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  2. THE WAR.

    An official communique says: Enemy aircraft bombed Janes, north-westward of Kukus, and also Doganisi. Some Greek soldiers were wounded; ...

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  3. TURKS SATISFIED.

    Now that Gallipoli has been abandoned, and Constantinople is not threatened directly, the Germans are chagrined to find that many influential Turks are privately ...

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  4. THE KAISER.

    Reports of the Kaiser's illness remain contradictory. A message from Zurich assorts that it is more serious, and that the doctors differ in their diagnosis. ...

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  5. FLOODS IN HOLLAND.

    The whole of North Holland is in danger of flooding, owing to the bursting of the Zuyder Zee dykes at various points. The inhabitants have fled from Edam ...

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  6. BROADMEADOW CAMP.

    The camp at Broadmeadow has been invested with added importance since the decision was made to form a local battalion at Newcastle. In the past it was ...

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  7. IN NEWCASTLE.

    On Saturday 22 volunteers offered themselves at the Newcastle recruiting depot, 15 being accepted. Yesterday 39 men presented themselves, and 27 passed the ...

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  8. IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    This week 556 volunteers offered, aid 352 passed. West Australia's contribution now exceeds 16,000. Nearly 1000 have recruited since Christmas. ...

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  9. GERMAN RIFLES.

    The authorities at Malaga, 62 miles east of Gibraltar, discovered that 36,000 rifles had been imported inside blocks and ornamental pillars of cement, which were ...

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  10. PLOT IN TURKEY.

    It is reported from Constantinople that the German secret police have discovered a vast revolutionary plot designed to over-turn the Government and expel the ...

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  11. THE BARALONG CASE.

    Germany refuses to submit the Baralong and other cases to an American Court, because the accusations against German soldiers and sailors must be ...

    Article : 106 words
  12. VICTORIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 506 words
  13. RIOT IN MELBOURNE.

    St. Kilda was the scene of a riotous outbreak on Saturday night, soldiers being again concerned. It was rumoured that an attack was to ...

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  14. RAW SPIRITS.

    An Australian non-commissioned officer was charged at Westminster Court with drunkenness and assaulting the police. He was bound over to keep the ...

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  15. ARMENIAN MASSACRES.

    Viscount Bryce has received the following message from a friend in Armenia, who wrote from Elystan on January 10th:— ...

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  16. THE BRITISH BLOCKADE.

    The demand of the newspapers for the increased rigour of the blockade is becoming stronger daily. All the newspapers allude to the ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. AMERICAN SUBMARINE.

    A United States submarine was blown up at the Brooklyn Naval Yards by an internal explosion. Twenty men are believed to have been ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. FALL OF CETTIGNE.

    An Austrian official report states that Cettigne has fallen. Austria has proposed an armistice to Montenegro, and to negotiate for a ...

    Article : 33 words
  19. SOCIALIST LEADER.

    The German Socialist Parliamentary Party, by 60 votes to 25, has expelled their leader, Herr Liebnecht. Herr Liebnecht has attacked the ...

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  20. TURKISH REPORT.

    A Turkish Note states that the booty at Anafarta and Ariburnu includes 10 guns, 13 mortars, 2000 rifles, 6750 shells, 4500 cases of ammunition, 45,000 bombs, ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. LANCE-CORPORAL WINTERBOTTOM

    Lance-corporal Joseph Winterbottom, writing to Mr. A. Howland, of Newcomen-street, Newcastle, under date November 26th, extends the season's ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. VICEROY OF INDIA.

    It is officially announced that Lord Chelmsford, formerly Governor of New South Wales and Queensland, has been appointed Governor-General of India. ...

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  23. MONTENEGRO REFUSES.

    "Il Tribuna" says it is authorised to make the statement that Montenegro will not make a separate peace. ...

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  24. CAPTAIN VON PAPEN.

    Greatly to the disgust of Captain von Papen, the late German Military Attache at Washington, the authorities at Falmouth seized his papers, which are not ...

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  25. POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

    One of the most important post-war problems—the care of disabled soldiers—is receiving attention in Britain. Among schemes which Australasia will ...

    Article : 187 words
  26. KAISER'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    The Kaiser, in congratulating the Sultan on his great victory at the Dardanelles, announces the gift of a commemorative sword. ...

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  27. FIELD FORCE FUND.

    The committee of the New South Wales Field Force Fund will pack and send cases of private parcels for all battalions (New South Wales) on Wednesday next. All ...

    Article : 178 words
  28. SURPRISE IN ITALY.

    The overwhelming of Montenegro is apparently a surprise to the Italian public, although there is no explanation as to why Italy did not lift a hand to save ...

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  29. MATTERS IN EGYPT.

    The military authorities have assumed control of all the Cairo, Port Said, Suez, and Ismailia trunk lines. ...

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  30. FLOODS IN IRELAND.

    Unprecedented floods have burst the banks of the canal at Edenberry, in King's county, Ireland. Houses, cattle, and crops were washed ...

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  31. BRITISH RECRUITING.

    The first week's result of Mansion House recruiting exceeds the Lord Mayor's most sanguine expectations. Lord Derby, in a speech at Liverpool, ...

    Article : 47 words
  32. RUSSIA DETERMINED.

    The Czar, in a New Year's message to his troops, says: "In this hard struggle, where the enemy is strong in numbers and rich in resources, ...

    Article : 68 words
  33. ATTEMPTED MURDER.

    Two bombs were thrown at Count Okuma, the Prime Minister, while he was travelling in the city in his motor car. The first bomb struck the bonnet of ...

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  34. REBUKE TO SOCIALISM.

    M. Gustave Herve, in a significant article in "La Victoire," commenting on the British Compulsion Bill, says:—"When a few months hence England's clenched fist ...

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  35. KING OF ITALY.

    The Rome correspondent of "Le Petit Journal" states that the King of Italy has suddenly returned to confer with Prince Danilo, of Montenegro, with a view ...

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  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 words
  37. POLAND RELIEF FUND.

    Mrs. J. W. Greaves has received the following acknowledgment of a bank draft for money raised at Waratah on behalf of the Poland Relief Fund:— ...

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  38. GREETING FROM BRITAIN.

    Mr. Lloyd George, the British Minister for Munitions, has sent the following message to the Russians:— "Warmest greetings, valiant allies! The ...

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  39. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

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  40. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    Admiral Meux has been returned unopposed to the House of Commons for the Portsmouth district. ...

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  41. CONCERTED ACTION.

    Signor Barzaldia, a Minister of State, in a speech at Bologna, said the responsibility for the fall of Mount Lovchen, the importance of which had been exaggerated, ...

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  42. LABOUR AND INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Estell, Minister for Labour and Industry, in a review of the work of his department during 1915, states that nine bills were introduced into Parliament, ...

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  43. AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIERS.

    The majority of Australasian soldiers in England are anxious to return to the front. Three-fourths are sufficiently recovered to resume duty, and are chafing ...

    Article : 57 words
  44. IN PERSIA.

    An official communique says: We occupied Kanvar towards Kermanshah, on the border of Persia. A semi-official message from ...

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  45. COURAGEOUS AVIATORS.

    In their last flight Captain Sallier and Lieutenant Legall, in a biplane, over the German lines, were surprised by a Fokker monoplane darting from a cloud. ...

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  46. AUSTRIAN SCOUT SUNK.

    The French submarine Foucault torpedoed and sank an Austrian scout of the Novara type near Cattaro. ...

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  47. WEST AUSTRALIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 words
  48. AUSTRIAN CLAIM.

    An Austrian communique claims that the Austrians repulsed five attempts to pierce their front near Toporoutz, and that the Russians suffered heavy losses. ...

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  49. VICTORIA.

    The body of a man in military uniform was found floating in the Yarra at Studley Park to-day. Deceased, who was about 35 years at age, had the return half ...

    Article : 163 words
  50. SIR T. MACKENZIE.

    At a meeting to-day the War Contingent Association congratulated Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, on the elevation to a ...

    Article : 91 words
  51. LABOUR'S OPPOSITION.

    The United Railwaymen's Executive has passed the following resolution:— "We urge Labour to unitedly oppose compulsion, because it involves the ...

    Article : 101 words
  52. MEXICO AND AMERICA.

    Colonel Roosevelt demands immediate intervention in Mexico by the United States. President Wilson will be content if ...

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  53. RESCUED FROM DEATH.

    A British flying officer, who is a prisoner in Germany, writes:—"Fighting two German aeroplanes at a height of 10,000 feet, a shell burst near our aeroplone. ...

    Article : 157 words
  54. WHEAT LUMPERS' DIFFICULTY.

    After a conference between the Government shipping agents and the representatives of wheat-lumpers, Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, announced that the loading of ...

    Article : 116 words
  55. CROSSBRED WOOL.

    Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the High Commissioner for New Zealand, inquired at the War Office whether it was likely that there would be any diminution in the ...

    Article : 108 words
  56. TASMANIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 21 words
  57. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Augustus Charles Davis, who had planned dazzling schemes for making an elysium of Henley Beach, and gulled a number of too confiding citizens, was ...

    Article : 112 words
  58. THE CLAN MACFARLANE.

    The steamer Clan Macfarlane was torpedoed without any warning. There was a heavy sea on, and the attacker was not seen until the crew took ...

    Article : 283 words
  59. RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

    At Victoria Barracks yesterday 69 recruits were accepted, and 11 rejected, while at the Town Hall 74 passed the tests and 15 failed. This brought the ...

    Article : 113 words
  60. QUEENSLAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 words
  61. COMMONWEALTH PATENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 words
  62. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.

    "Lloyd's" reports that the Spanish steamer Bayo has been mined and sunk off Chassirin. Twenty-five men were drowned. ...

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  63. GENERAL DE WET.

    General de Wet's recent speeches have elicited much criticism. This has culminated in a public outcry against the reception arranged by Mr. R. Veerde in ...

    Article : 85 words
  64. CHINESE EMPIRE.

    Yuan Shi Kai's coronation will take place on the 9th February. Germany and Austria say that they will recognise the Empire. ...

    Article : 55 words
  65. THE 3RD OF THE 30TH BATTALION.

    Lieutenant A. C. White, officer commanding the 3rd Reinforcements, 30th Battalion, writes reminding friends of the soldiers that they will be leaving shortly, ...

    Article : 90 words
  66. Advertising

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