General Sir Douglas Haig reports that 31 aeroplanes made a successful attack against hostile railheads and billets at Carbin. It is believed that considerable ...
Article : 308 wordsMadrid Confirm[?] Germany's declaration of war on Portugal. The spanish amo[?]sador at Berlin is taking over the work of the portuguese embassy. ...
Article : 383 wordsThe deeds for which the Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded to Australian and New Zealand soldiers on 12th January last have been gazetted. They ...
Article : 685 wordsCopenhagen reports that the steamer Bergen on Thursday met 50 German Dreadnoughts, cruisers and destroyers in the south of the North Sea. steaming ...
Article : 49 wordsTen weeks of the year have passed and on an average a battalion of men has been raised each week for the new armies. Those men who pointed just after the new ...
Article : 652 wordsThe General situation, from the French point of view, is excellent. Experts are , of opinion that the Germans are now up against the strongest French ...
Article : 1,945 wordsRev. T. Perkins of the Gherings[?]-street Congregational Church who has been setting as a camp chaplain for the past six months. has decided to become a ...
Article : 72 wordsM. Jean Hernette, [?]riting in the "Echo de Paris" points out that a month ago Germany declared i brutal and irrevocable fashion that her submarines would sink all ...
Article : 242 wordsMr. F. E. Dean, a well-known farmer of this district, has sold off the stock and plant on his farm at Moolap and has enlisted. Mr. F. M'Ra[?] of North Geelong, ...
Article : 56 wordsA recruiting meeting will be held at Benalla on 15th March. The speakers will be Mr. H. M'Kenzie. M. L. A., Mr. G. B. Va[?]ey and Corporal Gange. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe 46 men at Beaufort camp have completed their first month's training. [?] leave for Ballarat early next week, Uniforms were issued on Wednesday, and the ...
Article : 109 wordsA largely-attended recruiting meeting was held in the town hall on Friday; Cr. A. Matthews presidents of the shire, presided. The main speakers were the Premier ...
Article : 50 words"We are beginning to build up a navy in Australia." said Read-Admiral Sir William Creswell. at Wesley Church yesterday afternoon. "It is a difficult matter to ...
Article : 507 wordsThe British Admiralty announces that the destroyer Coquette (335 tons) and torpedo boat No. 11 (225 tons) have been mined and su[?]k on the cast coast of ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Pope writing to his Vicar-General Cardinal Basilio Pompi[?], says:— "Throwing ourselves among the belligerents, as a father between sons at strife. We entreated ...
Article : 125 wordsThe petrograd, correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the Russians are 27 miles from Trebizond, on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor. The fleet continues to ...
Article : 145 wordsRio de Janeiro newspapers point out that Germany owes Brazil £4,800,000 for coffe., and suggest that with a view of relieving the congestion of exports. ...
Article : 72 wordsThe German casualty lists for February show 1[?],211 dead, 21,625 wounded and 3362 [?]. The aggregate German casualties since ...
Article : 44 wordsIn view of the number of conscientious objectors to conscription the War office has formed them into a non-combatant force. which will receive the usual rates ...
Article : 110 wordsLieutenant-General Smuts announces that after the occupation of Chaga[?] in East-Africa, General Va[?]der Venter found Tave[?] Partially evacuated and some of ...
Article : 53 wordsDuring the last few days there have been leng[?] discussions in the imperial legislative council, in which recent taxation has been the principal topic. The Keynote ...
Article : 169 wordsA Petrograd communique says:— "In the region of the Upper Strypa, east of Kosl[?], nwe repulsed an enemy attack in force, inflicting heavy losses. We bombarded ...
Article : 129 wordsFor the week ended 12th March 855 recruits offered their services and 640 were accepted. On Saturday 102 [?]inteered and 72 were enrolled. To-day 56 offered ...
Article : 41 wordsSome importance is attached to a rather significant act on the part of Roumania. A report from B[?]harest states that with a view of supplying the needs of her own ...
Article : 57 wordsThe War Savings Committee appeals against extravagance in women's dress hats, boots and stockings. Many women have already recognised that elaboration ...
Article : 47 wordsYesterday morning there returned to Melbourne via Tasmania, Lieutenant Williams John Symons of the 7th infantry Battalion who won the highest honor that ...
Article : 575 wordsLieutenant Johnson, recruiting officer, has sworn in 30 recruits at Oa[?]ands Only 10 were rejected out of 40 who volunteered. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe blizzard in Derbyshire continues. A train has been snowed up at Minninglow station for a week. Gangs of workmen who were endeavoring to dig it out were ...
Article : 62 wordsLieutenant-General Sir percy Lake, commanding the British operations in Mesopotamia, reports that the relieving force, under Lieutenant-General Sir F. J. Aylmer, ...
Article : 217 wordsMr. Asquith, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, stated that during the war the number of non-combatants killed by bombardment was 49 ...
Article : 61 wordsFriday's recruiting results were:— Thirty-nine volunteered, 28 sworn in, 11 rejected. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 wordsAt the communion breakfast of Bendigo branch of the H. A. C. B. S. to-day, Bishop Reville said:— "I am opposed to conscription. I hold that our australians have ...
Article : 160 wordsThe French Minister of Marine Rear Admiral Lacaze, states that the question of freight rates is in course of solution by the Governments of France. Great ...
Article : 103 wordsThe estimates of the Home and Colonial army provide for 4,000,000 men, exclusive of those in India. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe "Spectator" declares that "the most case-hardened party politician of the most demora[?]sed epoch of the eighteenth century" would have recorded from Colonel ...
Article : 166 wordsPrime Joachim, youngest son of the Kaiser, was married yesterday to Princess Marie of Anhalt. The Empress was present at the ceremony but the Kaiser was ...
Article : 189 wordsIn the course of an address delivered before the local H. A. C. B. Society to-day Bishop Reville Said:— "You all know the Catholics support the labour party. They ...
Article : 153 wordsLeigh Council has decided to co-operate in the movement initiated amongst the municipalities to urge compa[?]sion during the war. Cr. Gibson declared that ...
Article : 303 wordsThe United States Cabinet has ordered a small force of American troops to invade mexico. and endeavor to capture Villa's bandits. Complications are feared. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Australasian banks have raised their rate for purchasing bills on sight on Australia and New Zealand to 2½ per cent. and by a further ½ per cent. of additional ...
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Advertising : 242 wordsThe high Commissioner (Mr. Fisher) Entertained the Russian Journalists visiting England at Bostal health depot for convalescent Australians. Captain Collins, ...
Article : 63 wordsThe official conference of the three Scandinavian States is reported to have strengthened their good relations, and to have given fresh expression to the desire to ...
Article : 38 wordsSpeaking at a recruiting meeting at Invereag[?], Sir Joseph Ward outlined a plan for crippling enemy commerce after the war. he advocated that not1 ...
Article : 64 wordsHo[?]der Bros. Ltd. the well-known shipping firm, has declared a dividend and bonus of 25 per cent., as against 12¼ per cent. paid for 1914. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe contracts branch of the Defence department is working at High pressure to secure the stores and equipment necessary for the Australian units now being [?] ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 13 Mar 1916, Page 7
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