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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 122 words
  3. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 words
  4. A FIGHT TO A FINISH.

    A declaration by the Premier (M. Viviani) was read to-day to both Houses of Parliament. The Premier emphasised that the war would be a ...

    Article : 68 words
  5. GERMAN BOMBS KILL CIVILIANS.

    German aeroplanes, before their troops were driven back, bombed Bethune and killed a number of civilians. ...

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  6. THE WARS. ALLIES PROGRESS IN THE CENTRE.

    The Paris communiques state that fierce artillery duels have taken place between the sea and the River Lys. The Allies have taken the German trenches between Souain and Perthes les Hurlus, in the region just north of Sulppes and east Rheims. ...

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  7. GERMAN COMMANDERS' DISREGARD OF LIFE.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Petrograd, in describing the repulse of 11 desperate onslaughts on the Russian trenches in the Sochatshev ...

    Article : 90 words
  8. THE MELBOURNE RIOTS.

    As a sequel to the further rioting that occurred in the neighborhood of Little Bourke-street, Swanston-street, and Russell-street, on Tuesday, several ...

    Article : 85 words
  9. THE STATE OF THE ROADS.

    The Mayor, Alderman W. B. Driscoll) stated this morning that the damage which had been done to the roads by the heavy rains of the last three ...

    Article : 270 words
  10. SOUTH AFRICAN REBEL CAPTURED.

    Captain van Schalwyk, with 23 rebels, was captured in the Smithfield district yesterday, where he was organising a commando. ...

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  11. NORWEGIAN STEAMER MINED.

    The Norwegian steamer Boston, timber-landen, from Drama to Londondel, struck a mine yesterday off Filey, Yorkshire, and sank. The crew were ...

    Article : 30 words
  12. SPEECHES IN FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

    The French Parliament opened to-day. Many Deputies came straight from the trenches, M. Deschanel in his speech said: "England, at whose ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. KILLED IN ACTION.

    "Mr. G. T. Leggett, who is in the employ of the Railway Department, has received word from England that his son, William, a non-commissioned ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. THE AUSTRIAN DEBACLE.

    Belgrade was recaptured by the Servians ofter a desperate struggle. Until demoralisation set in the Austrians put up a good fight, but the fall of the ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. A LEAGUE OF HELP.

    A French-Australian League of Help was formed at an enthusiastic meeting held on Tuesday afternoon. ...

    Article : 22 words
  16. METEOROLOGICAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 272 words
  17. A PRIZE OF WAR.

    Sitting in Admiralty jurisdiction yesterday, Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice, made an order condemning as a prize of war the steamer Zambesi. ...

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  18. REPORTED GERMAN EVACUATION OF MIDDLEKERKE.

    The newspaper, "De Tijd" states that the Germans have evacuated Middlekerke, and that the Allies' aeroplanes are busy examining the whole region ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. A SOUVENIR.

    A souvenir of the taking of the German possessions in the Pacific by the Australian forces has reached Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence. It is a ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. IN POLAND.

    During the fighting around Przasnysz, which finally ended by the Germans retreating, the enemy repeatedly assailed the Russian positions, but was ...

    Article : 87 words
  21. STEPHENS CREEK RESERVOIR.

    The manager of the Broken Hill Water Supply Company, Limited (Mr. B. V. Barton), stated this morning that the water in the Stephens Creek reservoir ...

    Article : 54 words
  22. A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

    CHRISTMAS this year finds us in rather a depressed frame of mind due to a depressed condition of the pocket and all that is signified by such an ...

    Article : 197 words
  23. DRIVING GERMANS FROM LILLE.

    The "Daily Chronicle" says that the Allies are gradually driving back the enemy from Lille through morasses and mud. Hundreds of prisoners have ...

    Article : 112 words
  24. PRESENT FOR THE SYDNEY'S CREW.

    Through the Treasurer of New Zealand the Minister for Defence has received from Mr. Deane, of Hawkers Bay, a cheque for £100 to be ...

    Article : 92 words
  25. AT UMBERUMBERKA.

    The Umberumberka reservoir rose another foot last night, so that the water is now within about 5ft. of the overflow. ...

    Article : 32 words
  26. THE CHILIAN NAVAL BATTLE.

    A member of the Glasgow's crew states that Admiral Craddook's last message to the Glasgow was: "Get away at full speed," and the ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. OUTSIDE STATIONS.

    The following reports of falls for 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning have been received at the Post Office:— Pinnacles, 5 points; Thackaringa ...

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  28. THE WAR FUNDS.

    The Lord Mayor's patriotic fund at Sydney yesterday totalled £175,618 and the Belgian fund £111,638 ...

    Article : 23 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 103 words
  30. AUSTRALIAN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Mr. M'Bride (the Victorian Agent-General) has expended £1000 subscribed by the Victorian Public Services upon socks, stockings, and boots for ...

    Article : 82 words
  31. MORE RAIN AT WHITE CLIFFS.

    White Cliffs, Wednesday Afternoon. Heavy rain fell again to-day, 73 points being registered in half an hour. The town was inundated. The Bunker ...

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  32. CADET OFFICERS WANTED.

    Owing to the transfer of a large number of senior cadet officers to the expeditionary and local forces a serious shortage has resulted, and enthusiastic ...

    Article : 46 words
  33. BRITAIN'S WAR EXPENDITURE.

    Mr. Lloyd George (Chancellor of the Exchaquer), in an interview with the French newspaper "Humanite," stated that the British war expenditure was ...

    Article : 47 words
  34. THE UNEMPLOYED. VICTORIAN RELIEF PROPOSALS.

    The Minister for Public Works yesterday laid before representatives of the metropolitan municipalities the Government's scheme for providing work for ...

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  35. A GENERAL RAIN.

    Wet weather over the State is general. Further splendid falls have been recorded, including many parts which have for some time past suffered from ...

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  36. NEW SOUTH WALES. THE RUSH TO THE CITY.

    Large numbers of country visitors have arrived in Sydney for the Christmas and New Year holidays, though the rush to the city is not so great as ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. THE FRENCH REPULSE VIOLENT ATTACKS.

    An official communique reports:— "The enemy has made violent counter-attacks south of Noyon, which were repulsed. ...

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  38. LILLE FOODLESS.

    Lille is foodless. The German commandant, replying to the population's demand for food, said that England's naval efforts to starve out Germany ...

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  39. A DISASTROUS HAILSTORM.

    The present month has been the hottest on record in this State for December, and a warm Christmas is probable in the city. ...

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  40. THE GERMAN RAID ON YARMOUTH.

    The "Ziet" has published a German sailor's letter describing the raid on Yarmouth, which indicates that either the Seydlitz or the Moltke carried out ...

    Article : 106 words
  41. Barrier Miner.

    THE cynic is not alone at this particular juncture in the world's history in enquiring whether civilisation is not played out. There is something so ...

    Article : 924 words
  42. THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    The movements inaugurated by the Public Service Board to have the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act extended to the Public Service was ...

    Article : 62 words
  43. "SHAFTS OF SHAME AND DISHONOR."

    The Mayor of Searborough, in acknowledging Mr. Winston Churchill's message of sympathy, remarked that as the German naval commanders get ...

    Article : 59 words
  44. CENSORSHIP IN BERLIN.

    A private message from Berlin states that the censorship is stricter than at any time since the beginning of the war. No details are given of the ...

    Article : 71 words
  45. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS. WAGES AWARDS.

    Correspondence has passed between the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association and the State Minister for Works concerning the ...

    Article : 119 words
  46. THE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM.

    During the advance from Nieuport the Allies cleared a strong network of fortifications. The British fleet, aiding the infantry attack, did colossal ...

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  47. WHEAT ACQUISITION BOARD.

    At yesterday's sitting of the Wheat Acquisition Board agents were appointed to act as buyers for the Government in various parts of the State. ...

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  48. SEMI-OFFICIAL INTERVIEW.

    A semi-official agency has circulated an interview with Admiral von Tirpitz, in which the German admiral says that the duration of the war depends ...

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  49. Official Communiques.

    An official communique states:— "There have been many artillery duels between the sea and the Lys, and also on the Aisne and before Rheims. ...

    Article : 130 words
  50. GERMAN CRUISER KONIGSBERG.

    The crew of the British steamer Newbridge, which has returned to Shields, states that vessels belonging to the East Indian and Mediterranean ...

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  51. PRODUCTS FROM MAIZE.

    The State Premier has received a lotter from a well-known Sydney business man, intimating that during the past 12 months, £70,000 has been put into ...

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  52. A RELENTLESS PRESSURE.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Dunkirke, writing on Tuesday, states that the patient organisation of General Joffre has got his military ...

    Article : 140 words
  53. THE PRICE OF DRINKS.

    The Attorney General has consented to the proposal of the licensed victuallers that they should pass on the new beer exaise by adding a halfpenny to ...

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  54. POSSIBLE STRIKE OF BOILERMAKERS.

    Mr. O'Halloran, secretary of the Boilermakers' Union, when asked what would be done in Melbourne in the event of a strike of boilermakers in ...

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  55. USING ENEMY'S SHIPS.

    The members of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce have appointed a committee to consider the question of putting such of the enemy's ships as are now ...

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  56. TO BRIBE SWEDEN.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Copenhagen correspondent states that Germany promised Sweden the Baltic Islands and a protectorate over Finland as far ...

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  57. MEAL TICKETS FOR SINGLE MEN.

    The Mayor of Broken Hill (Alderman W. B. Driscoll) has been handed by the Mayoress (Mrs. Driscoll) 50 meal tickets of various restaurants for free ...

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  58. THE POLICE FORCE.

    The strength of the police force of the State at the present time is 2619, compared with 2647 on December 31, 1913. ...

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  59. UNIONISM IN EUROPE.

    Reports from the international secretariat of labor to hand from Euope, state that this body, the operations of which were interrupted at the ...

    Article : 53 words
  60. FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

    Adjutant Scotney announces that a Christmas dinner will be given to 40 needy women and children at the Wolfram-street Citadel on Christmas ...

    Article : 57 words
  61. AUSTRIA TEMPTING ALBANIA.

    The Turkish defender, of Scutari during the Balkan war (Essad Pasha) is actively engaged in countering Ausrian efforts, to persuade the Albanians, ...

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  62. GERMANS LEWING ON BELGIUM.

    A Brussels telegram, via Berlin, states that the German military and civil authorities are couvoking a provincial assembly for the whole of the ...

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  63. VICTORIA. INCREASED STAMP DUTIES.

    The Victorian State Premier, in moving the second reading of the Stamp Duties Bill in the Legislative Assembly, said the measure provided for doubling ...

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  64. CHANGE IN BRITISH NAVAL COMMAND.

    Admiral Sir George Astley Callaghan, G.C.V.O., late Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, succeeds Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bt., ...

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  65. RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

    An official communique states that a series of hard combats took place on Monday between the Lower Vistula and the Pilica River, especially in the ...

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  66. A STRIKE SETTLED.

    The wireworkers' strike has been settled. The men will resume work on January 4. ...

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  67. A WRIT FOR £100,000.

    The Northern Colliery Employees' Federation has received a writ claiming £100,000 damages. The writ is issued on behalf of J. and A. Brown, owners ...

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  68. GERMAN PRISONERS MAKING TOYS.

    Some at the interned Germans in the Isle of Man are making toys for the shops in the island, and are contributing the results to the Belgian Relief ...

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  69. WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH.

    Mrs. Binding, an aged woman, was burnt to death in a fire yesterday in her house at Korumburra. The building and its contents were burnt to the ...

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  70. HOTEL EMPLOYEES' AWARD.

    The arbitration court varied the award covering hotel employees in favor of residential hotels. At the end of the war, the Employees' Union has ...

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  71. AUSTRALIA'S GIFT TO THE RED CROSS.

    "The Times" this morning announced the receipt of a further £3000 from Australia to the Red Cross Fund, making a total of £60,000. It says that it ...

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  72. IN AUSTRALIA.

    Recruiting at Sydney for the expeditionary forces continues unabated. Yesterday 100 men of good type were passed by the enrolling officers. No ...

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  73. NON-DELIVERY OF AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS.

    Many complaints have been made by Australians in England concerning the non-delivery of Australian newspapers here. ...

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  74. KEEPING UNION MEMBERS GOOD.

    Many of the trades unions are keeping financial those members that have left for the front, but in a few c[?] it is explained the organisations cannot ...

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  75. THE COUNCIL OFFICES.

    The acting town clerk (Mr. D. P. Dempsey) stated this morning that the Municipal Council offices will be open at ordinary times throughout ...

    Article : 46 words
  76. SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICIAN.

    Mr. Brand Wessels, the member for Bethlehem, has been arrested, it is understood in connection, with the rebellion. ...

    Article : 24 words
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