White dresses, as being most appropriate for a holiday, were worn in every sort of make and design. But the cool day also brought forth a number of vivid tints, and black gowns ...
Article : 1,386 wordsConflicting reports reach us as to the nature and strength of the German raiding ships, but we may accept Mr. Churchill's statement as being the most reliable, because he would ...
Article : 252 wordsLong before the crowds began to swarm on the specially-augmented tram, train, and ferry services yesterday morning the Sydney holiday public were busy. The children were to be "got ...
Article : 593 wordsThe Governor-General, accompanied by Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson and Lady Doris Black-wood, will open the new wing of the Burnside Homes, Parramatta, on Wednesday. They will ...
Article : 618 words"Lovely Christmas weather! Just right, y' know. Not too hot." Such has been the general verdict of Sydney citizens upon the delightful atmospheric ...
Article : 511 words"It seems probable, however, that the German Fleet, whatever the strategical situation, will eventually be driven to justify its existence," says Mr. Archibald Hurd, the Naval ...
Article : 261 wordsThe first half-million men voted in Great Britain were nearly all raised by September 1, i.e., in less than a month—an unparalleled feat in volunteering, and one, I should say ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 392 wordsIt is, perhaps, characteristically British (says the "Army and Navy Gazette," but neverthless very curious and a little unfair, that while me newspapers of this country have been ...
Article : 382 wordsThough perhaps not generally known to Australians, one of the British monitors bombarding that portion of the Belgian coast in possession of the Germans has been commanded by an ...
Article : 127 wordsThe appointment of Admiral Callaghan as Commander-in-Chief of the Nore deposes an officer well-known in Australia—Sir Richard Poore. Up till recently Admiral Callaghan was ...
Article : 155 wordsThe cables have referred from time to time to a certain naval convention that exists between the Allies. This convention is stated by the Vienna "Reichepost" to be an ...
Article : 79 wordsThe leisurely manner in which Admiral Sturdee's Squadron engaged the Germans is exemplified by the fact that the men were allowed to breakfast before going into action—another ...
Article : 226 wordsIn view of the recent German raid on the east coast of England, the following remarks of Robert Blatchford in the November 8 issue of the "Weekly Dispatch" are of rather more ...
Article : 479 wordsA good house greeted the first performance of "Bought and Paid For" at the Theatre Royal this afternoon. The keynote of the story is a marriage in which the basis is wealth, and ...
Article : 97 words"Henceforth our sea affairs will be to a great extent in the hands of three men," says the London "Telegraph." "They are in the right place at the right time—which is the secret of ...
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Family Notices : 293 wordsElizabeth Flegg (59) was admitted to the Sydney Hospital early yesterday morning suffering from severe burns, through her bed at 119 Cathedral-street, city, catching fire. ...
Article : 32 wordsSome naval men are recalling one of the sayings of Sir John Fisher, First Sea Lord, which the late Mr. Stead quoted in an article after The Hague Conference of 1899:— ...
Article : 76 wordsThere is still no news of the whereabouts of the Federal trawler Endeavor. Captain Bolgar of the search steamer Werribee, reported by wireless that his position at ...
Article : 147 wordsWilliam Bone, care the People's Palace, Pitt-street, while at the Circular Quay on Xmas Eve, lost his purse, and its contents—cash and railway passes—the lot being valued at £7. ...
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Advertising : 217 wordsHarold Presley, of Herbert-street, Newtown, entertained a number of friends on Christmas Eve. About 8.a.m. next day Presley discovered thieves had attended also, and deprived him of ...
Article : 61 wordsA few young men, whose eagerness to join the forces took no account of holiday spirit, were disappointed at not being able to enlist yesterday morning. The barracks were ...
Article : 112 wordsAt the last meeting of the Rockdale Council, the valuer, Mr. E. W. R. McMillan, submitted his report for the ensuing year. This report showed an increase in the unimproved value of ...
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Advertising : 70 wordsA message received at the Defence Department states that Sergeant Arthur Noel Meadmore, of the 1st Battalion from Sydney, died in Egypt from pneumonia. His next-of-kin is ...
Article : 57 wordsThe United Clerks' Union of N.S. Wales held their annual reunion, on Tuesday in the club rooms at Bowen's Buildings. Messrs. Sinclair, Bendo, Melvin, and Parker, of the Australian ...
Article : 98 wordsA. V. MAYNE, Cockatoo Island, Parramatta River. ...
Article : 23 wordsWilliam Knight, 54, printer, of Bourke-st., Melbourne, was found in his room at Brunswick yesterday shot in the forehead, with a pea-rifle beside him. He died shortly after in the ...
Article : 36 wordsAn overturned dingy with the bows stove in was discovered near Red Bluff (Vic.) fay a fisherman yesterday. It is thought that a drowning fatality has occurred. ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 27 Dec 1914, Page 2
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