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  2. THE CALL TO QUEENSLANDERS

    Age, 18 to 45; minimum chest measurement, 33in.; minimum height, 5ft. 2m. RAtes of pay: Lieutenant, 21/ per day; sergeant, 10/6; corporal, ...

    Article : 180 words
  3. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    Steady progress was made yesterday with the "Courier" Patriotic Funds, the sum total received for the day being £57/19/3. Of that amount the sum of ...

    Article : 748 words
  4. SINKING OF THE ARABIC.

    Captain Finch, commander of the White Star liner Arabic, which was sunk by a German submarine, states that the terpedo caused a ter[?]ific ...

    Article : 1,406 words
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    Advertising : 237 words
  6. THE RECRUITING TRAINS.

    The recruiting train which toured the Western districts of Queensland returned to Brisbane on Friday night. In the course of a statement on Saturday ...

    Article : 1,450 words
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    Advertising : 425 words
  8. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    The following are the names fo the volanteers who enlisted for the Front at Gympic [?]ring the past week:—Messrs R. W. Connell, G. Brooks, F. Patterson, ...

    Article : 199 words
  9. SINKING OF THE ISIDORA.

    In reply to the representations made by the Spanish Government to the German Ambassador, the latter has apologised for the sinking of the Spanish ...

    Article : 41 words
  10. PRO-GERMANISM.

    The exposures made by the "World" having scotched, the pro-German antmunitions agitation, the pro-Germans have commenced a fresh agitation in ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. FIGHTING IN WEST AFRICA.

    The Portuguese had a violent encounter with, and finally routed, the Cuanhnmas, 600 miles from Mossamedes, in Angola (Portuguese West Africa). The ...

    Article : 40 words
  12. "NOW IS THE TIME TO ENLIST."

    In a circular letter distributed to the Recruiting Association in this State the Premier (Mr. Holman) says. "To-day the German and Austrian armies are ...

    Article : 234 words
  13. PRESENTATIONS.

    The employees of M'Kenzie and Holland, Ltd., assembled together during lunch hour on Friday to honour one of their fellow employees, Mr. Wm. Gough, ...

    Article : 929 words
  14. HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES.

    Mr. A. Temple Clork received word on Saturday that his nephew, Captain and Adjutant Robert Vere Clerk, is missing, and the worst feared. Captain Clerk is ...

    Article : 251 words
  15. SANDBAGS FOR THE FRONT.

    Inquines have been received by the Defence Department as to the supply of bandbagh for the troops, and already a number of sandbags have been made by ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. GARRISON ARTILLERY DUTY.

    It is announced that the military authorities have decided to employ members of the citizen forces replace men of the Royal Australian Garrison ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Premier (Hon. T. J. Ryan) announced on Saturday that be had received a telegram from the Premier of New South Wales (Hon. W. Holman), ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. COMPULSORY SERVICE.

    In moving in Parliament the second reading of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces Bill the Minister for Defence said that in the original Act the strenght of ...

    Article : 123 words
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    Advertising : 89 words
  20. MONEY FOR THE ENEMY.

    The recent allegations in New South Wales that money was being sent out of the country by German residents was mentioned to the Premier on Saturday. ...

    Article : 118 words
  21. GIFTS IN KIND.

    The following gifts were received: Mrs. T. Burston, Wooloowin, parcels of books and magazines; "Anonymous, parcol of books; "Anonymous, parcel ...

    Article : 53 words
  22. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND THE WAR CENSUS.

    A meeting of the Queensland branch of the Australasian Corporation of Public Accountants was held at the office of the chairman (Mr. A. Inglis) on Friday to ...

    Article : 145 words
  23. A ROMANTIC ENLISTMENT.

    Captain T. E. Malyon, who is a son of the Rev. T. J. Malyon, of Brisbane, and officer commanding the administrative centre (5th Welsh Regiment) at ...

    Article : 331 words
  24. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    The North Ward branch met in Willard House on Thursday, at 10.33 a.m. Those present were Mesdames Lloyd, Young. Ward, Schoch, Owler, Webb, Predeaux, ...

    Article : 314 words
  25. PRESENTATION OF A RACEHORSE.

    A Caulfield trainer, Mr. P. Musgrave, has decided to make a present of his racehorse, St. Vano, to Lady Stanley's Fund for Victorian sick and wounded ...

    Article : 48 words
  26. WEEK'S TOTAL IN SYDNEY—2028.

    The number of volunteers accepted for the Expeditionary Forces at the Sydney metropolitan recruiting depots on Saturday was 249, bringing the total for the ...

    Article : 60 words
  27. Q.C.S. EMPLOYEES.

    At a meeting of the committee of the Q.C.S. Employees' Fund for Queensland wounded soldiers, on Friday, the secretary reported [?]merous valuable ...

    Article : 99 words
  28. MENTALLY DERANGED SOLDIERS.

    Referring to the statement of the Minister for Defence that he was inviting the co-operation of the States in providing for the care of mentally deranged soldiers, ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. RECRUITING IN MELBOURNE.

    For the past week the number of volunteers was 967, and 713of these were accepted. Yesterday 118 men offered their services, and 78 were passed by the ...

    Article : 63 words
  30. A LISMORE COMPLAINT.

    The recently returned wounded soldiers only received from the Queensland authorities passes to Tweed Heads, and but for the generosity of Murwillumbah esidents ...

    Article : 39 words
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