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  2. FEDERAL ELECTIONS

    Chief interest in the Federal slections now centres on the soldiers' vote particulars of which are expected to reach Australia on Thursday next. It ...

    Article : 194 words
  3. THE WAR SITUATION

    London, Sunday.—The Press Bureau has issued the following official statement:— A secret session of the House of ...

    Article : 652 words
  4. WITH THE BRITISH LINE

    Mr Philip Gibbs reports:—Friday's gains at Roeux and Cavalry Farm include the ruins which changed hands five times. Therefore our men await ...

    Article : 261 words
  5. LATEST WAR NEWS

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report of Sunday, says:-Patral encounters took place last night north-westward of St. Quentin and ...

    Article : 90 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 20 words
  7. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 43 words
  8. LOCAL NEWS.

    The passengers from Singleton to Newcastle by the 9.30 a.m. race special on Saturday numbered 150. The ordinary morning passenger, train ...

    Article : 57 words
  9. WEIGHT GUESSING COMPETITION.

    The fat sheep exhibited at Saturday's Garden Fete was yesterday killed and dressed by Messrs A. Bailey and Sons. When weighed in the presence of the ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. The Singleton Argus.

    It is not so many years ago since one of, our great generals described war corresondents as "the curse of the army," and those who have read of Dr. Russell's ...

    Article : 548 words
  11. FRENCH FRONT

    A French communique, issued at noon on Sunday, states:—Our artillery and rifle fire broke up violent enemy, attacks on the Craonne Plateau, north of Reims, ...

    Article : 42 words
  12. HEROIC STRETCHER-BEARERS.

    "The Australian officers pay high tribute to the superb courage and selfsacrifice of the stretcher bearers. Unfortunately the Germans did not ...

    Article : 155 words
  13. WAR HARDENED TROOPS.

    The "Observer" says: "The Canadians will win back Fresnoy. They are now war hardened troops of the sternest military quality. The same can be ...

    Article : 108 words
  14. DIED OF WOUNDS.

    The Rev. C. N. Mell on Saturday evening received, a telegram from the Base Records Office conveying the sad news that Lance-Corporal R. D. Cox, ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. AIR SUPREMACY.

    Lord Derby (Minister for War), speaking at Liverpool, defied anyone to. say that any nation had complete air supremacy. But without fear of ...

    Article : 138 words
  16. PAPERS FOR OUR BOYS.

    Next to letters, newspapers from the "home town" are very much appreciated by the many Australian soldiers in hospital abroad. This is once more ...

    Article : 198 words
  17. BRITISH NAVAL SUCCESS

    An Admiralty report says: Portion of our Dover forces successfully carried out yesterday morning a very heavy bombardment of Zeebrugge. ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. GOOD NAVAL AERIAL WORK

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Rotterdam correspondent says:—Apart from damage to German ships, the defences suffer increasingly. ...

    Article : 84 words
  19. LATEST FORECAST.

    French and English newspapers publish veiled announcements that the Allies during the past week have got a grip of the submarine situation, and can ...

    Article : 276 words
  20. RUN OVER BY TRAIN.

    London, Sunday.—Captain Clive Durden, of the Australian Army Medical Corps, died from injuries received through beihg run over by a train at ...

    Article : 86 words
  21. BIG RUSSIAN AEROPLANE LOST.

    A wireless Russian official message says:—One of our giant Hiamurometz eroplanes unexplainedly fell 10,000 feet at Monasurjiska. The crew of ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. ON FRENCH FRONT

    A French communique Says:—-Relative calm prevails on the whole front; We maintained a destructive artillerying on the works and organisations of ...

    Article : 59 words
  23. POLAND'S FUTURE.

    The "Dagens Nyheter" (Stockholm) states that a Polish national conference is assembling at Stockholm, comprising many representatives of various ...

    Article : 134 words
  24. ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT GONE.

    We have to record the passing of another of the old and respected residents of Singleton whoso lives formed most interesting links between the past and ...

    Article : 346 words
  25. GERMAN REPORTS.

    A wireless German official report states:—Great English attacks from Lens to Queant, between Gavrelle and The Scarpe, astride the Arras-Cambrat ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. FATAL PIG BITE.

    William Keye, a labourer, aged 45 years, who, two months ago, was bitten on the knee by a pig on a station near Murrumburrah, died yesterday ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. SIR D. HAIG'S REPORT

    Field-Marshal Haig's morning report says:—We repulsed two counter attacks upon our positions in the Hindenburg line eastward of Bullecourt. ...

    Article : 101 words
  28. BROKEN HILL CONSPIRACY CASE.

    The hearing of the defendants in the case wherein Mrs—Frances Egan, of Broken Hill, obtained £450 damages against the Broken Hill Amalgamated ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. WAR CASUALTIES.

    The 295th and 296th lists of casualties sustained by Australian troops abroad were issued on Saturday. Of the 1809 names given 120 were killed in action ...

    Article : 61 words
  30. IRON CROSSES GALORE

    Several hundred thousand iron crosses have been distributed to German troops, owing to the Kaiser empowering all army commanders to ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. N.Z. COAL MINERS.

    The Coalmine Owners' and the Miners Federation conference has proved abortive. Owners offered conditions as follows, subject to the working ...

    Article : 128 words
  32. STRIKES IN ENGLAND.

    The Government has exhibited in the centres affected by the strikes a notice pointing out that a serious stoppage of munition work has occurred, when in ...

    Article : 182 words
  33. INFERNAL MACHINE FOR KAISER

    Tho "Humanites Zurich" states that a powerful infernal machine was discovered, in tho Kaiser's small family residence at Tiergarten. ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. ATTACKED BY MICE.

    A report from Temora states that a woman 94 years of age was attacked by mice while asleep. So savagely did the mice bite her that blood flowed ...

    Article : 94 words
  35. BRAVO AUSTRALIANS!

    Concerning the Australians Mr. Philip Gibbs, the "Dally Chronicle's" war correspondent, writes:- "While our men were fighting north and south ...

    Article : 244 words
  36. BERLIN PAPER'S PROTEST.

    The "Berliner Tageblatt" protests against the iron crosses won being given to men behind the inkstand and other than those at the front Many ...

    Article : 51 words
  37. GERMAN PRESS IN TROUBLE.

    An Amsterdam message says:—The whole of the Berlin press has telegraphed to Herr von Bethmann Hollweg stating that, owing to shortage of paper ...

    Article : 72 words
  38. AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.

    In the House of Representatives, the amendment which empowers President Wilson to raise 8O,OOO volunteers under the Army Bill will be considered on ...

    Article : 41 words
  39. ILL, AND A PRISONER.

    One of the two casualty lists issued on Saturday contains the name of Pte A. S. Goodworth, of Singleton, who is reported as "ill and a prisoner of ...

    Article : 37 words
  40. FIRE AT WILHELMSHAFEN.

    A great fire raged at the Imperial wharves, Wilhelmshafen for seven hours. The submarine building department is reported damaged. ...

    Article : 32 words
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