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  2. FLOODS EXPECTED.

    For the past two weeks there has been a great amount of rain along the watershed of the Barwon River and its tributaries, and this, coupled with the heavy rains of ...

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  3. MEAT BOARD.

    An important decision affecting the slaughtering of cattle for food in the metropolitan district was delivered in the High Court yesterday, when the reserved ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    It is announced that the Austrian Cabinet has resigned. [The Austrian Ministry was formed on November 3, 1911, and reorganised on November ...

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  5. FOUR LARGE LINERS

    At a meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Company, Lord Inchcape, who presided, said the Government had compulsorily purchased the Himalaya (6920 tons), Marmora ...

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  6. GREEK IMPASSE.

    An official French message announces that Admiral du Fournet, who has been in command of the allied fleet at Salonica, and who conducted the negotiations with ...

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  7. PEACE TALK ENEMY'S OFFER CRITICISM BY ALLIES

    Germany's offer to open peace negotiations with the Allies has been very coldly received. No formal reply ...

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  8. ENEMY AND PEACE.

    A New York message states: The German Embassy in Washington retracts its statement made yesterday that the enemy's peace terms would be territorial ...

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  9. THE DEPORTATIONS.

    Germany, in reply to the United States protest against the deportation of Belgians to Germany, asserts that the United States has been inaccurately informed regarding ...

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  10. DISABLED SOLDIERS.

    Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia) and the Agents-General have initiated a scheme which they strongly recommend the Australian Government to adopt ...

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  11. THE WEST FRONT.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, in his midnight report on Wednesday, stated: Patrols endeavouring to enter our trenches east of Armentieres, were driven ...

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  12. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Corporal Roy Beveridge, who has been killed in action was 21 years of age, and was the youngest son of the late Mr. John Beveridge, and of Mrs. Beveridge, now residing at 19 ...

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  13. FLOOD WATERS AT NEWCASTLE.

    The flood waters of the Hunter River have caused a "fresh" in the harbour, which is eighteen inches higher than is normally the case. With the river running at the rate ...

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  14. GERMAN "PEACE BALLOON."

    The German Ambassador in Washington, Count von Bernstorff, says that a conference of the belligerents is an essential preliminary to any steps towards peace. Germany ...

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  15. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The 4-masted sch. Alvena and the steamer Waimarino have left for Sydney. The steamer Wairuna has left for Melbourne. ...

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  16. PEEL RIVER FALLING.

    The Peel River has steadily fallen since last night. NARRABRI, Thursday. The river here is rising rapidly, and a flood ...

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  17. THE WAR CABINET.

    It is officially stated that Mr. Lloyd George presided at a meeting of the War Cabinet yesterday. He is still suffering from a chill, his voice being particularly ...

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  18. WAR NOTES.

    Owing to Germany's peace play having met with such a doubtful reception, a few alterations and modifications in the plot have been decided upon. Any terms now suggested are ...

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  19. DIED OF WOUNDS.

    Private D. E. Corbett, of Darlinghurst, son of Mrs. S. Corbott, died of wounds on November 10. He was 22 years of age. ...

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  20. I.W.W. CASES.

    At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council a letter was read from the I.W.W. asking the council to allow a member of that organisation to address the ...

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  21. GERMANY'S FOOD.

    The "Cologne Gazette" emphasises the seriousness of the food situation, particularly the failure of the potato crop, which is only one-third that of 1915. The ...

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  22. USE OF SUBMARINES.

    Dr. Zimmermann, the new German Foreign Minister, when interviewed, said that Germany would keep her promises in regard to the use of submarines against merchant ...

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  23. DIED OF ILLNESS.

    Lieut. H. B. Christie, who died in London from pneumonia, was attached to the Imperial Remounts Services. He fought through the South African war, and there gained the ...

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  24. BRITISH BROKEN HILL.

    The report of the British Broken Hill Company shows a credit at profit and loss of £14,979, which is carried forward. The directors report that they received offers ...

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  25. OUR FIRST FLIERS.

    Seven pilots who have qualified at the New South Wales Aviation School were entertained to dinner at Sargent's Cafe, Market-street, last night, prior to their departure from ...

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  26. ENEMY IN ROUMANIA

    A Russian communique states: South of the river Trotus, in Moldavia, we captured a line of trenches. We repulsed a counter-attack with great losses. The ...

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  27. RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the Council of Russian Nobles, by an overwhelming majority, revived to join the Duma and ...

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  28. WOUNDED.

    Advice was received by Mr. J. Stapleford, of Paddington yesterday that his son, Corporal R. Stapleford, who is in France, had been admitted to hospital suffering from a mild ...

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  29. MORE DEPORTATIONS.

    The "Telegraaf" states that 4000 inhabitants of Courtrai have been deported. The "Kolnische Volks Zeitung" protests against interference in deportations and ...

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  30. GERMAN AIRSHIPS.

    The "Agenzia Nazionale's" representative in Constance says that Germany is building smaller airships owing to the failure of the super-Zeppelins. Six of the latter were ...

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  31. MISTRUSTED GERMANY.

    Even these "talking terms" are not yet definitely stated, and the newspaper correspondents in the various neutral countries show some slight differences of opinion as to ...

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  32. FRENCH CABINET.

    The National Defence Committee of the French Cabinet will consist of:— M. BRIAND, Premier. M. RIBOT, Minister for Finance. ...

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  33. PROSCRIBED FIRMS.

    Mr. Hughes' action regarding "Brad-streets" is attracting attention. It has been suggested that the Board of Trade should investigate the firm's position in ...

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  34. IN HOSPITAL.

    A private cable message received during the week states that Captain Jack Austin Chapman is making good progress in the Wandsworth Military Hospital, London. ...

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  35. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has ordered the consolidation of the appeals in the matter of the Australian Alliance Assurance Company versus the ...

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  36. SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS.

    The various Australian soldiers' organisations in London have combined to organise a Christmas entertainment for the men on furlough or convalescent. Fourteen ...

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  37. COLD STORAGE.

    At a meeting of the Cold Storage and Ice Association a resolution was passed asking the Home Government to support a scientific invesigation into the employment of cold ...

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  38. MISSING.

    Mrs. E. Mullarkey, of Kogarah, has been informed that her second son, Lieutenant Niall Mullarkey, han been reported missing since November 5. ...

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  39. TOTTENHAM MURDERERS.

    At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Premier witta a request that the sentence of death passed upon the ...

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  40. NORTH OF MONASTIR.

    A French communique states:—There was violent artillery firing and lively fighting north of Monastir. The Italians repulsed a Bulgarian ...

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  41. GERMAN CASUALTIES.

    The German casualties officially reported for November totalled 168,176, of which 28,729 were killed. This brings [?] total German casualties for the war to 3,921,869, ...

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  42. PRICE OF BRITISH LOAF.

    The Control News Agency says that Lord Devonport, the newly-appointed Controller of Food, intends to fix, for the new year, a standard price for the quartern loaf. ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND BEQUEST.

    The late Mrs. Townend, who died in Christchurch a few years ago, leaving nearly £800,000, bequeathed £5000 to the Society for the Prevention o[?] Cruelty to Animals in the parish ...

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  44. SHEEP KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

    Mr. W. T. Rigney was taking a flock of sheep across a paddock on his property when a lightning flash killed 12 out of the flock. Mr. Rigney had a narrow escape. ...

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  45. FRENCH HIGH COMMAND.

    When changes in the High Command are decided upon while hostilities are in full swing, there is a tendency to consider them the outcome of, at least, laxity, if not of ...

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  46. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. W. J. Comyus Carr, critic and dramatist. He was 67 years old. ...

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  47. MILITARY MEDALS.

    Nine more Australians have been awarded the Military Medal. Bombardier J. H. Frame (Artillery), and Corporal H. Mahaffety (Infantry) have been awarded, for ...

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  48. RED CROSS.

    At a meeting of the Red Cross executive yesterday Mr. J. O. Fairfax was re-elected chairman for the year. All of the executive officers and committee, with ...

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  49. LATE MR. E. S. MACDERMOTT.

    The funeral of Mr. E. S. MacDermott, one of the Deputy Registrar-Generals at the Land Titles Office, took place yesterday afternoon in the Roman Catholic section of the Gore Hill ...

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  50. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD.

    The Australian Wheat Board to-day considered the application of the farmers to have a direct representative on the board, and they came to the conclusion that as the ...

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  51. ROLL OF HONOUR.

    Captain Ralph Kite, of the Buckinghamshire Infantry, the only son of the late Dean of Hobart, has died of wounds. Lieutenant Frank Joscelyne, of the ...

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  52. GOVERNMENT PATENT.

    The Government Department of Chemistry having discovered a cheap and effective method of softening water so that it may be used in boilers without fear of priming and ...

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  53. CAPTAIN BLAIKIE'S CASE.

    Several public bodies, and also the Merchant Service Guild, demand that the Government warn Germany regarding Captain Blaikle. The Government's intention will ...

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  54. CRITICAL FINANCIAL SITUATION.

    In the Assembly last night the Premier made an important statement regarding the finances and public works. He said they had to face a serious financial ...

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  55. SOLDIER'S HOME AT ST. IVES.

    A home for a returned soldier, provided by the Women's Christian Temperance Union, at St. Ives, has been handed over to ex-Private Badger. The cottage stands in two acres of ...

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  56. FIRE ON SHIP.

    At about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire occurred amongst a quantity of saltpetre [?] board the Chilian training ship Lantaro, which is lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining ...

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  57. RAILWAY CONTROL.

    An Order in Council empowers the Board of Trade to abolish the statutory maximum railway fares and other statutory requirements in connection with the railways. ...

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  58. R.M.S. MAKURA DELAYED.

    The departure of the R.M.S. Makura from Auckland in continuation of her voyage from Vancouver to Sydney was delayed until yesterday, owing to trouble with some of the ...

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