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  2. THE WEEK'S MINING.

    The gold yields from the Bendigo mines last week totalled 2767oz. 1dwt. The principal contributors were:—Johnson's Reef, 251oz. 1dwt., including 198oz. from plates; ...

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  3. NORWEGIAN STEAMER MINED.

    While on a voyage from Drammen (Norway) to London with a cargo of timber, the Norwegian steamer Boston, 1168 tons, struck a mine and sank. Her crew have all ...

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  4. TRANSFER OF SHIPS PROHIBITED

    The Government has prohibited the transfer of ships to foreign owners without a license from the Customs, whether within or without the United Kingdom. ...

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  5. ALLIES ACTIVE. ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT.

    Further hard-won advances by the Allies are reported in an official communique issued in Paris. This announcement states that slight ...

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  6. RUSSIAN BATTLE GROUND. CAMPAIGN IN POLAND.

    An official communique states:—"Our operations were generally favorable on all fronts. The German advance guard made a fresh attempt to cross the frontier ...

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  7. TROUBLE BREWING IN TURKEY. WAR AGAINST TURKEY.

    Sir Edwin Pears, president of the European Bar at Constantinople, who was recently arrested and afterwards released by the Turkish authorities, has arrived in ...

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  8. CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

    Every officer and man in the army and navy receives from their Majesties a Christmas card bearing their Majesties' portraits and a reproduction of their ...

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  9. RAID ON YARMOUTH.

    "Die Zeit," a Vienna newspaper, has published a letter from a German sailor describing the raid by a German squadron on Yarmouth on 2nd November. ...

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  10. WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Yesterday the Belgian Relief Fund committee cabled a further £1000 to the Belgian Minister in London, making in all so transmitted £3600. ...

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  12. NEW ZEALAND.

    New Zealand to date has forwarded £18,000 to the poor of Great Britain and Ireland and the Belgian Fund, in addition to £15,000 cabled by the Belgian ...

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  13. BELGIAN KING'S GIFT.

    King Albert of Belgium's surprise gift to every Belgian soldier consists of a box of 25 cigars. ...

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  14. UNITED STATES DEFENCE.

    Colonel H. Hertstand, Adjutant-General of the Central department of the U.S. Army, advocates universal military training of the young men, largely on the Australian ...

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  15. THE KOENIGSBERG'S PLIGHT.

    Particulars of the "bottling-up" of the German cruiser Koenigsberg in the Rufigi River (German East Africa) early in November, have been given by members of ...

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  16. IN THE COUNTRY. WEDDERBURN PATRIOTIC FUND.

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  17. SINKING OF MESSUDIEH.

    It is stated at Athens that the blowing up of the Turkish battleship Messudi[?]h by the British submarine B11 treated consternation in Constantinople. ...

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  18. FIGHTING IN MARSHES.

    The Russians defending the Bzura, Rawka, and Pilica (and also at Nida, in Galicia), were assisted in several districts by marshes, which made it difficult for the ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. CAPTURED ENEMY SHIPS.

    The Cardiff Chamber of Commerce has appointed a committee to consider the question of putting to commercial purposes the ships of the enemy which are now ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. DUTCH WAR LOAN AUTHORISED.

    A Dutch war loan of 275,000,000 florins (nearly £23,000,000) has been authorised. The Queen has personally underwritten 2,500,000 florins. ...

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  21. FORTIFICATIONS IN BELGIUM.

    The Germans have greatly strengthened all Belgian fortifications north-east of Antwerp. They have strengthened the old trenches, and are constructing new ...

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  22. GERMAN DEFEAT AT SOCHACZEW.

    A communique issued to-day says:—"A considerable force of Germans at Schonkow, near Sochaczew, on the right bank of the Bzura, was completely ...

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  23. BEDOUINS ROB JEWS.

    A Cairo message states that when a Russian cruiser appeared at Jaffa on 1[?]th December all Jews were ordered to stay in their houses. When the cruiser departed ...

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  24. BELGIAN RELIEF.

    The Belgian Relief Committee expressed gratitude for the magnificent gift of £60,000 sent through Mr. Coghlan from New South Wales, Queensland and New ...

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  25. INTERNATIONAL CABLES.

    Their Majesties the King and Queen, i[?] accordance with their usual custom, are spending the Christmas holidays at San dringham. ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. FOODSTUFFS FOR AUSTRIA.

    The Italian authorities have seized a large quantity of zinc and copper, which had been stored on the frontier ready for export, to Austria. Forty-two trunks of ...

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  27. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.

    The Australian and New Zealand troops route-marched through Cairo. The troops are in splendid condition. They were accorded an enthusiastic welcome by great ...

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  28. SUCCESS CLAIMED BY GERMANS.

    A communique issued at Berlin states the Russian losses in the recent fighting were severe, and that the Russian attacks south-east of Tomaszow were repulsed with ...

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  29. PROHIBITION WITHDRAWN.

    The Government has withdrawn the prohibition against the export of wheat and flour. ...

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  30. EXPORT OF LIVE CATTLE AND PIGS.

    The Government has prohibited the export of live cattle and pigs. ...

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  31. FOR WARSAW BOMBARDMENT

    It is reported from Amsterdam that three new 42 centimetre howitzers have been sent to Thorn, on the East Prussian frontier. ...

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  32. KAISER AT COLOGNE.

    Amsterdam reports that the Kaiser has travelled Cologne en route for the western battle front. ...

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  33. MINISTER CHANGES VIEWS.

    The Rev. Dr. Hillis, of Brooklyn, U.S.A., who was hitherto regarded as Germany's greatest intellectual asset in the United States during the war, has undergone a ...

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  34. AEROPLANE FOR AUSTRALIA.

    The Imperial Air Fleet committee has handed over to the Commonwealth the aeroplane presented by Mr. William E. Cane, a Liverpool merchant. ...

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  35. A TURKISH ARMY.

    The "Frankfurter Zeitung" states a Turkish army, under Djemal Pasha, left Daman[?]s on Sunday, proceeding towards the Suez Canal. ...

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  36. GERMANS IMPRISON PRIEST.

    The Abbe Beyart, an aged priest of Bruges, has been sentenced by the German authorities to three years' Imprisonment in Germany for having written to a ...

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  37. THE PEACE CENTENARY.

    The British and American committees exchanged greetings on the occasion of the Peace Centenary. It is suggested that the celebrations be renewed at the end of the ...

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  38. GERMANS KILL GERMANS.

    From Petrograd it is reported that the Germans brought down a German aeroplane at Kutno, 83 miles west of Warsaw, mistaking it for a Russian machine. Two ...

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  39. THE BATTLE OF NIEUPORT.

    Further details of this battle show that the French and Belgian infantry captured five separate lines of trenches, the forward movement working like clockwork. ...

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  40. MASSACRES BY KURDS.

    Great brands of Kurds are terrorising the population of the villayets of Van, in Armenia. A cruel massacre of men, women and children is proceeding. ...

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  41. BELGIAN FUND. BENDIGO.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  42. CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR TROOPS.

    The "Daily Mail" states that at the front the British troops have an abundance of necessities and cloting, and streams of Christmas luxuries are pouring in through ...

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  43. BOOTS FOr ARMY.

    The Australian High Commissioner's office has approached the War Office, recalling the fact that there are boot factories in Australia, which are able to ...

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  44. WARSAW GASWORKS.

    The Government has confiscated the Warsaw gasworks, belonging to a German company. ...

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  45. LATE MR. WM. HUNTER.

    As reported in "The Advertiser" on Tues[?] the estate of the late Mr. William [?] as sworn for probate, was valued £24,000. Of that amount £21,000 was ...

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  46. WILL PORTUGAL COME IN? ATTITUDE OF PORTUGAL.

    The Portuguese Chamber of Deputies has carried a resolution expressing confidence that the Government would continue vigor ously to pursue preparations for the ...

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  47. SUPPLIES FOR ENEMY.

    There is a movement among British underwrites to refrain from accepting insurances on goods consigned from neutral countries to ports in neutral countries ...

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  48. FRENCH CREDIT OF £341,000,000.

    The Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed a credit of £341,000,000, including £241,000,000 war expenditure. M. Ribot announced the postponement of income tax ...

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  49. CAMPAIGN IN GALICIA.

    The official communique states:—"The most conspicuous success was achieved at Nida and on the Dunajee, and also in the Carpathians. ...

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  50. SOLDIER INDISPOSED.

    Mr. J. J. Montgomery, of the Bendigo Fire Brigade, has received a letter from Drum-major Darwin, who went away with the First Expeditionary Force, stating that ...

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  51. N.S.W. CANNED BEEF.

    The British War Office has rejected 932 cases of canned beef from New South Wales, which had been purchased through an American firm, on the ground that the ...

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  52. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    A Berlin communique which has reached Amsterdam declares that attacks delivered by the Allies on the Dunes near Lombacrtzyde and to the south of Bixschoote ...

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  53. CALIFORNIA GULLY S[?]OYD CENTRE.

    A number of the crutches made by the California Gully Sloyd Centre were on view at the Eaglehawk Red Cross depot on Christmas Eve, and were greatly ...

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  54. ANGOLA ATTACKED.

    Telegrams from Lisbon state that the Germans from German South-west Africa renewed their attack on Nanlila, in Angola (Portuguese West Africa). ...

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  55. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL AFFECTED.

    All international matches and Cup tie games have been abandoned by the Scottish Football Association in consequence of the war. ...

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  56. BOXING IN NEW YORK.

    The boat between "Tom" M'Carthy and "Gunboat" Smith was stopped in the fourth round. When M'Carthy was taking the count, at seven he staggered to his feet ...

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  57. All French Elections Postponed.

    The Senate passed a bill postponing all elections till the end of the war. ...

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  58. ARCHDUKE'S ASSASSINS.

    The men who were convicted of complicity in the assassination at Sarajevo in June last of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, have been removed from ...

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  59. ON THE SEA. GERMAN SUBMARINES.

    Admiral Von Tirpitz., in the interview tabled on Wednesday, admitted the fall of Tsipg-tao touched him deeply. Tirpitz said one of the lessons of the war was the ...

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  60. MELBOURNE. RED CROSS FUND.

    The Red Cross Fund now totals £71,000 To-day's contributions included £100 realised from Mrs. and Miss Florric Green's fancy dress ball. ...

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  61. AUSTRAINS CLAIM SUCCESS.

    A communique issued in Vienna states:—"We repulsed several Russian attacks in the Latoicka Valley. The enemy suffered heavy losses." ...

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  62. MONGOLIAN PALACE BURNT.

    News has been received here of the destruction by fire of the famous palace at Urga (Mongolia), which is occupied by the Emperor Jebtsun Dampe Kutukhta of ...

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  63. EAST COAST RAID. JUSTIFICATION DISPUTED.

    After the bombardment of towns on the East of England coast by German warships, the German embassy at Washington made an announcement justifying the ...

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  64. "CONTEMPTIBLE BRITISH."

    The German Socialist newspaper "Vorwaerts," which has on more than one occasion run counter to the German authorities, owing to its broadmindedness in war ...

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  65. BOMB AT PETEOGRAD.

    A bomb exploded outside the British Legation at Petrograd, and wrecked the neighboring shop. The owner of the shop was killed The motive is unknown. ...

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  66. GENERAL NEWS. BOMB DROPPED AT DOVER.

    It is officially stated that a German aeroplane dropped a bomb in a private garden at Dover. The bomb exploded scathlessly. The aeroplane was seen for a few seconds, ...

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  67. THE SYDNEY'S WOUNDED.

    The following report concerning the wounded officers and men of the H.M A.S. Sydney has been received in Melbourne:—"Lieut. Hampden will proceed to England ...

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  68. LONDON BUTTER MARKET.

    The market for colonial butter is firm. Prices are unchanged, due to the short supplies owing to the slow discharge of several steamers. The market for Danish ...

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  69. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S HEALTH.

    It is reported that the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is dying, and has received the last sacrament. A later message from Vienna states ...

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  70. ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ'S SUGGESTION.

    Alluding to Admiral Von Tirpits's belief in the use of submarines against British merchantmen the newspapers point out that unless Germany is prepared to ...

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  71. PERSONAL.

    [?] John and Lady Quick are spending [?] holidays [?] Geelong. A very ple[?] evening was spent at [?] Catholic [?] Club on Tuesday, ...

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  72. UNCONSCIOUS IN MID-AIR.

    Remarkable scenes were enacted in midair at Leeds to-day, followig upon an accident of a most unusual nature. Messrs. Rafter and Mayhall, ...

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  73. ANOTHER RAID VICTIM.

    Another person, who was wounded when the Germans bombarded Hartlepool last week has succumbed. This makes the total number of deaths 101. ...

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  74. KING AND QUEEN'S GREETINGS.

    The following telegram, dated 24th December, has been received in Melbourne from his Majesty the King:—'The Queen and I send to the ...

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  75. GOVERNMENT RELIEF.

    In the House of Commons on Wednesday the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) said that the Government was providing relief out of Imperial funds in respect of damage to ...

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  76. HUNGARIAN INDEPENDENCE.

    A Buda-Pesth correspondent points out. that 137 members of Parliament and 7090 societies are working for the independence movement. The people of Buda-Pesth are ...

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  77. FRENCH BATTLESHIP DAMAGED.

    It is officially stated that an Austrian submarine in the Straits of Otranto fired two torpedoes, one damaging a French battleship. The damage is not serious. ...

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  78. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    It is announced that the Stock Exchange will open on 4th January. Members will not be allowed to bid openly or deal in securities which have been in ...

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  79. EAST COAST DEFENCES.

    A request has been made to the War Office by shipbuilding firms at Hartlepool that more adequate measures be taken for the defence of the port, which was one of ...

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  80. WAR PENSIONS BOARD.

    A War Pensions Board will shortly be constituted by the Federal Government for the purpose of hearing and dealing with applications made by or on behalf of the ...

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  81. FRENCH LINER'S PERIL.

    Five Germans have been arrested by the police at New Orleans (Louisiana, U.S.A.) on a charge of having plotted to destroy the French liner Rochambeau, 12,678 tons. ...

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  82. SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. UNION FORCES' LOSSES.

    It has been announced in Pretoria that the Union forces to date have lost 19 killed, 82 wounded and 268 prisoners in the fighting against the Germans, and 105 killed ...

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  83. "YEAR OF SHAME."

    It is stated that the Russian and French Governments later intend placing in buildings of historical interest wrecked by the Germans, an insription bearing the words. ...

    Article : 41 words
  84. Advertising

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  85. WHEAT SEIZURES.

    The Government to-day seized the whole of the wheat stocks of New South Wales. Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, explained that the action was taken because certain ...

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  86. Advertising

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  89. TWO REBELS SENTENCED.

    Two rebels tried by court-martial were sentenced to eight months' gaol. ...

    Article : 16 words
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