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  2. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:—We successfully attacked a post southward of Sillers Guislain on Thursday ...

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  3. THE RUSSIAN PUZZLE.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" describes the opening of the Constituent Assembly in the Taurida Palace on Tuesday. ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. BRITISH SHIPPING.

    Sir Eric Geddes, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in a statement in the House of Commons, said that Britain in 1913 launched 2,282,000 tons of shipping. ...

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  5. THE REFERENDUM.

    A message, signed by 1192 Australian women domiciled in the United Kingdom, addressed to the women of Australia, unanimously supports the reinforcements ...

    Article : 141 words
  6. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE GILLONS.—Mrs. S. Grose, of Queen's-road, New Lambton, has received word that her brother, Private T. Gillons, was killed in action on November 7. ...

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  7. RED CROSS APPEAL.

    Yesterday was "Our Day" in Newcastle. It was strangely unlike others of our "days" in many respects. In the first place, it was a day on ...

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  8. GERMAN REPORT.

    The latest German official report states: We captured several shelters eastward of Bullecourt. There is an artillery duel between ...

    Article : 39 words
  9. CANADA'S INFLUENCE.

    Sergeant-major Urquhart, an invalided member of the original Anzacs, is campaigning on behalf of the Union Government, and addressing crowded political ...

    Article : 51 words
  10. REFERENDUM DAY HOLIDAY.

    Information having reached the Coal Board that it was proposed that the coal cranes at Newcastle were not to work on December 20th (Referendum ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. TURKEY DESIRES PEACE.

    A message from Geneva states that Mouktar Bey, the Turkish delegate, who is conferring with the British delegates at Berne in connection with the exchange ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. PRIATE ARKINS' ADVICE.

    Private T. G. D. Arkins, member for the Castlereagh, who fell out with the Labour Party because of his attitude in favour of conscription, has sent the ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. SUBMARINE LIMIT REACHED.

    The systematic destruction of German submarines has reached such a stage, says a well informed authority, that it has nearly counter-balanced the German ...

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  14. SOLDIERS' TEST VOTE.

    A test vote of the Victorian Returned Soldiers' League on the referendum resultd as follows:—Yes, 2664; No, 339; informal, 13. ...

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  15. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

    Stockholm reports that the Russian authorities stated that they have released all German civilians in exchange for 4000 Russian officers, who were ...

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  16. NEWCASTLE ORGANISATION.

    Although there were chocolate wheels to the right of them, and chocolate wheels to the left of them, with all the noise that one might expect in the ...

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  17. ITALY'S DEFENCE.

    An Italian official message states:—We regained a great part of the trenches in the Col della Beretta region, which we were unable to reoccupy on Tuesday. ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. HALIFAX DISASTER.

    A Government investigation of the Halifax disaster has been opened. Captain Lamodec, of the ammunition ship Mont Blanc, which blow up, stated ...

    Article : 165 words
  19. NAVAL AIR RAID.

    The British Admiralty reports: Our aircraft bombed the Bruges docks on Tuesday night. The visibility was bad. One of our ...

    Article : 34 words
  20. MR. COOK AND MR. RAE.

    Mr. Cook, Minister for the Navy, made the following reply to Mr. Rae to-day:— In Mr. Arthur Rae's recent statements there are several assertions which are ...

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  21. AMERICA'S RESOLVE.

    A telegram from New York reports that Mr. Baker, the Secretary for War, in the course of a speech, said that America was showing the world that unwillingness ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. BULLECOURT FIGHTING.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs: The enemy attack near Bullecourt led to close fighting throughout Wednesday, but was still limited to a local operation ...

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  23. SITUATION IMPROVED.

    Signor Orlando, the Italian Prime Minister, addressing the Chamber of Deputies, said that the military situation had greatly improved, thanks to the resistance of the ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. CHARGE AGAINST CAILLAUX.

    General Dubail, the Military Governor of Paris, in a letter requesting the Government to court-martial M. Caillaux, says that in the majority of the cases ...

    Article : 72 words
  25. GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS' CHILDREN.

    A meeting of the League of Honour was held last evening for the purpose of making final arrangements for to-day's continental on Shortland park, in aid of ...

    Article : 290 words
  26. GERMAN THREATS.

    The Zurich correspondent of "Le Matin" says that the German newspapers, in the course of violent articles against the Entente, declare that Marshal von ...

    Article : 83 words
  27. DARING NAVAL RAID.

    The "Corriere della Serra," in an account of the torpedoing of the Austrian battleship Wien, shows that two Italian torpedoers cut eight cables protecting the ...

    Article : 107 words
  28. BRITISH BALLOON MISHAP.

    Amsterdam reports that a British airship came to grief near the coast. Its gondola was destroyed, but the motors are intact. ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. MacPherson, the Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, stated in the House of Commons that the War Office is considering issuing medals to ...

    Article : 191 words
  30. POINTS FOR VOTERS.

    The law provides that each elector should vote in the subdivision for which he is enrolled. If however, the elector is not in the subdivisions during polling ...

    Article : 356 words
  31. AUSTRIAN CLAIMS.

    An Austrian official message states:—We have taken prisoners in four days' fighting in the Melette region 639 officers and 16,000 men and have captured 293 guns, ...

    Article : 41 words
  32. HONOURS FOR AUSTRALIANS.

    Colonel Sir Douglas Dawson, the Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain's Department to the King, attended at the Military Hospital at Wandsworth, and ...

    Article : 59 words
  33. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 327 words
  34. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Mr. Gilmore, the special representative of the Australian and New Zealand Press Association, reports:—The continuance of favourable weather and the inactivity ...

    Article : 334 words
  35. EMPIRE TRADE POLICY.

    Speaking at the Society of Arts, Lord Islington, formerly Governor of New Zealand, hoped that Britain's Empire trade policy after the war would be free ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 252 words
  37. BISHOP FOR THE FRONT.

    The Anglican Bishop Long, of Bathurst, who is leaving for the front, was entertained to-day at the rooms of the Church of England Men's Society. ...

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  38. FRENCH SHIPPING.

    In the week ending December 8th the arrivals of vessels at French ports numbered 845, and the sailings 967. One vessel over 1600 tons was sunk, ...

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  39. LATE CORPORAL STEIN M. M.

    Mrs. W. Stein, jun., of Bull-stret, Cook's Hill, has received a letter from the captain of the company to which her husband, the late Corporal W. Stain, M.M., ...

    Article : 228 words
  40. BRITISH MEAT TRADE.

    The meat trade is in a critical state. The botchers are keenly competing, but there are not sufficient cattle. Fat bullocks are realising £90, which is £20 ...

    Article : 75 words
  41. BLEEDING ENGLAND WHITE.

    Mr. Holman, the State Premier, invites attention to the declared intention of Germany to try and blood England white, as shown by a translation published in ...

    Article : 139 words
  42. THE HINDU PLOT.

    San Francisco reports that evidence given at the trial of the Germans and Hindus charged with plotting against British, rule in India showed that Count von ...

    Article : 45 words
  43. AUSTRALIANS WANT HELP.

    Brigadier-General Paton, writing from the West front, under date 15th October, to Mr. Charles Earp, says:— "For the last four weeks we have ...

    Article : 167 words
  44. LIEUTENANT PITTAWAY. M.C.

    Miss D. MacPherson, of Mayfield, has received intimation that Lieutenant T. Clif Pittaway has been awarded the Military Cross for service in action in France. ...

    Article : 79 words
  45. WARATAH.

    To-night, at the Waratah Pictures, "Peggy, Will of the Wisp." will be screened as the chief attraction, being a tale of an Irish girl who robbed the rich to give to the poor. ...

    Article : 148 words
  46. MEETINGS IN OPPOSITION.

    Addresses in opposition to the Government proposals were delivered last night from the balcony of the Royal Exchange Hotel. There was a large audience. ...

    Article : 956 words
  47. MINERS' EXECUTIVE.

    Messrs. J. M. Baddeley, A. Lewis, and W. Brennan, executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the ...

    Article : 72 words
  48. FRENCH OPERATIONS.

    The latest French communique states:—There is lively artillery fire on both banks of the Meuse. Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs at ...

    Article : 63 words
  49. Advertising

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    Advertising : 57 words
  50. NO-CONSCRIPTION PROTEST.

    Messrs. John Bailey, chairman, P. C. Evans, general secretary, P. Minahan, honorary treasurer, and Arthur Rae, press representative, of the No-conscription ...

    Article : 289 words
  51. NEWCASTLE RECRUITING.

    At the Newcastle recruiting depot yesterday three volunteers were accepted and two rejected. ...

    Article : 18 words
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