Ihe Admiralty states that an enemy submarine sank the British transport Cameronian on June 2 in the Eastern Mediterranean. A small number of troops ...
Article : 70 wordsThe French Eastern communique, issued to-day, states: The British air service successfully bombarded Tumba railway station and several munition ...
Article : 198 wordsIt is announced that the first year's aeroplane programme provides for 30,000 training, bombing, and observation planes. FOOD LEGISLATION. ...
Article : 167 wordsYesterday was the best day the "Courier" Patriotic Funds have had for soma time, a total of £83/17/3 coming to hand. Of this sum £25 for the ...
Article : 307 wordsMilitary experts predict that the Germans will be compelled to fall back beyord the Ypres Canal and the River Lys. In the enemy's rear the British ...
Article : 132 wordsFourteen men offered their services for the A.I.F. at the Adelaide-street enlisting office yesterday, and eight were declared fit. The names of the volunteers ...
Article : 155 wordsOwing to the fact that the casualties amongst members of the artillery units have been much lighter than was anticipated, many more men have been enlisted ...
Article : 213 wordsBefore his Honour Mr. Justice Shand. MACDONALD v. GORDON FAINR LTD., AND ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. OF AUSTRALIA, LTD. ...
Article : 1,386 wordsThe survivors of the hospital ship Dover Castle, which was sunk without warning towards the end of May, have arrived. They state that it was a ...
Article : 161 wordsIn Victoria to-day 29 men volunteered for active service, and 11 were accepted. ...
Article : 20 wordsSeparation allowances will in future be paid to the wives and mothers of members of the Australian Imperial Forces irrespective of any income which may be ...
Article : 185 wordsM. Thomas, the French Minister for Munitions, now in Russia, regards the Russian situation optimistically. The Leninite movemeut is declining, but ...
Article : 667 wordsWord was received in Ipswich last evening that Second-Lieutenant Charles Douglas Scott, M.C., was killed in action on June 4. The deceased soldier was a son of Mrs. ...
Article : 1,079 wordsOwing to the attitude or some of the Nationalist papers General Botha, Premier of the South African Union, has warned the Transvaal Nationalists against ...
Article : 129 wordsEager sightseers made a pilgrimage to the wrecked Zeppelin, which is entircled by barbed wire, with soldiers guarding it. The engineers are busy digging at ...
Article : 88 wordsThe "Tidene Tegu," published at Christiania, states that during the war the Germans have submarined 562 Norwegian ships of a total tonnage of 800,000, ...
Article : 94 wordsThe jury impanelled by the coronor of the City of London, at the inquest on 49 victims, of the recent German aeroplane raid, in giving then verdict added a rider ...
Article : 186 wordsField-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig reports to-day: Early this morning the enomy delivered a strong local attack on positions we captured on June 14 to the ...
Article : 176 wordsMr. G. Roberts (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade), in answer to questions in the House of Commons, said that New Zealand lamb had been ...
Article : 63 wordsAt a meeting, to-night the Returned Soldiers' League of Tasmania passed the following resolution,—"That this branch of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' ...
Article : 104 wordsYesterday the appeal for funds to equip our nurses met with a much better response, showing that all are not unmindful of the need for funds to carry on the ...
Article : 158 wordsThe Northern tour of then Majesties the King and Queen concluded with an investiture at Hull. Thier Majesties interviewed the fishermen whose Majesties ...
Article : 43 wordsA singularly racy, vivid, and eloquent lecture on his experiences in Egypt, France, and Flanders was delivered before an immense audience in the ...
Article : 568 wordsMr. G. C. Wade (Agent General for New South Wales) entertained a number of guests to-day at a luncheon in honour of the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. W. A. ...
Article : 816 wordsCaptain Dash, societary of the State Recriuting Committee, has received from Mr. A. Booker, at Cairns, a letter in the following terms:—"Dear Captain Dash, ...
Article : 262 wordsThe kaiser, reviewing the Guards and the Landwehr, said: "The enemy's long prepaiod spring offensive is a failure. The losses new being published no a tribute ...
Article : 76 wordsThe "Telegraaf" states that the recent air raid at Ghent entirely destroyed the munition factory, and also the commandant's quarters. Many civilian ...
Article : 38 wordsYesterday Mrs. J. B. Hill donated two pairs of socks for the Soldiers' Sock Fund. ...
Article : 18 wordsSpeeches having an important bearing on the recruiting issue and the serious problems ot the war were delivered at the inaugural dinner of the Queensland ...
Article : 707 wordsThe midnight communique states: There has been marked artillery activity in the region of Laffaux, at Panthoon, and in the Craonne-Chevreux sector. Wee ...
Article : 196 wordsThe National Union of Railwaymen expolled the Government shorthand writer sent to their meeting Mr. H. Thomas, M.P., the organising secretary, said: "The ...
Article : 103 wordsWe have received from Barambah Settlement a letter written on behalf of 16 discharged coloured soldiers who want to know why they were discharged from ...
Article : 329 wordsReports from Vienna state that there was a formidable explosion at Steinfeld, a suburb of Vienna, where three munition depots were blown up. There are no ...
Article : 67 wordsDr. C. Addison (Minister for Munitions), speaking at a conference with trade unionists in justification of the dilution of labour on private work, pointed out that ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Republican Party has issued a manifesto on the recent events, which it declares reveal a grave national crisis and the failure of any hope of reconciling the ...
Article : 172 wordsSome important correspondence from the authorities in Melbourne (through the War Council) in regard to the allocation of the Wattle Day collection was ...
Article : 372 wordsThe newspaper "Stifts Tidende," of Ribe, Denmark, which is always well in formed on German matters says it is impossible that the German harvest can he ...
Article : 88 wordsThe annual meeting of the Kelvin Grove branch will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Kelvin Grove Girls' State School. The Mayor of Ithaca will ...
Article : 93 wordsThe German Socialist paper "Vorwaerts" laments the depreciation of the German mark, a hundref of which are now worth 65 Swiss franca, or 34 ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Admiralty reports that a Japanese torpedo boat flotilla attacked, and it is believed sank, a submarine in the Mediterranean on Tuesday. ...
Article : 31 wordsA particularly attractive programme is promised at the Stadium next Friday evening in aid of "Lavender Day." The Stadium management, which has charge ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Minister of Shipping warns those arranging to charter British vessels after the war that he will be unable to give an assurance that the national ...
Article : 46 wordsSir,—Thousands of your readers who are interested in the aims and procedure of "The Franco-Queensland League of Help" will be glad to learn that the ...
Article : 108 wordsMr. Bonar Law, speaking in the House of Commons, said the Sinn Fein movement was not organised sufficiently to enable anybody to speak authoritatively on ...
Article : 103 wordsIn the House of Commons last night Mr. Bonar Law announced that General Smuts, who commanded the British forces throughout the successful campaign ...
Article : 44 wordsThe conference of representatives of those States which have established patriotic funds for the benefit of soldiers who have returned from the war will be ...
Article : 117 wordsA German wireless official message intercepted by the Admiralty states: The Bulgarians repulsed several British attacks south-westward of Lake Doiran. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe committee of the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund will meet in Parbury House at 11 a.m. to-day. The business is important. ...
Article : 48 wordsA meeting at the Queen's Hall protested against the stoppage of horse racing, and demanded resumption on a limited scale. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe refusal of England to the request for an Anglo-American note to China han arrived. The Secretary of State (Mr. Lansing) has not publushed the text. ...
Article : 35 wordsAn official message from Budapest states that Count Esterhazy's Cabinet, at its first meeting, abolished political censorship. ...
Article : 23 wordsA meeting of the Laymen's Committee will be held to-night, at 8 o'clock, in the Anzac Club, corner of Charlotte and George streets. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 20 Jun 1917, Page 7
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