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  2. THE WAR.

    The following official despatches have been issued:— London, Jan. 2 (12.55 p.m.).—"Our artillery broke up three enemy raiding ...

    Article : 200 words
  3. THE WAR AT SEA.

    The following official shipping report for the week which ended on Sunday last has been issued:—British. ...

    Article : 49 words
  4. THE REFERENDUM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 words
  5. RUSSIA.

    A wireless Russian message intercepted by the British Admiralty authorities reports:—M. Trotsky (the Bolshevik Minister for Foreign Affairs) has appointed Citizen ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. JERUSALEM.

    Mr. W. T. Massey telegraphs from the British headquarters in Palestine:—"Since Boxing Day General Allenby has followed up his brilliantly fought battle by a series ...

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  7. TREASURERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Treasurers' Conference will be held in Melbourne on January 15, and the State Treasurer (Mr. James Gardiner) will be leaving shortly in order to be present. He ...

    Article : 408 words
  8. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The only absentee at the Ministerial Party meeting held to-day, with the exception of those away from Australia on active service, was Senator Pratten. The ...

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  9. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Members of the women's general committee of the Soldiers' Welcome Committee are hereby notified that the ordinary monthly meeting, fixed for to-day, has ...

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  10. BRITISH MINE SWEEPERS.

    It has been ascertained from an authoritative source that 967 mine sweepers employed around the British Isles swept up 4,615 mines in the year 1917. About nine ...

    Article : 70 words
  11. LABOUR'S DEMANDS.

    Mr. Arthur Henderson (an ex-member of the British War Cabinet) says in a message that Labour demands a league of nations as the first step in the direction of creating ...

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  12. THE AFTERMATH.

    Speaking at the Glenelg commemoration celebrations last Friday, the Governor (Sir Henry Galway) said referring to the result of the referendum, that it was not ...

    Article : 399 words
  13. THE MISSING AURORA.

    Sir Douglas Mawson, interviewed yesterday with regard to the missing vessel Aurora, said that if she were lost it must have been due to a submarine attack. She ...

    Article : 285 words
  14. BARON VON KUEHLMANN.

    Baron von Kuehlmann, the German Foreign Secretary, has left Berlin for Brest Litovsk. The Social Democrats have presented a demand to the President of ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. THE MILITARY POSITION.

    A high British military authority reports:—"The enemy are more or less active on the western front, but their attacks and raids are on a small scale, and most of ...

    Article : 495 words
  16. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Education Institute, at its annual conference, negatived without a debate a proposal that the department should take steps towards the exemption ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. A BOLSHEVIK REPORT.

    The Bolshevik's telegraph agency at Petrograd confirms the report that the peace negotiations have been broken off. ...

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  18. HOLIDAY MOVEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 322 words
  19. BRITISH NEWS.

    The Magistrates are fining heavily all food hoarders. Lady Gore-Langton had to pay a fine of £80 for having bought sufficient tea for a year's consumption. Miss ...

    Article : 484 words
  20. COMMONWEALTH.

    Requests are frequently being received by the Defence Department from members of the public for the collection of moneys said to be due to them by soldiers. The ...

    Article : 83 words
  21. CHECKING THE SUBMARINES.

    "The submarine difficulty is a thing of the past," said Mr. A. Goninan, director of the newly-formed Steel Products Company, who has just returned after an eight ...

    Article : 378 words
  22. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Staff-Captain and Mrs. McClure, of the Salvation Army Headquarters, have received further advice that their eldest son, Signaller W. W. McClure previously reported wounded and ...

    Article : 143 words
  23. FARMERS AND THE NATION.

    The Rev. Tom Allan—one of the foremost recruiting advocates in Western Australia—has returned from a tour through South Australia, where he ...

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  24. WAR TROPHIES.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day that a cable message had been received by him from the Australian Administrative Headquarters, London, stating ...

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  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The following members of the A.I.F. from Western Australia will disembark at Fremantle at 9.30 a.m. to-day. The names in the list are those of privates, except where ...

    Article : 200 words
  26. DEAR FRUIT.

    In common with most other lines of foodstuffs, almost all varieties of fruit are short in supply and dear in price. This condition of affairs appears to be prevalent ...

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  27. SPAIN AND GERMANY.

    Official despatches received from Rome hint at an early rupture of diplomatic relations between Spain and Germany. The Spanish newspapers are urging the ...

    Article : 172 words
  28. GENERAL ALLENBY'S SUCCESS.

    The following official despatch has been received here:—"General Allenby has captured four important points north of Jerusalem. His troops drove the enemy ...

    Article : 64 words
  29. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "World" reports that it is anticipated that M. Aimaro Sato will not retain the position of Japanese ...

    Article : 330 words
  30. THE WAR COUNCIL.

    The War Council again desires to call the attention of all employers to the urgent necessity of providing work for our returned soldiers. At the present time there ...

    Article : 234 words
  31. PEACE TALK.

    Mr. Stafford Ransome, the Petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily News," telegraphs that the Central Powers, presuming on Russia's isolation, claimed that ...

    Article : 196 words
  32. AMERICAN ARMY.

    It is announced officially that Brigadier-General R. L. Bullard succeeds Major General William L. Sibert in the direct charge of General J. J. Pershing's ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. LABOUR'S AIMS.

    Labour's report on the reconstruction policy urges the general enforcement of the national minimum wage, the democratic control of industry, a revolution in the ...

    Article : 47 words
  34. COLONEL HOUSE'S MISSION.

    The report of Colonel E. M. House's mission to Europe has been published officially it recommends the very speedy construction of merchantmen, and the despatch of ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. THE "WESTERN MAIL."

    Among Mr. Ben. Strange's contributions to this week's "Western Mail" is a cleverly-conceived cartoon relating to the recent referendum on the question of ...

    Article : 460 words
  36. DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

    Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador to the United States, will visit. London shortly on leave of absence. There is some speculation here as to ...

    Article : 116 words
  37. MAJOR-GENERAL HOBBS.

    Major-General Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, V.D., on whom has been conferred the distinction of Knight Commander of the Bath is the first Western Australian member of ...

    Article : 429 words
  38. A CONTRADICTION.

    Messages received here contradict the report of the Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily News," and it is asserted that negotiations are to be resumed on Saturday. It ...

    Article : 123 words
  39. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The following official bulletin has been issued:— Rome, January 2 (6.25 p.m.).—"Some Anglo-Italian batteries exploded two ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. Y.M.C.A.

    The Y.M.C.A. officials in London declare that Mr. Jamieson's speech which he delivered recently in Christchurch (New Zealand), and in which he asserted that ...

    Article : 122 words
  41. MEETING OF LABOUR PARTY.

    The Federal Labour Party met also this afternoon, when the result of the referendum formed the basis of discussion. The Leader (Mr. Tudor) presided over a full ...

    Article : 119 words
  42. THE SLAUGHTERING TRADE.

    Trouble has arisen between the employers and the slaughtermen in the wholesale meat trade over the question of the renewal of a twelve months' arbitration award ...

    Article : 245 words
  43. HURRICANE IN NORWAY.

    A hurricane blew over the northern portion of Norway, and destroyed a number of vessels. ...

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  44. PRAISE FROM GENERAL DIAZ.

    General Diaz, the Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army at the front, expressed in the course of an interview, his satisfaction with the discipline and bravery of the ...

    Article : 102 words
  45. GERMANY'S OBJECT.

    M. Pavlovitch, a non-Bolshevik member of the Russian delegation in Brest Litovsk, says that if the Allies refuse to negotiate on the question of peace Germany will not ...

    Article : 92 words
  46. EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES.

    In the city of Norfolk (Virginia) a series of explosions and fires took place, and destroyed an important section of the city. The damage is estimated at two ...

    Article : 147 words
  47. NEW AIR COUNCIL.

    It is announced officially that an Air Council has been established. It includes Lord Rothermere (as president), Major-General H. M. Trenchard, C.B., D.S.O. (as chief ...

    Article : 126 words
  48. REGISTRATION OF ALIENS.

    During the hearing of a charge against an Assyrian at the Adelaide Police Court to-day for having failed to register as an alien counsel for the defence said that the ...

    Article : 104 words
  49. SILVER CHAIN FETE.

    Nurse Cherry desires to thank the following for donations and parcels to the Silver Chain stall at the recent Christmas fete. Donations, Mr. Tilly, £1 1s.; Mrs. Frank Wileon, £1 1s.; ...

    Article : 140 words
  50. A FRENCH VICTORY.

    Yesterday there were demonstrations here to celebrate the French victory at Monte Tomba. It is believed that the enemy's losses numbered ten thousand ...

    Article : 34 words
  51. DISPLAY OF MASS SUICIDE.

    Dr. Harold Williams, the Petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" says that Russia is now torn to infinity by warring factions. Sunday's ...

    Article : 173 words
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    Advertising : 30 words
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