The House of Commons has passed a hill to remit the death duties on the estates of those killed during the war, or who die from wounds of disease within a year. ...
Article : 464 wordsAustralia's First Expeditionary Force of 20,00 men is now complete, so far as the New South Wales quota of 8000 men is concerned. The enrolment of additional volunteers is, ...
Article : 787 wordsThe Chief Secretary, Mr. J. H. Cann, and the Minister for Works, Mr. A. Griffith, held a consultation yesterday on the question of affording relief on public works to those out ...
Article : 436 wordsThe fund for the relief of Buffeting in our midst has reached over £64,000, and over one-third as much has boen given for our kith and kin oversea. Yesterday the total ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,637 wordsWellington was gay with flags this morning in which the union Jack and Commonwealth flags predominated, on the occasion of the visit of the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland. ...
Article : 268 wordsOnce before in history an army has retreated along almost exactly the same ground as the Franco-British army; has fought in exactly the same towns and villages; has struggled ...
Article : 245 wordsThe Government purchased 149 horses here. The amount paid was £3400, an average price of £23 per head. Mr. Thomas Heffernan inspected the animals on behalf of the ...
Article : 348 wordsThe Australian, French, and British cruisers arrived at Apia at half-past 7 o'clock on Sunday morning. The Admiral called on the Governor to surrender the ...
Article : 87 wordsThe first ballot for the election of the Pope was without result, no candidate receiving his prescribed two-third votes. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe advance of the British and the Prussians after Waterloo was, however, much quicker than the advance of the Prussians to-day. Waterloo was fought on June 18. On ...
Article : 111 wordsAccording to the cable messages 57 voters —31 Italian Cardinals and 26 of other nationalities—are taking part in the Conclave. At the close of 1840 the election of Pope Pins ...
Article : 110 wordsThe first description of the new battle has arrived. It covers last Sunday's fighting and the beginning of the light on Monday. We do not know exactly where the fighting was, ...
Article : 164 wordsIt is only slowly that we shall get the result of any of the battles in Russia and Eastern Germany. One great fight has been proceeding, far away behind the veil, in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 wordsTo-day the big patriotic matinee of the theatrical and vaudeville professions will take place at Her Majesty's. It is announced to start at 1 o'clock. The reserved portions of ...
Article : 296 wordsThe Premier's attention, it was officially stated yesterday, has been directed by his colleague, the Minister for Public Works, to an endeavour an the part of certain business ...
Article : 91 wordsIn the far north, on the other hand, lighting against the Russians, the Germans claim to have gained a success, and to have made 30,000 prisoners at Allenstein, a city which the ...
Article : 135 wordsThe next day—Monday of this week—the British were again attacked; but that was clearly all that was known when the message left. The "latest troops from Britain" ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 words"People do not, believe that the state of unemployment is as bad as it is. There were a number of men here to-day in such desperate straits that they would work for ...
Article : 198 wordsApplication was made to Mr. Justice Hood, sitting in Prize Court jurisdiction in the Practice Court to-day, for an order to allow the German ship Wildenfels, now detained ...
Article : 302 wordsWhether in the fighting since—on August 31, September 1, and September 2, Sedan Day the British and French have held their ground or not we do uot know, because for ...
Article : 140 wordsMr. Albert Capel, of Derra Derra, Bingara, on whose behalf a truck of wheat was recently sold at 11s per bushel for the benefit of the Lord Mayor's Fund, writes to b[?]geris ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 542 wordsDuring the lull in the fighting at the end of last week what the Germans were doing was to continually extend their line. The French tried to extend theirs by bringing up ...
Article : 102 wordsM. Guillaux, the French aviator, has intimated that in the event of his machine being in flying order by Monday next, he will make a flight in connection with the naval ...
Article : 117 wordsThere were several references to the warat a luncheon tendered by the Wellington P. and A. Society to the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland. His Excellency, replying ...
Article : 268 wordsThe Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council have come into conflict over the Price of Goods Bill. The main point at issue is whether the board that is to be appointed ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Germans are getting uncomfortably near to Paris, and if they won in a decisive manner the great battle which is now proceeding the Allies might not be able to make ...
Article : 279 wordsTo raise funds to provide band instruments, and presentation to the first battalion first infantry of the Expeditionary Force, a suctessful meeting was held at Government House, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 525 wordsIn April, Cobar's chief copper producer, Great Cobar, Ltd, closed pending the adjustment of the company's affairs in London, and the remullocking of the mines. The latter ...
Article : 134 wordsMr. J. M. Paxton, who was deputed by consignees of goods on seized Gorman vessels to watch their interests, has returned from Melbourne. ...
Article : 239 wordsTo-day was another exciting day in Broken Hill. Meetings and demonstrations were held continually from 10 o'clock until 5 o'clock, and dozens of resolutions were passed about ...
Article : 42 wordsThe important fact is that, so far as we know up to the present, the Allied line has not been broken, although it has been driven back so far as almost to cut the present ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Mr. Millen) announced this evening that Mr. Lebbeus Hordern, of Sydney, had presented his hydroplane to the Commomwealth Government. ...
Article : 30 wordsAt the Instance of Alderman W. J. Cox, a recommendation in favour of voting a thousand guineas to the Lord Mayor's patriotic fund came before the financial committee of ...
Article : 140 wordsHer Excellency, Lady Helon Munro Ferguson has received a cable message from the High Commissioner to the effect that the Australian War Contingent Association has collected ...
Article : 174 wordsOn Monday last a commission was appointed by the Federal Government to inquire into and report on the requirements, and amount of foodstuffs available in the Commonwealth ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 wordsThe bakers at Tocumwal have decided to raise the price of the 4lb loaf of bread to 7d for cash, owing to an advance in the price of flour. ...
Article : 31 wordsIt will be seen from the map that the Allies now hold the line of two rivers—the case and the Meuse. Rivers are the biggest obstacle in the way of an army, and a ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 3 Sep 1914, Page 8
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