLUB.

    Last night a well-attended meeting was held in the Marrickville Lyceum. The Mayor (Alderman B. Richards) presided. Others present were:—Messrs. W. E. Johnson, M.P., ...

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  8. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    Her Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson has forwarded to the Red Cross Society the following cable received from the High Commissioner:—"With reference to your telegram of February 10, British Red ...

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  9. CASTLEREAGH.

    Coonamble turned out in force to-night to hear the Premier speak at the local picture show's open-air theatre. The meeting was the biggest of the tour, and the Premier, ...

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  10. SEWING GUILD.

    In connection with the Sewing [?]uild at the [?]own Hall it is stated that [?]ore garments are urgently required in the hospitals. The ex[?]ecutive appeals for more sewers. ...

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  11. BLUE CROSS.

    Mr. H. Chisholm, hon. secretary of the Blue Cross Fund, 60 Castlereagh-street, acknowledges the receipt of the following contributions towards the fund to help horses in war time: ...

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  12. "WAR CHEST."

    Mrs. E. A. Antill, hon. superintendent of the "War Chest" Depot, Macdonell House, 321 pitt-street, has received another large consignment of grey knitting wool, and asks all ladies who are willing to assist in ...

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  13. THEATRE VENTURE.

    In December last year the chief steward of the steamer Allinga, Frank James Dalton, made the acquaintance of two men, who induced him to invest £300 in a proposed ...

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  14. BELGIAN FUND.

    M. Watteeuw, Consul for Belgian, l4 Castlereagh-street, advises that the amount received to date is £154,0[?]4/13/1. New South Wales contributions to date, £93,4[?]2/1/3; Queensland contributions to date, ...

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  15. THE GOVERNOR.

    His Excellency the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland; with Lady Edeline Strickland and family, arrived at Cooma yesterday by train. They proceeded by motor car to Mount ...

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  16. SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

    The last Sheffield Shield interstate cricket match of the season between Victoria and South Australia was started on Adelaide Oval on Friday in hot but pleasant weather. There ...

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  17. ORAMA CHASES A CRUISER.

    Recent English flies contain an account of the refusal of a German cruiser to accept a challenge from the well-known Orient liner Orama. ...

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  18. FOOD FUND.

    All subscriptions should be sent to the secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Grosvenor-street, Sydney. Amount already acknowledged, £92,43[?]/14/3; Mr. W. H. Burton, per Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, ...

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  19. MINE FIELDS.

    Captain Prip, master of the Danish steamer Indien, which arrived from Copenhagen to-day, said that when the Indien left the Danish port thosE on board fully realised the ...

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  20. GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

    Following is an extract from a letter from a Sydney officer now in Egypt:- "Excellent work has been done in the short time we have been in Egypt. Sometimes [?] ...

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  21. PASTORALISTS' UNION.

    Since the last report, the following gifts have been received from meat exporters and carcase butchers:— T. Playfair, Sydney, 100 sheep; Savage and Son, Hornsby, 6 sheep; Sydney Meat Preserving Co., ...

    Article : 331 words
  22. THE SHIP'S DOG.

    Most regiments and many warships boast of their pets or their mascots, and one of the Australian warships has a little black pet of which the men are particularly proud. He ...

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  23. BRIDGE-BUILDERS.

    The Minister of Defence announced to-day that the War Office had accepted an offer of the Commonwealth to despatch a bridging train of naval reserve men accustomed [?]o ...

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  24. SPORT ABROAD.

    Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, defeated Jack Sullivan, of Boston, in the sixth round of a scheduled twenty rounds. Sullivan was unable to defend himself after receiving a right ...

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  25. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

    A man named Faull, employed at the Orange sewerage, works, had a narrow escape from lightning this afternoon. The current appeared to strike a nail in the sh[?] of the ...

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  26. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD.

    The Pacific Cable Board has confirmed the reduction in the rates for cables to New Zealand to 2/8 per word for ordinary cables, 1/4½ for Government messages, 1/4 for ...

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  27. THE WAR.

    Sir,—I notice in the "Herald" of this date a letter signed "Ex.-Non-Com." [?] with many others, feel disgusted at such a state of affairs. Perhaps our postal officials have ...

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  28. AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL.

    The following donations have been received by Mr. Colin C. Stephen, of 14 O"Connell-street:- Amount already acknowledged, of which £9750 has been remitted, £10,366/16/4; Mount Melba Patriotic ...

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  29. ABERMAIN MINE.

    Abermain No. 2 colliery inaugurates the single-shift system on Monday. One hundred end fifty hands are temporarily displaced. ...

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  30. NATIONAL RELIEF FUND OF N.S.W.

    The Public Trustee has to acknowledge the following donations:- Amount previously acknowledged, £3243/1[?]/2; Police Department (further donations, making £136[?]16/8), ...

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  31. WHEAT FOR TASMANIA.

    The Premier (Mr. John Earle) has contracted to purchase through Dreyfus and Co., wheat agents, from the Argentine between 6000 and 7000 tons of wheat, to arrive at ...

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  32. PRICE OF BUTTER.

    In the opinion of the Price of Goods Board the present price of butter is justifiable, but no further increase should be necessary. ...

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  33. COAL TRADE.

    South Bull[?] mine has six shifts in for pay ending to-morrow. Employees of this company who received their notice are being paid off to-morrow. ...

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  34. REGIMENTAL COMFORTS.

    Mr. F. E. Winchcombe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, acknowledges receipt of the following:— From Mrs. Hatt[?] Arnot, Leura, £10; Anonymous, 10/. Total fund[?] £1490/15/8; less disbursements, £947; ...

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  35. INDEX.

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  36. GERMAN MONEY.

    Colonel Pethebridge, who is acting as Administrator of the islands in the North-western Pacific, captured from Germany, is in constant touch with the Federal Treasury with ...

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  37. Y.M.C.A. FIELD SERVICE FUND.

    There is an increasing response to the appeal for further funds to carry on the work in the Liverpool camp and in Egypt. Clergyman writing in appreciation of the work the Sydney Y.M.C.A. is doing in the ...

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  38. "PAPERS FOR OUR MEN IN EGYPT."

    Sir,—for the past three months I have been sending two papers weekly to a member of the forces in Egypt. It may interest "An Ex Non-com" and others to know that during ...

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  39. LAW SUIT PENDING.

    Thomas J. O'Dwyer, farmer, has been served with a writ by the New South Wales Government, claiming £759 for debt in respect to the quantity of wheat delivered by him ...

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  40. WATER IN BOTANY RESERVE.

    At the meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday the president (Mr. Millner) said the City Coroner had expressed surprise that people were allowed to bathe in the ...

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  41. MAN'S STRANGE ACT.

    A man fired a revolver last night at Mrs. Joesckke, who resides at 102 Windsor-street, Puddington. About 10 p.m. the assa[?]ant entered Mrs. ...

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  42. FIRES.

    A fire at Mr. S. Rubi[?]'s farm, Garra[?] destroyed 25 tons of hay, 9 tons of chaff, a large now shed and part of a chaffe[?]tting plant. The damage is estimated at £270, and is not ...

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  43. THE AIRMEN.

    In the course of a letter received in Wollongong from a Wollongong lady now in an English coastal town, she says:—"I think the air war is one of the worst, as it affects ...

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  44. SECOND BATTALION KITCHEN FUND.

    Amount previously acknowledged, £236/16/3; [?]ollected by Mrs. Warren (Woolwich), £5/17/9[?] Mrs. Long (Tamworth), £4: collected by Miss D. Holder (Miller's Point), £2/5/: Mrs. M. Rutherford, £[?]/2/; ...

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  45. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 words
  46. "POLAND AND THE ALLIES."

    Sir,—The appeal of your correspondent "A Sla[?]" on behalf of distressed Poles, and the sympathetic attitude of the press generally towards this brave and struggling race, ...

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  47. STATE DAIRY.

    In order to ensure an absolutely pure milk supply for Wellington Hospital, the board is considering a proposal to purchase a dairy farm at a cost of about £10,000. ...

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  48. DISTRESSED SERVIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 words
  49. WAR CORRESPONDENT.

    The Government has decided to invite applications for the position of official New Zealand war correspondent, to be despatched to England after approval of his name by ...

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  50. STORM SCENE AT BROKEN HILL.

    Broken Hill was visited to-day by a [?]s of storms. The break in the weather started last night, when a couple of showers [?]ell as a result of a thundersterm Another dry ...

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  51. COLD STORAGE.

    A conference is being held between the Prime Minister (Mr. Massey) and repeesentatives of the shipping and freezing companies and the Board of Agriculture, regarding the ...

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  52. EAST GRETA RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

    The general secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association (Mr. Claude Thompson) has returned from Newcastle, whence he went for the purpose of ...

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  53. DEED OF SETTLEMENT.

    Before Mr. Justice Isaacs in the High Court the case in which Elsie LinJerstam was cited as plaintiff and Nathani[?]l Benjamin Barrett, William Alfred Cane, Mary ...

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  54. THE EMDEN.

    Sir,—A trophy we should be proud of is now lying at the Cocos Islands. Why not raise a fund, or, better still, the Federal Government send capable men to refloat her, ...

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  55. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's Theatre: "High Jinks," 7.50. Theatre Royal: "The Sign of the Croas," 8. Criterion Theatre: "The Travelling Salesman," [?] Adelphi Theatre: "At Cripple Creek," 2 and 8. ...

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  56. LATE MR. JOHN RUSSELL.

    The late Mr. John Russell, of Albion Park, died intestate, and his properties will all be submitted at auction. The value of the estate is estimated at ...

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  57. LADY VOLUNTEERS.

    Miss Graham, late of Wollongong, has as a result of the recent examination, been appointed first-aid volunteers to the Newtown Ladies' Volunteer Corps. ...

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  58. RESULT OF A SQUALL.

    During a sudden squa[?] on February 7 the Australian Steamship, Ltd., tug Alacrity attempted to pass the steamship Elas[?], 4000 tons, in the Yarra River. Failing to make ...

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  59. INCREASED PRICES.

    It is the intention of the Price of Goods Board to deal firmly with suppliers of food products who increase their prices without first obtaining the consent of the board. ...

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  60. PORT ADELAIDE.

    The R.M.S. Osterley, which left for England to-day, is the first steamer of the Or[?]ent [?] to call at Port Adelaide since Christmas Day, the regular service of this line being ...

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