The conditions in the coal-mining indust[?], are improving daily. Additional mines were re-started at Newcastle to-day, while on the south coast the whole of the colleries. ...
Article : 311 wordsA telegram has been received by the Mayor of Kalgoorlie from Mr. Heitmann, M.H.R., stating that the trans-Australian railway will be formally opened on ...
Article : 266 wordsMost of the newspapers emphatically demand retaliation upon German towns and lay stress on a remark attributed to Mr. Lloyd George when visiting the bombed ...
Article : 388 wordsThe "Tribuna" states:—"The Italian destroyer Aquila, while scouting ahead of a destroyer squadron in the Adriatic on Tuesday sighted two Austrian destroyers in the ...
Article : 162 wordsAs every one knows by this time, there exists in this State a number of committees largely composed of self-denying women war workers, and known as Trench ...
Article : 367 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig issued the following report last night:—"The enemy heavily bombarded this morning our positions between Tower Hamlets and Polygon ...
Article : 467 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" reports:—"It is expected that the British embargo against the Northern European neutrals will be ...
Article : 64 wordsThe regulation under the War Precautions Act relating to prohibited publications has been amended by giving the Minister for Defence power to make it an ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) to-day challenged a statement made by Captain H. L. Murray, R.A.M.C., at the Anglican Synod on Wednesday evening, to ...
Article : 96 wordsCount Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs in the course of a speech at [?]apest, yesterday, advocated the establishment of an international ...
Article : 294 wordsThe Government is specially taxing men who are exempt from military service. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe Minister for Defence stated to-day that when the medals to be given to mothers whose sons had been killed in the war, or to each fallen man's nearest ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Publicity Secretary to the Commonwealth Treasury has issued the following appeal:—The Prime Minister has issued a message ...
Article : 601 wordsThe 340th casualty list was released by the Censor yesterday, and is published below. It contains the names of Western Australian soldiers, together with those who ...
Article : 866 wordsThe Commissioner of Railways (Mr. J. T. Short) writes as follows to correct an error:—"In your leading article in this morning's issue you quote the current ...
Article : 793 wordsThe military authorities desire to get into communication with the next-of-kin of No. 5375, T. J. Mitchell, Tunnellers Corps. The information originally ...
Article : 46 wordsIn review of the general strike position, Mr. Fuller said to-night that full employment for miners cannot be guaranted until the interstate shipping is restored. The ...
Article : 95 words51st Battalion.—Archdeacon Louch, of Albany, acknowledges the receipt of the following donations to the fund for purchasing band instruments for the 51st ...
Article : 540 wordsColonel Churchill, Minister for Munitions, speaking yesterday at the Aldwych Club, said that the present was not the time to talk of peace. We were entering on the ...
Article : 288 wordsLord Northcliffe, speaking here yesterday, said the only way to meet the German air raids upon London was to give the enemy bomb for bomb. Paris was not ...
Article : 52 wordsIn the Legisaltive Assembly to-day, dealing with questions regarding victimisstion, the Minister for Railways said the Commissioners could not take back all the men ...
Article : 100 wordsThe towns of Wilhelmshaven and Essen are preparing to meet British air-raiders from all parts, Many other important towns are plunged in darkness at 8 in the ...
Article : 51 wordsA German official report issued yesterday stated:—"We repulsed and attempt to recapture the ground north of the Meninypres road and captured French trenches ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Press Bureau, to enable the public to view the raids in just proportion, announce that 487 persons were killed and 14,104 injured by traffic accidents in ...
Article : 72 wordsConsequent upon the shutting off to-day of power for industrial purposes, in accordance with the decision of the Coal Board, it is estimated that between 20,000 and ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Admiralty yesterday issued the following report:—"Naval aircraft on Monday night bombed the lockgates at Zeebrugge, while others dropped a quantity of ...
Article : 66 wordsThe following German official report was issued yesterday:—"Our airmen on Monday night bombed with good effect London, Margate, Sheerness, and Dover." ...
Article : 27 wordsVatican newspapers authoritatively state that the Pope has sent a new note to the Entente Governments explaining that the Austrian and German Governments ...
Article : 80 wordsAt a dinner in the Canadian Club here yesterday the famous Canadian aviator, Captain W. A. Bishop, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., described how in five months he brought ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Belgian Government has given a correspondent of the New York "Times" the following official report upon the sufferings of deported Belgians:—"It is no ...
Article : 113 wordsA wireless Russian semi-official message issued from general headquarters seeks to allay the uneasiness of the Press of the Allied countries regarding Russia's ability ...
Article : 308 wordsNo work was done to-day in connection with the discharging of coal from the steamer Dilkers at Wallaroo. The position taken up by the waterside workers is inexplicable. ...
Article : 89 wordsReference was made to-night by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to the cable message published this morning, with quotations from a remarkable article published ...
Article : 453 wordsField-Marshal von Hindenburg, replying to the congratulations extended to him upon his 70th birthday, said: "Let us set our teeth. Not a word more about peace ...
Article : 81 wordsIntens[?] public interest has been aroused in the revelations concerning Bolo Pasha's career and pro-German activities. The French people are amased at such a ...
Article : 254 wordsMr. and Mrs. J. Brown. 43 Norfolk-street, North Perth, have received word that Sapper A. J. Withers, reported missing on July 10. is now reported a prisoner of war in Limburg. ...
Article : 577 wordsThe Premier was asked to-day if he would indicate what further stops were comtemplated in connection with the steamers cooms, Moruys, Mallinga, and Buninyong, ...
Article : 268 wordsAt the Nationalist Congress at Bloemfontein yesterday. General Hertzog. leader of the party, said that "German and English Imperialists were equally intolerant. There ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Legislative Assembly to-day, on the motion of the Minister for Agriculture, resolved:—"That it is expedient the e[?]rging of the main canal of the Murrumbidgee ...
Article : 437 wordsThe following official shipping reports for the week ended Sunday last have been issued:— British. ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Democratic Conference by 766 votes to 688, has decided in favour of a Coalition Government. The Provisional Government has informed ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Press Bureau announces that the Shipping Controller (Sir Joseph Maclay) has established a conciliation committee, at whose invitation representatives of the ...
Article : 110 wordsIt is reported that the Entente Powers are endeavouring to persuade the Russian Government to restore the death penalty for military and criminal offences. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Ryan), in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, asked leave to move, without notice, Mr. Tolmie asked to what the motion referred. ...
Article : 128 wordsSpeaking at a dinner in the Canadian Club here yesterday, Mr. T. P. O' Connor, M.P., said that no Irishman could hestate to wholeheartedly assist the Auies. ...
Article : 55 wordsA sale by public auction of investment shares of enemy subjects and unnaturatised persons of enemy origin, transferred to the public trustee under the War Precautions ...
Article : 138 wordsIt has been officially learned that the second phase of the great Italian offensive is about to begin. The Austrians are preparing strong defences, and the Germans, ...
Article : 80 wordsThe provisional budget has been read a first time in the Austrian Chamber of Deputies. This denotes a slightly Improved political situation. ...
Article : 28 wordsBrigadier-General A. C. Geddes (Director of National Service), speaking at Edinburgh yesterday, and outlining his policy, said he had no intention of proposing ...
Article : 88 wordsBaron Shibusawa has cabled to Judge Cary asking him to use his influence to secure steel and other materials from the United States for Japanese shipbuilders. ...
Article : 69 wordsIn accordance with their decision of the previous day, the full strength of the Fremantle Lumpers' Union assembled at the picking up station shortly after 7.30. a.m. ...
Article : 887 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day there were 209 Australian chaplains on active service, of whom only 16 were sick. Of the latter only one was ...
Article : 104 wordsThe interstate conference of the Federated Master Builders' Association now sitting in Sydney.has taken into consideration what it regards as the increasing ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. Edmond Joweti was selected as Nationalist candidate for the Grampians seat in the House of Representatives, by a convention held at Maryborough to-day. ...
Article : 31 wordsAn Italian official report issued yesterday stated:—"An enemy attack on the western slones of Monte San Gabriele to-day completely failed. We took 80 prisoners. Our ...
Article : 68 wordsThe War Trade Department explains that the new order. prohibiting exports to Holland and Scandinavia,does not totally prevent shipments under licence, but the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe British War Food Commission headed by Mr.Owen Smyth Secretary to the Munitions Department, has arrived in America. The Commission will co-operate with ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 5 Oct 1917, Page 7
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