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  2. VICTORIA CROSSES.

    LONDON, Friday.--Victoria Crosses have been awarded to the following:-- CAPTAIN HANSEN, 6th Lincolnshires, New Army.--On August 9, at Yilghin ...

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  3. THIS MORNING'S CABLES.

    PARIS, Sunday.--"Le Temps'" Sofia correspondent states:--"It is reported that Bulgaria, with the assistance of the Central Powers, is endeavoring to arrange an ...

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  4. WOUNDED!

    That a contingent of wounded soldiers arriving in Port Jackson on Saturday morning should be compelled to wait down stream because it happened to be a big race day and there was, in ...

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  5. PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

    There is plenty of evidence of the effect the Allies' success in the west is having on the position along the eastern front. It is reported that ...

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  6. TO-DAY'S PAPER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 282 words
  7. HOW THEY FOUGHT.

    Not only did Private L. B. Woods, of Trangle, (13th Battalion), got shot in the back--he was in the lead at the time--by a sniper, but he received a fractured leg and part of his ...

    Article : 348 words
  8. AT RANDWICK.

    The soldiers arrived at the Randwick Military Hospital in motor ears, which had been arranged for by the Staff Officer for Invalids, Lieutenant-Colonel Crawford Robertson, who ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    The Governor-General and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, accompanied by Lady Doris Blackwood, and attended by Captain Foxton (Military Secretary), Captain Haskctt-Smith (A.D.C.), and ...

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  10. OFFER TO SOUTH AFRICANS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Oppenhelmer, South African diamond pioneer, has offered £100 each for the first four South African recipients of the Victoria Cross, and £50 ...

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  11. THE ARMENIANS.

    LONDON, Sunday.-- The "Chronicle" states that the American Ambassador has approached the Porte and offered to transport to America the whole of the ...

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  12. NASSAU'S REGIME.

    ROME, Sunday.--The Petrograd correspondent of the Corriere della Sera states that the representatives of the Quadruple Entente pointed out to Dr. Radaslavoff that ...

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  13. AUSTRALIAN SAPPERS.

    Private C. Sanders, of the 15th Battalion, who hails from Queensland, referred to the big part that mining is playing at the Dardanelles. Long before the Australians landed ...

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  14. HINDENBURG'S BIRTHDAY.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--The birthday of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg was celebrated throughout Germany on Friday and Saturday. ...

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  15. BULGARIA

    SOFIA, Sunday.--In a semi-official statement, replying to the French, and Russian press, it is explained that Bulgaria has mobilised in order to face the new ...

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  16. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  17. HEIGHTS OF GALLIPOLI

    "In the general advance at the beginning at August there were severe losses." This is what Sergeant F. B. Nilon, of Cootamundra, says. "Everybody in the ranks came to the ...

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  18. POLITICIAN'S DEATH.

    The Hon. Thomas Agar-Robartes, M.P., has been killed in action in France. He Was one of the most popular members of the House of Commons, and was recently ...

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  19. WEST AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUN.

    The returned men speak in glowing terms of a machine gun patented by a West Australian, which was first introduced at Quinn's Post. It poured out 1200 bullets to the minute. It is ...

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  20. AUSTRALIA DAY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  21. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  22. THE BALKAN SITUATION.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--Sir Edward Grey's statement on the Balkan situation has not yet been published in Germany ...

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  23. A BRAVE OFFICER.

    The bravery displayed by Surgeon-Captain Luther, of the 15th Battalion, who was killed by a bomb at Salt Lake during August, was referred to by returned Queenslanders. This ...

    Article : 90 words
  24. DR. COOK

    SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday.--Dr. Fredrick Cook, the alleged discoverer of the North Pole, has been arrested at Rangoon and held by the British authorities, ...

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  25. ISONZO FRONT

    ROME, Sunday.--The latest communique states:-- "The enemy has wasted an enormous quantity of ammunition on the Isonzo front. ...

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  26. BULLETS IN HIS HEAD.

    Private L. Reid, of the 9th Battalion, returned with two bullets still in b[?] head and one in his neck. His story was a simple one. "There was a bit of a duel between us and ...

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  27. TAKING HILL 791.

    Private T. Waters, of Denman, who was with the 13th Battalion, told of the night march and charge up Hill 791, on the early morning of August 3. Waters, who was quartered amongst ...

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  28. BROKEN HILL MINES.

    BROKEN HILL, Sunday.--Last Sunday a meeting of members of the A.M.A., by a majority of 10, carried tho following motion:-- "In view oi the failure of the underground ...

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  29. AMERICA AND GERMANY.

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.--Danger of an immediate break in relations between the United States and Germany over the Arabic has been averted by the assurances ...

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  30. SAME SHELL.

    Sergeant S. S. Smith (6th Light Horse), of Manly, and son of Mr. Sydney Smith, of the Sydney Royal Exchange, was one of a party of eight, which included the late Private C. R. ...

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  31. THE MAILS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  32. QUEENSLANDERS AT NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The returned wounded Queenslanders passed through Newcastle in the Brisbane mail train to-night. They were provided with refreshments at the station, and ...

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  33. N.Z. CASUALTIES.

    WELLINGTON, Sunday.--The latest list casualties Includes two officers and two men, who died of wounds, and 23 wounded men. In the latter list is included the name of Private ...

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  34. A COMPLETE FAILURE

    PARIS, Sunday.--It is officially reported that the German offensive towards the eastward of Sventziany is considered a complete failure. The enemy has everywhere ...

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  35. ANOTHER CONTINGENT.

    MELBOURNE Sunday.--A transport containing another batch of wounded soldiers arrived in the buy to-day and anchored a long way down. She will be brought alongside Port ...

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  36. RECRUITING.

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  37. LATE NEWS.

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  38. NAMES OF THE MEN.

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  39. GENERAL SMUTS.

    LONDON, Sunday,--An official report from Johannesburg states that General Smuts, Minister for Finance and Defence, barely escaped death as the result of a hooligan plot at ...

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  40. TRENCH TO TRENCH.

    PARIS, Sunday.--A semi-official narrative of the fighting in Champagne from September 26 to 29, describes the capture northward of Souvain and Perthes, of 40 ...

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  41. ELEVEN WOUNDS.

    Trooper A. J. Woods, of the 5th Light Horse, Queensland, received 11 bullet wounds. His company had charged and secured a Turkish trench when the order to retire was given. The ...

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  42. COUNTRY ENLISTMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 137 words
  43. HERO OF LONESOME PINE.

    Private O. Macdonnell, of the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, was at Lonesome Pine when the Australians gallantly took that position. The losses among the Australians, he said, were ...

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  44. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL.

    HOBART, Sunday.--The football season concluded on Saturday, Lefroy winning the premiership by defeating Cananore by 6 goals 12 behinds to 3 goals 8 behinds. Very little interest has been evinced in the premiership ...

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  45. NEWCASTLE CAMP.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--There are now 913 recruits in camp at the Newcastle Showground. Arrangements have been made to despatch 250 of the men to Liverpool camp on Tuesday. ...

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  46. RUN OYER BY LIMBER.

    Driver Phillip Hall, of the 1st Field Battery, Queenslander, had the misfortune to be struck n the forehead by a splinter from a bomb ropped from a Taube aeroplane, and also ...

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  47. MORE ATROCITIES.

    PETROGRAD, Sunday.--An official report states that the enemy is continuing to commit atrocities. A murdered Russian officer and two cavalrymen, taken prisoner ...

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  48. CONSCRIPTION.

    The western branch of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association has carried the following motion:--"That the members this branch of the R.W. and G.L. Association ...

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  49. ON FINAL LEAVE.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Thirty-five Newcastle soldiers, who had been spending their final leave with relatives and friends, left for Sydney this afternoon. A large crowd assembled at the ...

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  50. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S FINAL.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Yesterday the football season came to a close, when Shirt beat Port Adelaide for the premiership by 6 goals 10 behinds to 4 goals 10 behinds. The attendance was the biggest for years, numbering ...

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  51. SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED.

    The Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales entertained 50 of the returned wounded soldiers on Saturday afternoon. Motor ears called at the Randwick Hospital for the soldiers, and ...

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  52. CHRISTMAS CHEER

    Mrs: R. R. MacKinnon, of the North Sydney Red Cross Society; recently appealed for £2000 for the purchase of plum puddings and Christmas comforts for the New South Wales troops ...

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  53. LAWN TENNIS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 144 words
  54. PATROL BOAT MINED.

    AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--A German patrol boat struck a mine at the mouth of the Ems, and beached at Borkum. ...

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  55. DUBBO FIGURES.

    DUBBO, Saturday.--Thirty recruits presented themselves at the local office during the week, 25 being accepted. ...

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  56. VICTORIA FALLING OFF.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Recruiting figures during the past week show a big falling off. Only 358 men were accepted from 473 offering. The total accepted since July 5 was 27,613. ...

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  57. "BEACHY BILL."

    During a conversation with a number of Queenslanders at the Soldiers' Club, one related a story of "Beachy Bill," a gun used by the Turks and which is situated about a mile ...

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  58. WOLLONGONG ROLL OF HONOR.

    WOLLONGONG, Sunday.--In the Congregational Church to-night a roll of honor was unveiled, containing the names of 16 soldiers who have been adherents to the church. Two have ...

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  59. TOOK FIVE TRENCHES.

    Corporal Bugler A. L. Wilson, of Redfern, was wounded in the charge at Lonesome Pine. "The Turks," he said, "poured shrapnel into us from start to finish. The colonel said to us: ...

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  60. QUEENSLAND ENLISTMENTS.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Queensland recruiting figures for last week were 914 volunteers, 806 accepted. The figure's for the month were 4089 volunteered; 3560 accepted. ...

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  61. MENINGITIS IN TASMANIA.

    HOBART. Sunday.--The ninth ease meningitis occurred at Claremont Camp on Saturday ...

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  62. NEXT BATCH ON THURSDAY.

    Motor-car owners who have been asked to make their cars available for the transport of wounded expected to arrive to-morrow are hereby notified that the Red Cross Society has ...

    Article : 102 words
  63. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Sunday.--Last week's recruiting figures for Perth are: 136 passed, 48 rejected. ...

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