The successful operation reported, on Saturday, in which Australians mounted forces participated shows that the British in considerable strength. have pushed forward a distance of 15 miles beyond the Turco-Egyptian frontier into Palestine. With the capture of the coastal town ot Rafa, the task of driving the Turk from the northern side of the Sanai Peninsula was completed. He still maintains a hold on portion of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 228 wordsSpeaking at a recruiting demonstration to-night, Senator Pearce (Minister for Defence) said that there was evidence in the Defence Department proving indisputably that ...
Article : 114 wordsThe British have captured Ruyualcourt about five miles due north of Equancourt, south-west of Cambrai and east of Bapaume. The infantry have come into contest with ...
Article : 377 wordsThe French steamer Cambrone has arrived with 200 men who formed the crews of eleven Allied vessels sunk by a German raider in the vicinity of Trinidad. They ...
Article : 239 wordsIn connection with the South Australian loan of £1,400,000 at 97, it is stated that those who are converting stock and applicants for amounts under £1000 will be ...
Article : 81 wordsEngineer's at Barrow-in-Furness are balloting to-day on a proposal to resume work to-morrow concurrently with the sitting of a composite Conference to settle existing ...
Article : 52 wordsAdmiral von Capelle claims that German submarines sunk vessels totalling 781,060 tons during February, and fewer submarines were lost than was anticipated. ...
Article : 32 wordsMuch interest is manifested in Friday's meeting between President Wilson and the Cabinet, which will be the last prior to the meeting of Congress on Monday. The best ...
Article : 418 wordsThe following letters were received by the South school in answer to Christmas parcels sent through this fund in September, 1916.— ...
Article : 440 wordsIn reply to the Berlin assertion that the Germans lost only 221 aeroplanes during 1916 on the Western front, the Agence Havas publishes a note recording that in 1916 ...
Article : 75 wordsSir Thomas Mackanzie (chairman of the New Zealand War Contingent Association states that the balance at the end of March was £7000 for general comforts and £21,010 ...
Article : 122 wordsA mass meeting of working-men's and soldier's deputies held in the Duma sent an appeal to the working-men of Germany and Austria and Hungary asking them to ...
Article : 357 wordsA British aeroplane returning from a night bombardment overtook Prince Frederich Karl, who was reconnoitring over British lines. A dues with machine guns ...
Article : 136 wordsThe lead imports in February totalled 10,087 tons, of which 7862 tons came from Australia. The exports totalled 1170 tons. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe extent to which attempts were made before the war to increase German influence in Australian, and to obtain a knowledge of Australian conditions which might at a ...
Article : 510 wordsMr. Leon Pasqual, member of the French Chamber, relates in the Paris "Matin" the marvellous escape from a German for ress of his friend and comarde. ...
Article : 955 wordsIt is reported that an Allied air raid on Zeebrugge on Tuesday last destroyed a [?] occupied by German military Twenty were killed. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe following, is an extremely interesting letter, received in answer to enquires made about a prisoner of war.— Australian Branch Red Cross ...
Article : 773 wordsA Mesopotamian communique states: Out troops since the 19th March, operating northwood and north-eastward of Baghdad have actively been engaged to ...
Article : 187 wordsA French communique states:There is nothing to report except lively grenade actions in the sector of Maisons de Champagne. ...
Article : 336 wordsThe Now York "Times" Washington correspondent says President Wilson has definitely cast the position for war and that Congress will carry out his wishes. ...
Article : 58 wordsThe War Conference at this morning and the Cabinet this afternoon. Owing to the pressure of war business there is practically little chance of the Conference considering ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Government does not expect that Mr. T. Whitlock (American Ambassador to Belgium) will be detained. The Relief Commission workers have accepted the ...
Article : 59 wordsA committee of the House of Commons discussed the Military Service Bill. The Government declines to exempt of agriculture workers, but Mr. Bonar Law said ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Press Bureau states that his Majesty the King has sent a message to Sir Archibald Murray (Egypt): "The good news of your latest success ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. C. G. Wade, the new Agent-General for New South Wales, in an interview, said he spent six weeks in the United States, equally divided between the cast ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Admiralty has received a wireless Press message containing the following Russian communique:—We attacked with asphyxiating gas south-eastward of ...
Article : 53 wordsAn English civilian captured at Roub[?] at the outbreak of war, and who has escaped via Belgium, states that in Brussols and Antwerp the food supply ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the New York "World" states that there are indications that the peasants and workmen combined will control the forthcoming ...
Article : 53 wordsThe "Providence Journal" states that it has received information of the actual views of British and French commanders that the Germans intend ...
Article : 65 wordsThe War Office reports that the rainy season has suspended extensive operations on East Africa. Opportunity has been taken on recorganise forces and exchange ...
Article : 122 wordsThe German Government is acquiring from every German bank its balance with a view to competiting it to subscribe one-third thereof to the war loan. ...
Article : 40 wordsAccording to information from the German Socialist minority, Herr Suedekom and four leading members of the Socialist majority, after an interview with the ...
Article : 121 wordsThe years revenue was £573,427582. The total expenditure chargeable against the revenue is £2,198,112,710; thus there is a deficit of £1,624,635,128. exceeding the ...
Article : 78 wordsA Belgian official message says:a Belgian detachment penetrated the enemy's first line at Stewart Bridge after a lively fight, with severe enemy losses. Some ...
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Advertising : 26 wordsIn his speech in the Reichstag Dr von Bethmann-Holweg stated: The [?] pressure has forced China's rupture We are convinced that the result of the war ...
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Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Mon 2 Apr 1917, Page 5
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