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  2. BRITISH FRONT EXTENDED.

    The British attack continues successfully. Their battle-front is now 56-miles, having been extended several miles by the entry of General Horne's army into the conflict. The British are fighting over three-fourths of the front from Vimy Ridge to Chaulnes, where they join up ...

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  3. DEEDS OF HEROISM.

    The London "Gazette" contains stirring stories of deeds of heroism and indomitable courage in the course of a long list of those mentioned by Vice-admiral ...

    Article : 543 words
  4. MR. HUGHES IN GLASGOW.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, has arrived in Glasgow, and has visited the Industrial Fair, which exemplifies in certain cases the British ...

    Article : 501 words
  5. LATE CABLE NEWS

    Correspondents in France report that they have read a great number of letters found on Germans. The "Morning Post" says: "There is ...

    Article : 75 words
  6. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    A meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Lodge was held on Wednesday night, and was attended by Mr. Baddeley, district president, and Mr. Brennan, the general ...

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  7. DISTRICT NEWS.

    The funeral of the late Michael Brogan took place from his parents residence, Teralba, on Saturday. Deceased came to this country five years ago from ...

    Article : 103 words
  8. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. J. J. Cohen, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Fuller, the Chief Secretary, stated ...

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  9. FROZEN MEAT SUPPLIES.

    The Newcastle District Abattoir Board, consisting of Councillor W. Beath (chairman), Aldermen C. G. Melville, A. M'Gregor, D. Murray, and H. M. Shedden, with ...

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  10. WALLARAH COLLIERY.

    A matter affecting the pay of wheelers at Wallarah Colliery was considered at a conference between Mr. H. Marks, manager of the Wallarah Coal Company, and ...

    Article : 183 words
  11. CARDIFF.

    The Patriotic Committee took over £15 at the door on the occasion of the recent welcome home to returned local soldiers. The Cardiff Town Band will play in ...

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  12. BOOLAROO.

    The Speers' Point Sunshine Girls held a concert in the Sulphide Hall, to raise money in support of a bazaar to be held shortly in aid of the Boolaroo Soldiers' ...

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  13. BOHEMIA MAY RISE.

    Amsterdam reports that the Vienna correspondent of the "Weser Zeitung" reports that serious events are imminent in Bohemia. The moment for proceeding from ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. CARDIFF COLLIERY.

    It is the intention of the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation to make an inspection of the weighbridge and appliances installed at the Cardiff ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. THE BRITISH ELECTION.

    Lord Beaverbrook's newspaper, the "Daily Express," in a leader, says that it does not object to a general election in order to secure a Parliament pledged to ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. "FREE" LABOUR PROPOSAL.

    The reply of Mr. Holman, the Premier, in connection with the suggested employment of free labour at one of the idle Abermain collieries was commented upon ...

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  17. BRITISH PROGRESS

    Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: —The Australians victoriously advanced and reached the general line of Fresnes-Herbecourt. The enemy is stubbornly ...

    Article : 337 words
  18. DORA CREEK.

    A bazaar and programme of sports were held at Dora Creek, in laid of the Red Cross Society. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the president, Mr. Harold ...

    Article : 234 words
  19. SALE OF BIG ESTATES.

    Lord Stalbridge's decision to sell portion of his Dorset estates brings two of Mr. Thomas Hardy's famous Wessex towns under the hammer, Shaftesbury and ...

    Article : 84 words
  20. DUDLEY COLLIERY.

    A meeting of the members of the Dudley Miners' Lodge was held at Charlestown yesterday to consider the question of employment of a member at the colliery who ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. GERMAN CONFUSION.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs: As instancing the confusion of the German troop distribution, odd battalions and companies are mixed chaotically, but are ...

    Article : 314 words
  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The American delegation, including Mr. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Labour Federation, has arrived in England for the Trade Union Congress to ...

    Article : 172 words
  23. SAWMILL EMPLOYEES.

    At a meeting of the Newcastle and district sawmill employees, held at the Trades Hall last night, a report was received from Mr. L. A. Johns, the general ...

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  24. GERMAN RUTHLESSNESS.

    A clear case of a German submarine attempting to sink a vessel without leaving a trace has been revealed by the French Government. ...

    Article : 285 words
  25. ENGINE-DRIVERS.

    Mr. J. Atkins, the general secretary of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Union, attended a meeting of the members at the Trades Hall last ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. VICTORIA.

    Mr. T. W. Stanford, the brother of the late Leland Stanford, the American millionaire, who has been a conspicuous figure in Melbourne for many years, died ...

    Article : 171 words
  27. HAMILTON.

    Mr. W. Dick presided at a meeting of the Soldiers' Presentation and Welcome Home Committee last night. Messrs. H. Atkinson and a'Beckett reported progress ...

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  28. A MINER'S RISE.

    Godfrey Jones, a minor of Ebbw Vale, who, at the outbreak of the war, enlisted as a private, has been promoted to Brigadier-General. He is 36 years of age. ...

    Article : 33 words
  29. PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS.

    The report submitted at the half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Plumbers and Gasflitters' Union indicated that there had been an ...

    Article : 111 words
  30. THE KAISERIN'S HEALTH.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that the Kaiserin's condition is worse, and her heart weakness has increased. Bulletins are not being published, for ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-day, Mr. A. H. Peake, the Premier, in reply to Mr. Butterfield, said the Government had decided that the inquiry into the working ...

    Article : 64 words
  32. HELPING BLIND TO READ.

    Dr. Fournier d'Albe's "optophone" has been successfully used at the British Scientific Exhibition. This invention enables blind persons to ...

    Article : 38 words
  33. EIGHT-HOUR COMMITTEE.

    A meeting of the Newcastle Eight-hour Committee was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. H. H. Lloyd presided. Credentials were received for Mr. A. ...

    Article : 430 words
  34. MINERS' ACCIDENT FUND.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Davies gave notice of his intention to ask Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, if it was a fact that widows in ...

    Article : 77 words
  35. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German official report states:—We held up an enemy thrust after bitter fighting near Pelves and near Vise en Artois and Croisilles. ...

    Article : 59 words
  36. HORNE PUSHES FORWARD.

    Mr. Percival Phillips telegraphs: The German High Command must be anxious over the fall of Roye, the Australian advance on ...

    Article : 323 words
  37. BRITAIN'S GREAT HARVEST.

    The Board of Agriculture announces that 12,398,730 acres are under crops in England and Wales. The area is the largest for 20 years. ...

    Article : 67 words
  38. THE SEDITION BILL.

    The second reading of the Sedition Bill was to have been taken in the Legislative Assembly to-night, but it was postponed, and now it will not be dealt with ...

    Article : 85 words
  39. GENERAL VON BOEHM.

    It is reported from Amsterdam that the Kaiser has bestowed the order of the Black Eagle, which is the highest German distinction, on General von Boehm, the ...

    Article : 45 words
  40. MAYFIELD.

    Mrs. M'Carthy, of Arnold-street, Mayfield, has received word that her husband, Private H. M'Carthy, 17th Battalion, is returning to Australia at an early date. ...

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  41. SOUTH COAST COKE WORKERS.

    The strike of cokeworkers at Hoskins', Limited, Wongawilla mine, West Dapto, has ended. The men, at a meeting to-day, decided to return to work at once. They ...

    Article : 65 words
  42. WITH THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The Australian official correspondent telegraphs:—The Australians north of the Somme on Tuesday advanced over the high ground beyond Suzanne to near ...

    Article : 235 words
  43. SCHWEIGER'S DEATH.

    The French Ministry of Marine denies the capture of Captain Schweiger, the man who sunk the Lusitania. It adds that the British buried him in ...

    Article : 31 words
  44. RAID ON CONSTANTINOPLE.

    A Turkish communique reports: Enemy airmen raided constantinople on Sunday night. Bombs fell in the outer quarter of the city. ...

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  45. CARRINGTON.

    Mr. J. T. Furnass, evangelist, conducted mission services in the Carrington Methodist Church to large congregations, and the mission is being continued until next ...

    Article : 127 words
  46. CHINESE WITNESSES' OATHS.

    The plaintiff in a case that came before the Newcastle Small Debts Court yesterday was an elderly Chinese, who is in business in the city. He had been ...

    Article : 401 words
  47. DISTRICT CASUALTIES.

    PRIVATE REED.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reed, of Mayfield, have received word that their son, Private A. A. Reed, was killed in action in France on August 8th, 1918. ...

    Article : 319 words
  48. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.

    The Spanish steamer Carassa, of 2099 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine. The sinking is expected to bring the ...

    Article : 39 words
  49. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 228 words
  50. MINERS' DEMANDS.

    The Monmouthshire miners threaten to strike unless a larger allowance of cheese, butter, and jam is forthcoming. Mr. Winstone, the Welsh miners' ...

    Article : 48 words
  51. FUTURE SUBMARINES.

    At Cambridge, England, Lord Milford Haven and President Wilson received the honorary degree of doctor of law. President Wilson was represented by Mr. ...

    Article : 212 words
  52. CAPTURE OF LITTLE BERTHA.

    The story of "Little Bertha," the German 11-inch railway gun, captured on August 8th, and now exhibited in Paris, is related by Australian officers who saw ...

    Article : 245 words
  53. FRENCH ADVANCE.

    The latest French communique states: We have occupied Chaulnes. We continued to pursue the enemy, who, under our pressure, precipitately ...

    Article : 246 words
  54. THE FINNISH REVOLT.

    Stockholm reports that the "Demokraten," from statements supplied, estimates that the White Guards have executed without trial, over 10,000 Finnish ...

    Article : 78 words
  55. WEST WALLSEND.

    Mr. J. Johnston presided over a meeting of the presentation committee, when final arrangements were made for the frolic on Monday night next, when the ...

    Article : 45 words
  56. JUNCTION.

    The entertainment given by Mr. Paddy King's Vaudeville Company in the Star Theatre, Junction, last evening, in aid of the Junction monument fund, attracted ...

    Article : 97 words
  57. CARRINGTON.

    Mrs. W. Hawley, of Robertson-street, Carrington, has received word that her husband, Lance-corporal W. Hawley, who was reported wounded a short time ago, ...

    Article : 71 words
  58. GERMAN KING NOT WANTED.

    Amsterdam reports that the Finnish opposition to the proposal that the Grand Duke Adolf of Mecklenburg shall be King of Finland has resulted in vetoing the ...

    Article : 48 words
  59. MEREWETHER.

    At a meeting in connection with the roll of honour movement, the sum of £23 was handed in, bringing the total to £92. London's underground railways carry ...

    Article : 33 words
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