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  2. THE GERMAN RETREAT

    The Allies continue to drive back the enemy. They have occupied Fere en Tardenois, on the Oureq, and are approaching Ville on Tardenois, on the other side of the funnel through which the Germans are retreating. A Paris telegram states that the Germans are desperately trying to ...

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  3. THE MUNITIONS STRIKE.

    The Press Bureau reports that the Ministry for Munitions last night announced that communications received from all parts of the country indicate that the ...

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  4. THE BRITISH FRONT.

    Field marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The Australians in the Morlan-court sector captured two lines of trenches on a two miles front astride of ...

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  5. SEA PIT DAM.

    At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, a Mayoral minute was submitted giving the report of an interview with Mr. J. Stanley Christian, general ...

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  6. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    Mr. Poynton, the Acting Minister for the Navy, yesterday communicated with the executive of the Colliery Employees Federation, and expressed a desire to ...

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  7. NEWCASTLE Y.M.C.A.

    There was a large and representative gathering at the tea-rooms of Messrs. Scott's, Limited, last night, when a dinner was tendered by Mr. W. Scott to Mr. ...

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  8. THE ENEMIES.

    Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister, has received a cable message from the High Commissioner, in which the following passages occur:— ...

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  9. GERMAN FICTION.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs: The English, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand troops are sharing raids, with a view to discovering the enemy dispositions, and ...

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  10. THE ALLIES PROGRESS.

    The latest French communique states: North of the Marne we continued to advance in the region of the Oureq, notwithstanding the resistance of the enemy, ...

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  11. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.

    Mr. Brooks, M.L.C., the president of the Employers' Federation, made a statement on behalf of the employers to-night, in which he said they coincided with the ...

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  12. IRISH HOME RULE.

    The conference of the South Wales Labour Federation, which represented 172,000 workers, has carried a motion recognising Ireland's claim for immediate ...

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  13. THE KAISER DOLEFUL.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that the Kaiser, at headquarters, said: "The worst days of the war are still in store for ...

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  14. AUSTRALIAN AIR WORK.

    The Australian official correspondent reports:—Stories, which have reached here lately from German prisoners, of the manner in which the British 'planes keep ...

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  15. ESCAPE FROM SUBMARINES.

    It is reported from New York that an incoming steamer was three times attacked by submarines. The last occasion was on Saturday, 300 ...

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  16. COAL PURCHASE BOARD.

    The lodges of the Colliery Employees' Federation have approved of the recommendation of the delegate board to nominate a representative on the Coal ...

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  17. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

    A correspondent asked Mr. Walter Long, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether the scheme of Imperial preference recently outlined would involve the ...

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  18. A PECULIAR CEREMONY.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that the German authorities organised an imposing pleasure party in Belgium, at a spot where 700 ...

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  19. RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. J. Storey, the leader of the Labour party, had a lengthy interview with Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister, to-day, and at his request pointed out the ...

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  20. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that 118 shipyards have been completed in the United States, and 44 other yards are ...

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  21. WONTHAGGI MINERS.

    Work is reported to be proceeding steadily at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi. The eastern area, which is estimated ...

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  22. AMERICANS CROSS THE OURCO.

    The latest American official report states:—We continued our pursuit north-ward of the Marne, despite determined rearguard action. ...

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  23. CRISIS IN TURKEY.

    Athens reports that there is a Ministerial crisis in Constantinople, owing to the friction between Turkey and Bulgaria regarding the division of the ...

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  24. GERMAN BOASTING.

    Amsterdam reports that Admiral von Hintze, the new German Chancellor, made his first public speech at a banquet to welcome Abbas Hilmi. He ...

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  25. LYMINGTON COLLIERY.

    It is unlikely that operations will be resumed at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, this week. A new fan has been installed, by which the ventilation will be much ...

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    SCENE OF THE RETREAT. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  27. ABANDONING THE MARNE.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at the French headquarters states:—The enemy fell back several miles on the whole Marne front on Friday night. ...

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  28. QUEENSLAND.

    According to a statement by Mr. Huxham, the State Home Secretary, to-day, the number of cases of venereal diseases is increasing in Brisbane. Provision is ...

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  29. PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS.

    At the meeting of the Hunter Water Board yesterday, a letter was received from Mr. W. Arnott, of Sydney, notifying the intention of the Professional ...

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  30. MILITARY FOOD SAVING.

    Circulars have been issued by Brigadier-General Ramaciotti, the Inspector-General of Administration, urging upon all camps the necessity for economy in regard to ...

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  31. TO GATHER THE HARVEST.

    Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister for National Service, issued in May the following appeal to parents, headmasters, and boys: "The military situation has ...

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  32. SHELL SHOCK SUFFERERS.

    Complaints have been made that returned soldiers suffering from shell shock had been discharged shortly after landing, with the consequence that they were still ...

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  33. SHIPBUILDING TRIBUNAL.

    Evidence was commenced at Walsh Island dockyard yesterday, before the Federal Shipbuilding Tribunal, upon the working conditions generally of labour ...

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  34. THE ENEMY'S RETREAT.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the retreat began on Friday night, the enemy withdrawing his main bodies from the north of the Marne, while strong ...

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  35. SLAVS DESERT AUSTRIA.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times'' has received reliable information that thousands of Slovenes, Croats, and Jugo-Slavs are deserting from the ...

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  36. BRAVE OFFICERS.

    Despite the German's stiffer resistance, every day prisoners are brought in by the Australian divisions on both the Somme and in Flanders. It was the Queenslanders ...

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  37. ALLIED AIR FORCES.

    It is reported from New York that General Brancker, the Comptroller of British Air Equipment, says that if the Allies reorganise and co-ordinate their ...

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  38. "IMPLACABLE WAR."

    "War to the death" was the keynote of the speech by a former American president, Mr. Taft, at the opening of the Win-the-War Convention of the League to ...

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  39. DESIGNS ON ITALY.

    Mr. Grasty, the London correspondent of the "New York Times," says there is much official talk of the possibility of a new Austro-German drive in Italy, ...

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  40. NEXT OF KIN MEDALS.

    Adverse comment has been caused by the delay of the Defence Department in issuing next of kin medals. Inquiry at the Defence Department ...

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  41. CHINESE CARRIERS.

    The Eastern races have long been famous for the enormous and bulky packages they can carry on their heads and backs. The Indian natives are especially, with ...

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  42. OVERWHELMING THE ENEMY.

    A report from Paris states that as the result of the German retreat on Saturday the French reoccupied twenty villages and several important forests. ...

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  43. MOTOR FATALITY.

    Major Bennett Goldney, M.P., has been killed in a motor accident at Brest. ...

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  44. ANZACS IN NEW YORK.

    It is reported from Now York that several hundred Anzacs, en route to Europe, attended Trinity Church, and other churches. ...

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  45. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE VIAL.—Mrs. M. Vial, of Kenrick-street, Brookstown, Wallsend, has been advised that her husband, Private E. (Paddy) Vial, has been reported ...

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  46. FRENCH MISSION TO AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister, has received a cable message from Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, intimating that the French Mission, headed by ...

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  47. BOOLAROO.

    Mr. and Mrs. J. Garfoot, of "Emoh," Lake view-street, Boolaroo, have been notified that their son, Private Harold Garfoot, is returning to Australia. ...

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  48. GOLD MINING INDUSTRY.

    Private cable messages received in Johannesburg state that the Imperial Government has decided to assist the gold-mining industry, enabling low-grade ...

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  49. HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES.

    The correspondent of the "New York Tribune" with the French armies states that the German casualties for the past six months amount to a million, which ...

    Article : 139 words
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