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  2. WAR TAXATION.

    The policy of tho Federal Government with regard to the toll which wealth will be called upon to pay for the prosecution of the war was delivered in the House of ...

    Article : 392 words
  3. GREEK REVOLUTION.

    M. Venezelos's move in favour of the Allies proved a bombshell to the Greek public. The newspapers were bought up by excited groups in the streets, who ...

    Article : 222 words
  4. UNIVERSAL SERVICE.

    As announced in the Parliamentary notes in The Register on Wednesday both Houses will adjourn for a fortnight to enable members to take part, in the ...

    Article : 120 words
  5. THIEPVAL AND COMBLES TAKEN.

    The Allies in France have celebrated the anniversary of the famous Champagne offensive last year with a great forward movement on the Somme front, in which they have captured Thiepval, Combles, five other fortified villages, eight miles of trenches, and thousands of prisoners, and have driven ...

    Article : 217 words
  6. Thiepyal Secured by British.

    Eighty-four hours of bombardment of unprecedented Violence preceded the general attack on Monday. The deafening roar of the guns suddenly ceased at 12.30 ...

    Article : 475 words
  7. BOTANIC PARK DISTURBANCE.

    Mr. Butterfield drew the attention of the Assembly, on Wednesday, to the disturbances which had taken place at the Botanic Park on Sunday, and asked what ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. BAYONETS AGAINST BULLETS.

    Finally a mass attack at 5 p.m. shattered the German resistance, and by 6 p.m. the remnants of the defenders were fleeing from Morval in the rout along the ...

    Article : 178 words
  9. CHAMPAGNE ANNIVERSARY.

    After the tremendous and unprecedented bombardment of enemy positions along the Franco-British line in France during the last week, the Germans must ...

    Article : 250 words
  10. THE POWER OF SPEECH.

    The Tasmanian Referendum Committee decided today to invite the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to visit Tasmania and deliver addresses in Launceston and Hobart. ...

    Article : 47 words
  11. Greek Revolution Spreading

    Gen. Soannon, of the Corfu Garrison, has departed from Salonika to take part in the Greek revolution. LONDON, September 26. ...

    Article : 69 words
  12. SIDELIGHTS ON THE ISSUE.

    Various matters relating to the universal service issue ?were brought forward in the House of Representatives today. Mr. Fenton (V.) presented a petition ...

    Article : 298 words
  13. Further Restrictions on Export.

    An official edict has been issued that as goods exported from the following countries to the United Kingdom, Australasia, South, Africa, British colonies not ...

    Article : 138 words
  14. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

    The Italian communique, published at noon on Monday, says that the artillery prevented an enemy attempt to consolidate positions which the Italians evacuated ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. A DIVIDED CAUCUS.

    A special meeting of the Federal Labour Caucus was held today to consider the Ministry's taxation proposal. The Ministers met in Cabinet at 10.15 a.m.. and ...

    Article : 137 words
  16. King and Nationalist Leader.

    The Athens correspondent of The Times in a telegraphed interview with M. Venezelos, says the former Premier is going to the Greek islands to head a movement against ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. "Next Plum is Peronne."

    Mr. Frederick Palmer, American war correspondent at the British headquarters in France, has forwarded a graphic story of the capture of Combles. He says:—The ...

    Article : 298 words
  18. HOW COMBLES WAS GAINED.

    Cobles being thus completely encircled, Gen. Foch and Gen. Haig determined not tp delay its capture. Regardless of the concrete subterranean shelters, with which ...

    Article : 231 words
  19. Italians Refuse Armistice.

    A Vienna communique announces that the Italians would not accept a local armistice on the summit of Mount Cimone, as cabled on Monday. ...

    Article : 31 words
  20. Release of Steamers Sought.

    It is reported that Great Britain is making an effort to secure the release of steamers laid up in Russian and Finnish harbours. At Petrograd alone there is ...

    Article : 94 words
  21. EASTERN FRONT.

    The Russians in the noon communique published on Monday state that the energetic fire of the Czar's forces repulsed an assault by two battalions north of Lake ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The Speaker (Mr. McDonald) took the Chair at 3 p.m. Commonwealth Railway. The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. ...

    Article : 117 words
  23. Roumanian Pressure.

    The Roumanians' Monday communique states that the Bulgarian right wing in Dobrudja was compelled to retreat, and that 5,000 rifles were afterwards picked up ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. CLOSE CO-OPERATION.

    The battle was an excellent example of the close cooperation that is being maintained between the British Army under Gen. Sir Douglas Haig and the French ...

    Article : 252 words
  25. German Children in Holland.

    Official despatches received at Washington state that there axe increasing arrivals of large numbers of German children in Holland, because of the foodless condition ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. ATTITUDE OF PRESBYTERIANS.

    The Presbyterian General Assembly of Australia at to-day's sitting adopted a motion in support of the Federal Government in whatever measures may be ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

    An official report dealing with the Zeppelin raid on England on September 23 and 24 says it has been established that gunfire and airships brought down naval Zeppelins ...

    Article : 297 words
  28. CAVALRY IN ACTION.

    In addition to the capture of Thiepval and Combles by the Allies, the French south of Rancourt have reached the canal which runs north-easterly from the River ...

    Article : 95 words
  29. MACEDONIA.

    The French Monday report says there Were lively bombardments and skirmishes in Macedonia on the Struma and Vardar fronts, and also especially on the English ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. DISSENTING POLITICIANS.

    The members of the Federal Parliament who arc opposed to conscription assembled, by arrangement, in the Senate Clubroom tonight, to consider what action they ...

    Article : 66 words
  31. Incidents of the War.

    Lieut. Cedric Graham, of the Durham Light Infantry, formerly of Auckland (N.Z), has been killed in action. The London Gazette notifies that Lieut. ...

    Article : 47 words
  32. ENLISTMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 28 words
  33. The Kaiser and the People.

    The German newspaper Vorwaerts states that indignation among the working dosses at the high rate of the pay to German Army officers compelled the Kaiser to issue ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. Irresistible British Assault.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent, dealing with the latest British offensive in France, says:—The enemy massed many machine guns against us. It was hard ...

    Article : 253 words
  35. APPEAL FOR FREE SPEECH.

    An appeal for freedom of speech is made to the organizations affiliated with the Political Labour League of New South Wales in a circular, signed by the Premier ...

    Article : 231 words
  36. IN OTHER STATES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 words
  37. Munition Workers for Great Britain.

    In connection with the selection of volunteer munition workers for Great Britain, the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. H. Jackson) stated on Wednesday that ...

    Article : 94 words
  38. Alleged Peace Mission.

    The United Press Agency Has received a message from Berlin stating that several other members of the German Government visited Mr. Gerard (American Ambassador ...

    Article : 71 words
  39. INTO CAMP ON WEDNESDAY.

    Following are the names of men who enlisted at Adelaide, and went into Exhibition Camp on Wednesday morning:— O. A. Adey, J. C. Quigley, H. O. Crouch, K. ...

    Article : 53 words
  40. Advertising

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    Advertising : 794 words
  41. GERMANS' ONE WAY OF RETREAT.

    The battle began on Monday. The British attacking forces, were massed 500 yards beyond Fleurs and on a crest beyond Ginchy, overlooking the villages of ...

    Article : 321 words
  42. The Verdun Battles.

    A French communique in relation to the Verdun sector says:—The enemy made a violent attack on the Thiaumont work and Fleury, but ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. Correspondence for Enemy Subjects.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. E. W. Bramble) advises that the regulation Tinder which inland letters from prisoners of war in Australia have been ...

    Article : 119 words
  44. DARDANELLES COMOSSION.

    The Dardanelles Commission resumed its sitting today. The Foreign Secretary Lord Grey) gave evidence. Lieut.Col. Sir Maurice Hankey (Secretary to the Committee ...

    Article : 46 words
  45. MEETING AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    A meeting convened by the Mayor of Ton Adelaide (Mr. J. Sweeney) was held in the local council chamber on Wednesday evening for the purpose of discussing the ...

    Article : 111 words
  46. British General's Report.

    Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, in his despatch on Tuesday night, says:—We Lave captured Thiepval village, and a high ridge eastward, including the work locally known ...

    Article : 246 words
  47. EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY.

    Lieut. Ball baa gained the Military Cross, the Distinguished Service Order, and a special bar to the Military Cross, for an ...

    Article : 241 words
  48. A NATIONAL SERVICE CATECHISM.

    Question.—What is Conscription?—Answer.—A fair deal all round. Every man defending his own home, his own wife, his own mother, his own children— ...

    Article : 444 words
  49. Big Tally of Prisoners.

    Gen. Haig reports that between 3,000 and 4,000 prisoners nave been taken in the past 48 hours. ...

    Article : 24 words
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