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  2. THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 282 words
  3. To-Day's War News.

    The newspapers at Saloniks declares that the Allies are preparing a new base in the Balkans. Further Salonika telegrams state that British, French, and Greek troops are ...

    Article : 54 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 89 words
  5. TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

    To-day's market quotations:-- Bailey 5s to 6s, maize 5s to 5s 6d, oats 2s 3d to 3s 3d, onions £4 to £9 10s, potatoes £14 to £18, eggs 14d. ...

    Article : 32 words
  6. THE SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC.

    The scarlet fever epidemic still prevails, although the authorities are meeting with considerable success in their efforts to combat it. There have been a good many ...

    Article : 352 words
  7. OUR SOLDIERS LETTER BOX.

    Writing on September 8 from the 3rd General Hospital, Wandsworth, London, Sergt. Keith Martyn says:--"My jaw is still swollen, but am getting on fine. This week ...

    Article : 698 words
  8. HOW PTE. MOW DIED.

    An officer now fighting in Gallipoli has written to Mrs. Mow, of Inch-street, Lithgow in reply to an inquiry as to how her son, Pte. Mow, was killed. He says:-- "I am at ...

    Article : 429 words
  9. THIRSTY SYDNEY.

    There were no new developments in respect to the beer strike. Many of the hotels are without beer. A fair number of barmaids have come out, ...

    Article : 91 words
  10. KITCHENER ON THE WAY.

    Lord Kitchener, after a conference with the French Premier and General Joffre, resumed his journey to the near East. Assurances were given of complete accord on the ...

    Article : 44 words
  11. BRITISH ITALIAN FORCE MENTIONED.

    A British-Italian expeditionary force will probably concentrate at Valona, whence it could reach Monastir in 10 days. Monastir is the capital of Macedonia, European ...

    Article : 40 words
  12. OUR WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

    The 105th casualty list contains the information that Pte. G. D. Davidson, Oberon, of the 7th Light Horse, is at present at Malta; Pte. A. J. Mullins, of the 20th Batt., ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. ALLIES PREPARING ON GREAT SCALE.

    A German paper declares that the Allies are preparing on a great scale for combined operations in the Balkans, also that Russians are concentrating immense forces in ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. THE REFERENDUM POSTPONEMENT.

    The postponement of the referendum has given great and almost general satisfaction. It will strengthen the position of the Hughes Government, though at first sight it looks ...

    Article : 503 words
  15. TANNED SHEEPSKIN CLOTHING FUND.

    Mr. J. Colley, local collector for this fund, furnishes the following particulars:-- £ s d Amount already acknowledged. 206 5 1 ...

    Article : 378 words
  16. THE CASE OF NOBLE STEPHENSON.

    Mr. A. E. Stephenson, Vale of Clwydd, has received the following wire from Colonel Luscombe:--"Regret to inform you that No. 1122, Pte. N. Stephenson, 13th battalion, is ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. ROUMANIAN INTERVENTION MEETINGS.

    Meetings are being held throughout Roumania, favoring intervention on behalf of the Allies. ...

    Article : 25 words
  18. LITHGOW POLICE COURT.

    George Herford pleaded not guilty to a charge of having used indecent language in Bridge-street on the 5th instant. To a charge of having been drunk at the same ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. BAPTIST CHURCH.

    The new pastor of the Baptist Church was welcomed in an informal way by the members of the church and congregation on Saturday night. Despite the fact of the function being ...

    Article : 311 words
  20. SERVIAN TREASURY UNDER GREEK ESCORT.

    The Servian Treasury has arrived at Salonika under Greek escort. It will probably be sent to France. ...

    Article : 32 words
  21. PTE. L. MEURANT RETURNING HOME.

    Pte. Louis Mourant, wounded severely at the Dardanelles, has been invalided home and should reach Mount Victoria towards the end of the present month. "Lou's" welcome ...

    Article : 44 words
  22. BULGARIANS CUT UP.

    The Battle of Krivola was a most sanguinary one. The Bulgarians, after a long artillery preparation, rushed to the assault, but encountered the full blast of the French ...

    Article : 43 words
  23. LITHGOW ROYAL ARCH FREEMASONS.

    The annual festival and installation in connection with Lithgow Robert Burns Royal Arch Chapter No. 17, took place at the Masonic Temple, Mort-street, on Wednesday ...

    Article : 269 words
  24. OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE.

    George Walker was charged with having obstructed a police officer whilst in the execution of his duty on November 5. He pleaded not guilty. ...

    Article : 362 words
  25. FRENCH GAINING GROUND.

    The French are gaining ground in various directions, and at Portrino they captured dominating positions. They also took other positions in the same region. Fierce fighting ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. PTE. E. E. HAIGH.

    Writing to his parents at Portland on August 18 from Cottenera, Malta, Pte. E. E. Haigh says:-- "I was in the firing line on August 13 when a shrapnel shell went off ...

    Article : 417 words
  27. GERMANY CLAIMS ADVANTAGES.

    The Austro-German advance in the north of Servia seems arrested. The Germans claim that the Austrians threw back the Serbs at Gracina and forced the river ...

    Article : 50 words
  28. BAROMETER OF PATRIOTISM.

    During the week-end 10 men offered their services at the local recruiting office. Of these, eight were accepted, and two rejected, making the total to date 807. There are at ...

    Article : 59 words
  29. POSTAL DELAYS.

    It is no exaggeration to say that the postal service is in a state of chaos. In regard to newspapers, complaints of delays and non-deliveries are monotonously frequent. On ...

    Article : 171 words
  30. BRITISH AND FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS.

    A Salonika telegram declares that British and French troops are arriving uninterruptedly en route to Servia. Great precautions have been taken to prevent the exact ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. LOCAL AND DISTRICT COLLIERIES.

    During the past fortnight full time has been put in at all the local collieries except Oakey Park. Eleven shifts were worked at the Hermitage and Lithgow Valley ...

    Article : 104 words
  32. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ACTIVE.

    Five Russian warships periodically bombard ports on the Bulgarian coast, thus dominating the Black Sea. ...

    Article : 25 words
  33. PTE. G. DOIG LOSES AN EYE.

    Mr. W. Haigh, of Portland, writing to the "Mercury," states that Pte. "Geordie" Doig, mentioned in the letter from Pte. F. E. Haigh as slightly wounded in the eye, has ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. BERLIN COUNTING UNHATCHED CHICKENS.

    Berlin newspapers claim that the Eastern war is as good as won and that Constantinople will be the next to be reached. ...

    Article : 33 words
  35. BREVITIES.

    A meeting of the Recruiting Association will be held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday next, at 7.30 p.m. Relma Studies from Newtown are open ...

    Article : 843 words
  36. CONTINUATION CLASSES.

    Both continuation classes. domestic and junior technical, closed for the year recently. Mr. S. H. Smith, inspector of continuation schools, visited Lithgow last week, when the ...

    Article : 134 words
  37. AMUSEMENTS.

    "Three Weeks," Elinor Glyn's famous novel, was filmed at the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday night, and attracted an immense house. This picture is a story of love and ...

    Article : 357 words
  38. PTE. L. G. MACKENZIE.

    Pte. L. G. Mackenzie, son of Inspector Mackenzie, of Bathurst, and formerly employed at the Lithgow Government savings Bank, is optimistic in regard to the speedy and ...

    Article : 190 words
  39. BULGARIANS SHELL RAILWAY.

    The Bulgarians are shelling the railway north of Ghevghaeli. ...

    Article : 15 words
  40. LIEUT. W. TAYLOR.

    In a letter from Gaba Tope, to a friend at Tarana, Lieut. W. Taylor, of the 19th Batt., says:--"Few people realise what this war is--fewer still realise the fighting powers of ...

    Article : 433 words
  41. THE RIGA--DVINSK FRONT.

    The general situation on the Riga and Dvinsk front is most satisfactory. The German determination to capture Dvinsk now soems more hopeless than ever. Already the ...

    Article : 64 words
  42. ENEMY SUBMARINES IN MEDITERRANEAN.

    It is officially announced in Paris that enemy submarines succeeded in passing Gibraltar last week. They have been operating in the Mediterranean. Three streamers have ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. PTE. CECIL DUKES.

    Pte. Cecil Dukes, who prior to enlisting was a popular railway employee at Eskbank, has written an interesting letter to his relatives in Penrith, of which town he was a resident ...

    Article : 195 words
  44. EARLIER CABLES.

    Earl Kitchener has left London on an important mission to the near eastern theatre of war. It is understood that the delicate task of ...

    Article : 260 words
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