When the big scheme for the extension of the Roma-street railway yards and the construction of new yards at Mayne was entered upon eight or nine years age, it ...
Article : 678 wordsThe five Great Powers—Britain, France, Italy, America, and Japan—will have five delegates each at the Peace Conference. Russia's position has not yet been settled. ...
Article : 704 wordsThe Acting Premier (Mr. Theodore) said yesterday that for the purpose of informing the A.W.U. of what the Government was doing, and intended doing, ...
Article : 357 wordsAdvice has been received that Lieut. Paul W. Hopkins, son of Colonel Hop. Kins, M.D., of Brisbane, has been awarded the Military Cross. Lieut. Hopkins ...
Article : 385 wordsDuring the war Australia was called upon twice to assist maintaining order in the New Hebrides. The Acting Minister for the Navy (Mr. Poynton) ...
Article : 431 wordsAnother batch of invalid soldiers, and Anzacs on special furlough, arrived in Brisbane at 3.50 p.m. yesterday. The men numbered 127, and were in charge of ...
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Article : 181 wordsDetails have been revealed of the work of the British submarine cruisers, called "K" boats, which took part in the war. They were propelled by steam, and had ...
Article : 150 wordsLieutenant Fonck, the French aviator, known as the "'Ace of Aces" because of his exploits in war aviation, will attempt to fly across the Atlantic in a big British ...
Article : 197 wordsDespatches received from the Argentine state that a declaration of martial law throughout the country is expected. Five provinces have asked for ...
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Article : 154 wordsLance-corporal Sneyd and Private Maynard are mates who enlisted together in 1915, saw service on Gallipoli, went to France together, and are still ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 275 wordsThe Montenegrin legation announced that 20,000 Montenegrin soldiers revolted and drove out the Serbian troops who were occupying Montenegrin towns. ...
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Article : 458 wordsAmong, the transports now on their way to Australia, seven are nearing the coast. The Essex, which is carrying a number of military passengers, and is ...
Article : 278 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the United Press Association reports that the Supreme War Council has resumed its sessions. ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Shipping Board has released American tonnage, exclusive of that directly needed for the transport of the United States Army in Europe back to ...
Article : 112 wordsThe following letter has been received by Lieutenant-Colonel Stodart (chairman of the State Recruiting Committee of Queensland) from the Minister for ...
Article : 483 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times reports that the establishment of a gold reserve fund with a maximum of 500,000,000 dollars ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Commonwealth will take part in the exhibition at Lyons in France which will open on March 1 Mr. Fisher, the Australian High Commissioner, has requested ...
Article : 49 wordsAt a meeting in the City Town Hall to-day of the Soldiers' Mothers, Wives, and Relatives' Association, a motion was carried expressing grateful ...
Article : 98 wordsSir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner of New Zealand), speaking at a meeting of the Cold Storage Ice Association, said there was at impression in ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen), speaking at Geelong on Thursday night, complained that his housing scheme had received inadequate publicity. ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. James, the special correspondent of the "New York Times," cables from Coblenz in Prussia: "The Prince of Wales attended an American officers' ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Peking correspondent of the "New York Times"states that the public burning of a quantity of opium at Shanghai is arousing interest throughout the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe strength of the Australian army reserve as at December last was 20,776 Colonel Mackay (Director-General) stated to-day that A.I.F. soldiers were ...
Article : 44 wordsFlight-sergeant W Davies and Private C. Munchow, who have returned to their homes at Gcoroolba, were accorded a hearty welcome by the residents. Both ...
Article : 174 wordsProbate has been granted in the will of the late Mr. Francis Foy. The gross value of the estate is £149,270, of which £17,952 is realty. The testator left ...
Article : 140 wordsA meeting of about 66 men was held this morning under the weeping fig on, the Esplanade. The meeting, was held to take steps to move the ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Victorian Minister for Lands his cabled to the Agent-General in London asking if any portion of the large quantity of wire netting that was taken to ...
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Article : 48 wordsAn explosion of a truckload of benzine took place at the Athes railway station, in Belgium, and killed six British sodiers. Many British and French ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Government has notified. that it will resume 16,000 acres of agricultural and dairying land near Atherton and Tolga, for a returned soldiers' ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Supreme Council of War Ministers has decided that, after March 20. 200,000 prisoners of war will be employed on reconstruction work devastated regions. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 18 Jan 1919, Page 5
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