An Italian official communique summarises the action northward of Gorizia from August 19 as follows:—The Second Army threw 1[?] bridges across the Isonzo, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 432 wordsA French communique issued to- day states: North of Verdun at night time there was great artillery fighting, especially on the right bank ...
Article : 210 wordsThe Admiralty has received by wireless the following Russian official message: Enemy off[?]ive in the direction of Vladimar Volynsk and also southward of ...
Article : 67 wordsYesterday the "Courier" Patriotic Funds benefited to the extent of 18/7, this amount being the 122nd weekly contribution of the employees of Plumridge, ...
Article : 108 wordsIt was mentioned yesterday in the "Courier" that the Queensland Railway Union had informed the Minister for Railways that all goods coming over the border ...
Article : 363 wordsThe latest piece of union e[?]rontery comes from some of the unionists in the Ipswich Workshops, and it seems that the Government will either have to yield ...
Article : 306 wordsIf evidence were wanting of the truth of the suggestion that the strikers are tired of the purposeless strike, and only too eager to resume work, it was ...
Article : 1,126 wordsThe State Cabinet decided to day to conserve coal supplies and reduce country train services to the extent of 13,500 miles weekly A further curtailment affecting ...
Article : 536 wordsM. Kerensky has arrived at Moscow. There is much excitement around the Grand Opera House, where the conference is to sit. The principal bodies of ...
Article : 443 wordsA largely attended meeting of city business people, representative of many interests, held in the Sydney Chamber of Commerce rooms to-day, protested against ...
Article : 74 words"Le Journal's" correspondent at Verdun says: "The French had more artillery than infantry in the firing line, and by this tactical success were enabled to achieve ...
Article : 178 wordsMrs. C. A. Smith, Bismarck-street, Clayfield, has received a cablegram from her only son, Gunner J. G. Smith, stating that he is on leave in London, and ...
Article : 486 wordsA public meeting was held at Alberton on Saturday, having been convened by the Farmers' Union regarding strike matters, and the enrolment of volunteers ...
Article : 568 wordsThe Deputy Postmaster-General announced yesterday that the railway authorities had intimated that parcel mails for New South Wales and ...
Article : 76 wordsYesterday morning the Railway Department accepted consignments of fruit for Sydney, but later in the day the Government, having taken instructions from the ...
Article : 53 wordsTelegrams from Munich state that the Bavarians are agitated at the recent enormous losses in Flanders. It is declared that the Kaiser and Marshal von ...
Article : 57 wordsBoth the Government and the Railway Department anxiously awaited definite information from Townsville yesterday regarding the secret ballot that was being ...
Article : 171 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove out the enemy from portion of a trench north-[?]-stward of Guillemont Farm, which he had regained ...
Article : 193 wordsAdvertisements on Monday called for the services of 50 special constables. The pay offered was 10/ per day, and the men will be called upon to undertake police ...
Article : 74 wordsM. Karensky, in his opening address at the Moscow Conference said any attempt to use the conference for the purpose of attacking the national power embodied in ...
Article : 147 wordsA meeting of railway unionists was announced for this morning at the Theatre Royal, but later adjourned till the afternoon, when the committee, it was ...
Article : 171 wordsIn the Arbitration Court to-day his Honour Mr. Justice Higgins had before him two matters bearing upon the position of industrial unions in connection ...
Article : 1,047 wordsEnlistment officer Crombie reports that sir men volunteered during the week ended August 25. Four were attested, one was rejected, and one awaits his ...
Article : 62 wordsIt is reported that the Chief Committee of the Reichstag has formed a new Parliamentary Commission of 14 members, half from the Reichstag and ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Government has commandeered the ensuing season's wool clip at immediate pre-war prices, plus 55 per cent. ...
Article : 30 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsSo far as Mackay is concerned, strike matters remain quiet. A meeting of waterside workers was called for this morning, to which the Press was not ...
Article : 90 wordsFour trains—three goods and one passenger train—were despatched over the range this morning between 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock. There was also a train to ...
Article : 69 wordsThe fund for the benefit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for War Service has now grown to £2157/13/6. By the sale of a bullock Mr W. Ross-Munro realised ...
Article : 101 wordsAn animated debate in the Greek Chamber of Deputies on the possibility of establishing a Republic revealed that a majority of the Deputies favoured ...
Article : 97 wordsWhen news was received of the Cairns railwayman having decided to resume work, the railwaymen met at the A.W.U. Hall on Saturday afternoon, and after ...
Article : 134 wordsSir,—Every true-hearted citizen will honestly sympathise with the Government in the dilemma, with which remorseless fate has confronted them. The ...
Article : 409 wordsA social was held in Harris's Hall, Pinkenba, on Saturday, in aid of the fund for the erection of an honour board for Pinkenba. The hall was crowded, and a very enjoyable programme was ...
Article : 269 wordsThe "War Story" told by "St. Ebbar" in the "Courier" of last Saturday week has obviously made a remarkable impression on some of our readers The story ...
Article : 156 wordsIt is announced that the strictest regulations have been issued governing Russians leaving the United States for Russia, owing to it being believed that ...
Article : 47 wordsTraffic between Winton and Longreach is delayed by the rain, further accentuating the seriousness of the railway hold-up. ...
Article : 30 wordsTravellers from Germany, who have arrived here, declare that Germany is starving. Most of the food is sent to the soldiers, leaving the scantiest supply for ...
Article : 83 wordsThe situation is becoming acute. Some stores have no butter, and two have no flour. When orders are executed there will be none next week, unless ...
Article : 153 wordsA German official message received by the Admiralty by wireless states: Reconnaissances northword of Monastir resulted in our favour. ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of the 2[?]rd A.S.C. Comforts Fund will be held at 2.30 p.m. to-day in the board room. Turbot-street. The monthly meeting of the Hamilton Girls' ...
Article : 246 wordsDeputations from the various unions at the Broken Hill Proprietary Co.'s steel works told the mannger this afternoon that they were disgusted with the strike, ...
Article : 71 wordsThe hon. treasurer acknowledges the follow, ing additional donations:—Previously acknowledged, £163,031/6/3; St. Paul's Church of England Sunday School, Taringa, 11/; Miss Macansh, ...
Article : 181 wordsThe "Koclnischze Volkszeitung" states: A committee of seven Reichstag members, representing every party, will co-operate with Dr. Michaelis (the Chancellor) in ...
Article : 50 wordsThe area of land under cultivation in England and Wales is now 388,000 acres more than in 1916, apart from the officially estimat[?] decrease of 250,000 ...
Article : 76 wordsAn [?] despatch from Rome describes the picturesque battle in which British mo[?]itors, Italian naval forces, aircraft, an[?] land forces are jointly attacking ...
Article : 438 wordsAt a meeting of delegates of the local branches of the A.W.[?] Q.R.U. A.S.E. Feder[?]ted Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Union, Carter[?] [?] and the W.P.O., ...
Article : 88 wordsThe mail train from Sydney arrived in Brisbane on time last evening. No contrary advice having come to hand, it is presumed that the train left Sydney as usual ...
Article : 48 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 28 Aug 1917, Page 7
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: