There was close hand-to-band fighting on Tusday on the Gallipoli Peninsula along the Allies' northern front, at a point known as "Quinn's Post," states a British official ...
Article : 239 wordsThe transport—a big trans-Atlantic cattle steamer was steaming swiftly up into a bight in the land. On either side of us steep green hills, 400ft, to 500ft. high, sloped ...
Article : 496 wordsOf the 91 men who applied for enlistment yesterday, only 55 were accepted. There were 73 Melbourne applicants, 42 of whom passed the medical test, and of the 18 ...
Article : 61 wordsPERTH (W.A.), Thursday.—A corporal of the 12th Battalion, writing from Luna Park Hospital, Egypt to relations in Perth, gives an interesting account of the ...
Article : 1,492 wordsThe Italian advance guard, which has been moving along the northern coast of the Adriatic, is within sight of Trieste, Austria's chief senport. During its progress ...
Article : 274 wordsGerman newspapers have begun a fresh campaign against America whom they are accusing of exercising neutrality in favour of the Allies. ...
Article : 164 wordsThe great German 16in guns are within, range of some of the outer forts of Przemysl. Although contesting every step of the way, the Germans are gradually yielding to the great pressure ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Tudor), replying to a question asked on the previous day by Mr. Thomson (N.S.W.), said that a supply of pension claim forms for the ...
Article : 326 wordsInquests upon the bodies of the victims of the recent Zeppelin raid, near London, have been opened. The first was upon the bodies of a man ...
Article : 285 wordsGreater success than was at first reported attended the raid by Italian airships on the Austrian naval port of Pola. Bombs set fire to an oil reservoir. The ...
Article : 64 wordsSatibfactory news comes from French official sources concerning the operations towards Lille. The French north of Souchez, on the road ...
Article : 612 wordsPome of the outer forts of Przemysl have been again stormed by the Germans, and this time with rather more success. A Petrograd communique, published on ...
Article : 210 wordsWounded Turks who have reached Constantinople describe the fire of the Allies' warships as "the fire of hell." They say that it makes the peninsula a sheet of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsIn addition to the work performed by the Deputy Comnnssionors for Old Ago Pensions in each of the States they are now charged with the duty of carrying out ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Italian Prime Minister (Signor Salundra) on Wednesday replied at a patriotic meeting, held in Rome, to the charges of perfidy made by the German Imperial ...
Article : 309 wordsA meeting of the committee of the Lady Mayoress's Patriotic League was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall. The Lady Mayoress presided, The ...
Article : 660 wordsThe second day of this Bhort voyage happened lo be a Sunday. At church parade the chaplain and staff stood along the 'edge of the promenade deck and the ...
Article : 410 wordsThe success that has so far attended the Italian operations against Austria is somewhat sirprising for few expected that the Austrians, after their long warning, would ...
Article : 839 wordsReference has frequently been made by correspondents to the fact that members of the Australian Imperial Forces have left Australia without having received musketry ...
Article : 186 wordsIn an official statement from Berlin the Germans claim to have captured 803 Russian officers and 203,869 men in the southeastern theatre during the month of May, ...
Article : 106 wordsThe British War Office announces the following awards to Australasians for gallantry anti devotion to duty in the Dardanelles fighting:— ...
Article : 356 wordsIt is reported from Petrograd that a Russian patrol has captured General von Prityizt, the German commandant at the Russian seaport of Libau, on the Baltic, ...
Article : 77 wordsSEYMOUR, Thursday.—The first troops for the Seymour encampment arrived today by special tram. These comprised about 500 men from what is known as the ...
Article : 260 wordsIt was recently stated that South Africa would probably send a contingent to assist the Allies in the figth in Europe. According to a Cape Town message the ...
Article : 136 words"After many months of sapping (advancing by means of zig-zag trenches) on the Garency sector," says a Paris bulletin, [?]17 furnaces, each containing 300 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 228 wordsIn order to secure proper delivery of letters to soldiers at the front it has been decided to issue a special form, which should he filled up nnd left with the ...
Article : 90 wordsArrivals.—At London—Kumara s.s., from Wellington April 15. At Avonmouth— Westmeath, s.s., from Wellington April [?]. At Junin—Manx King, sh., from ...
Article : 41 wordsAmongst the promotions gazetted is the following:— Postal Services.—Staff-Sergean A. W. Ross to be lieutenant, and graded as ...
Article : 34 wordsThe export form the United Kingdom of wheat, four, and outs has been prohibited to all destinations. ...
Article : 22 wordsRecognising that many people will wish to visit the camp at Seymour, the Railways Commissioners have been giving attention to the question of improving the service ...
Article : 127 wordsSir,—I have been asked by the school committee of the Balwyn State School to obtain the names of old scholars who have enlisted in the Australian Expeditionary ...
Article : 164 wordsForts 10 and 11, which the Germans have stormed are west of Dumowiczki, which lies less than four miles to the north of Przemy[?]. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsSir,—The figures given by the Assistant Minister for Defence showing the mortality at the camp for the period of nine months from August 25 last, [?].e., 40 deaths in an ...
Article : 199 wordsThe following appeal is posted on the door of the receiving-room of the Lady Mayoress's Patriotic League at the Town Hall:— ...
Article : 169 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The wool sales were concluded to-day, when 8,200 bales were submitted. prices eased considerably. The highest price for greasy was 14ld., for D[?]mally, Roma, also for 11 ...
Article : 72 wordsPrivate F. K. Stewart,. wounded (New South Wiles), of Footseray, Victoria, published yesterday, should have been Private [?]. K. Stuart. ...
Article : 22 wordsHe left Australia as a company commander of the Fourth Battalion (New South Wales) of the First Infantry Brigade. ...
Article : 246 wordsAn official report from Paris states that the Germans have again twice bombarded Rheims, directing their fire particularly at the famous cathedral. ...
Article : 27 wordsNumerous applications are being received by the Defence department for appointments in the Flying Unit and Flying School. The department desires it to be known that ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 4 Jun 1915, Page 7
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