At noon yesterday, when the counting of Friday's street collection terminated for the day the total was £2219. Over 300 boxes had then to be counted, and many more have ...
Article : 329 wordsTwo days' drying wind and some sunshine have made a wonderful difference in the battlefield. The men in the line now look comfortable and snug. The shell-holes and trenches are getting hot, and thE meals are more plentiful. Supplies of ...
Article : 948 wordsMrs. Annie Elizabeth Samson, aged about 30 years, the wife of a soldier on active service, and a popular worker on the Red Cross committee at Port ...
Article : 628 wordsThe wharf laborers will return to work to-morrow. Mr. M'Cristal (president of the Wharf laborers' Union) stated last night that the ...
Article : 274 wordsAccording to advices received by the Department of Labor from Mr. W. H. Gray, senior clerk, who was sent to Maitland to inquire into the grievances of the national ...
Article : 184 wordsTo-day's Cup was one of the best contests in the history of the race, and the finish proved a fitting climax to an event which for so long had been regarded as one of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 wordsThe seamen are signing on here as quickly as they can, and no questions are asked as to whether or not the crews will be mixed. Mr. Healy, the local secretary of the ...
Article : 188 wordsThe settlement of returned soldiers outside Hornsby is rapidly growing, and yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cook, Minister for the Navy, handed over the keys of the latest cottage ...
Article : 94 wordsUp to noon yesterday the shipowners had received no notification from the seamen as to whether they intended to resume work or not. In shipping circles, however, there was ...
Article : 175 wordsA heat wave which has been affecting almost the whole of the State for the past few days was responsible for unpleasant weather yesterday. At 9 a.m. the temperature ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Delegate Board of the Southern Miners' Association decided last week to strike a levy of 6d in the pound on all earnings of miners at work for victimised and ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Mackinnon, Director-General of Recruiting, announced to-day that officers who were being kept in Australia because sufficient reinforcements were not forthcoming ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 830 wordsThere were five bouts at the Stadium last night, one of the performers being a kangaroo. The principal contest was that between ...
Article : 206 wordsThere has been a recrudescence of the complaints of pilfering on the wharves, and many difficulties present themselves in connection with the detection and conviction of ...
Article : 205 wordsCaptain J. E. Mott, who is reported to have arrived in London after escaping from Germany, enlisted in W.A., and left Fremantle on March 30, 1916, as a ...
Article : 78 wordsA programme of vocal items, moving pictures, and a splendid tableau by pupils of Miss Sara Collins, will be given at the Stadium to-night after church hours, when the ...
Article : 88 wordsH. A. Parsons has left for Sydney to attempt to lower the record between Sydney and Melbourne on a motor cycle. The present record stands at 23 hours 40 minutes. ...
Article : 121 wordsYesterday's session of the Railways and Tramway Officers' Association's annual conference at the I.O.O.F. Temple, was opened by the passage of a resolution denying a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 800 wordsAt the Stadium to-night, Fred Kay, 10st. 9lb., was declared the winner over Harry Stone, 10st. 2lb., on points. There was a hostile demonstration against the decision ...
Article : 41 wordsA practical memorial to Captain Horace Brown, a Newcastle soldier, who lost his life at Armentieres last May, has been placed in the Newcastle Hospital, and will be unveiled ...
Article : 79 wordsThe playing of the great "Kreutzer" sonata in the sizzling heat of last night was an undertaking calculated to daunt the courage and damp the spirit of any two artists. ...
Article : 371 wordsMessrs. Raine and Horne held an auction sale yesterday afternoon of Warrawee Garden Estate. Seven lots were sold at prices ranging from £4 to £4 7s 6d per foot. Total ...
Article : 88 wordsMrs, way, of Islington, has received word that her husband, Corporal R. G. Way, was killed in action on September 27. He was attached to the 14th machine gun section. ...
Article : 47 wordsBookmakers showed little disposition tonight to wager on the Melbourne Cup. In the speculation which ensued Lanius was favorite, but was a shade easier than last night. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 wordsAmendments to the war financial regulations provide that when any member of the Australian Imperial Force who, either by award of commanding officer or ...
Article : 196 words"The Village Blacksmith" registered a thrill a minute last night at the Hippodrome, with George Cross, a brawny John Strong, in the name part. During the ...
Article : 284 wordsThe condition of the Jockey, H. Stockdale, who fell from Flying Arrow while training on the grass track at Randwick yesterday morning, was last night reported to be ...
Article : 37 wordsSpectators at Pratt[?]n Park, Ashfield, yesterday afternoon, were treated to a fine sports programme. The occasion was the patriotic carnival in aid of the 36th ...
Article : 122 wordsLate last night, while a tram was standing at Todman's-avenue, the terminus of the Crown-street line, a revolver was fired by an unknown person. The bullet went through ...
Article : 45 wordsBob Fitzsimmons, the former champion heavyweight boxer, has been given up by the doctors, who say that he has only a few hours to live. He is suffering from ...
Article : 38 wordsMiss Verna Bain, a child dancer, made her appearance last night at the Palace Theatre, with J. and N. Tait's "White Chrysanthemum" Company, and she proved an ...
Article : 55 wordsThough Monsignor Ormond, secretary of the Australasian Apostolic Delegation, has received no definite information regarding the date on which the newly appointed Papal ...
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The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sun 21 Oct 1917, Page 2
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