Fine, seasonable weather continues locally and appears to be general. Forecast: Some showers over the southern half along western slopes; ...
Article : 37 wordsA French communique states: There was a fairly violent artillery struggle north of Bixschoote. Our troops attacked on both banks of the Mouse with ...
Article : 87 wordsMiss Dot Moore, "Ocean View," Yamba, has received a letter from A. Thomas, Wamerel, Moore River (W.A.), enclosing a letter, which was contained in a bottle ...
Article : 97 wordsAn Italian official message says: Northward of Anhovo we overcame the enemy's resistance, and threw numerous pontoons ...
Article : 106 wordsReuter learns of a disastrous fire at Salonika on August 18. The city in side the walls was half destroyed. There are 80,000 people homeless. The loss ...
Article : 50 wordsPassengers for Sydney, booked by Pulganbar: Mesdames G. R. Morrison, Holme, M. Payne; Miss Henson; Messrs. A. Gray, W. Wallwork, Sanders, J. A. Duggan, A. ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Admiralty reports that the air service on Saturday night dropped many tons of bombs on St. Pierre station at Ghent, Thorout and the Bruges docks. ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. F. W. Fraser, a bursary holder of St. Andrew's College, is spending a brief vacation with his parents at Carr's Creek. The Rev. G. H. Cranswick, formerly of ...
Article : 148 wordsA Servian official report states: The Bulgarians violently bombarded Monastir. A great many buildings were destroyed. There were numerous civilian victims, ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Italian offensive is on the widest front of all western offensives, approximating 43 miles. Rome reports state there were heavy ...
Article : 133 wordsA Vancouver message says the the I.W.W. strike in the North-west States fizzled out this afternoon. The leaders admitted it was a failure. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 21 wordsMr. Robert Rogers, a leading Minister in Sir Robert Borden's Cabinet, and at the head of the Public Works Department, has resigned. He is disgusted at ...
Article : 42 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-- There has been further sharp fighting. We completely repulsed a counter-attack ...
Article : 54 wordsPreaching at Ulmarra last Sunday at a memorial for those Who have fallen in the war, and particularly for Wilton Collett, the Rev. M. Gerry said: The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsThe Kaiser has visited the North Sea fleets. ...
Article : 29 wordsA terrible, uninterrupted drumfire continues along sixty-five miles of the Isonzo and Carso fronts, in which the British batteries are valiantly ...
Article : 56 wordsIn the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that neutral shipping was persistently engaged in assisting their enemies and should be treated after the ...
Article : 70 wordsField-Marshal Haig reports Our artillery dispersed the enemy massing for a counter-attack south-eastward of Epehy. Hostile raiders entered our lines ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 wordsA French communique states: North of Verdun we carried the enemy defences on both sides of the Meuse on a front of 18 kilometres, to a depth at some points of ...
Article : 181 wordsThe "Daily Mail" correspondent states that the Italian troops are suffering greatly from the intense heat. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Press Bureau states: A Munitions Council, on the lines of the Admiralty and Army Council, has been established to co-ordinate the work of the fifty ...
Article : 96 wordsSince the beginning of the war a total of 1275 officers and 28,196 men in the Australian forces have been killed, and 1184 officers and 42,280 men wounded. ...
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Family Notices : 282 wordsReuter's correspondent at British headquarters says the appearance of the tanks operating on ground which a few days ago was under water, is satisfactory ...
Article : 81 wordsA Reuter message states the situation on the Russian and Roumanian fronts is generally satisfactory. The Germans at present are not making serious ...
Article : 86 wordsFrom the storehouse of Messrs. John Walker and Sons, Ltd., distiller at 30 King-street, Melbourne, 63 cases of whisky, valued at £245 are reported to ...
Article : 101 wordsThe heaviest fighting on the Verdun, Cargo, St. Julien, Roumanian, and Flanders fronts is promised throughout the week. ...
Article : 31 wordsReuter's correspondent at headquarters, in a further description of the fighting of the tanks, says that when the enemy saw the yellowish objects crawling rapidly ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. Tower, has arrived from Ohent and reports that incessant trainloads of German wounded, mostly in cattle trucks, are passing through Belgium. There are ...
Article : 85 wordsAs a result of negotiations between this committee and the organising secretary, N.S.W. Recruiting Committee, it has been arranged for country district ...
Article : 99 wordsA German official message says: After the failure of the English attacks yesterday southward of Langemarck the firing was loss intense. We repeatedly ...
Article : 122 wordsA special correspondent at Roumanian headquarters has cabled that the situation is still very critical. The Germans have made a wonderful system of broad roads, ...
Article : 74 wordsThe unwritten law was pleaded successfully for the first time in England. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide in the case of Lieutenant ...
Article : 154 wordsYesterday's German communique intended to convey the fact that the tanks were a failure. The truth is, yesterday's attack proved the great value of ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the Brisbane Show last week there were 15 competitors for lady's hack, and the award went to Ben Arnold, ridden by Miss Kate Armstrong, who was also ...
Article : 217 wordsA Russian official message says: The enemy persistently attacked in the direction of Orna and Onestchi and pressed back the Roumanians to the south-western. ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. Robinson states that the weather is fine, and the ground surface has dried, but the shellholes are still full of water, and there are large areas of swampy, ...
Article : 119 wordsMr. Campbell, a correspondent on the Western front, says that the French in their attack north of Verdun revived the tactics they so successfully employed last ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Russian Embassy at Washington has announced the following answer to the Vatican peace proposal:--It has not been formulated by the Russian ...
Article : 94 wordsThe president of Grafton Hospital has convened a special meeting of the committee of that institution for to-morrow evening, when the medical officers ...
Article : 770 wordsAn Italian, seaplane dropped bombs aboard a submarine in the mid-Adriatic and sank her. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Germans claim that the Austro-Germans drove back the Roumanians on both sides of the Oituz Valley, taking 1500 prisoners, and also 2200 on the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Cabinet has decided to disband the troops called up in connection with the disturbances; and also approved of a credit of 77,000,000 pesetas for the ...
Article : 66 wordsMr. Robinson states that the prisoners number 3405, with 85 officers, since 15th August. The are a mixed lot, though some were good in the latter captures. ...
Article : 188 wordsFollowing is the statement of accounts from January 11, 1916, to August 4, 1917.--Receipts: Bank balance forward, £226 5s. 11d: Government Savings Bank. ...
Article : 186 wordsA private meeting of the British Miners' Federation reversed the previous decision in favor of sending delegates to the Stockholm Conference by 376 to 345. ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. Wilton, "The Times" correspondent, reviewing the Russian situation, on 19th August, says the sobering influences of the rebellion and the military ...
Article : 145 wordsThe German Government has doubled the price of hay in order to reserve as much as possible for the army. This is expected to lead to a further ...
Article : 118 wordsDelegates from 300 trades unions met in London to support the decision of the Seamen's and Firemen's Union not to carry the peace delegates to the ...
Article : 78 wordsReuter's correspondent at French headquarters says: At dawn the French began another battle on the historic field of Verdun, batteries on both sides of the ...
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Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Wed 22 Aug 1917, Page 2
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