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Article : 58 wordsA cable message has been received by Major Donald Smith, the officer in charge of the Dental Services, N.S.W., that his son, Gunner Nool W. Smith, has been promoted to ...
Article : 62 wordsProfessor Macintyre, chairman of the State Recruiting Committee, addressed the Teachors' Conference yesterday afternoon, and made an appeal for the assistance of all teachers ...
Article : 263 wordsThe Goulburn Mechantes' Institute committee have written to the Minister intimating that they undertake to forege their claim to subsidy for one year, on patriotic grounds. ...
Article : 147 wordsA meeting of the State Cabinet was held yesterday afternoon in the Premier's office at the Treasury. Mr. Hall, Attorney-General, stated that the Government had again ...
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Article : 42 wordsThe Chief Secretary announces that the Government has made available the usual grant to the various benevolent societies in the city and suburbs and larger country towns, with a ...
Article : 71 wordsThe British made two successful raids on the Struma front and at Lake Doiran. Our aeroplanes bombed Tumba station, and damaged transport on the ...
Article : 38 wordsDuring the week-end the premises occupied by Brown and Company, wine and spirit merchants, 21 Lang-street, city, were entered, and chequen and money to, the value of £24 ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 20 Dec 1916, Page 11
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