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  2. ENEMY STILL HELD.

    The fighting continued all Wednesday night and Thursday without abatement. The French burled the enemy back north of the Matz River, while the Americans broke up a violent German assault at Belleau. The Allied aerial squadrons did great execution, while a large number ...

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  3. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    At the meeting of the Imperial Conference, Mr. Walter Long, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, outlined the work of the conference which, he said, was as ...

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  4. THE OUTLOOK CHEERFUL.

    Mr. Perris, telegraphing on Wednesday, said: This morning the outlook is decidedly more cheerful. The battle has taken a better turn. ...

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  5. IN MACEDONIA.

    A French Eastern communique states:— Operations in Mount Kaimalinia have been successful. We advanced on the summit of Coratop to the source of the ...

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  6. LATE CABLE NEWS

    The German attacks on Wednesday north of the Aisne were repulsed with terrible loss. Large numbers of German dead were left on the field. ...

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  7. RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

    A Russian official message states that in compliance with Germany's demand, all Russian warships at Novo Rossiisk have been ordered to be transferred to ...

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  8. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    Amsterdam reports that the crew of the Helena has arrived at Ymuiden, and are indignant at the German brutality. The submarine fired without warning, ...

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  9. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr. JOHNSON, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at 11 o'clock this morning. Mr. HIGGS (Q.) asked whether the ...

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  10. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Senator GIVENS, the President of the Senate, took the chair at eleven o'clock this morning. Senator MILLEN, the Minister for ...

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  11. GERMAN OFFENSIVE FAILS.

    Mr. Perris, as an instance of the bitterness of the struggle, describes the fighting at Courcelles. The Germans advanced under cover of ...

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  12. MURDER IN POLAND.

    It is reported from Zurich that the Austrian military authorities in Poland have issued a statement that it is impossible to meet all the applications of military ...

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  13. BOMBING OF CALAIS.

    During an air raid on Calais, a bomb burst a water main, inundating a cellar, and drowning eight people, who had taken refuge there. ...

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  14. HEAVY ATTACKS.

    The latest French communique states: The Germans powerfully counter-attacked between Courcelles and north of Mery, but were caught by our fire, and ...

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  15. GERMANY AND THE PACIFIC.

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" says: "The Imperial Conference is considering the disposal of the German colonies after the war. We cannot imagine the Allies ...

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  16. THE WOOL TRADE.

    The departmental committee on the textile trades recommends the Government to convene a conference of representatives of the Governments of Australia, ...

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  17. SINKING SUBMARINES.

    Sir Eric Geddes, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in an interview with a representative of "Le Petit Parisien," said:— "Since January, we have sunk more ...

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  18. WOOL BAND FASTENER.

    Mr. Saville Whiting, of Melbourne, has patented a screw fastener for wool bands which he claims will enable the bales to be made tighter. The stamping of bands ...

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  19. LOYALTY OF JAPAN.

    At the luncheon to the Japanese Mission in England, the Japanese Ambassador, replying on behalf of the Japanese delegates to the forthcoming International ...

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  20. BRITISH WORRY THE ENEMY.

    Mr. Percival Phillips states that prisoners admit that the Germans bitterly resent the unpleasant activity of the British, who are constantly methodically ...

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  21. SUBMARINE OFF AMERICA.

    Details of the sinking of the Norwegian ships Vindeggan and Hendrick Lund, off the American coast, show that the latter approached during the ...

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  22. GERMANS' GREAT LOSSES.

    Since the communique issued on Wednesday afternoon by General Foch, the French war critics are optimistic, and believe that the German "bull-rush" has ...

    Article : 142 words
  23. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The British Admiralty reports that an armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk on June 5. Seven men, including four of the mercantile crew, are missing. ...

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  24. TRANSVAAL UNREST.

    A message from Pretoria, alluding to the unrest in the Transvaal, states that the discouragement by the authorities of the so-called "pick-handle commandoes" ...

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  25. GERMAN MORALE WEAKENS.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Herald" states that he has secured documentary proof that the German leaders cannot win the war. Even if ...

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  26. OPEN DIPLOMACY.

    The American Senate rejected a proposal in favour of the public discussion of treaties. President Wilson, in a letter to the ...

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  27. DEFENCE OF PARIS.

    Some precautionary measures for the defence of Paris have already been taken, although everyone is confident that the Germans will not reach the ...

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  28. IRISH-AMERICAN TROOPS.

    It is understood that Irish-American troops will be trained in Ireland, and it is hoped this will give an impetus to recruiting. ...

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  29. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    Speaking at a meeting of the Royal Society on the paper by Mr. Fell, M.P., advocating the construction of the Channel Tunnel, Sir Joseph Ward, the Treasurer of ...

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  30. STATE RECRUITING.

    Recruits to the number of 47 were enlisted in New South Wales yesterday. Among them were five from Newcastle. ...

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  31. AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDING.

    Senator Sherek, the chairman of the Appropriation Committee, states that by next year America will have in her shipyards ships with a dead-weight carrying ...

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  32. THE GERMAN NAVY.

    The "New York Times," discussing the possibility of the German fleet coming out, says: "Germany may send out her navy, not anticipating victory, but ...

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  33. NEWCASTLE RECRUITING.

    A recruiting meeting was held at the central depot in Newcastle last evening, Mr. D. L. M'Donald presiding. Appeals were delivered by Private Jackson, V.C., ...

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  34. THE DANGER LESSENED.

    Major-General Maurice, the military correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," writes:—The Germans have established themselves on the Thiescourt Plateau, in ...

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  35. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

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  36. BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: —A successful operation in the neighbourhood of Merris yielded 48 prisoners, 6 machine guns, and a trench mortar. ...

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  37. RECRUITING IN IRELAND.

    Mr. Samuels, the Attorney-General for Ireland, replying in the House of Commons, to a question, said, regarding the circumstances of Ireland, 50,000 was a ...

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  38. DARING ITALIAN FEAT.

    A report from Milan states that the torpedoing of two powerful Austrian warships is the most serious blow yet inflicted on the Austrian navy. ...

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  39. Y.M.C.A. CASUALTIES.

    The casualties of the representatives of the Australian Young Men's Christian Association during the present fighting of the French include Mr. Trueman, who was ...

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  40. INDIAN REFORM.

    Mr. Montague, the Secretary of State for India, stated in the House of Commons, that the proposals for the reform of the Government of India, which the ...

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  41. PRUSSIAN POLITICS.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that the rejection by the Prusian Lower House of franchise reform for the fourth time is causing widespread bitterness, and ...

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  42. ITALIAN RED CROSS DAY.

    A meeting, of the Italian Red Cross Day Committee was held at the Newcastle Council Chambers yesterday. Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, presiding. It ...

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  43. LABOUR'S GOOD WORK.

    Newspapers comment on the improved position of labour since the settlement of the brief strike at the Birkenhead Shipbuilding Yards early in the week. ...

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  44. RUSSIAN UPRISING.

    The "London Daily Telegraph" states that Russian messages indicate a widespread anti-Lenin feeling. It is significant, it says, that the most ...

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  45. THE FRESH OFFENSIVE.

    Colonel Repington, the military correspondent of the "Morning Post," states that the French counter-attacks give the necessary answer to the assertion of ...

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  46. THE COMMANDER'S STORY.

    In an Interview in Venice, Captain Rizzo, the commander of one of the motors which sank two Austrian battleships, said:—"We were going slowly in ...

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  47. CHARGE OF TREASON.

    Sir Joseph Jones, formerly Lord Mayor of Sheffield, was charged at the Bow-street Police Court yesterday that, on various dates between September 1st, 1913, ...

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  48. MR. HIGGS ON MR. HUGHES

    Mr. Higgs, in an interview to-day, said that he was not surprised at the determination of the Government to get rid of the Prime Minister, who had ...

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  49. ALLIED AIRMEN'S WORK.

    A marked feature of Wednesday's fighting, when the German massed attacks made determined but unsuccessful efforts to regain the ground captured by the ...

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  50. THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE.

    The Australian official correspondent telgraphs: The Australians on Wednesday consolidated their new line between Morlancourt and Sailly-Laurette. After our ...

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  51. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.

    A further report of the committee under Mr. J. H. Whitley, M.P., is definitely against compulsory arbitration on the ground that neither employers nor ...

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  52. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German official report states:—Strong French counter-attacks south-westward of Noyon broke down with the heaviest losses. Over sixty armoured cars are ...

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  53. AUSTRIAN ADMISSION.

    Amsterdam reports, that the Austrians admit that the battleship Izentistvan, of 20,000 tons, was torpedoed, and sank. A hundred officers and men were ...

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  54. VICTORIA.

    The Federal Government has decided to grant £2035 relief to the sufferers from the cyclone in North Queensland. This afternoon two well-dressed men ...

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  55. DOUBTS IN GERMANY.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that although German semi-official messages insist that there is no fear of the Allied army manoeuvring and interfering in the ...

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  56. AUSTRIA'S DIFFICULTIES.

    The Stockholm correspondent of the United Press states: An Austrian newspaper correspondent told me that the price of food and its scarcity are most ...

    Article : 67 words
  57. QUEENSLAND.

    John Maxwell, aged 75, was burned to death in his home this morning, at Paddington. He lived alone, and had been in bad health for the last few days. It is ...

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  58. FRANCE CONFIDENT.

    Despite the withdrawal of the French from the left bank of the Oise, which was effected on Monday night, M. Clemenceau, the French Prime Minister, speaking in ...

    Article : 238 words
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