Conditions at the chaff boat during Thursday night conformed to what should be the policy of all unionists during the war—to reduce waste to a ...
Article : 102 wordsSpeaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr. Asquith (the Prime Minister) reversed his decision of Wednesday, and agreed to add a naval and ...
Article : 438 wordsParis telegrams state that wounded men confirm the desperation which marked the fighting for Pozieres. Two hundred machine guns defended the ...
Article : 203 words"Throughout the night our artillery was active," states General Sir Douglas Haig, in a report received in London on Thursday afternoon. "We ...
Article : 322 wordsThe lending article in Thursday's "Advertiser" urging that the Geelong Hospital (and the Protestant. Orphanage) should be removed to sites racing ...
Article : 901 wordsBadges for those who have volunteered for service abroad in the Australian Imperial Forces, and have been rejected as medically unfit, are now being ...
Article : 154 wordsStudents in the senior and junior public classes are going to the You Yangs to-day by train, under the charge of Mr. J. L. Edgar. Mrs. ...
Article : 66 wordsThe "Daily Mail" correspondent at Amsterdam says that two divisions of Gorman infantry and 4000 Uhlans have left Ghent district for the south. There ...
Article : 119 wordsImpressed with the fine playing of the band at the Junior Technical School, Mr. Chidey, introduced to the College authorities by Mr. W. Hirst, has asked ...
Article : 79 wordsMembers of D. Company, who were not paid on Wednesday, will receive their money at the Newtown drill hall on Tuesday night. At the N.C.O.'s ...
Article : 168 wordsThree instalements of rental for the military convalescent home at Clifton Springs Hotel this week, authorised this week, amount of £819/4/11. Two ...
Article : 38 wordsThe "Times," in a leading article, states that the capture of Pozieres is the central exploit of this week. It adds that future speculation is ...
Article : 213 wordsThe United Service says The capture of Pozieres distinctly improves the British position on the Somme, on which the attention, hopes and ...
Article : 115 wordsAn "Advertiser" correspondent's complaint this week of careless motoring and cycling at night, has led to instructions to suburban police to wait for the ...
Article : 70 wordsTwo cases of fien appels were sent to the Army Medical Corps yesterday by Mrs. Lofven, of the railway, station. The A.M.C. boys highly appreciated the ...
Article : 864 wordsReuter says: An official announcement made in London regarding the British operations in German East Africa, states that Colonel Northey, on ...
Article : 107 wordsIn a fortnight Mr. Way expects to have the new street cards, by which a very strict check will be kept on Federal enrolments in Geelong. The ...
Article : 102 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Paris states that the enemy attempted a diversion on Thursday night by attacking the centre, north of the Aisne at Ville ...
Article : 66 wordsA Paris message to London states that the defenders of Pozieres village were practically exterminated. The final charge was terrible, because of ...
Article : 443 wordsThe "Motor Journal" says the British advance north of the Somme has increased the army consumption of petrol by a million gallons weekly. The ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. W. S. Hunt, who has resided five years in the shire, has decided to stand for the vacancy in the representation of Barwon riding in the South ...
Article : 147 wordsThe "Daily Mail" says the Government is possibly reopening negotiations for the settlement of the Irish question. Sir Edward Carson has been closely ...
Article : 577 wordsThe Norwegian vessel Kentigern has been sunk in the North Sea. Copenhagen reports that German destroyers have seized a Norwegian and two ...
Article : 158 wordsA Paris communique states that the usual cannonade is proceeding along the front. If, is especially violent on the right bank of the Meuse. German ...
Article : 127 wordsSeven of the meningitis patients registered improvement yesterday; the eighth had no serious set back, and had experienced a fair night. No new ...
Article : 79 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Paris reports that terrorism prevails at Lille. The Germans are compelling civilians to leave wholesale without notice. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe members of the Don[?] Parliaments who are visiting Great Britain, have returned from Scotland. They were tremondously impressed by the ...
Article : 155 wordsActing under instructions from Miss M. L. Cruickshank. Mr. James D'Helin auctioneer with Mr. Neil Campbell, ugent, reports having sold by auction ...
Article : 90 wordsA Petrograd communique reports that General Sakharoff, captured 34,000 Austro-Germans, 45 guns and 71 machine guns in the fighting between July 16 ...
Article : 336 wordsTwo ladies of East Geelong have lately sent to the hospital acceptable parcels of towels for the wards, and indicated a plan whereby groups of ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Australian High Commissioner (Mr. A. Fisher), and the Commonwealth Agents-General are considering what action will be taken as regards the ...
Article : 124 wordsMessrs Beyer and Cameron, engineers of the South Australian Sewerago Department, inspected the Geelong system on Thursday. ...
Article : 122 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Headquarters, in a message dated Wednesday, states:—"The capture of Pozieres completes an are of ront of 9000 to ...
Article : 296 wordsYesterday afternoon the steamer Moorabool left the railway pier, and took up a berth at the Yarra-street wharf, where she will receive a cargo of ...
Article : 143 wordsMr. Will Crooks. M.P., the wellknown trade union leader, and the Governors-General of the Overseas Domintons, and the Viceroy of India (Lord ...
Article : 195 wordsIt is understood that at the mass meeting of railway men to be held in the Gaiety Theatre on Sunday afternoon to discuss grievances, and particularly the question of ...
Article : 96 wordsFinal appeal for this fund will be at a concert by St. Augustine's Band in Johnstone Park to-morrow afternoon, at 3.30. They will play: March, "Action ...
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Advertising : 108 words(Such of the cable news on this page so headed has appeared in the London "Times," and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be ...
Article : 49 wordsA Rome communique states that the enemy is stubbornly resisting in a strongly entrenchcd portion of the wood north of Monte Cimone. The ...
Article : 36 wordsOn Tuesday morning classes will reassemble at Flinders School, where J. and W. Soufar have followed up their Swanston-street school record of ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Sat 29 Jul 1916, Page 3
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