Sir Douglas Haig reparts: We carried out successful raids last night northeastward of Epehy, south-westward of Havrincourt, and westward of Fontaine ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Zurich correspondent of the London "Daily chronicle" says: "Herr Erzberger, leader of the recently formed 'block' in the Reichstag, has arrived ...
Article : 737 wordsConsideration is being given by Sir John Forrest to a number of points in the War Time Profits Tax Bill, which have caused crit[?]sm. the treasurer siad ...
Article : 223 wordsIn the course of a speech at Bendigo to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said that if the door had been s[?]mmed aga[?]st cons[?]ption, it must be ...
Article : 215 wordsOn Saturday 10 men offered their mucca for the A.I.F. at the Adelaide sticer. Drill Shed Seven were declaied fit, two defciicd to the P.M.O., and one ...
Article : 191 wordsAnother £2/1/ was added to the "Courier" Patriotic Funds yesterday, £1/1/ for the War Nurses' Fund coming from Sergeant Curtis, Australian Mining ...
Article : 112 wordsColonel Cecil H. Foott, formerly of Bribane, who has been two and a half years with the A.I.F. abroad, has been promoted to Brigadier-General A ...
Article : 758 wordsAn amendment to Australian military regulation 1[?]07 provides that in a time of war the Minister for Defence or any district commandant may authorise any ...
Article : 96 wordsMr. Watt statod to-day that he had now taken over all the works in connection thith the naval bases at Westernport, Fremantle, and Port Stepheus. He was ...
Article : 112 wordsA Rus[?]n communique states: In Galicia an enemy attack in the Quest region was repulsed. The enemy's advanced [?]ments approached south of ...
Article : 1,268 wordsAt the Town Hall to-day 38 men volunteered, and 20 were paused. ...
Article : 19 wordsDuring the last few days eight men offered at the local recruiting depot, seven being accepted. TOOWOOMBA, July 30. ...
Article : 137 wordsThe stained glass window, which has been placed in St. Mark's Church, Albion, by the mother and sisters of the late Lieutenant Juck Treverne Hockin, the ...
Article : 266 wordsA Roumanian communique states:—On July 26 we enlarged the breaches' to the northward in the enemy front, and seized the whole of an old position on a ...
Article : 72 wordsWar savings groups are gourps of people who amy be clerks in the same office, workers in the same factory or ware-house, persons attending the same place ...
Article : 815 wordsA successful social under the auspices of the North Pine branch of the Red Cross Society was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening to make a ...
Article : 444 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, correspondent at British [?]quarters, wires: Unceasing gun fine from both sides ranges from the Flemish coast to southward of Lens. ...
Article : 409 wordsThe trade unions and co-operative societies held a demonstration in Hyde Park to-day, at which they demanded that the Government should purchase all ...
Article : 92 wordsThere were crowded houses at the Auditorium, Melbourne, recently to [?] ness the official pictures of the fighting on the Somme and the An[?]re. The ...
Article : 233 wordsGeneral Mahon, in Dublin, has issued an order under the Defence of the Realm Act, prohibiting the wearing of uniforms of a military character, except by ...
Article : 61 wordsAn o[?]al announcement by the Admiralty states: One of our submarines in the North Sea on Friday captured the German steamer Batavier H. The crew ...
Article : 68 wordsReplying to the Pan-German newspaper declaration that the Socialists did not care for the safety of the German frontiers, the "Vorwaerts" says. "The only safety ...
Article : 69 wordsThe committee of the 31st Battalion Comforts Fund wishes to secure a large quantity of socks and woollen googs for the men in France. It has a large stock ...
Article : 174 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that reports received by the Government from Budapest, the capital of Hungary, show that ...
Article : 123 wordsMr. R. Twanging (Secretary of State), in a speech to the officers at the training camp, stated "The independence of no nation is safe, and the liberty of no in ...
Article : 120 words[?] as to the possibility for onlistment in the A.I.F. for service with the cyclists' corps. Acting upon the advice of the London Headquarters ...
Article : 112 wordsA handsome honour board (presented by Messrs. James Caropholl & Sons), bearing the names oi 143 residents of Hamilton who have, answered the Empire's ...
Article : 213 wordsThe "Allies City" in aid of the Repatriation Fund was concluded on Saturday. During the past six weeks various [?]dies, including the [?]lway staff, licensed ...
Article : 229 wordsA Trench communique stites: A violent enemy attack west of Hurtebise, on a front of 600 metres (656 yards) collapsed. Subsequently our infantry attacked with superb ...
Article : 148 wordsThe women's barach of the "Win the War League" at Lismore at a recent meeting adopted a petition for presentation to the Prime Minister of the ...
Article : 309 wordsA [?] Corps has been formed, consisting of technical and non-technical sections. The latter will receive the same pay as the Field Artillery, while ...
Article : 55 wordsThe mapy acknowledgments which the 25th Battalion Comforts Fund Committee have received from the men at the Front plainly indicate that the parcels sent have ...
Article : 84 wordsThere are indications that the submarine stranded at Calais was intended to lay mines. Prisoners captured on the submarine boasted that they had sunk 17 ...
Article : 33 wordsThe schools' demonstration on Saturday, arranged by Enlistment Officer Crom[?], was a success. On arrival at Alexandra Park each child was [?]ded a ...
Article : 276 wordsAs mentioned in the "Courier" yesterday, approval has been given for the issue of a medal to the wife and mother, or nearest female relative, of members of ...
Article : 283 words"A Mother and Lover of Fairplay" writes: Sir,—I would like to say a word in favour of the work of the military authorities in delivering letters and par[?]s ...
Article : 309 wordsA German submarine sank seven Dutch luggers off Ymuiden, on the coast of Holland. ...
Article : 27 wordsSir,—We must all know how eagerly our lads at the Front look for home letters and newspapers, and many of us know how often they are disappointed. I do ...
Article : 105 wordsEnemy a[?]planes unsuccessfully attempted to reach the city on saturday night. Explosions were hea[?]d in the direction of Versailles, and it is believed ...
Article : 83 wordsIt is officially states that switszerland will be obliged to advance a considerable loan to Germany in order to secure [?] limited supply of coal, Germany being ...
Article : 42 wordsSir,—May I also ask the indulgence of your valuable paper on this matter. I with many others am in the same category as "H.E.A.," and thoroughtly agree ...
Article : 130 wordsAt a meeting held recently at Broadmeadows camp of officers returned from the front it was unanimously decided to form a Returned Officers' Association. ...
Article : 62 wordsAdmiral Njeorand, the commander of the austrian Fleet, in an interview published in the "N[?] Frei[?] Presse," a Vienna daily newspaper, says. "If Austria ...
Article : 79 wordsReferring to the dismissal of an old employee of the pay office, attached to the Defence Department, the Minister for Defence said that be bad determined ...
Article : 109 wordsTo-day, at 1 p.m., Mr. W. A. Todd, and Private Black will deliver recruiting addresses from the G.P.O. platform. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 31 Jul 1917, Page 7
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