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Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The German last night heavily bombarded the neighbourhood of Bullecourt, and w[?] replied vigorously. We successfully raided ...
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Article : 42 wordsIn the House of Commons much uproar followed Mr. K. L. Oathwaite's question, in view of the Russian Government's policy of "peace without annexations and ...
Article : 110 wordsAmerican Socialists have been prohibited from attending the International Socialist Peace Conference at Stockholm. WASHINGTON, Thursday. ...
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Article : 121 wordsAt the conclusion of the recruiting rally held at the Post Office yesterday Sergeant major Runcorn, of the recruiting staff, offered at auction a piece of the ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) does not intend to withdraw the ultimatum he delivered last week to the Premier of Queensland (Mr. T. J. Ryan) ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Bavarian Premier (Count Hertling), in an interview at Budapest, stated that the war would end in the autumn. There would be no winter ...
Article : 40 wordsIn the House of Commons last night the amendment moved by Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders to shelve the Electoral Reform Bill was defeated by 329 votes to ...
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Article : 519 wordsThe German Government is prosecuting six members of the Minority Socialist Party, including Herr Ledebour, for delivering anti-dynastic speeches on May ...
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Article : 116 wordsA message from Pekin states that President Li Yuan has dismissed the Premier, and appointed Wu Ting Fang, formerly Chinese Minister to the United States, as ...
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Article : 69 wordsA sale of German yachts at Krupp's Germani[?] yards realised £10,000. ...
Article : 21 wordsA meeting of the Laymen's Committee for the promotion of Lavender Day (June 22) was held in the Anzac Club on Wednesday night, Mr. Joe Allen in the ...
Article : 318 wordsAffairs in connection with the Mt. Lyell strike are somewhat mixed Notices were posted early this morning calling upon the employees to report for work ...
Article : 347 wordsBulgarian advices state that great defensive works have been begun around Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, under the supervision of German engineers. ...
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Article : 102 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. C. P. Trevelyan asked Mr. Macpherson (Parliamentary Under Secretary for War) if his attention had been drawn ...
Article : 118 wordsThe charges against munition strike leaders at Bow-street were withdrawn. The accused signed an undertaking to abide by the agreement arrived ...
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Article : 75 wordsIn the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Secretary of State for India) said the decision of the War Conference regarding India's position in the ...
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Article : 40 wordsThe Belgian Government has received information that the Germans have renewed the deportation of able-bodied Belgians, and since the beginning of May ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Lloyd George gave a conciliatory reception to a deputation from the Jockey Club, respecting the stoppage of racing, and promised to see them again ...
Article : 37 wordsForty thousand dependents of Canadian soldiers are now stranded in England. Many of them came to see wounded relatives in the hospitals, and have ...
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Article : 97 wordsThe trial of P. C. Webb, M.P., on a charge of sedition, was resumed at Christchurch. Webb was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. Massey (Premier of New Zealand) and Sir Joseph Ward have arrived here from England. They had a lengthy conferenee with Sir R. L. Borden, Canadian ...
Article : 110 wordsA message from Paris states that Marshal Joffre and M. Viviani have arrived there after their visit to the United States. ...
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Article : 64 wordsNot a single Serb remains at Nish (which was the provisional capital of Serbia after the capture of Belgrade). Those who have not escaped have been ...
Article : 37 wordsBritish Red Cross "Button Day" was observed to-day. The city collections amounted to £1817, not including Stock Exchange contributions of over £600, and ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Dutch Government has requisitioned 100,000 tons of shipping tonnage to bring wheat from America. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 25 May 1917, Page 7
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