Now that the new Federal Government has been actually brought into being interest is almost entirely centred in the programme it proposes to submit to Parliament ...
Article : 614 wordsIn the Spanish Congress on Saturday the Prime Minister, Count Romanones, stated that the German blockade was so serious that the Government was negotiating with ...
Article : 815 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, special correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," stales:—"The successes on Friday and Saturday north-east of Grandcourt give the British important ...
Article : 641 wordsThe Governor-General, attended by Mr. F. Harman, private secretary, and Captain Firth, A.D.C., inspected the citizen forces in training at Broadmeadows camp ...
Article : 755 wordsA high British military authority, with the approval of the War Office, has prepared a statement for the New York "Times" regarding the military position on ...
Article : 208 wordsThroughout yesterday numerous appeals were made to the State Recruiting Committee by letter and over the telephone that steps be taken to induce the V.A.T.C. ...
Article : 187 wordsPetrograd newspapers state that M. Protopopoff, the Russian Minister of the Interior, proposes by decree to remove the restrictions preventing Jews from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsThe total number of offers received last week was 353. This is a reduction of six on the previous week's total, which constituted a record for the State under the new ...
Article : 52 wordsA Russian official report says:—"Germans, clad in white overalls, assumed the offensive south-westward of Dvinsk, and penetrated our front line, but we ...
Article : 63 wordsThe platform drawn, up by the executive of the National Federation is as follows:— The winning of the war and the ...
Article : 131 wordsFifty-four volunteers offered themselves for enlistment at the Town Hall recruiting depot yesterday, including 15 from country districts. The medical examiners ...
Article : 53 wordsM. Trantezinski, Polish deputy, to the Prussian Parliament, has complained that the German authorities are still persecuting the Poles with respect to question of ...
Article : 41 wordsArrangements in connection with the great procession and demonstration to be held at Melbourne next Saturday have been practically completed. The tram ...
Article : 345 wordsNumbers of employes at the head quarters of the Defence department who until recently were classed as "indispensables" are now being released for active service ...
Article : 130 wordsCardinal Bourne, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, in his Lenten pastoral letter, says there is a spirit of hopefulness and certainty of success abroad such as ...
Article : 142 wordsIt is announced from St. John's, Newfoundland, that the Premier, Sir Edward Morris, has left for England to attend the Imperial Conference. ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of the executive of the People's party will be held at 10.30 a.m. on Friday. Among the important business to he discussed will be the question of ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is believed that, despite the efforts made to increase food production throughout the United Kingdom, the wheat grown in 1917 will be less than in 1916. This is ...
Article : 143 wordsZEEHAN.—Lyell branch of the F.M.E.A. held a meeting at Goimmiston on Sunday, and after a long debate decided that Mr. King O'Mafley be supported at the next ...
Article : 89 wordsMuch public alteration was attracted in Swanston-street yesterday to six large recruiting the thermometers—one to represent each State in the Commonwealth—which ...
Article : 60 wordsIt is generally anticipated that the "Victory" war loan will result in a total of £600,000,000 of new money being received. It is understood that this will be regarded ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Archibald, who has just relinquished office as Minister of Customs, said in an interview on Monday that Mr. Hughes had finished a very difficult task remarkably ...
Article : 168 wordsIn view of a recent announcement that the Queensland recruiting committee had promised to enlist men in special drafts according to their nationality, and to keep ...
Article : 256 wordsThe Press Bureau states that the German casualties officially reported in January, but not necessarily incurred in that month, were 77,632, of whom 14,192 were ...
Article : 34 wordsA mass meeting of railwaymen at Birmingham on Sunday protested against the refusal of the companies to adopt a eliding scale to meet the cost of living. A ...
Article : 97 wordsEUROA.—At a meeting of the district council of the Victorian Farmers' Union, held at Euroa on Thursday, delegates from six brandies attended. The president, Mr. ...
Article : 416 wordsArchbishop Carr yesterday forwarded the following message to the State Recruiting Committee for inclusion in the official souvenir programme, which is to be sold ...
Article : 86 wordsWANGARATTA.—A meeting of the Indi campaign committee of the P.L.C. was hold here on Saturday. Mr. Moloney, M.P., was present. It was decided to call for ...
Article : 232 wordsADELAIDE.—The State Cabinet on Monday considered the question of providing additional shipping facilities at Port Pirie. Mr. Blundell stated subsequently ...
Article : 241 wordsThe statement was published in our morning contemporary yesterday that the "vital nnd urgent" mission which Sir William Irvine has consented to undertake ...
Article : 404 wordsBENDIGO.—The recruiting meeting held in the Bendigo town hall on Monday night was addressed by Messrs. F. Tudor, A. J. Hampson and king O'Malley, M's.P. The ...
Article : 170 wordsA cafe chantant is being arranged to take place all day on Friday, Win-the-War button day, at the Town Hall. It will be modelled along the lines of the highly ...
Article : 285 wordsGeorge Coad, late of Hawkinston, near Kerang, farmer, who died on 25th November last, left by will dates 3rd August, 1997, realty valued at £10,706 and personalty £61 to his widow and ...
Article : 76 wordsSir,—"That the decision of the people of Australia in regard to conscription be respected" is a phrase apparently designed to cover a degrading surrender of ...
Article : 288 wordsOne of the reasons the Germans have given for their heavy concentration along the Swiag frontier from Schaffhausen to Lake Constunz is that they fear an ...
Article : 191 wordsBALLARAT.—Mr. C. Walker, a candidate for the Wellington province seat in the Legislative Council, rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr. J. V. M'Donald, ...
Article : 372 wordsBOORT.—At a meeting held on Friday night to form a recruiting committee, one speaker declared that the Government was going the wrong way about obtaining ...
Article : 173 wordsThe schedule of the estate of Ivo Scott, accountant, who on Friday was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for having embezzled moneys belonging to the Geelong ...
Article : 158 wordsThe announcement of the Prime Minister that portion of the contract for the sale of 3,000,000 tons of wheat to the Imperial Government had been converted into a ...
Article : 329 wordsA cafe chantant is to be held in the vestibule of the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday, on which date Button day will be held. Lady Helen Ferguson has accepted ...
Article : 66 wordsThe income of the British Red Cross Society for the second year of the war was £3,664,232, and the total since the outbreak of hostilities is over £6,000,000. The ...
Article : 90 wordsIt was stated by the Director-General of Recruiting yesterday that his attention, had again been directed to the fact that some young men of British descent were ...
Article : 146 wordsSir,—With reference to the announcement that Sir William Irvine is to accompany Mr. Hughes to England to attend the Imperial Conference, I wish to point ...
Article : 143 wordsStrong committees have been formed at Malvern to make the event worthy of the district. The mayor (Cr. Rupert Wilks) has charge of the organisation for ...
Article : 139 wordsThe majority of the new Ministers of the Commonwealth War Government took over their departments yesterday. There was no ceremony about the proceeding, and the ...
Article : 435 wordsThe "Daily Express" states:—"The interim report of the Dardanelles Commission will cover the entire history of the expedition, and will contain surprisingly ...
Article : 59 wordsThe "London Gazette" notifies that 10 Australians and 9 New Zealanders have been awarded the Military Medal. Corporal J. O'Brien,, of the Australian Engineers, ...
Article : 41 wordsAt last night's meeting of Prahran city council criticism was passed on the administration of the Prahran and Malvern tramways. Cr. Ginn complained that ...
Article : 170 wordsCLUNES.—A recruiting meeting, at which there was a large attendance, was held in the town, hall on Friday evening. The mayor (Cr. F. Rowe) occupied the chair, and vigorous addresses ...
Article : 77 wordsMr. Elkus, American Ambassador at Constantinople, reports that Turkey has assured him that she will not prevent the departure of 1000 American refugees from ...
Article : 52 wordsSYDNEY.—The political position in connection with the forthcoming State election, as far as the official Labor party is concerned, has been unexpectedly ...
Article : 120 wordsRichmond adies intend working enthusiastically on Friday next to make the day a success. The ladies have decided not to restrict their efforts to the sale of buttons, ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Martin Hannah, M.L.A., who for the many years has represented Collingwood in the Legislative Assembly in the Labor interest, has this year to meet rival ...
Article : 112 words"On the night of 16th February," a German official report says, "one of our airships bombed the town and harbor of Boulogne." ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsThe Board of Works employes have decided to participate in the "Win-the-War" day procewsion. The board's unit will comprise a motor lorry, draped with the flags ...
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Advertising : 130 wordsA Berlin message quotes the statement of a Russian newspaper that representativce of the Entente will hold a conference in Rome on 12th April next, to discuss ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 20 Feb 1917, Page 5
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