General Lawrence's force put out of action more than one-third of the Turkish invaders, who especially suffered a severe handling from the Territorials. The ...
Article : 395 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief in France, reports: We have progressed northward of Bazentinle-Petit, and slightly advanced ...
Article : 199 wordsA message from Rome states that the Italians have occupied Rubbi and San Martino del Carso, on the Isonzo. ROME, Friday. ...
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Article : 517 wordsThere was a hearty greeting for the 31 gallant returned soldiers who arrived by train in Brisbane at 9 o'clock last night. There were 17 wounded men, the ...
Article : 295 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson) continued his inspection of the military camps and subsidiary branches of the defence system ...
Article : 460 wordsWith a bodyguard of 200 foot police in uniform and a number of mounted men and plain clothes constables, and a big roll up of the bone and sinew of unionism, ...
Article : 993 wordsAn Austrian official communique states: We took 150 prisoners eastward of Gorizia, and 89 on the Tipolean front. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Austrian air raid on Venice resulted in serious damage, the church of Santa Maria Formosa being entirely destroyed. ...
Article : 30 wordsA Berlin message says that daily wireless battles are taking place between the belligerents' stations for despatch of messages from Lugano. Italian messages ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Parliamentary delegates from the Dominions, at the conclusion of their visit, presented Mr. Balfour with an address of thanks for the ...
Article : 335 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York World," describing the fighting on the Somme, says that the Australians were more terrific in attack than the ...
Article : 66 wordsA solemn service of commemoration was held in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Leichhardt-street, yesterday morning, when an honour board bearing the names ...
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Article : 375 wordsAn unofficial Turkish communique admits that after a prolonged battle the British captured part of the Turkish left wing, in the region of Kantara, but ...
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Article : 158 wordsThe British prisoners who surrendered to the Turks at Kut-el-Amara are distributed in groups in the Angola region. They are badly housed, and lack warm ...
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Article : 123 wordsGermany has promised to give full and immediate satisfaction for the torpedoing of the Swedish steamers Commerce and Vera. ...
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Article : 86 wordsSir Edward Carson has given notice of a question in the House of Commons urging the Government to consult the Allies with regard to a concerted policy ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. John Ctterspoor, of Annerley-road, has received news from the military authorities of the death of his brother, Private T. J. Otterspoor, a Queenslander, ...
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Article : 40 wordsThe "Dagens Nyheder" states that a pilot, who has arrived from Karlskrona, the principal station of the Swedish navy, reports that a submarine attacked 12 ...
Article : 42 wordsGerman newspapers are making fun of the English air defences, saying the English must be awakened night after night by Zeppelins. The "Colog[?]e Gazette" ...
Article : 51 wordsOne hundred and ten Chambers of Commerce are memorialising Mr. Asquith to appoint a Ministry of Commerce, which shall take over from the Board of Trade ...
Article : 54 wordsThe British steamship Normandier reports rescuing 29 of the crew of the Italian steamship Angelo, which was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean, ...
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Article : 46 wordsA newspaper states that the German fleet, including Dreadnoughts, has been seen off Tranderup, to the north of Kiel Bay. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe railwaymen are demanding an increase in wages of 10/ per week, owing to the reduced purchasing power of the sovereign. Their demand has been made ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. R. Lansing, Secretary of State, says that the request of the United States for the publication of the German note with regard to the sinking of the ...
Article : 113 wordsGeneral Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our aviators recently raided tbe Zeppelin sheds at Brussels, and railway sidings at Mons, sidings and airship sheds at Namur, and ...
Article : 53 wordsRepresentatives of metal interests are highly gratified at Mr. Hughes's announcement of the Government's action regarding spelter, and consider it most ...
Article : 143 wordsThree hundred members of the Austrahan Meat Employees' Union met in a public meeting to-day to protest against conscription. Mr. Anthony Ogden ...
Article : 312 wordsThe scheme for regulating exchange by means of the loan to the Government of securities, which has been carried out with regard to American securities, has ...
Article : 49 wordsSergeant-major Baron dropped 300lb. of bigh explosives on the powder factory at Rottwell, in Wurtemberg, which blew up with great damage, several persons being ...
Article : 45 wordsThe "New York Times" states that man strength will be a decisive factor in the war. The best information indicates that the Allies have 23,300,000 effectives, ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Canadian Trade Commission has completed a successful mission to France, Italy, and Britain, and has secured information regarding commodities which ...
Article : 52 wordsA German communique says: Our squadron of seaplanes successfully hombarded enemy monitors and other light vessels off the Flemish coast and made ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Portuguese Government will probably retain 16 interned German ships and hand over 64 vessels to Great Britain. ...
Article : 25 wordsIn the last four montns the consumption of beer has decreased by 1,505,000 barrels, while that of spirits has decreased by 4,517,000 gallons, compared with the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe wheat market is firm, owing to reports of frost in Canada, and cargoes are sparingly offered. The quotation in Chicago for September ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 144 wordsThe Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee, in order to lessen the present burden on munition makers, propose to fix a flat rate tax of 10 per ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Kaiser placed General Manteufel, who was Commander of the Fourteenth Corps on the Somme, on the retired list after the recent British successes. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsThe workmen engaged on the new Commonwealth Offices in the Strand declined to work until the contractor dismissed certain Austrians who were in his ...
Article : 40 wordsA patriotic rally will be held in the Stadium to-night for men only, and admission will be free. An attractive programme has been arranged, including exhibitions by Les. Darcy ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Russian Legation has protested against Mongolian members taking their seats in the Chinese Parliament as being a breach of the treaty of 1913, under ...
Article : 40 wordsA party of members of the Local Authorities' Association, numbering some 120, proceeded to Enoggera yesterday morning and inspected the various camps, ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith, replying to a question by Commander Bellairs, said that he saw no reason to alter the title of "Secretary for ...
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Article : 39 wordsA message from Petrograd states that the Russian Government is considering the laying of a direct cable between Russia and America, with the Russian end ...
Article : 36 wordsThe War Department has ordered the immediate removal from the Mexican border of 25,000 men of the National Guard. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe meeting of the War Council, arranged for 10.30 a.m. to-day, to meet his Excellency the Governor-General, has been postponed until to-morrow morning ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 14 Aug 1916, Page 5
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