The French and British troops have continued to progress to the north of Ypres. A Dunkirk message states that the Germans were in possession of Saint Julien for only six hours last Monday. The British troops then drove them from the village, with great slaughter. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent gives a graphic picture of the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts by the ...
Article : 222 wordsThe "Cologne Gazette" states that the German Imperial Court has confirmed the sentence of death passed on Private Wm. Lonsdale by the military Court, rejecting ...
Article : 69 wordsThe House of Representatives met to-day. RETURNED SOLDIERS AND UNIONISM. Mr. Gregory (W.A.) asked the Prime Minister whether it was the policy of the ...
Article : 576 wordsThe Acting Premier made available yesterday the second interim report of the Royal Commission appointed under the Control of Trade in War Time Act and ...
Article : 1,488 wordsWhen the French armoured cruiser was attacked the night was calm and moonlight. The first torpedo wrecked the watertight compartments of the Leon Gambetta. ...
Article : 56 wordsSir,—As this is a subject of real and appalling interest to our relations and friends who go to the front, I do not think I need apologise for offering some amateur ...
Article : 266 wordsThe hearing of the Snow case was continued at the Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Justice Gordon and a jury. Mr. Piper, K.C., argued at considerable ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 870 wordsIt is feared that there will be a shortage in the sugar harvest for 1915 and that Australia will be obliged to import. In a letter addressed to the Premier (Mr. ...
Article : 181 wordsThere was a German air raid early this morning. Several houses were blown up and set on fire. A Zeppelin airship dropped several bombs ...
Article : 41 wordsThe official communique issued yesterday afternoon stated:—"We continue to make progress on the right bank of the Yser, where we captured 150 prisoners and two ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Germans were only in possession of Saint Julien for six hours on Monday. The British attack commenced on Monday evening, and lasted into the night. The ...
Article : 165 wordsIn reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Herbert Samuel, President of the Local Government Board, said that there were 180,000 Belgian ...
Article : 48 wordsA return prepared at the instance of Sir John Forrest was presented to the House of Representatives to-day. It showed that at the Commonwealth general elections in ...
Article : 125 wordsIt is reported that the British troops are operating on the European coast and the French on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles. Tuesday's bombardment lasted 12 ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Senate met to-day. THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce), in reply to Senator O'Keefe (T.), ...
Article : 210 wordsMr. T. J. McNamara, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, in reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, said that captured men ...
Article : 87 words"Eye Witness," with the British headquarters in Belgium, reports as follows with regard to the recent fighting:— "Before the battle of Ypres the British ...
Article : 831 wordsLeading newspapers complain that they are not allowed to learn the details of the Australian and New Zealand gallantry at the Dardanelles which have been ...
Article : 136 wordsFollowing upon a week's suspension of the usual Sydney wool sales in consequence of the dispute between the associated selling wool brokers and the associated wool ...
Article : 146 wordsThe request by the War Office for respirators, to protect the British troops against poisonous gases has already been met by the public. ...
Article : 33 wordsIn reply to a question asked by Mr. Will Thorne in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. T. J. McNamara said that from August 1 to the end of December the navy ...
Article : 68 wordsMr. George Perley (Canadian Minister without portfolio) has forwarded ballot boxes for the use of the Canadian soldiers at the front, on the eve of the Dominion ...
Article : 36 wordsAs soon as the House of Representatives met to-day the Prime Minister announced that he had received the following message from his Majesty— ...
Article : 155 wordsThe British casualty lists for the eight days from the 17th inst. to Sunday last contain the names of 116 officers killed and 269 officers wounded, including 28 ...
Article : 54 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at Mitylene telegraphs that the meat powerful fleet ever engaged in warlike operations commenced to hammer at the ...
Article : 398 wordsA claim for compensation arising out of an accident which occured on the Ivanhoe mine in January, 1914, was heard at the Boulder to-day. As the result of an ...
Article : 376 wordsSince the New South Wales Ministry has indicated in the strongest terms its desire that fodder in that State should be conserved for local use, the Victorian Minister for ...
Article : 63 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Joynson-Hicks (Unionist) urged the Government to allow the use of more cable codes, especially to the Dominions and India, as ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Victorian revenue for the ten months' of the present financial year amounted to £7,936,543, a decrease of £412,402, compared with the corresponding period of the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe "Morning Post" expresses the opinion that there can be no doubt that the Dominions would co-operate loyally in the attachment of German property in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsMr. Lloyd George, explaining the Government's proposals on the drink question in the House of Commons yesterday, said that the Government purposed to deal with ...
Article : 921 wordsA large boarding house in Macleay-street, Potts Point, was visited early this morning by burglars, who carried off jewellery worth nearly £300. The rooms of several ...
Article : 51 wordsFull Court.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Burnside, and Mr. Justice Rooth: J. Lonsdale (plaintiff), appellant, and E. A. Whittaker ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Union forces have occupied Daberos, south-east of Gibeon, and have captured a number of transports and a quantity of stock. The country north of Daberos is ...
Article : 44 wordsMrs. T. M. Quinlan has received the following letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Collett:— "Camp Head Quarters, Blackbov Hill, April 28, 1915.—Dear Madam, —On ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 490 wordsThe convention of the Master Builders' Association was continued to-day. Mr. James Wall (N.S.W.) read a paper on "The Future of the Building Trade and ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Kaiser has decorated Houston Chamberlain with the Iron Cross for non-combatants. [Houston Stewart Chamberlain, son of ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. P. Galbraith (Labour) was elected unopposed to the House of Commons at the by-election for Mid-Durham yesterday. ...
Article : 23 wordsLast night at the Blackboy Hill camp the Rev. F. E. Harry conducted the "Talks to Men" service and spoke on the word "Stand." The address was greatly enjoyed ...
Article : 343 wordsA demonstration made after landing on the Plain of Troy enabled the French to capture 8,000 Turks, including German officers. Some of the Turks suffered from ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 1 May 1915, Page 7
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