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  2. THE WAR SITUATION.

    There is much activity in the west, and British aviators are doing considerable damage. A ton of bombs were dropped during daylight on Tuesday on factories, ...

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  3. VICTORIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

    The Bowser Government was defeated in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon by 23 votes to 22 on the motion by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr, Elmslie) ...

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  4. LIGHT HORSE WORK IN PALESTINE

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig reported on Tuesday night:—The Portuguese completely repulsed a raid on a 700-yards front southeast of Laventie. Hostile infantry were ...

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  5. NEW RECRUITING SCHEME.

    In a speech at Dandenong to-night Sir William Irvine said that statements had been made which might lead any one to assume that he was going to make a ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND FOR CYCLONES.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General has received several telegraphic advices from officers in the north regarding the damage resulting from the cyclone of Sunday ...

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  7. IMPROVING AFRICA'S CLIMATE.

    The South African Senate this afternoon adopted a motion directing the Government to enquire into the possibility of a project for refilling Lakes Ngami and Makarikari, ...

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  8. DRINK IN THE ARMY.

    The Senate Select Committee which is investigating the effect of aleoholic drink upon outgoing and returning soldiers took further evidence at Parliament House on ...

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  9. THE SEA WOLVES

    Mrs. Mackenzie, stewardess on the Matunga, gave to a representative of the Australian Press Association a graphic story of her experiences. The Matunga left ...

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  10. DARKEST IRELAND

    The Marquis of Salisbury today submitted a motion in the House of Lords, setting out that the present situation in ireland has become a danger to the ...

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  11. SETTLING SOLDIERS.

    The policy of the Victorian Government with regard to settling soldiers on the land was announced by the Minister for Lands' (Mr. Clarke) in the Legislative Council last ...

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  12. CASUALTIES.

    A brawl in Napoleon lane, Adelaide, created excitement on Wednesday evening at about 7 o'clock. As a result a returned soldier, whose name was given m Patrick ...

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  13. Waiting for the Offensive.

    Mr. G. L. Gilmour wrote on Monday:— The artillery facing the Australian front is warming up. The Australians during their occupation of this part of the line are busy ...

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  14. SHARK'S MIXED MENU.

    A 14-ft. blue-point shark, which was caught in the trawl of a trawler at Kooraaga (Sydney) on Sunday, was found to have in its stomach a partly digested straw ...

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  15. A CAPTAIN INJURED.

    PORT BROUGHTON, March 12.—Capt. Hardy, who has charge of a dredge belonging to a fibre company, while standing between a wide belt (which was running at ...

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  16. MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED.

    BRISBANE, March 13.—Catherine Lusk (28), married, residing at Alderly, and her infant daughter, were killed this evening as the result of a sulky accident. She ...

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  17. PAPACY AND THE WAR.

    At the Methodist Conference yesterday the ex-President (Rev. P. J. Stephen), in moving to the effect that the interests of Australia were bound up the those of the ...

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  18. VOTING IN THE TRENCHES.

    Mr. Gilmour reports that the Agent-General for Queensland and two returning officers have been to the Australian front for a few days supervising the collection of ...

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  19. THE QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

    The general elections will take place on Saturday. Each side has its full programme expressing its party ideals. The question which bulks biggest is that ...

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  20. Lively Bombardments.

    The French afternoon communique reports fairly lively bombardments in the night time oh the right bank of the Meuse, and in the regions of Reillon, Ancerviller, ...

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  21. CONDITION OF FERMANAGH.

    The Secretary for Ireland (Mr. Duke), in reply to the complaint of the Grand Jury of the Fermanagh Assizes, said he was satisfied with the statements of the Judge ...

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  22. "THE MENACE OF MANNIX."

    In a speech at Collingwood last night Mr. Greenwood, M.L.A., said he would give a serious warning that there was going to be the biggest industrial trouble in May ...

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  23. SHIPBUILDING.

    The shipbuilding employers and the shipyard workers' representatives prepared a joint statement after to-day's conference with the view of showing their realization ...

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  24. A TERRIBLE BLOW.

    Mr. W. G. Smith, a commercial man, who was a passenger on the steamer Wyandra, reached here to-night. He says the town of Cairns is not badly ...

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  25. AN ALLEGED VAGRANT.

    James Baker, who was arrested recently in connection with the supposed murder of James Barclay at Wonnangatta Station, was before the City Court to-day on a ...

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  26. Fate of the Wairuna.

    Messrs. Rees and Donovan, members of the crew of the Wairuns, have reached London. The Wairuna was captured off Kermadec Island, where the raider Wolf ...

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  27. FIFTY YEARS AGO.

    —From The Register, Thursday, March 12, 1869.— The agricultural returns which are now being printed will show the increase of land under cultivation this year to be about 100,000 ares. ...

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  28. DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.Mackinder (Unionist, Camlschie, Glasgow) complained of the statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir Eric ...

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  29. PRICE OF OATMEAL.

    Under the war precautions (prices) regulations the maximum prices at which oatmeal may be sold are as follow:—South Australia—56 1b. bags (wholesale), 23/ ...

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  31. MOUNT HOWITT MURDER.

    An extraordinary development occurred last evening in connection with the arrest at Ballong, a day or two ago, of a man supposed to be one from whom the police ...

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  32. HAVOC AT ATHERTON.

    A heavy wind prevailed on Monday afternoon, and it strengthened into cyclonic force from the north during the evening. At midnight it was still blowing with ...

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  33. GENERAL CABLES.

    An officers' employment bureau has been formed under a committee including Lord St. Davids, Gen. Smith-Dorrien, Admiral Fawkes, and employers in Great Britain ...

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  34. Won't Buy from Norway.

    The Copenhagen Politiken states that, owing to the agreement made by Norway with the United States in reference to imports, the German Purchase Office has ...

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  35. AFRICAN NATIVES' UNIONS.

    Speaking in the Capetown House of Assembly, in connection with a motion for the recognition of the Postal Employes' Union, the Premier referred to the grave ...

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  36. Dutch Precaution.

    The Amsterdam Telegraaf says that the Netherlands Government has advised the owners of Dutch vessels trading on the River Rhine to recall their craft into Dutch ...

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  37. HEAVY STORM AT GEELONG.

    Shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon a terrific storm swept over. Geelong, and caused widespread damage. For about 15 minutes rain and hail came down like a ...

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