With a view of demonstrating what the military service rifle is capable of doing in the hands of an expert rifleman, SergeantMajor Hart, one of the instructors at the ...
Article : 97 wordsFifty-seven volunteers were examined a[?] the Drill Hall in Francis-street on Friday for inclusion in the Expeditionary Forces. Of this number 35 were accepted, and the ...
Article : 493 wordsThe Adjutant-General has sent a copy of the following general order to the State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee:— "Enlistment of men of enemy nationality ...
Article : 100 wordsDuring the first three weeks—January 1 to 22 inclusive—of this year the number of men accepted in Western Australia for inclusion in the expeditionary forces was ...
Article : 128 wordsMessrs. McGrath and Ozanue, M's.H.R., whose intentions to enlist have been announced, both visited the Victoria barracks to-day. Neither has yet actually ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. A. Stang, attorney for the Western Australian Whaling Company, this week received a cable message stating that the whaling steamer Perth, which left this ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Federal Department, of Defence has issued extracts from the "London Gazette" of September 6, 1915, in which the names of the following members of the Western ...
Article : 220 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that as the result of further information from Canada, it has been decided to cancel the directions ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) made available to-day the results of the Second Commonwealth War Loan. The figures showed that an even more splendid ...
Article : 1,200 wordsAt a meeting of the Goldfields'Munitions Committee to-night the secretary stated that a large number of turners and fitters, who were required for munition work, ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Mayor (Mr. Geo. Clarke) returned from Perth yesterday, and when interviewed this afternoon, he said the military authorities had given the Bunbury ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Defence Department announces that the practice of presenting firearms to friends or relatives who have enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force is illegal. Any ...
Article : 56 wordsIn handing the figures to the Press, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) made the following statement:—"The last fortnight has been an especially anxious time for me ...
Article : 396 wordsSoap is now to be treated as absolute contraband of war. This and other articles were included in a list issued by the Federal Government in a special gazette ...
Article : 161 wordsConsiderable anxiety is felt in mining circles as to the possible outcome of the expressed intention of members of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder Miners' Union to ...
Article : 269 wordsSeveral interesting speeches were delivered at the luncheon at the Exhibition Building to-day in connection with the annual celebration by the Australian ...
Article : 498 wordsA conference of New Zealand Labour organisations, convened by the Federation of Labour, has issued a manifesto declaring its opposition to conscription, and ...
Article : 327 wordsDiscussing the Western Australian response to the second Commonwealth war loan appeal this week, the manager of the local branch of the Commonwealth Bank ...
Article : 105 wordsSome days ago, the Federated Miners' Union resolved that its members should refuse to work with enemy subjects after February 1. At a conference between the ...
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Advertising : 64 wordsAt a meeting of the Perth Roads Board held last week consideration was given to the recruiting scheme propounded by the Federal Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes). ...
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Fri 4 Feb 1916, Page 16
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