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  2. RIVER MURRAY SWAMPS.

    Ever since the beginning of the stormy conditions which have prevailed recently, the officers of the Irrigation Department and the occupiers of reclaimed swamp ...

    Article : 554 words
  3. THE COAL STRIKE.

    The compulsory conference of the parties interested in the coal strike called by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) under the War Precautions Act will meet to-morrow. ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. New York Pleased.

    The British successes on the Ancre River are enthusiastically commented on here. The New York Times military expert says that the forward moves prove that the ...

    Article : 67 words
  5. THE TURMOIL OF POLITICS.

    The following statement prepared by the direction of the officials of the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party by a representative committee was handed to the ...

    Article : 886 words
  6. BRITISH GAINS AT THE ANCRE.

    The British battle at the Ancre Brook has resulted in important gains of ground and the capture of more than 5,000 prisoners. The French have conducted lively artillery bombardments south of the Somme, and have repulsed an enemy attack in the Champagne. The German Crown Prince is stated to ...

    Article : 220 words
  7. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    An Italian official message says:—The artillery on both sides have been active on the Trentino front. We have straightened our line at several points in the Carso ...

    Article : 44 words
  8. THE CALL OUT.

    As the Government has decided that the men called up under the proclamation will only be required to undergo 30 day's training, it is now considered that the necessity ...

    Article : 422 words
  9. Germans Against French.

    The French v communique of Tuesday morning said:—There has been lively articllery firing south of the River Somme at Pressoir. An enemy attack west of ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. INNOCENTS SLAIN.

    Austrian aviators who attempted to bomb Venice on Saturday were repulsed, and they bombarded Padua. The aid which the bright moonlight might have ...

    Article : 270 words
  11. NEW LAWS FOR LAW BREAKERS.

    In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, speaking on a motion to adjourn to discuss the coal strike, the Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) said the Government was well ...

    Article : 476 words
  12. "LITTLE WILLIE."

    A Berlin official message states that, the German Crown Prince ia leaving Verdun and is about to take up a command in Alsace. ...

    Article : 34 words
  13. Deliberate Sacrilege.

    The Paris Figaro says that in their latest bombardment of the beautiful old Cathedral at Rheims the Germans systematically aimed their heaviest shells at the ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. Success of Surprise.

    Mr. Percival Gibbon, telegraphing on Monday to The Daily Chronicle, says:— The British objectives in the present attack included a formidable tangle of ...

    Article : 700 words
  15. ANCRE BROOK BATTLE.

    The report of Gen. Haig, winch readied London on Monday night, said:—We stormed Beaumont-Hamel, and reached the outskirts of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre. We have ...

    Article : 125 words
  16. THE BALKANS

    The Roumanian Tuesday communique says:—Between the Uzul and Cafin Valleys, and the Moldavian frontier, there have been incessant enemy attacks since ...

    Article : 222 words
  17. CAIRO BOMBED.

    An enemy aeroplane dropped fire bombs on Cairo yesterday. Three natives were killed and two injured. Slight damage was done to property. ...

    Article : 29 words
  18. THE DUTY OF EMPLOYERS.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) has issued farther instructions with regard to the question of leave to such men called up under the proclamation as are ...

    Article : 222 words
  19. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    A despatch from Gen. Sir Percy Lake says that since the fall of Kut no large operations have been undertaken in Mesopotamia. The troops ore resting and ...

    Article : 88 words
  20. Australians Not Engaged.

    The Daily Mail says that the British losses in the Ancre Brook battle were small in comparison with the magnitude of the victory obtained, although the sacrifice is ...

    Article : 386 words
  21. THE SECESSION PARTY.

    The Parliamentary Labour Party, the title adopted by those who have broken away from the leadership of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), to-day appointed ...

    Article : 188 words
  22. FUEL FOR RAILWAYS.

    The Queensland colliery proprietors have appointed Mr. R. A. Cleghorn as their representative at the compulsory conference in connection with the coal ...

    Article : 233 words
  23. MILITARY HONOURS.

    The following distinctions have been conferred on Australian officers:— Distinguished Service Order. Major Fred Leslie Biddle, Australian ...

    Article : 304 words
  24. PROGRESS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Since the war service call out was begun in this State 18,259 men have been examined, 12,016 found fit, 3,311 unfit, 2,281 doubtful, and 8,851 temporarily unfit. There ...

    Article : 79 words
  25. IN DOBRUDJA.

    A Bucharest message says:—A Romanian River Danube flotilla bombarded the enemy's left flank at Scilmenimari, north of the Cernavoda bridge. ...

    Article : 26 words
  26. MACEDONIAN LINE.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Minister of the Blockade (Lord Robert Cecil), in replying, to Mr. W. W. Ashley (Unionist, Blackpool), stated that roughly ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. VOLUNTEERS FROM MURRAY BRIDGE.

    Thirteen men from the proclamation camp volunteered for active service, and left for Adelaide to-night. Mr. H. G. Sandison (clerk of the Mobilong District ...

    Article : 50 words
  28. "THE ONLY COURSE OPEN."

    The Premier (Mr. Wilson) has declined to express any opinion on the Federal crisis, but the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Scaddan) says:—It has long been ...

    Article : 97 words
  29. REFERENDUM VOTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 words
  30. SEIZURE OF SUPPLIES.

    The members of the Coal and Shale Employes' Federation executive left Sydney to-night for Melbourne to attend the compulsory conference convened by the Prime ...

    Article : 206 words
  31. FIRST MEETING OP NEW CABINET.

    At the Federal Cabinet meeting this afternoon, all the Ministers, with the exception of Mr. Jensen, who was ill, and Mr. Spence, were present. At the ...

    Article : 143 words
  32. SUPPORT FOR NEW GOVERNMENT.

    Rp. Wise, when interviewed to-day, said:—"I am prepared to give the new Government same general support I have given Mr. Hughes hitherto." ...

    Article : 32 words
  33. Franco-Serbian Progress.

    Artillery fire, says a French official report, is very lively between the Cerna and Presba Lake. The booty the French and Serbians captured on November 10-12 ...

    Article : 48 words
  34. Awkward Angle Removed.

    The Paris newspapers applaud the British success, which is the more remarkable as it was not carried out in perfect weather. The assault was commenced in a ...

    Article : 253 words
  35. NATIONAL STATE MINISTRY.

    The new National Ministry was sworn in this afternoon. It is constituted as follow:— Premier and Treasurer—Mr. Holman. ...

    Article : 912 words
  36. Greek Questions.

    M. Roques (the French War Minister), in an audience with King Constantine, requested the declaration of an effective neutral zone between the territories of ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. Ship's Wireless Seized.

    The Christiania newspaper Morgenbladett sates that a Norwegian torpedo boat outside Stavanger observed a German merchantmen equipped with a wireless ...

    Article : 72 words
  38. "AS GOOD AS A PLAY."

    Interest in the Federal political situation shifted to-day from the party rooms at Parliament House to the Commonwealth offices, where the new Ministers were ...

    Article : 409 words
  39. THE LOADING OF TRANSPORTS.

    Mr. J. M. Baddeley (President of the Coal and Shale Employes' Federation) prior to leaving for Melbourne, was asked Whether the executive would abide by the ...

    Article : 224 words
  40. SHIPPING HELD UP.

    He coal strike is having a disastrous effect on shipping. At present there are 47 steamers oat of requisition in Sydney Harbour. As a result the coastal trade ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. POLAND.

    The German Governor-General of Warsaw has ordered the formation of a Polish Privy Council, of which district representatives and town councils will select eight ...

    Article : 57 words
  42. SERIOUS OUTLOOK AT THE BARRIER.

    There was no change to-day in the position of the mines as a result of the coal strike. In expectation of an early closing down, the manager of the Amalgamated ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. Food Supply Problem.

    The members of the Royal Colonial Institute have presented an illuminated address to Sir Rider Haggard in recognition of his recent ...

    Article : 135 words
  44. SMALLARMS FACTORY PARTIALLY CLOSED DOWN.

    All the chief industries of Lithgow have been either suspended or crippled. To-day the greater portion of the Commonwealth Smallarms Factory was closed down. It ...

    Article : 144 words
  45. Advertising

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