That the extensive "high" and quieter weather of which the weather report in "The Argus" of yesterday spoke will be more in evidence to-day than it was ...
Article : 1,072 wordsDr. Georg Irmer, a German authority on colonial matters, who was formerly German Consul in Sydney, contributes some views on colonies as affected by the war to the ...
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Article : 311 wordsThe British are slowly increasing the ground won on the Hindenburg line around Bullecourt. Correspondents at headquarters say that ...
Article : 361 wordsThe Exchange Telegraph Agency's Rome correspondent, in a message received in London on Tuesday, said:— "The Austrian counter-offensive in the ...
Article : 501 words"This is Empire Day, and we in whose veins Isaps the blood of our race are glad and rejoice in being privileged to call ourselves British ...
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Article : 508 wordsThe Home Secretary (Sir George Cave) moved in the House of Commons on Tuesday the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. ...
Article : 147 wordsThe following cable messages appeared in the later editions of "The Argus" of Wednesday:— THE WESTERN FRONT. ...
Article : 268 wordsIn reply to a question last evening, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated that the Pre[?]ers' Conference, which will resume its sittings to-morrow, would consider, ...
Article : 297 wordsLord Newton, replying on behalf of the Government in the House of Lords on Tuesday to a question retarding the treatment of prisoners of war, said that one or two ...
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Article : 109 wordsAdvices have reached Madrid from Badajoz of a popular rising in Portugal. The trouble is said to be due to economic difficulties. Troops intervened, and the ...
Article : 60 wordsMembers of "The Argus" linotype mechanical staff assembed in the lino, room yesterday to make a pre[?]tion to Mr. Ossle Ward, the youngest member of the staff, who is leaving for the front ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 24 May 1917, Page 7
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