Notwithstanding the scarcity of overseas' ships the past month has been the busiest experienced for over two years at the Sailors' Rest. Over 730 men ...
Article : 176 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr Balley moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the question of a former non-commissioned officer of the German ...
Article : 737 wordsA telegram received at Amsterdam from Berlin states that the Kaiser has returned to the East Front after a visit to the Crown Prince's army in ...
Article : 438 wordsAnother fine exploit is recorded, in honor of A. Jacka, the first Australian winner of the coveted V.C. He is now in hospital in London, with eight ...
Article : 435 wordsIt is announced in Rome that the Anglo-Italian Commercial agreement has been signed. The Government of Argentina has ...
Article : 265 wordsReuter reports that His Majesty the King has spent a week in France, touring the war area. He visited the trenches, met King Albert of Belgium, ...
Article : 955 wordsAn unexpected arrival yesterday was the Komura, which came from Melbourne with a cargo of coal. Owing to the late arrival, work will be ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. E. S. Montagu (Minister of Munitions) made an interesting statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday relative to the increased output of ...
Article : 440 wordsChief Officer Marshall, of the Country Fire Brigades' Board, visited Geelong yesterday, and conferred with representatives of the Geelong West ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Air Service Committee, which was appointed to investigate charges levelled against the administration of the British Aerial Department, has ...
Article : 386 wordsLeading citizens waimly approve of the "Advertiser" suggestion that the building of a new hospital in Geelong would be a fitting way to ...
Article : 102 wordsGeelong camp exit in a soldier yesterday suffering probably from meningitis, the first camp case for nearly three months. With one exception the ...
Article : 68 wordsMr. A. Fisher has cabled that the inspection of the sample lot of 18-pr. shells has neon completed, and all shells passed and a cop tod. The ...
Article : 113 wordsA firm rule has been laid down that no wireless telegraphy messages will be despatched to transports off coast. Many people have tried to get final ...
Article : 89 wordsA communique from Rome states:— We have captured enemy trenches west of Sun Grado and Mount Pecinka, on the Carso Plateau, and also to the ...
Article : 274 wordsSir Douglas Haig has reported that nearly the whole of the remainder of the trenches north-west of Pozieres, in which the enemy gained a footing on ...
Article : 162 wordsSydney, Wednesday.—Al the annual meeting of the A.J.C. to-day it was resolved that the committee be authorised to provide £10,000 to be applied ...
Article : 77 wordsOn Tuesday evening the president of the City Fire Brigade, Cr. W. Brownbill, entertained the members of the several brigades and their ladies, at a ...
Article : 131 wordsKalgoorlie, Wednesday. — Senator Lynch, who is investigating on behalf of Mr. Mahon, the trouble on the goldfields over the employment of enemy ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Legislatives Assembly to-day passed without opposition a Daylight Saving Bill. ...
Article : 16 wordsSydney, Wednesday.—The police made two arrests this afternoon in connection with the circulation of forged notes. The first arrest was that of ...
Article : 91 wordsThe health authorities decline to quarantine Americans in connection with the outbreak of infantile paralysis. They regard quarantino as useless and ...
Article : 62 wordsAnother dispute under the building regulations has been brought before the City Council. Rival tradesmen in Malop-street wanted to board in the ...
Article : 87 wordsThe London "Times" correspondent at Amsterdam says that the town of Hallain, in the north of France, was commanded to perform work. The people ...
Article : 80 wordsThe City editor of the "Times" states that the high price of wheat offers Australia an opportunity to obtain a certain amount of the tonnage offering at ...
Article : 132 wordsSpeaking in the House of Lords on Tuesday, the Marquis of Crewe (Lord President of the Council), stated that since May last, when Germany ...
Article : 190 wordsTokio, August 15th.—A fatal affray between Chineso and Japanese troops has occurred at Cheng-chia-tung, 130 miles north-west of Mukden. A ...
Article : 233 wordsSeveral business places wore visited yesterday by an official of the telephone department, who is down from Melbourne to make another 10 per cent. ...
Article : 106 wordsGeneral Louis Botha (Prime Minister of South Africa) has returned from German East, Africa), whither he hurried when it was reported that the ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Western District Motor Garage announce in our advertising columns a substantial reduction in the price of Ford cars owing to lower freights. ...
Article : 273 wordsThe Amsterdam "Telegraaf" considers that the total number of Belgian subjects who have been executed by the Germans for alleged high treason is ...
Article : 213 wordsLast year the Geelong Racing Club [?]ad £1710/6/2 to its credit, and for the 12 months ended July 31st the credit is £2183/915: the growth is really a ...
Article : 90 wordsThe "Evening News" correspondent in Dublin narrates a curious incident which took place at the banquet given by Nationalist members of the House ...
Article : 176 wordsAccording to advicos from New York an official ail noun cement respecting the new £50,000 American loan to Great Britain may be expected shortly. ...
Article : 98 wordsA message received from Copenhagen states that German shipping papers definitely fear that the Allies have caught the submarine liner Bremen, and that ...
Article : 66 wordsA complete set of buggy har[?] a[?] two other articles valued altogether at about £12, were stolen from Mr. Ford Shannon's villa Pakington-street, ...
Article : 103 wordsBar silver was quoted at 31¾d. per standard ounce on Tuesday. The London wheat market is quiet. Australian cargoes afloat are quoted at ...
Article : 51 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 words"We have occupied a strong Turkish position near Sakkiz, in north-west Persia, from which the enemy is retreating southwards," states an official ...
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Advertising : 18 wordsAn elderly man, arrested for offensive behavior, [?] dealt with in Chambers at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of being of unsound mind, ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Thu 17 Aug 1916, Page 3
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