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  2. THE WAR.

    The French troops have stopped the very dangerous thrust which was being made on Compiegne from the north, and they hold the enemy firmly from Mery to along ...

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  3. BRITISH NEWS.

    Mr. Bonar Law (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) will move in the House of Commons on Tuesday for a vote of credit of £500,000,000. ...

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  4. MILITARY SERVICE TREATY.

    The Washington correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.), referring to the new military service treaty, says:— Americans in Britain and Canada will be ...

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  5. THE CALL FOR MEN.

    Mr. Gordon Cummings, president of the National Labour Party in Western Australia, who represented that body at the Governor-General's conference on recruiting, ...

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  6. DEFENCE OF PARIS.

    Some precautionary measures for the defence of Paris have been taken already, although everyone is confident that the Germans will not reach the city. The ...

    Article : 75 words
  7. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Senator Millen, in reply to Senator Bakhap, said that he would place before the Acting Prime Minister the question of making some recognition of the bravery ...

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  8. COMMONWEALTH.

    An appeal to-day on behalf of the Soldiers' Club met with a hearty response. Violet was the predominating colour, and was worn everywhere. At 120 stalls, ...

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  9. PARIS EXPERTS OPTIMISTIC.

    The most serious aspect of General von Hutier's attack is the gain of territory west of the Oise, whence the French had to retire to Ribecourt, as the river was behind ...

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  10. NORTH OF THE AISNE.

    The German attacks on Wednesday north of the Aisne were repulsed with terrible loss, large numbers of German dead being left on the battlefield. The Germans ...

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  11. POSITION OF LABOUR.

    The newspapers are commenting on the improved position of labour since the settlement of the brief strike at the Birkenhead shipbuilding yards early in the week. ...

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  12. BRITISH GIFT SPOILED.

    Owing to the vessel in which it was being brought to Australia having encountered a submarine, the tank which had been presented to Australia by the British ...

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  13. WIRELESS NEWS.

    The following American wireless news has been released by the American Consul here:— The Secretary for War (Mr. N. D. Baker), ...

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  14. OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT.

    Sir Joseph Jonas was charged in the Bow-street Police Court yesterday with having on various dates between September 1, 1913, and June 10, 1918, conspired ...

    Article : 235 words
  15. FALLEN SOLDIERS.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) is considering the suggestion that, when Australian soldiers are killed in action or die from injuries received on ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Replying to Mr. Finlayson (Brisbane), the Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Wise) said that the Government still had under consideration the proposal to form ...

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  17. THE WAR AT SEA.

    The torpedoing of two powerful Austrian warships is the most serious blow yet inflicted on the Austrian navy. Italian light torbedo boats had made many daring ...

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  18. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

    The following official despatches have been made available:— London, June 13 (1.30 p.m.), (from Field-Marshal Haig).—"We made a successful ...

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  19. SECRET DOCUMENTS DETAINED.

    In the City Court to-day Sydney Paul Morris (30), formerly a wireless operator at the Melbourne Defence wireless installation, was charged, on remand, with ...

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  20. CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    Speaking at a meeting of the Royal Society on a paper advocating the construction of a Channel tunnel, Sir Joseph Ward (of New Zealand) supported the ...

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  21. INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

    A further report issued by the Whitley Committee is definitely against compulsory arbitration, on the ground that neither the employers nor the employees desire it. ...

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  22. ANZACS ON FURLOUGH.

    The Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Wise) received a deputation from Anzacs on furlough in Australia at Federal Parliament House to-day, and heard some of the ...

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  23. RUSSIA.

    The Stockholm correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says:— "I arrived recently from Russia. The Finnish Government is organising an army ...

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  24. RAID ON AMERICA.

    An enemy submarine looted a large quantity of copper from the steamer Vinreggen, and compelled the crew of that vessel to transfer it. The operation took place 75 ...

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  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. and Mrs. Sharp Brearly have received intimation that their son, Major M. S. Brearly, who is well known in musical circles in Perth, has been mentioned in ...

    Article : 168 words
  26. AUSTRALIANS REPATRIATED.

    The London authorities of the Australian Red Cross Society understand that a number of Australians are included among the 34 officers and 375 men who left ...

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  27. BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    At the luncheon given in honour of the Japanese Mission, the Japanese Ambassador to Britain (Viscount Chinda), replying on behalf of the Japanese delegates to the ...

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  28. GENERAL MAURICE'S COMMENTS

    Major-General F. B. Maurice, the military correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle," says:—"The Germans have established themselves on the Thiescourt ...

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  29. FRUITGROWERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Fruitgrowers' Conference continued its sessions last night, when it was decided to alter the name to the W.A. Orchardists' League, so as to prevent any ...

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  30. BRITISH VESSEL TORPEDOED.

    The British Admiralty authorities announce that an armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk on June 5, and that seven men, including four members ...

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  31. SUBMARINISM.

    Sir Eric Geddes (the First Lord of the Admiralty) said, in the course of an interview with a representative of the "Petit Parisian":—"Since January we have sunk ...

    Article : 171 words
  32. NORTH FREMANTLE FRACAS.

    Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Sergeant Foulkes and Constable Canning were walking along Swan-street, North Fremantle when, in the vicinity of ...

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  33. AUSTRIA AND POLAND.

    The Austrian military authorities in Poland have issued a statement to the effect that it is impossible to meet all the applications made by the military courts for ...

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  34. GENERAL ITEMS.

    A Pretoria message, referring to the unrest in the Transvaal, says that discouragement by the authorities of the so-called "pick-handle commandoes" has borne good ...

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  35. "GERMANY'S BOOM."

    The Paris correspondent of the New York "Herald" reports that he has secured documentary proof that the German leaders know that they cannot win the war even ...

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  36. OUTLOOK MORE CHEERFUL.

    Mr. G. H. Perris, the special correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" at the French front, telegraphed on Wednesday:—"The outlook is decidedly more cheerful, ...

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  37. DUTCH TRAWLER SUNK.

    The crew of the Dutch trawler Helena have arrived at Ymuiden (near Haarlem, on the coast of Holland). They are indignant at the brutal conduct of the Germans ...

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  38. REPATRIATION.

    In our advertising columns the Department of Repatriation is drawing attention to the fact that there are 272 returned soldiers with varying trades, registered ...

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  39. A WOMEN'S GUILD.

    The annual congress of the Women's Co-operative Guild, held in Bradford, rejected the central committee's recommendation for the Workers' International Congress to ...

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  40. JUTE GOODS.

    In order to afford information to those concerned in the supply of jute goods to Australia. Mr. W. Massy Greene, Minister in Charge of Food Prices, made a ...

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  41. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

    The Stockholm correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says:— "An Austrian newspaper correspondent tells me that food prices and food scarcity are ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN Y.M.C.A.

    The Australian Y.M.C.A. casualties during the present fighting on the French front include:—Mr. Trueman (killed), and two other secretaries (gassed). There were ...

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  43. AMERICA.

    The Senate has rejected the proposal for a public discussion of treaties. President Wilson, in a letter to the Senate, referred to his statement of January last in favour ...

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  44. BRITISH ACTIVITY.

    Mr. Percival Phillips, the war correspondent telegraphs:—"Prisoners admit that the [?] resent bitterly the unpleasant acti[?] the British, who are probing and ...

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  45. THE BALKANS CAMPAIGN.

    A French eastern communique says:— "The operations at Mounts Kamie and Lenia have been successful. We advanced on the summit of Coratop to the source of ...

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  46. WINTER RACING.

    The Government has decided, owing to railway difficulties, not to allow winter race meetings to be held. ...

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  47. VICTORIA'S SURPLUS.

    The State Treasurer (Mr. McPherson) to-day stated that, notwithstanding the increase in the payments to railway employes of £183,000, he would still show a ...

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  48. THE NEW STAR.

    The officials at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich say that Mr. Hector, of the Observatory in New Zealand, was probably the first discoverer of the new star Nova ...

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  49. CONTROL OF WOOL.

    The Departmental Committee on Textile Trades recommends the Government to convene a conference of representatives of the Governments of Australia, New Zealand, ...

    Article : 60 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. AIR RAID ON CALAIS.

    During an air raid on Calais a bomb burst a water main. A cellar was inundated, and eight people who had been taking refuge there were drowned. Altogether ...

    Article : 47 words
  52. COMPIEGNE EVACUATED.

    The civilian evacuation of Compiegne was completed at noon on Tuesday. ...

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