President Wilson has given orders for a division of regulars, under Brigadier J. J. Peishing, to be sent to France as early as practicable. ...
Article : 371 wordsIt is announced by the Official Bureau that the British troopship Cameronia (10,963 tons), of the Anchor line, was torpedoed in the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday. ...
Article : 388 wordsArrangements are nearing completion for the confetti battle to take place on the Park Oval on Empire Day, on behalf of the British Red Cross and Anzac Funds. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 wordsSenator Pearce (Minister for Defence) said to-day that the relatives and friends of soldiers of the A.I.F. serving in France would be gratified to learn that upon ...
Article : 180 wordsThe sum of over £70 has been collected towards the big "Win-the-War" picnic, to be held on Wednesday next (Empire Day). All the district State school scholars are ...
Article : 39 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Goldensquare Branch of the Patriotic League was held last Monday evening, when Mrs. D. Smith presided over a good attendance ...
Article : 94 wordsNurse Williams, who qualified at the local hospital, under Dr. Hill, the resident surgeon, having been accepted for active service abroad, left a few days ago for ...
Article : 51 wordsThe district treasurer (Mr. R. M'Donald) has forwarded a further instalment to this fund, making a total contribution from the district of £4905/14/4. Following is a ...
Article : 318 wordsAn interesting entertainment took place in the Shire Hall. Serpentine, oil Friday, 11th May, when the interesting ceremony of crowning the "Queen" in the Serpentine ...
Article : 864 wordsAn announcement has been made in district orders that No. 20,913 Private John Dunn, 7th Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, having been found guilty by District Court ...
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Advertising : 1,548 wordsThe destroyer Bontefen has been mined and sunk. A few men were lost. ...
Article : 20 wordsThere was a good attendance the other evening in the Methodist Church, Lockwood, on the occasion of the unveiling of an honor roll of the young men of the ...
Article : 315 wordsAn official report issued by the Admiralty states that early on Tuesday Austrian light cruisers and destroyers raided the Allied drifter line in the Adriatic and sank 14 ...
Article : 177 wordsIt is announced that the first contingent of the American army, comprising a medical unit, has arrived at a British port. (United Service.) ...
Article : 127 wordsCommander E. R. G. R. Evans, who commanded the British destroyer Broke (1850 tons), when in particularly daring circumstances it rammed a German destroyer in ...
Article : 58 wordsReuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says a Berlin telegram admits the entire population evacuated the Jaffa district for military reasons, including 7000 Jaffa Jews. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe committee of officials of the State departments over which the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. Hutchinson) presides, has been holding frequent meetings for the ...
Article : 372 wordsA message from "The Times" correspondent At Dublin says:—"The discussion here on the convention proposal is not optimistic, and the difficulty ...
Article : 160 wordsCorporal W. Bartrop, who has been engaged in the R.A.G.A. at Thursday Island for 13 months, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bartrop, of Rochester East. The ...
Article : 49 wordsThe funds of St. Andrew's branch of the Red Cross Society were considerably augmented by a concert and cantata given in the A.N.A. Hall, View-street, on Saturday ...
Article : 223 wordsLieutenant J. Gill and Private W. Wallis returned to Costerfield from the front yesterday, both having been invalided home. Lieutenant Gill is suffering from a wounded ...
Article : 278 wordsIt is reported from Belgium that the last British bombardment of Zeebrugge sunk two submarines and probably a large destroyer. ...
Article : 30 wordsLord Devonport, the Food Controller, has reduced the manufacturers' allowance of sugar from 40 to 25 per cent. of the amount used in 1915. ...
Article : 35 wordsMeetings of this branch have been held regularly during the month, and considering the short time between the packings the following list is very satisfactory: ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Federal Executive to-day approved of the appointment of a board to inquire into and recommend the prohibition of the importation of [?]uch goods as may in war ...
Article : 172 wordsThe Water Commission had power under the old Water Act only to grant extra water rights to orchards that were planted prior to 1905. In the case of orchards planted ...
Article : 181 wordsIn a leading article, "The Times" gives disquieting tales from the Dominions about the discharge of unfit soldiers unable to get land for settlement, and stresses the ...
Article : 88 wordsOne of the first to enlist at Castlemaine for the first Victorian contingent of the A.I.F. was Signaller Ross. He went with them in Egypt and Gallipoli and passed ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 18 wordsThe final meeting in connection with the recent Anzac Day celebrations was held last evening, the Mayor presiding. The balancesheet showed the total receipts to have been ...
Article : 194 wordsThe special meeting of ladies to make final arrangements for next Saturday's Children's Carnival will be held at the Town Hall at 4 p.m. to-day. All who are ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is believed that Brazil will shortly revoke her neutrality. ...
Article : 14 wordsTwo thousand pounds sterling damage was caused by the great explosion at the plant of the National Electrolytic Company of Niagara (U.S.). ...
Article : 26 wordsHalf of the month of May has passed and the contributions to the British Red Cross Fund already amount to close on £70,000. Most of the big events in connection with ...
Article : 289 wordsMr. Hutchinson (Minister for Lands) today called attention to a patriotic effort with the object of raising money in the interests of returned soldiers, which has ...
Article : 231 wordsMr. W. Cattanach, chairman of the Water Commission, said to-day that although the revenue of the Water Commission had come in fairly well, in quite a number of districts ...
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Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), Mon 21 May 1917, Page 8
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