An official message from Rome states that the continued concentration of Austro-Germans, who are massing artillery behind the Brenta and the Piave, ...
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Article : 40 wordsMr. W. T. Massey, the well-known war correspondent, in a message from the British Headquarters in Palestine, says:—The troops will remember this ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 wordsThe total enlistments in the A.I.F. during 1917 numbered 46,729. ...
Article : 14 wordsMr. and Mrs. R. A. M'Lennan Temple-street, Coonparoo, have received a cablegram from their son, Sergeant Clarence M'Lennan, notifying his safe arrival at ...
Article : 621 wordsIt is probable that Mr. E. A. Eva will be appointed manager in Australia of the Commonwealth Government's line of steamers. Mr. Eva has had considerable ...
Article : 54 wordsThe British and Turkish delegates have signed an agreement whereby the Dutch Legation at Constantinople will visit prisoners in camps, and an ...
Article : 55 wordsIt was stated in evidence at an inquest at the morgue to-day that Henrietta Hughes, whose body was found in the Maribyrnong River on December 30, had ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Prime Minister, in New Year messages to the President of the United States, the Prime Ministers of Japan, Italy, Serbia, Roumania, Portugal, ...
Article : 311 wordsHer Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson has received the following cablegrams from the C.O., Australian Wireless Corps, Mesopotamia:—"Australians in ...
Article : 111 wordsThe shortage of fuel threatents to develop into a famine in some neutral countries, and the danger is being met in two ways, viz., by stringent official ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 950 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been considerable artillery firing on both sides in the neighbourhood of Arleux and Engohelle. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that Baron Kairerling, a former naval attache of the German Embassy, and in old friend of the ...
Article : 142 wordsMrs. Lloyd George, the Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Rhondda, Miss Ellen Terry, and other well-known women have inaugurated a Children's Jewel Fund in ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Farmers' and Settlers Association has approached the Prime Minister in an endeavour to obtain a higher guaranteed price for wheat for the next three years. ...
Article : 208 wordsSir,—The letter of Student II. in your issue of to-day will be read, I have no doubt, with feelings of sorrow by many of your readers. I do not propose to ...
Article : 270 wordsThe humorist has found a wide field for whimsical refererces to the biscuits sometimes served out as army rations. It was with something like this behind his ...
Article : 197 wordsApproximately 148 returned invalid soldiers (List "O") are expected to arrive by special train from Sydney tomorrow, at 5.40 p.m., at No. 5 platform, ...
Article : 150 wordsThe drawing for two sailor dolls, donated by Mrs. E. G. Blume, will take place on January 24. The 47th Battalion Comforts Fund has ...
Article : 84 wordsThe New Year military awards which have been issued number altogether 34,463. ...
Article : 18 wordsOn Monday evening, December 31, at "Sea Brue." Redcliffe, a very successful concert and dance was held. An amount of over £16 was collected comprising a collection amounting to ...
Article : 224 wordsThe exports from the United States in 1917 exceeded 6,000,000,000 dollars (£1,200,000,000), and the imports 3,000,000,000 dollars (£600,000,000). The ...
Article : 61 wordsStamp duties contributed £5,634,000 towards the nine months' revenue of Great Britain, which totalled £400,650,303. ...
Article : 23 wordsDuring the holidays the Birdwood Cafe has been well patronise' by visitors, and as all the laboir is (supplied gratuitously, the funds should be augmented ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Commonwealth postal authorities have been notified by the Egyptian Administration that parcels for Greece cannot be forwarded to their destination ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 wordsApplications from persons willing to undertake the management of the proposed State Produce Agency will close with the Department of Agriculture and ...
Article : 51 wordsWhile flying at Montrose Bay, Lieut. A. E. P. Mott, of the Royal Flying Squadron and formerly of Melbourne, aged 22, was drowned. The machine fell ...
Article : 34 wordsUp to December 23 last a total of 75,970 war pensions had been granted, involving an annual liability to the Commonwealth of £2,541,323. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe members of the Garrison Military Police were entertained on Christmas and New Year's Day by the ladies of the Red Cross Society, and are very grateful for ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 3 Jan 1918, Page 5
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