Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:—We inflicted casualties in patrol encounters southward of Cambrai. There ...
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Article : 86 wordsIn the course of his speech in the House of Commons. Mr. Lloyd George said that the most important British war aim was security. Therefore the ...
Article : 311 wordsA big demonstration, under the auspieces of the anti-conscriptionists, for the purpose of celebrating the victory achieved on Thursday last, was held in ...
Article : 141 wordsMr. Ryan, the premier, has cabled Christmas greetings to the Queensland troops in England. France, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, and Rabaul. ...
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Article : 49 wordsLord Willoughby De Broke, speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute, said:—When there comes a settlement of the war, I hope that we ...
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Article : 175 wordsThere will be a carol service and organ recital at Newcastle Cathedral to-morrow night. The Christmas Day services at St. ...
Article : 63 wordsSir Horace Plunkett, in a speech in Dublin, said that the Irish Convention was progressing. It was not yet able to present a unanimous report, but he could ...
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Article : 160 wordsBuenos Ayres reports that, "La Patria degli Italiani" assails President Irigoyen, and adds: "Luxburg remains here undisturbed because the Argentine fears ...
Article : 65 wordsA Socialist newspaper in Vienna, commenting on the Germans' peace proposals, declares that Germany necks to restore the world situation by meagre concessions ...
Article : 52 wordsSpeaking at the function held at the close of the last municipal meeting, Aldermen Hardy, Lightfoot, and Bell expressed themselves strongly in favour of ...
Article : 350 wordsMr. Mackinnon, the Director-General of Recruiting, stated yesterday that the voluntary system has produced so far this year 47,250 recruits for the Australian ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Press Bureau states that with the object of abolishing food queues, Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller, has empowered local committees to control ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 words"Don't write too much about peace, only victory leads to peace," said General von Ludendorff to a party of journalists at German Headquarters. ...
Article : 56 wordsAmsterdam reports that Dr. Hertling, the German Chancellor, has explained to a confidential meeting of representatives of all parties in the Reichstag, the lines ...
Article : 100 wordsMrs. A. C. Wilson, of St. James'-road, Adamstown, has received a cable message from her son, Captain Gordon Wilson, D.C.M., of the Australian Flying ...
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Article : 67 wordsAmsterdam reports that Germany has appointed Dr. Haber Governor of New Guinea. The newspapers rejoice that the ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Princess Louise opened a new club in the residence of the Duke of Norfolk for the use of women war-workers from oversea, and the wives of oversea soldiers ...
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Article : 272 wordsA telegram from Washington states that John Donald, a member of the United States Shipping Board; declared that the board was preparing to put the United ...
Article : 72 wordsA telegram from Paris states that a Swiss correspondent reports that a German of high rank said that Germany is delaying peace with Russia as her ...
Article : 152 wordsThe following is a summary of the casualties of members of the Australian Imperial Force report by cable, and showing the totals from the date of the ...
Article : 169 wordsHerrman Bernstein, who obtained the famous "Willy-Nicky" correspondence between the Kaiser and the Czar, has given the "New York Herald" the story of an ...
Article : 237 wordsThe Admiralty reports: The British armed boarding steamer, Stephen Furness, was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Channel Six officers and 95 men ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Merewether Band will play carols and hymns throughout the municipality to-night. ...
Article : 12 wordsA message from Montreal states that M. Bourassa, analysing the election returns, said that it was clear that Canada had declared unequivocally for ...
Article : 135 wordsThe hearing of evidence has begun in Auckland under a commission issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria in connection with consolidated claims for £8600 ...
Article : 122 wordsThere was a large gathering of people at the rotunda on Friday evening, the occasion being the distribution of Christmas tree gifts to the children (under 12 ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Canadian Government has decided to prohibit the importation of liquor, and later will suppress the manufacture domestically of liquor, with the ultimate ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Mon 24 Dec 1917, Page 5
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