The King granted an audience to the Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) yesterday. His Majesty received Mr. Hughes cordially, and during their ...
Article : 1,901 wordsA communique issued yesterday stated:—"We continued bombarding the enemy's communication lines in eastern Argonne. The Germans westward of the Meuse ...
Article : 229 wordsMatters in connection with the administration of the western section of the trans-Australian railway line were further complicated to-day by the dismissal of the ...
Article : 391 wordsSenator Needham, who is at present in this State, leaves for Melbourne by the next trip of the Indarra (on April 8). News has been received in Perth by ...
Article : 394 wordsIn the course of a reply to-day to the statement made by the Attorney-General of New South Wales (Mr. Hail) regarding the action of the Federal Government in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsA message from Berlin announces that Germany has declared war against Portugal. The German consuls on Wednesday ...
Article : 100 words"Strenuous efforts are being made to develop the tobacco-growing industry in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth and other countries," said the Under-Secretary ...
Article : 687 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. C. Goode) stated to-day that every day's returns to the Wheat Harvest Board emphasised the magnitude of the South ...
Article : 62 wordsA public meeting was held in the Kalgoorlie Town Hall to-night, for the purpose of pretesting against the dismissal of the supervising engineer (Mr. Darbyshire) by ...
Article : 531 words"W." sends us 10s. 6d. towards paying the legal expenses of Private M. O'Donnell. ...
Article : 17 wordsIn order to avoid unnecessary correspondence with respect to assignments by farmers of their interest in the wheat being acquired by the Government under ...
Article : 464 wordsThe death of Mr. James Pearce, which occurred on Saturday last in his eighty-seventh year, removes from amongst us one who in years past played a prominent ...
Article : 1,076 wordsYesterday afternoon, Mr. Asquith welcomed Mr. Hughes to a full Cabinet meeting. The Commonwealth Premier was introduced to all the Ministers, including ...
Article : 106 wordsAn official announcement states:—"General Smuts advanced against the Germans in the Kilimanjaro area, in Germans East Africa, last Tuesday, and seized ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports:—"Some military critics forebell the withdrawal of the French from Bethincourt, now that it is a ...
Article : 87 wordsA deputation waited upon Mr. Hughes yesterday with regard to the wheat and shipping questions, and explained the existing difficulties. It was stated that the ...
Article : 140 wordsThe "Telegraaf" states that six French aviators yesterday bombed German railways and depots in Central Belgium, causing considerable damage. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe crew of the Flameneous report that the Moewe's men had served aboard English merchantmen. It is also stated that the German raider was repainted a ...
Article : 40 wordsM. Verrier, a military aviator, with four passengers, ascended to a height of 3,410 meters in 28 minutes yesterday. This is a world's record. ...
Article : 31 wordsA Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of mines that have been laid by the Germans ...
Article : 29 wordsBaron Ishie (Minister for Foreign Affairs), speaking yesterday at a banquet attended by the Prime Minister, said that the relations between America and Japan ...
Article : 85 wordsA Zeppelin flying over Revigny yesterday endeavoured to bomb 70 waggon loads of munitions. The stationmaster, with his two assistants, coupled an engine to ...
Article : 54 wordsThe "Times" states:—"While Sir Robert Borden has created one precedent Mr. Hughes's knowledge of Canadian and New Zealand opinion gives him a position of ...
Article : 181 wordsThe French batteries at Dunkirk yesterday brought a German seaplane down. The pilot was killed, but his companion was picked up later on at sea. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe general Court-martial now in session at Darlinghurst to-day continued the Hearing of the case in which Acting Staff Sergeant-Major Sydney Edward Tanner, of ...
Article : 242 wordsDuring the operations around Verdun yesterday, a French captain called for five velunteers, to proceed on a perilous mission. Forty men held their hands up and ...
Article : 66 wordsMr. Theodore Roosevelt, in declining to allow his name to be forwarded for Presidential nomination, said that he had no wish to lead a country unless it had in its ...
Article : 58 wordsAt a meeting of the Federated Clerks' Union of Mt. Morgan to-night, the secretary was instructed to telegraph to the secretary of the Clerks' Union of ...
Article : 104 words"Le Matin," replying to Wednesday's German claims, declares that 700 French prisoners were taken, while the ten guns alleged to have been captured, were merely ...
Article : 32 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. J. M. Robertson (Liberal) raised the question of the Government fiscal policy in connection with the approaching ...
Article : 238 wordsA conference of representatives of unions with members employed in the Railway Department, whose industrial agreements are stated to be expiring, has been called ...
Article : 431 wordsThe War Office reports:—"General Aylmer on Wednesday moved up along the right bank of the Tigris, and attacked Essing (7 miles from Kut-el-Amara). The ...
Article : 55 wordsA conference of representatives of unions affiliated with the Metropolitan Council of the A.L.F., convened by the council for the purpose of discussing Mr. Justice North ...
Article : 302 wordsThe Federal Cabinet sat late to-day considering the trouble that has arisen at the Kalgoorlie end of the trans-Australian railway. The Acting Prime Minister ...
Article : 303 wordsTo-day 35 man volunteered at Adelaide for active service, and 23 were accepted. ...
Article : 21 wordsA writer in the "Daily Telegraph" states:—"A serious attempt at an invasion of Egypt is becoming remote, if, indeed, the danger has not been entirely removed. ...
Article : 94 wordsThere was another drop in the number of men seeking admission to the A.I.F. at the Drill Hall yesterday. Out of forty volunteers 29 were accepted, and sworn in. ...
Article : 43 wordsAt the conclusion of the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the recent railway disaster at Campania, the jury returned the following verdict:—"We are of ...
Article : 112 wordsIn order to ascertain the extent of the operations of the State Munitions Supply Company, a representative of the "West Australian" was yesterday conducted over ...
Article : 678 wordsThe "Tribuna" declares that two new Austrian Dreadnoughts have been completed, and it is proposed to rush the Dardanelles with them. The "Tribuna" ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Mexican rebels under Vila invaded the United States town of Columbue, in New Mexico. They killed many of the inhabitants, including women and children, ...
Article : 56 wordsThe German Disfranchisement Bill, was read a second time. The Bill was amended to provide for the non-franchisement of the British born wife of a German. ...
Article : 34 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Lord Robert Cecil (Foreign Under-Secretary) said that the American Ambassador had supplied a list of 491 British ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Suttor, New South Wales Commercial Agent in the East, will visit Sydney shortly to consult the authorities regarding the development of trade with Eastern ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 11 Mar 1916, Page 7
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