It is officially announced that the losses in the Dardanelles campaign to December 11 totalled 112,921. In addition to this total 96,000 sick were admitted to the hospital. ...
Article : 52 wordsSince Wednesday seven men have offered their services at the local re[?] office, and been accepted, making the total to date 10[?] There are at present 1.50 men in camp. ...
Article : 34 wordsA meeting convened by the Mayor, in connection with the new recruiting scheme, was held in the Council Chambers last night, the Mayor in the chair. There were also ...
Article : 1,153 words'A meeting of the sub-committee charged with the arrangements for crowning, the Queen of Lithgow was held in the Council Chambers last night. when there were present ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 wordsA public, meeting was held in the open air at the junction of Williewa and Wolgan streets last night, at which addresses were delivered by Privates Cavanough, Paul, and ...
Article : 207 wordsThere was a fair sized house at the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday night, when the film showing the march of the "Coo-ees" to Sydney was sereened. This proved excellent. ...
Article : 334 wordsIt is reported that the Bulgarians want the whole of Southern Macodonai, and that the army to be launched against the Allies at Salonien will consist almost solely of ...
Article : 91 wordsChristmas at the post-office is always to he dreaded, more especially this year, as a heavy English mail is expected on the day itself. This will mean a trying time for all ...
Article : 199 wordsAmsterdam reports that everything is ready for a great German offensive in the west. Large numbers of troops are arriving from Germany and special attention, is being ...
Article : 89 wordsThe State Commandant Colonel Ramaciotti, makes an appeal to the public to refrain from treating soldiers to intoxicating drinks. "Young soldiers who are brought up on ...
Article : 147 wordsCapt. H. Dakin, secretary of the National Rifle Club Association of N.S.W., was in Lithgow yesterday and to-day in connection with Mr. Carmichael's Rifle Club. Thousand. ...
Article : 205 wordsThe correspondent of the "New York Herald" says the German offensive on the Dvinsk front, completely failed. Yon Hindenburg was forced to retire before the Russian. ...
Article : 51 wordsColonel Owen and Mr. B. J. M'Kay, of the Arsenal Committee, who have returned from India, called upon the Minister for Defence to-day. Subsequently Senator Pearce said he ...
Article : 85 wordsAfter to-day's issue has been completed the ."Mercury"office will be closed until Tuesday morning. The next issue of the "Mercury" will be on Wednesday, at the usual hour. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Yasaka Maru, the big Japanese steamer which was reported sunk earlier, was apparently torpedoed on Tuesday in the Mediterranean, without warning. The vessel sank in ...
Article : 64 wordsThe death occurred yesterday morning at Moore .Park of Mr. W. W. Young, who, from 1900 to 1907 had been member for Bathurst. Mr. Young was (13 years of age, and had been ...
Article : 195 wordsOnce upon a time an extremely devout, but somewhat simple old lady imparted to her spiritual adviser that the "found great support in that comfortable word, ...
Article : 745 wordsGreat panic was caused in Hamburg by a report that Allied aeroplanes were flying on to the city. This proved' to be false, but a number of people were killed as a result of the ...
Article : 47 wordsA pretty wedding was solemnised at the local Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon, when Alfred, second son of Mr and Mrs. Sassall, Inch-street, was marred to Rose ...
Article : 348 wordsFour hundred persons were killed at Munster. Germany, as a result of the explosion in a munition factory. ...
Article : 25 wordsRussian warships, it is reported, 'bombarded Varna all day long on Tuesday, destroying the forts and barracks. German submarines sailed out but were driven back by gun-fire ...
Article : 355 wordsThe quarterly [?] of the Lithgow Cooperative Society was held at the Town Hall last night and was largely attended. Mr. G. C. Morris occupied the chair. The auditors ...
Article : 101 wordsMr. "Dick" Hunt who is always to the from with help for charity efforts advises that his [?] etc. will be at Moore's corner during the holiday. ...
Article : 2,012 wordsA number of his friends entertained Pte. William Yates at a social evening and presentation in Stafford's rooms last night. Mr. W. McKeith occupied the chair, and among the ...
Article : 514 wordsA number of children, assisted by Mrs. Ella and Miss Douglass, held a Santa Claus Christmas tree on Thursday afternoon in Mrs. Chas. Aubrey's garden, Hasan's Walls-road. ...
Article : 197 wordsThe courage and presence of mind of a girl 12 years of age, was responsible: for, averting a, serious accident near O'Connell yesterday. Mrs. Mackie, of Wiseman's Creek ...
Article : 230 wordsMr. John Wallace, of the Industrial and Factory Department, has been appointed industrial and factory inspector for the western district which covers the area between ...
Article : 110 wordsSaturday and Monday Nights.--Pictures at the Colosseum. Xmas and Boxing Nights.--Pictures at the Oddfellows Hall. ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 24 Dec 1915, Page 4
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