At the luncheon given by the French Union of New South Wales at Paris House yesterday Mr. Neville Mayman, president of the France's Day committee, said that he estimated that the receipts in this State from Friday's effort would be ...
Article : 62 words"Where our Light Horse is fighting is a wilderness of shifting sand and shadeless, shelterless, rolling sandhills, sparsely sprinkled with coarse grass, which only camels ...
Article : 536 wordsReuter's correspondent at Headquarters writes graphically of the German attack on the new British front in Belgium on Monday. He incidentally remarks that the home ...
Article : 613 wordsOne of the directions in the Royal Commission which will be issued shortly to Mr. G. Mason Allard, the public accountant chosen by the Government to inquire into conditions ...
Article : 245 wordsCaptain Bentley, of Double Bay, the well-known military bandmaster, who was to have taken port in the French celebrations yesterday, was unable to do so through ...
Article : 646 wordsMr. Joseph Cook stated at Five Dock yesterday afternoon that the tactics of the opposition in the Federal House were not helping to bent the Hun. ...
Article : 166 wordsThe action of the Clarence River Pony Club in increasing the betting fee from two guineas to three guineas for bookmakers, had an interesting sequel to-day. Last Saturday ...
Article : 281 words"The heart of the French people will beat very warmly at the sight of the flag with which you have adorned the monument at La Perouse," said M. Chayet (Consul-General ...
Article : 252 wordsFrance's Day was celebrated in Sydney by a number of functions yesterday. There was a great mass meeting of citizens in Martin-place at noon, when speeches were ...
Article : 298 wordsThe Government does not propose to reconstitute the Public Works Committee when Parliament re-assembles on Tuesday. The appointment will probably be suspended ...
Article : 195 wordsThe celebrations and activities in connection with the National Day of France were fittingly capped last night, in the Town Hall, by a musical programme of right good ...
Article : 310 wordsThere was a very large congregation at St. Patrick's Church yesterday, when a Solemn High Requiem Mass was celebrated for the French soldiers killed at the front ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated to-day that beyond the report in the press he had no information regarding the complaint that slaughtermen who went to New ...
Article : 126 wordsThe total street collection up to 1 p.m. yesterday amounted to £25,414. Mr. Paterson, who has charge of the banking arrangements, announced that no ...
Article : 35 wordsAt Anzac-avenue, Randwick-road, there was an impressive ceremony yesterday in memory of the heroic Anzacs who have died at the front. A number of returned ...
Article : 78 wordsIn celebration of France's National Day, wreaths were laid on the statue of Joan of Arc in the Public Library grounds to-day. Among them were laurel wreaths provided by ...
Article : 321 wordsMr. Herbert Barrett, solicitor, was appearing in a case at Prahran in which a widow with three children was proceeded against by a baker for an amount said to be due for ...
Article : 165 wordsThe committee which had in hand the arrangements for France's Day' have already over £4000 in hand, and it is expected that the money yet to come in will bring the total up ...
Article : 280 wordsMrs. M. A. Dixon, the wife of a bank employee at The Rock, died suddenly on June 22. The Government medical officer, Dr. Martin, of Wagga, made a post-mortem ...
Article : 107 wordsThere have been fairly violent artillery actions south-east of St. Quezon, and south of Filaln, particularly near Laroyere. Both sides' artillery was active in the ...
Article : 73 wordsGonsalez's Opera Company have given some very enjoyable performances during their Sydney seasons, but few have met with such unanimous approval as that of ...
Article : 204 wordsWhile in the bar of a public-house at Maryvale, near Wellington, William Downey was, late last night, shot dead. He received the contents of a shot gun in the head. ...
Article : 88 wordsA meeting of the National Party will be held to-morrow, when the Government programme for the session will be discussed. One particularly interesting thing upon ...
Article : 88 wordsA telegram from Rome states that as occurred during the Russian offensive in 1914, the population of Galicia is fleeing to the interior of Austria, panic-stricken. The ...
Article : 51 wordsReuter's correspondent at Shanghai reports that Republicans are attacking Pekin with artillery and machine-guns and aeroplanes. Already 3000 of Chang Hsun's ...
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Advertising : 21 wordsOwing to the contest between Wave Gelkie (Queensland) and Syd. Godfrey (N.S.W.) having to be postponed till next Saturday, two contests were staged at the Stadium ...
Article : 140 wordsThe annual dinner and presentation of prizes of the Randwick Rifle Club took place last night in St. Jude's Hall, Randwick, when Capt. J. R. Wallace presided over a ...
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Family Notices : 338 wordsThe death occurred last night of Alderman W. K. Chapman, who was for 34 years a member of the Concord Council, and for ten years the Mayor. Alderman Chapman, who ...
Article : 172 wordsMr. Lloyd George in a passionate peroration on the Mesopotamia debate, in the House of Commons last night, dwelt on the waste of time in discussing "this miserable ...
Article : 52 wordsGeneral Goethals announces that two Government plants will produce 400 steel merchant ships. He expects to turn out 3,000,000 tons of shipping in 18 months. ...
Article : 73 wordsAt the Stadium to-night Tommy Uren (10st. 9 12 lb.) was declared the winner on points over Jimmy Clabby (11st. 4 12 lb.) at the end of 20 rounds. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Admiralty reports:-- Last night naval aeroplanes carried out bombing raids in Belgium, against the Aertrycke, Houttave, Nieuwmunster and ...
Article : 87 wordsAt the Stadium to-night. Herb M'Coy (Vic.) knocked out Matty Smith (America) in the seventh round of a vigorous fight. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe death is reported of the noted English jockey, Tom Cannon, sen., who ranked among the best English horsemen in the eighties. He was contemporary with Archer and ...
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The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sun 15 Jul 1917, Page 2
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