The Bertin Congress of Soviets rejected, by an overwhelming vote, the extremists' proposal to establish an Independent Government of Workmen's and Soldiers' ...
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Article : 1,255 wordsJust in time to eat their Christmas dinner with their homefolk, a large party of officers and men of the A.I.F., including many Anzacs, arrived in the city by ...
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Article : 160 wordsFollowing upon the publication of the proposed scheme for the establishment of freezing works at Fremantle, as adopted by the Government and the underwriters, ...
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Article : 33 wordsAfter months of work in cramped, unsuitable, offices the Deputy Comptroller of Repatriation (Lieut-Col. Tilney) and staff are now housed in the new building ...
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Article : 32 wordsSir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) announces on behalf of the Graves Commission (of which he is a member) that the temporary ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following additional names of soldiers from the Boonah who have succumbed to pneumonic influenza, have been supplied by the military authorities:— ...
Article : 54 wordsReports received from Amerongen Castle, Holland, say that the ex-Kaiser is ill and in a fever. He appears to be suffering from influenza, and he is confined to his ...
Article : 39 wordsFifteen British merchant vessels which were interned in Hamburg have arrived in the Tyne. ...
Article : 33 wordsRemarkable deverlopments have occurred in England during the past few months in the methods of treating shell-shcok cases amongst soldiers, and other cases of ...
Article : 959 wordsSome 50,000 Polish troops, under General Haller, have landed in Dantzig. ...
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Article : 196 wordsMr. H. F. Wilkinson has received a copy of the following letter addressed by General Birdwood to his brother, Major H. A. F. Wilkinson, on the occasion of ...
Article : 227 wordsGeneral Allenby has contributed a preface to Lieutenant-Colonel Dr. James Barrett's book upon the work of the Y.M.C.A. in Egypt. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Prize Court in London recently heard the Crown's claim to confiscate about £500,000 worth of wool which was consigned from Argentina to Sweden. The Crown ...
Article : 82 wordsThere is every sign that this year's Christmas will be celebrated with greater festivity than for many years. There are enormous crowds in the streets ...
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Article : 340 wordsA trial trip has been made of Harland and Wolff's new aeroplane, which is 93 feet long and has a span of 126 feet. It has eight engines and carries 15 hours' ...
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Article : 187 wordsThe "Daily Express's" correspondent. In Copenhagen says that Germany is making enormous secret preparations to secure air inastry after the war. The factories ...
Article : 104 wordsSpeaking with reference to his departure for Britain to take over the Ministerial control of the demobilisation scheme, Senator Pearce said that he felt sure that the ...
Article : 216 wordsThe American War Department announces that up to the Signing of the armistice the Americans brought down 854 German aerophanes and 85 ballcons. The American ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Silver Chain Fair, which was brought to a successful conclusion on Monday evening, is featured among the illustrations in this week's "Western ...
Article : 202 wordsTemperature readings at the Perth Observatory yesterday were:—Maximum, 71 deg.; minimum, 55deg. Yesterday morning opened with fine ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Aero Club of America announced to-right that an expedition to the North Pole will probably be made next June by aeroplane. It is proposed that the expedition ...
Article : 58 wordsMrs. Struthers, of North-street, Midland Junction, has received word that her son, Roy, who has been a prisoner of war in Germany for two years and two months, arrived in England ...
Article : 200 wordsAn important war precaution regulation was issued to-day giving authority to the Auditor-General to examine the documents books, and papers of persons, firms or ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says that it has been officially announced that Finland has apparently thrown off German rule. Relief ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Federal Shipping Board has received information that Wm. Crosby and Co. have arranged for two steamers to load cargo for South Africa during the next few days. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 25 Dec 1918, Page 5
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