Yesterday, despite the fact, that the recruiting depot at the Town Hall was drawing its hundreds of men, a record in enro[?]ments was secured at Victoria ...
Article : 268 wordsAfter a week's comparative calm the Turks again assumed the offensive against our position at Gaba Tepe on the morning of 29th May. The drubbing on the 18th, ...
Article : 2,065 wordsThe Minister of Defences (Senator Peare) announced yesterday that the department was still in communication with the imperial authorities regarding the formation ...
Article : 40 wordsA Second large and enthusiastic recruiting meeting was held on Sunday afternoon. The speakers were Messrs. [?] Sampson, M.P. Re[?]s, M.L.C., and L. E. ...
Article : 68 wordsWestern Australia, which is requiring 25 recruits a day minimum enlistment to provide its quota keeps well over requirement. Last week for the whole State 476 ...
Article : 54 wordsA very Urge and enthusiastic recruiting meeting was held here on Friday. Cr. John Tully occupied the chair. Addresses were given by Mr. J. Rouget, M.L.A., and ...
Article : 57 wordsThe increment for the formation of a citizens defence force in the town has been taken up enthusiastically. Cr. Wbb has elected president and 200 ...
Article : 1,639 wordsIt has been decided by the managing directors of the P. and O. Company to allow a rebate of 10 per cent. of the single fares to passengers proceeding to London, ...
Article : 47 wordsCasualties in the Dardanelles, far from deterring enlistment, are drawing many into service. On Friday a man with one son in the fighting the and another in a ...
Article : 140 wordsSeating accommodation was provided for some [?] persons at Port Melbourne council chamber last night, but this provision proved fora form adequate. Arrangements ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Alderman Sir David Hennessy) will be present at tho Amateur Athletic Association boxing contests at the Athenaeum Hall this evening, and will ...
Article : 32 wordsMrs. E. Booth, of Azmadale, has received from the late Squadron Sergeant-Major W. A. Strahan. of the Australian Light Horse, a set of verses, compiled by him ...
Article : 164 wordsThere was a nappy ending yesterday to the incident which took place at a recruiting meeting at Williamstown last week, when Rev. F. Lyuch with a punch that ...
Article : 139 wordsNow that men are recruiting in district parties—yesterday there was a party from Kyneton and another from Williamstown— it seems feasible to allow parties to remain ...
Article : 309 wordsIn the full glare of the afternoon sunlight. Tack Jones, of Australia, is playing the hardest game of tennis that he has e known. There is a smile on his face ...
Article : 919 wordsA meeting of residents of Brighton, which was intended to signalise the closing of the week recruiting in that suburb took place lass night at the local drill hall. ...
Article : 307 wordsA stiff-bui[?] young man named Charles Peterson was charged with offensive behavior at Port Melbourne court yesterday. Senior Constable Mackay restif[?]ed that on saturday defendant accosted a ...
Article : 133 wordsA strong determination to serve King and country has been show by Mr. Bernard W[?]tworth son of Mr. E.Whitworth, Colae. He volunteered six times, and was ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Federal Government yesterday had wider consideration had form of the bill which it is proposed to introduce in order to excure for purpose incidental to the ...
Article : 133 wordsSir,—Debarred from personally enlisting, we are desirous of doing our "little bit" towards the patriotic service which it is the duty of every citizen to render at this ...
Article : 91 words"Remember me to the boys, but don't bother with those who have chilblains," writes Driver Dick Pendlebury, 2nd Brigade, ammunition column, in a chatty ...
Article : 242 wordsSir,—We hear everywhere that the country is in want of all the available men, I cannot understand why the Government makes the limit of enlistment 45 years. ...
Article : 168 wordsThe efforts of the Praharan recruiting committee, headed by the mayor Cr. Heyward, was attended last week with considerable success. Over a hundred recruits ...
Article : 92 wordsAt a meeting of the Victorian Football Association hekl last evening recommendations were unanimously adopted to bring the Association's football season to a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 wordsOver 600 residents of Coburg attended a recruiting meeting held in the Coburg town hall last evening. Cr. R. Davis, mayor of Coburg. presided. At the start of the ...
Article : 358 wordsThere was again much enthusiasin exhibited to-day in Ballarat in connection with recruiting Of 148 volunteers medically examined during the day, no fewer ...
Article : 138 wordsSir,—Seems that Lord Kitchener has ordered all engineering to be due out of tho trenches and returned to their respective engineering works to aid in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 277 wordsA railway men's recruiting meeting will be held at 8 p.m. to-day at the Loco. Hall, North Melbourne. Addresses will be delivered by the Federal attorney-General ...
Article : 65 wordsSir,—11 men are so badly wanted why not the employer make good the amount in wages that us young fellows will lose ? If this was clone plenty of men would be ...
Article : 91 wordsA meeting of the Olympic Council and Amateur Sporting Federation of Victoria will be held at. the Amateur Sports Club this evening to consider the draft of a, ...
Article : 161 wordsThe recruiting opened auspiciously to-day, when 127 presented them selves, Of that number 87 passed, bringing the total up to 422 since the [?]paing ...
Article : 48 wordsSir—Being myself unable to ro go to the war, I will he only too glad to follow tit example of Mr. Alfred Pincott and attend free of charge two men per week who have ...
Article : 72 wordsAt the football match between Kutama[?]te and Yabba North on Saturday, Mr, T. Hughes, J.P. made an appeal for reecr[?]uits with the result that three men from ...
Article : 44 wordsSir.—l would like to express my thanks to you for the noble work your paper is doing for the Empire. I would like every-body to know bow great a debt we owe to ...
Article : 283 wordsThere wore busy scents today at Geelong recruiting depot, and an officer was engaged until after 10 p.m. filling papers, &c. During the day eleven ...
Article : 95 wordsA strong recruiting committee has been formed here, and at the football match on Saturday between tile Yabba and Katatnalite teams Messrs. J. N. Crow and T. ...
Article : 63 wordsAre you going to lot the others do it all Don's you understand the meaning of the call; "For your Country and your king"— Can't you hera the summons ring ...
Article : 170 wordsAn inquiry has been received from a correspondent with regard to the exact conditions under which married men enlist for active service, and particularly with regard ...
Article : 176 wordsIn connection with the Fitzroy citizens recruiting camp[?]gn a shop lent by Messrs. Ackman and Co., in Surith-street was used during last week as a depot for receiving ...
Article : 101 wordsHe lacked the courage He set with his slippered feet outstretched to the lire, and his pipe between his lips. He did not even notice that his pipe was not alight. He ...
Article : 799 wordsA movement has been inaugurated in Tocumwal to inaugurate a fund for the erection of a mpnument in honor of the men who have enlisted for active service ...
Article : 36 wordso bravewst wives of soldier men, Her[?]ic mothers of brave sons too The heart of the world is grieving when They are called from p[?]ce and you. ...
Article : 211 wordsAn interesting function took place here on Saturday, when the cadets who had reached the age for entering the citizens' forces were transferred. Speeches were ...
Article : 66 wordsThe excellent response by Malvern to the recruiting movement wan testified to last night, when, for the third time, the town hall was incapable of accommodating ...
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Advertising : 266 wordsThe idea of establishing country recruiting depots where recruits can be medically examined and finally sworn in, without having to visit the capital city, is being ...
Article : 73 wordsSir,—It is a great wonder how the public have not woke up to the folly of listening to members of Parliament who do nothing' but talk. Mr. Watt and Mr. Brennan's ...
Article : 119 wordsRev. Y. W. Holland, Presbyterian minister at Noorat, who is leaving Australia shortly as a chaplain to the Australian forces was tendered a farewell social at ...
Article : 156 wordsA gathering of the residents of Chelsea, which filled the Kismet Hall there, assembled on Saturday night to henr address in favor of recruiting. MR D. J. ...
Article : 224 wordsNew South Wales has to provide 560 recuits weekly as its quota to the Federal average List week 1130 men were accepted for service abroad, or 582 more ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 13 Jul 1915, Page 8
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