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  2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Shires' deputations, which interviewed the Minister for Education, objected to the inclusion of clauses in the Local Government Act relating to ...

    Article : 132 words
  3. THE LATEST CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday. -- Mr. Ashmead Bartlett commences his description of the fighting on the 28th by calling it the Battle of the Ravine and Gully. "It was the most successful ...

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  4. THE TRAGEDY OF THE AGE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Cook, in a statement, says: "We are face to face with the greatest tragedy of the ages. Everyone is called upon to play his or her part. The ...

    Article : 109 words
  5. WRITERS OF PRESS ARTICLES

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Justice Gordon dismissed the application for the disclosure of the name of the writer of a certain article in the "Cumberland Times," which formed ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. NEWS FROM THE DARDANELES.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Turkish prisoners who arrived at Mitylene are jubilant at their rescue from the inferno of Gallipoli. They declare that the spirits of the Turks are ...

    Article : 140 words
  7. CARE OF THE WOUNDED.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Sir Frederick Trever says he had the chance of seeing the fine manner, in which all arrangements had been made in the Mediterranean area for the reception ...

    Article : 247 words
  8. A CAPTAIN FINED.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Captain Peterson of the ship Audrey D., was fined £10, in default one month's imprisonment, for entering Port Jackson without a pilot. ...

    Article : 30 words
  9. AUSTRALIA DAY FUND.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Australia Day Executive appeals for 25 donations of £1000 each, 40 of £500, 80 of £250, 100 of £200, and 200 of £100. The promoters of the ...

    Article : 84 words
  10. DAIRY PRODUCE SCARCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Attorney-General states the highest price the Government is paying for imported butter is l4½ in bond in Sydney. Regarding the selling prices of ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. EXTRA PAY DISALLOWED.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Victorian Premier states it is impossible to entertain the application of the Public Service Association to make up the difference in pay of ...

    Article : 36 words
  12. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- A Vienna message says that a battle on the east of the Vistula is proceeding. Numerous Russian attacks have been bloodily repulsed. Our troops have been ...

    Article : 99 words
  13. TONNAGE RATES AT COASTAL PORTS

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Government intends to impose a tonnage rate at coastal ports which at present pay nothing for wharfage facilities. This will be ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. A DISHONEST ACCOUNTANT.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- In the case of William Stoyel, accountant, who pleaded guilty at Perth to a series of embezzlements totalling £132, counsel, in asking that accused be ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. FIGHTING AT THE LABYRINTH

    PARIS, Friday. -- "Eyewitness 's" account of the fighting at the Labyrinth narrates that on a front of barely ten miles, hundreds of thousands of men have been incessantly ...

    Article : 182 words
  16. LAND APPLICATION REJECTED.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Hay Land Board rejected an application on behalf of an Australian soldier, now at the front, stating the application must be signed by ...

    Article : 33 words
  17. THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Liberal Conference has increased the membership subscription to 2s. The report of the committee appointed to deal with electoral reform was adopted ...

    Article : 212 words
  18. THE FALABA DISASTER.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Lord Mersey delivered judgment in the sinking of the Falaba by a German submarine. He said that the steamer was unarmed, and carried no more ...

    Article : 93 words
  19. THE FIVE MILLION LOAN.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Federal Government next week will introduce a bill authorising the raising of a loan of £5,000,000 at 4½ per cent., on the lines of the Imperial ...

    Article : 39 words
  20. TURKISH LOSSES.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The Turkish losses in the most recent fighting at Gallipoli totalled 25,000. An urgent order has been sent to Constantinople hospitals to prepare 15,000 ...

    Article : 30 words
  21. TERRORISM IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The Anglo-Russian blockade has paralysed trade. Spying in Constantinople is rife, and terrorism is worse than in the days of the ex-Sultan. A strong ...

    Article : 52 words
  22. REVISION NECESSARY.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Cook, in the course of an interview, said that after the war is over there will be many things to revise and certainly the tariff will need substantial ...

    Article : 97 words
  23. LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Tattersalls' Club and the Tobacco Company have each donated £2000 to Australia Day. ...

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  24. BATTLE IN THE TYROL.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- A desperate battle is proceeding in the Tyron in the midst of a blizzard. The fog was so thick that the searchlights were unable to penetrate it. The ...

    Article : 44 words
  25. FATAL DANCING ACCIDENT.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- During a dance at Wagga one participant overbalanced, fell from a balcony to the footpath. and dislocated his neck. He died shortly after. ...

    Article : 30 words
  26. FIGHTING AT GALLIPOLI.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Fighting continues in Gallipoli in intense heat, which has not daunted the Allies. The Turks exploded mines, which crumbled ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    Mr. Bonar Law states that anything in the nature of a full Imperial Conference is impossible at present. An officer attached to General Sir Ian ...

    Article : 319 words
  28. YOUNG LIBERAL CLUBS.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Liberal Association has decided to form a Young Liberal Club, under the control of local branches. ...

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  29. A GREAT IMPERIALIST.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Mr. Balfour, in unveiling the bust of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, declared his example should be an inspiration in the present crisis. He had been ...

    Article : 89 words
  30. EXCESSIVE PRODUCE PRICES.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The "Herald" says it it stated by retailers that certain wholesale produce firms are demanding prices for chaff and chick wheat in excess of the rates ...

    Article : 73 words
  31. BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL LAW.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Stanmore Preserving Co. was fined 5s on a charge of permitting the extension of overtime work in its factory without the Minister's permission. The ...

    Article : 54 words
  32. FIFTIETH CASUALTY LIST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 words
  33. STATE RECRUITING.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Holman, referring to the alterations proposed in the Federal Parliament, says he welcomes the scenes of increased activity which are manifesting ...

    Article : 227 words
  34. GERMANY OFFERS PEACE TO SERVIA.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- It is reported that the Austro-Germans proposed to Servia a separate peace. The enemy offers territorial concessions, an outlet in the Adriatic Sea, and ...

    Article : 46 words
  35. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The hearing of charges against Mathias Hamburger, an importer, of attempting to trade with the enemy is concluded. The presiding magistrate imposed ...

    Article : 53 words
  36. CONDITIONS AT LIVERPOOL CAMP.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The State Commandant says he does not propose to move the Liverpool Camp, which is fast taking on the appearance of a permanent camp. He did not ...

    Article : 67 words
  37. GERMANY ASSURED OF VICTORY.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The German press arrogantly brags that victory is assured, and the papers assert that the Allies must sooner or later realise that the continuance of war ...

    Article : 43 words
  38. USING GOVERNMENT MONIES.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- John Rohens pleaded guilty at the Sessions with having, while postmaster at Bondi, converted to his own use £408 belonging to the Government. Accused ...

    Article : 74 words
  39. DEALING WITH DESERTERS.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Defence authorities are determined to deal with deserters severely. Six were recently tried by district court martial and sentenced to periods of ...

    Article : 53 words
  40. SELLING ENEMY SHIPS.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The President of the Board of Trade stated in the House of Commons that the question of selling German and Austrian ships interned in Great Britain ...

    Article : 63 words
  41. BULGARIA AND THE ALLIES.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The ex-Premier of Bulgaria says that the country will join the Allies immediately upon being guaranteed that the territory lost in the second Balkan War will ...

    Article : 36 words
  42. LETTER STEALING.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Alexander Mayo was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of stealing seven letters, the property of the Postmaster-General. Two constables gave ...

    Article : 95 words
  43. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

    Three State trawlers are still tied up owing to the strike of firemen against their working conditions. A Hobart judge held that it is not ...

    Article : 199 words
  44. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Friday. -- In the Senate. Senator Pearce moved the second reading of the Referendum Bill. He said no one man can keep up the military and naval branches ...

    Article : 181 words
  45. CESSATION OF PARTY STRIFE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Cook, referring to developments in the House of Representatives yesterday, said he was more than pleased at the turn events had taken. It ...

    Article : 82 words
  46. DISTRICT NEWS.

    Very dry weather prevails here, and grass and water are becoming scarce. Severe colds are prevalent, and in most cases necessitate the laying up of the the patient. ...

    Article : 255 words
  47. YANCO COMMISSION.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Minister for Lands, in a statement before the Yanco Commission, explained why the inquiry was started. He considered the charges which were made very ...

    Article : 104 words
  48. SHORTAGE OF FLOUR AND BUTTER.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Hall states that there is not the slightest fear of a shortage of flour, as the Government imports of wheat from America will be ample to meet all ...

    Article : 83 words
  49. TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- A terrible railway accident occurred at Tunstall, Victoria. A waggonette, containing a man, his wife and family of three, was run into by a goods ...

    Article : 59 words
  50. MAKING OF FIRE ENGINES.

    For some time past endeavours have been made to obtain from abroad, at a moderate cost, a motor-propelled pumping appliance of a light type suitable for suburban and ...

    Article : 107 words
  51. HOSPITAL COLLECTION.

    LISMORE, Friday. -- This year, instead or the annual ball, a special collection is being taken np on behalf of the Lismore Hospital. Several stalls will be erected at various ...

    Article : 72 words
  52. THE "HERALD" AS A WITNESS.

    The editor of the "Sydney Morning Herald" is to be called before the Yanco Royal Commission in connection with the publication of two letters -- one signed by G. ...

    Article : 120 words
  53. SATISFACTORY RECRUITING.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Notwithstanding heavy rain 781 men enlisted at Melbourne yesterday, bringing the total to 3730 for four days. One hundred and sixty-three enlisted ...

    Article : 49 words
  54. CRUELTY BY A CARTER.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- A shocking ease of cruelty came under the notice of the Brisbane Police Magistrate. Bertie Richard Howard Osborne, a grocer's assistant, pleaded guilty ...

    Article : 137 words
  55. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

    Lance-Corporal L. D. Colechin, of the 6th Brigade, had an extraordinary experience: -- " A machine gun soon fixed me up, a bullet piercing my right thigh bone. It, of course. ...

    Article : 260 words
  56. NATIONAL REGISTRATION.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Federal Attorney - General had a conference to-day with the Commonwealth Statistician on the question of men eligible for war service, and of the ...

    Article : 133 words
  57. GERMAN DUSTWOMEN.

    The determination of Germany to bring every ounce of strength into the war is shown in the use being made of female labour. Women are being employed in Berlin in a great ...

    Article : 144 words
  58. KANGAROO CREEK.

    The annual meeting of the Progress Association was held on June 30 last, and officers for the ensuing year elected. The first important work the Association is undertaking ...

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  59. MINISTER FOR MARINE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- Mr. Jensen will be the new Minister for Marine and will divide the work with the Minister for Defence. ...

    Article : 25 words
  60. WELL-MERITED SENTENCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday. -- A grocer's assistant in Brisbane was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for setting fire to a horse. The latter was terribly injured. ...

    Article : 29 words
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