Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The whole front is comparatively quiet. There was local fighting on Tuesday night and this (Wednesday) morning in the ...
Article : 201 wordsIt is strange to find among the military appointments the office of Director of Agricultural Production. There is doubtless good reason for the creation of the ...
Article : 177 wordsSir William Irvine, M.H.R., has been appointed Chief Justice of Victoria in succession to the late Sir John Madden. Sir William Irvine, who was for ...
Article : 193 wordsAn Italian official report states:—We destroyed an outpost in the Lagarina Valley, bringing back prisoners. We carried out successful ...
Article : 163 wordsIt is announced that during the year ended on the 31st March, 1917, merchantmen of 692,225 gross tonnage were completed in the United Kingdom shipyards, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Carrington Council met last night, there being present the Mayor, Alderman M'Cormack, and Aldermen Wilson, Partridge. Lott, Parker, M'Gregor, and ...
Article : 505 wordsThe fifth annual meeting of the Chambers of Commerce of N.S.W. was held to-day, Mr. C. E. D, Meares, vice-president of the Sydney Chamber, occupying the ...
Article : 613 wordsA benefit entertainment was tendered Mrs. Friend and family, in the school of arts, Carrington, on Wednesday night, when the programme was contributed to ...
Article : 111 wordsA high military authority states: There has been on material change. We have somewhat improved our position, whilst the whole front, from Arras to the Olse, ...
Article : 341 wordsMr. G. C. Addison, the Chief Industrial Magistrate, sat again at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. The Minister for Labour and Industry, ...
Article : 415 wordsMr. Hurley, the chairman of the United States Shipping Board, has telegraphed as follows to the heads of the various shipyards:— ...
Article : 69 wordsGeneral Leonard Wood, of the United States army, has been injured at the front. He started his career as an army doctor, and won distinction in Cuba and ...
Article : 149 wordsCount Czernin, the Austrian Foreign Minister, asserts that the Ukraine will deliver at least a million tons of cereals. Thirty trucks have already started. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that arrangements have been made whereby the United States will receive an additional ...
Article : 45 wordsAt the meeting of the Wallsend Red Cross Society on Thursday afternoon the president (Mrs. T. R. Scott) and secretary (Mrs. A. Walton) reported they had ...
Article : 146 wordsAmong the makers of speeches in these days Count Czernin is probably the most talked about at the present time. Even Count Hertling, the German Imperial ...
Article : 139 wordsThe latest French communique states:—There was no infantry action on Wednesday. The artillery duel has continued to be somewhat violent in the region ...
Article : 183 wordsM. Clemence[?], in the French Prime Minister, interviewed regarding Count Czernin's peace allegations, merely replied, "Czernin has lied." ...
Article : 21 wordsThe State Department is also negotiating with Brazil and Uruguay for the utilisation of interned German vessels in those countries for South American ...
Article : 43 wordsZurich reports that the Bucharest correspondent of the "Munich Zeitung" protests against the proposal of the Central Powers to withdraw troops from Rumania ...
Article : 72 wordsThe steamer Conargo, formerly the Altona, was torpedoed off the Irish coast on Sunday. Fifteen men were saved. The torpedoing occurred early on ...
Article : 104 wordsA meeting of the Wickham branch of the Red Cross Society was held at the council chambers last night Alderman Bond, the Mayor presiding. The ladies ...
Article : 141 wordsGeneral Smuts, addressing the Cloth-makers' Company, said:—During the last two months we have cleared up the situation. Our doubts and uncertainties are ...
Article : 342 words"He possesses a genius for war," was a sentence in Sir Ian Hamilton's Gallipoli dispatch referring to General Sir A. Hunter-Weston, who has made a notable ...
Article : 231 wordsAn official Italian report states that during the week 361 vessels arrived, and 360 sailed. Three steamers above 1500 tons were ...
Article : 40 wordsAt the Brisbane Police Court to-day Ronald Percival Young, aged 30, was charged with the murder of Charles William Crompton, at Chindera, near Tweed ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Press Bureau states:—The Russian General Lohvicky who is serving in France, is forming a Russian Legon of Volunteers to fight against the Central ...
Article : 44 wordsThe "United Press" correspondent states:—The brigading of American troops with the British and the decision that they shall take an immediate fighting ...
Article : 124 wordsPekin states that it is reported from Tokio that the Bolsheviks have seized the telegraphs to Vladivostock, isolating the town. ...
Article : 86 wordsMr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, resumed the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Samuel Johansen, a Norwegian, 24 years ...
Article : 942 wordsMr. G. A. Ball, manager of the Commonwealth Bank, addressed a meeting on Wednesday night in connection with the war loan. The Mayor, Alderman Cameron, ...
Article : 430 wordsA German official report states:—A counter-attack repulsed a nocturnal English thrust against Ayotte. Strong enemy forces attacked on ...
Article : 53 wordsMr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, made the following statement to-night regarding shipbuilding:— In June, 1917, an order was placed in ...
Article : 187 wordsA repatriation regulation has been issued providing for the establishment of State committees and district committees to supervise the advances to soldiers and ...
Article : 149 wordsThe United States has advanced to Britain by way of loan a sum of £40,000,000. President Wilson has decided that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsCarey's, Corps, under the command of Major-general Sandeman Carey, is composed of labour men, mechanics, and signallers. ...
Article : 60 wordsAmong those who attended the King's Investiture to be made Knights-Commanders of the Order of St. Michael and St. George were Major-General the Hon. ...
Article : 198 wordsCalculations based on captured data respecting fifteen divisions suggest that the total German infantry casualties are probably between 250,000 and 300,000. ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. Bean, the Australian official correspondent, reports:—On Monday evening news came in of a further sharp fight on a part of the front where the ...
Article : 446 wordsThe British Admiralty reports that the arrivals of vessels in the week ending on the 30th March numbered 2416, and the sailings 2379. ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Admiralty reports that a destroyer sank on Monday as a result of a collision, All on board were saved. The Press Bureau reports that punitive ...
Article : 210 wordsA return which has been prepared for Mr. C. E. James, District Superintendent of Railways, Newcastle, showing the bookings at Newcastle for the Easter ...
Article : 123 wordsMr. Stephen L. Gwynn, Nationalist member for Galway in the House of Commons, and a member of the Irish Convention, in a speech at Galway said he had every ...
Article : 47 wordsColonel E. W. Cox, who has been appointed to the General Staff with the rank of Brigadier-General, was gazetted to the Royal Engineers in 1900, and ...
Article : 95 wordsA parade of troops from Liverpool Camp, representing a number of arms of the service, took place in Sydney to-day. The troops arrived in Sydney about ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. Percival Phillips states: We succeeded in several miner offensive operations between Arras and Albert. The enemy succeeded in none, and would be ...
Article : 162 wordsIt is reported from Capetown that the Provincial Council has adopted a resolution, introduced by the Administrator, identical with the Premier's motion in ...
Article : 85 wordsMrs. W. Jones, of Boolaroo, has received notification from the Defence Department of the safe arrival in England of her husband, Corporal W. Jones, and her son, ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. Webster, Postmaster-General, announces that parcels for members of the Australian Imperial Force and munition workers in the United Kingdom may ...
Article : 60 wordsTo-night's meeting of the Labour Council was devoted wholly to the consideration of a new scheme for the reorganisation of trades unionism, submitted by a ...
Article : 259 wordsThe treasurer has received the following further contributions: Miss Duncan 10s, Mrs. T. Blackall 10s 6d, Mrs. Blackall, sen., 5s, The Independent Pipers' ...
Article : 80 wordsThe annual meeting of the Speers' Point Progress Association was held in Watkins' Hall on Tuesday evening. Councillor T. C. Frith occupied the chair. The ...
Article : 163 wordsA telegram from Capetown states that a great recruiting campaign is being organised, for next week to keep the South African Brigade together as a ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. and Mrs. F. Howard, of Waratah, have received word, through the Red Cross Information Bureau, that their son, Captain R. W. Howard, M.C., of the 68th ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 198 wordsGeneral Plumer has returned to the Western Front. All ranks welcomed the victor of Messines, which is regarded as the most ...
Article : 38 wordsA carnival and continental will be held on Merewether beach on Saturday in connection with the opening of the new shelter, which has been erected by the ...
Article : 58 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson takes over the command of the Fifth Army, General Gough (who held the command) is at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 wordsIt is reported from Paris that the arrivals of vessels during last week numbered 1170, and the departures 1005. No vessels were sunk. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe United Press correspondent states that stories of most gallant stands by various divisions are being narrated. The Germans were thrilled by the ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Cheer-oh Girls' Easter fair resulted in the sum of £17 10s being raised for the fund of the welcome home cimmittee. The winners of the cooking competition ...
Article : 66 wordsPrisoners report that one of the long-range guns which have been bombarding Paris was blown up, killing five gunners. ...
Article : 24 wordsCopies of the "Newcastle Herald" can only be obtained from Mr. R. Wakeham, agent. ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Fri 5 Apr 1918, Page 5
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