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  2. THE COAL STRIKE.

    The streets of Sydney at night present a dismal appearance. The gloom into which the coal strike has thrown the community becomes more apparent when daylight ...

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  3. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    The Australian Wheat Board thus week considered the problems connected with the financing of the coming harvest. The new wheat is already coming in from some ...

    Article : 303 words
  4. OBITUARIES.

    The famous American author, Jack London, died on Wednesday at his home it Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California. The cause of death was uremia. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH.

    The Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph, rose at his usual time on Tuesday and engaged in Government matters. He gave audience to the Premier, Baron Stephen ...

    Article : 68 words
  6. DRAKE'S DRUM.

    Sir. Perceval Gibbon, in The Daily Chronicle, reveals the presence at the Ancre battle of a British naval division. He says:—"Although the Ancre Brook and ...

    Article : 497 words
  7. HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED.

    The chief topic of the cable messages to-day is the torpedoing of the hospital ship Britannic, the largest White Star liner, off the Greek coast. There were more than 1,100 souls on board, including doctors aud nurses, and it is believed that 50 lives have been lost. The deed lias been hailed in the Berlin ...

    Article : 227 words
  8. THE POLITICAL WHIRLPOOL.

    It is significant that the movement designed to effect a reconciliation in Labour's sundered ranks should find its inauguration in that stronghold of South ...

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  9. NEW RECRUITING SCHEME.

    The promised announcement of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) regarding the Ministry's policy for the raising of recruits for the reinforcement of Australian ...

    Article : 254 words
  10. THE EMPEROR'S LAST HOURS.

    London newspapers contain long and outspoken—yet not ungenerous—obituary notices of the late Austrian Emperor. They point out that Francis Joseph ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. NEW EMPEROR'S WEAK PERSONALITY.

    The London newspapers, discussing the personality of the new Austrian Emperor, Charles Francis Joseph—who will probably he known under the first name—state that ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. 57,000 INFORMAL VOTES.

    In the return of the writ for the referendum the number of informal ballot papers was shown to be 57,238, in addition to the total vote of 2,231,110. This is ...

    Article : 62 words
  13. "THE WAY OF THE POLICE."

    At the Prabran Court to-day James M. Jones, hotel licencee, of South Yarra, was charged with having delayed the admission of the police. Inspector Westcott ...

    Article : 220 words
  14. THE BALKANS

    No Roumanian communique issued later than Sunday has reached England, but there is no reason to doubt that the Germans have been in Craiova since Tuesday. ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.

    The British Admiralty states that the hospital ship, Britannic, the new White Star liner of 48,000 tons, was sunk by a mine or a torpedo on Tuesday in the ...

    Article : 150 words
  16. QUEENSLAND PREMIER'S COMMENTS.

    In the opinion of the Premier (Mr. Ryan) the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) is wise to have revoked the proclamation under which men of military age were ...

    Article : 241 words
  17. EMPRESS WITH FRENCH SYMPATHIES.

    The new Empress of Austria-Hungary (formerly Princess Zita) is a clever woman and an accomplished linguist. She finished her education and spent holidays ...

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  18. NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    Regulations dealing with the coal situation were passed by the Federal Executive Council to-day. The Minister may, as he thinks fit, appoint for tho purpose of these ...

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  19. NURSES AND DOCTORS THE VICTIMS.

    Tho Britannic was torpedoed at 8 a.m., and sank near the shore 55 minutes later. There were no wounded on board. The ship's complement included 120 nurses and ...

    Article : 331 words
  20. NEW BRITISH LINE.

    Gen. Haig reported on Wednesday morning:—The Germans are using their artillery against the right of our new front south of the Ancre. ...

    Article : 153 words
  21. TWO TORPEDOES FIRED.

    The Athens correspondent of The Daily Chronicle gives details which prove that the Britannic was the victim of another example of Germany's unmitigated ...

    Article : 284 words
  22. RELEASE OF IMPRISONED DEFAULTERS.

    When informed that the men sentenced to imprisonment for failure to report themselves under the proclamation calling up all single men between the ages of 21 ...

    Article : 145 words
  23. Consternation in Bulgaria.

    The Rome Messagero states that the Sofia newspapers foreshadow the evacuation of the Dobrudja province by the Bulgarian Army. ...

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  24. SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING.

    The Legislative Council to-night, dealing with the Licensing Bill, decided to make the measure conform with the wishes of the majority at the referendum—to close ...

    Article : 91 words
  25. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    An Italian official message states that bad weather is prevailing. The Italians repulsed feeble Austrian attacks in the Astico Valley. ...

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  26. DR. DOYEN

    The death occurred in Paris to-day of Dr, E. Doyen, who was born on December 16, 1859. Dr. Doyen claimed to have discovered a cancer microbe. He also ...

    Article : 72 words
  27. A BOGUS TATTERSALLS SWEEP.

    The trial was concluded in the Criminal Court tc-day of Arthur Richard Porter and Arthur Eeles, on a charge of having conspired to defraud. ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. NO MORE PROSECUTIONS

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) stated to-day that it was not proposed to take any action against citizens who had failed to respond to the proclamation ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. GERMANY'S SLAVES

    The Rome newspaper Idea Nazionale declares that Germany, by compelling prisoners of war to work in the shipyards, has constructed more than 200 merchant ...

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  30. AMERICAN REFERENCES.

    The New York Tribunte, referring to the death of the Emperor Francis Joseph, says that "His life went out with the fate of his ancient empire in doubt." ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. DR. WILSON ELECTED.

    The Republican candidate for the United States Presidency (Mr. Hughes) has conceded that the result of the recent poll has been to reelect the present occupant of ...

    Article : 44 words
  32. The Bill for "Frightfulness."

    An announcement has been made as Berlin that during October 306,500 tons of the Allies' shipping was destroyed by German and Austrian submarines and that during ...

    Article : 179 words
  33. MILITARY AUTHORITIES' STATEMENT.

    The military authorities supplied the following statement on Thursday:—Instructions have been issued by the Military Commandant that no more men ...

    Article : 228 words
  34. SERBIANS PRESSING ON.

    A Serbian official message says:—The Serbs on Tuesday successfully pursued attacks along the whole line. They captured the village of Budimires and the ...

    Article : 77 words
  35. CANBERRA LAKES.

    One of the first papers to be laid upon the table of the House of Representatives when the Federal Parliament meets nest week will be a report of the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 118 words
  36. ANOTHER BIG STRIKE BREWING.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Bagnall brought under the notice of the Premier (Mr. Holman) the likelihood of grave trouble arising in the engineering ...

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  37. EAST AFRICA.

    A British East African official message says:—An enemy force 400 strong, with three guns and eight machine guns, attacked a small post at Lulpembe from ...

    Article : 77 words
  38. GERMAN MAN POWER.

    The Zurich correspondent of The Paris Matin states that the Kaiser has ratified the Bill providing for an all-round levy of Germans for war purposes. The measure ...

    Article : 46 words
  39. Russians and Turks.

    A Petrograd official message says:—Strong Turkish forces attacked south-east of Ognot, where the fighting continues. The Turks assumed the offensive in the ...

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  40. "SPLIT TO THE VERY TAPROOT."

    A quick, critical survey of politics as they stand to-day in the various States was made by the Hon. G. Black, M.L.A., of New South Wales, during an interview ...

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  41. NO SUNDAY TRAMS.

    The premier (Mr. Ryan), when questioned to-day, had nothing to say with regard to the coal strike. The Brisbane Tramway Trust announced today that no ...

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  42. BRITAIN'S MAN POWER.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Asquith said there seemed no general desire for a secret session. He was, however, prepared to arrange one in the event ...

    Article : 142 words
  43. "Truth" by Wireless.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of The Daily Chronicle says that an official announcement has been made in all the Government journals in the German Empire ...

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  44. THE MEN DETERMINED.

    Messrs. S. Bird and N. Duncombe, delegates from the south coast, arrived in Sydney this evening, en route to Melbourne. Mr. Bird, who is a President of Hlawarra ...

    Article : 160 words
  45. Spies in High Places.

    In connection with the deportation from the Greek capital of the Ambassadors of enemy countries at the behest of the allied naval commander (Admiral Du ...

    Article : 93 words
  46. GERMANY AND PEACE.

    The Under Secretary for War (Lord Derby) informed American journalists who interviewed him that any German peace proposal would be met in a spirit of ...

    Article : 86 words
  47. EXEMPTION COURTS STOPPED.

    In view of the withdrawal of the military proclamation, as announced on Thursday morning, it was expected that the work of the exemption courts would ...

    Article : 219 words
  48. LATEST ENLISTMENT TOTALS.

    On Wednesday 11 more men were examined in this State, in connection with the compulsory service scheme. Eight were declared fit, and the remainder ...

    Article : 94 words
  49. Advertising

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  50. Conservation of Food.

    The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, has conferred with hotelkeepers with a view to economising food. He will subsequently interview ...

    Article : 192 words
  51. MINERS' VIEW OF PROPRIETORS' OFFER.

    Mr. Wllis General Secretary of the Coalminers' Federation) referred this afternoon to the employers' extension of their offer to concede the eight hours ...

    Article : 218 words
  52. FINAL FELICITATIONS AT NORWOOD.

    Most of the cases set down for hearing had been dealt with at the Norwood Exemption Court on Thursday morning, when ...

    Article : 183 words
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