For two hours today a special holiday appeal for recruits was made simultaneously from seven widely scattered points of the city. ...
Article : 409 wordsMr C. Loftus, an officer of the accountancy branch of the Education Department, who is to be married this week, has been presented with a case ...
Article : 605 wordsAs the result of the counting of the final batch of soldiers' votes, the return of Mr Hugh Sinclair, the retiring Ministerialist member for Moreton (Q.) ...
Article : 225 wordsAccording to a cablegram received by the agent of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand here, the merger of a score of British Steamship ...
Article : 91 wordsParis reports state that steady and intense artillery fire is proceeding from the Yser to St. Quentin, notably at Ypres, La Bassee, and Epehy (south of ...
Article : 174 wordsA physical culture display given by 3000 State school children a week ago resulted in £500 being obtained for the Education Department's ...
Article : 143 wordsIt has been decided by the Government that it will specify ten classes of men in the Conscription Bill, the ages ranging from 20 to 45. ...
Article : 264 wordsThe commodious London Opera House was crowded today when a thanksgiving service was held to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of ...
Article : 115 wordsHeld in aid of the Repatriation Fund, a sporting pageant today was favored by perfect weather. The procession was, perhaps, the greatest ...
Article : 78 wordsAlthough the American system of spoils to the victors is repudiated by the Australian politician, it has become customary for the political party ...
Article : 394 wordsIn a despatch received by the War Office this evening, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-- There has been fierce fighting all ...
Article : 348 wordsIt is understood that the German reply to the Spanish Note regarding the recent sinking of the steamer Patricio is extremely cordial. ...
Article : 90 wordsThe King's Birthday was celebrated in Hobart as Navy Day, the proceeds being devoted equally to the provision of extra comforts for the men of the ...
Article : 81 wordsMr H. Cochrane, Minister for Railways, is being criticised for removing the rails from the National trans-continental railway to send them to ...
Article : 101 wordsAfter having, for three days, completely transformed the Melbourne Town Hall, the Old English Fair, with its quaint architecture of a past age, ...
Article : 197 wordsLieutenant G.J.C. Dyett, organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee of Victoria, stated this afternoon that at least 20 men had come forward ...
Article : 49 wordsTwo Ballarat soldiers are included in the list of Birthday honors. Lieutenant-Colonel T. E. Victor Hurley, A.A.M.C., M.D., M.S., C.M.G., ...
Article : 549 wordsThere were exciting scenes at the recruiting meeting held outside the Town Hall at lunch time today, Mr Frank Tudor, M.H.R., Leader of the ...
Article : 462 wordsIt is announced that the Military Cross has been awarded to the following:-- AUSTRALIANS ...
Article : 99 wordsNine nurses left Wagga Hospital in a body yesterday as a result of a dispute. The executive committee of the ...
Article : 147 wordsAdding to the long list of recent cases of pocket-picking in and around Melbourne, two fresh complaints have been made to the police. ...
Article : 117 wordsWhen dealing with the estimates for 1917-18, State Ministers will discuss the reorganisation of the Police Force, and incidentally the possible retirement of ...
Article : 53 wordsEleven hundred delegates, 10 per cent of whom were women, attended the Socialist Convention at Leeds yesterday. ...
Article : 195 wordsIt is now stated by the War Office that the famous British airman, Captain Bail, who was recently reported missing, was killed on May 7. ...
Article : 221 wordsIn the few minutes which elapsed before the Port Melbourne fire brigade could answer the call to the new pier, this morning only the work of a [?] ...
Article : 198 wordsNews has boon received of the death from wounds received in France of Lieut, A. R. Allan, 22 years, only son of Mrs and the late A. H. Allan, "St. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 97 wordsOne of three brothers to enlist, Sergeant James Pugh, has been reported killed in action. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. Pugh, of Traraigon, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 128 wordsIn the presence of a large attendance of district residents, Mr H. S. W. Lawson, Minister for Education, formally opened the new State school at ...
Article : 151 wordsIt is understood that Sir Alexander Peacock, the State Treasurer, and Mr H. S. W. Lawson, Minister for Education, are considering the question ...
Article : 152 wordsIn the festivities that marked the celebration of King's Birthday, men of the mercantile marine in port were not overlooked. ...
Article : 133 words"The Times" correspondent at Petrograd says that General Polovtsoff, the new Governor of Petrograd, has arrived, and has began by visiting the ...
Article : 103 wordsThat all men between the ages of 18 and 45 who have not volunteered should be compelled to wear a badge is the suggestion contained in a letter ...
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The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Mon 4 Jun 1917, Page 1
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