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  2. TELEGRAMS.

    It is stated that the Hindenburg line has been penetrated at Bullecourt. NEW BRITISH THRUST. ...

    Article : 75 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,048 words
  4. Goulburn and the War.

    During the week no fewer than seven soldiers connected with Goulburn were reported as killed in action. ...

    Article : 27 words
  5. THE NEW RUSSIA.

    An Odessa telegram says that a great mass meeting of peasants is announced to assemble there at the end of May, which will probably be of immense importance to Russia's future. ...

    Article : 191 words
  6. THE WAR.

    London, May 3.—M. Marcel Hutin, the French war critic, states that between April 16 and 36 the British and French forces captured:—40,693 prisoners, 437 heavy guns. 346 trench mortars, ...

    Article : 81 words
  7. GERMANY'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP.

    The German newspaper, 'Berliner Tageblatt. says that Herr Cohen, a Socialist member of the Reichstag, has proposed a committee to consider Germany's military leadership. ...

    Article : 49 words
  8. Tortured Belgium.

    Belgian slave-raiding has re-started in the region of Mons on a large scale. It chiefly affects young men of military age. ...

    Article : 28 words
  9. PRIVATE JAMES POWER KILLED.

    Mr. M. Power, fruiterer, of Auburn-street, on Thursday received official advice that his brother, Pte. James Power, was killed in France on April 24. Deceased, who was a son of Mrs. Power, of ...

    Article : 78 words
  10. CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR.

    London, May 3.—An official message from General Stanley Maude, commander of the British forces in Mesopotamia, announces—On Monday we attacked the 13th Turkish Army Corps, ...

    Article : 98 words
  11. Food Shortage.

    There is further evidence of the European food shortage. Norway is preparing to introduce rationing, and Sweden has prohibited the export of various foodstuffs, including pork, ...

    Article : 41 words
  12. BRITISH FRONT.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting late on Wednesday night, stated:—We drove off a raid north of Arleux-en-Gohelle. Reciprocal fire is active north of the Scarpe and in the ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. PRIVATE F. B. REYNOLDS KILLED.

    Word reached Goulburn on Thursday that Private Frank B. Reynolds, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds, of Lake Bathurst, had been killed in action in France. No ...

    Article : 133 words
  14. FRENCH FRONT.

    A French official report issued at midnight on Wednesday stated: On both sides the artillery has been active, particularly north-west of Reims and in the Champagne. A well-conducted ...

    Article : 66 words
  15. POLICY OF REPRISALS.

    Speaking in the House of Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury. strongly protested against the policy of reprisals, including the bombing of the German town of Freiburg, as ...

    Article : 161 words
  16. EXCITEMENT IN SWEDEN.

    A Stockholm message says that Mr. Branting and other leading Socialists headed the greatest demonstration ever known in Scandinavia. Speeches were delivered and banners were ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. BRAZIL.

    Reuter's Rio de Janeiro correspondent states that the Foreign Minister has resigned. The Government has ordered the retention of the ex-German Minister, Herr Pauli, owing to ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. The Imperial War Conference.

    London, May 3.—The resolutions of the Imperial War Conference mark a striking advance in the development of the Imperial system. They declare for a new and far-reaching ...

    Article : 1,190 words
  19. COST OF THE WAR.

    London, May 3—In his Budget speech, Mr. Bonar Law said that thus far £4,318,000,000 had been spent on the war, of which £1,137,000,000 had come out of revenue. The estimated ...

    Article : 102 words
  20. THE ASSAULT DESCRIBED.

    Reuter's correspondent with headquarters, telegraphing on 3rd May, states:—A new British thrust was made just before dawn. It is not permissible to discuss the scheme of ...

    Article : 213 words
  21. PTE. J. H. JAMIESON KILLED.

    Pte. J. H. Jamieson, son of Mr. Gilbert Jamieson, a farmer of Junee, and a brother of Mr. M[?]t. Jamieson, who is employed in the time-keeping branch at the Goulburn loco. ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. GERMANY APOLOGISES.

    The Buenos Ayres (Argentine) Government has received a Note from Germany expressing regret at the sinking of the Monte Protegited as she left Pernambuco. The attacker was ...

    Article : 54 words
  23. SEAPLANE TORPEDO.

    The Admiralty announces that the British steamship Gena, 2784 tons, was sunk on Tuesday by a torpedo discharged from a German seaplane off Aldeburgh (Suffolk). All on ...

    Article : 51 words
  24. CHILI AND GERMANY.

    The Press Bureau says that the Chilian Legation in London denies the "Revista's" allegation that a secret treaty exists between Germany and Chili, and adds—"Treaties are ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. NEW RUSSIA.

    The Times Odessa correspondent states that educated opinion favours either the project of a constitutional monarchy or the establishment of a Federal Democratic Republic. The idea ...

    Article : 101 words
  26. PTE. H. V. ROBERTS KILLED.

    Mr. R. H. Roberts, of Windellama, has been advised that it is officially reported that his son, No. 2468, Pte. Horace Victor Roberts, was killed in action in France on 21st April. The ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. MONEY FOR BELGIUM.

    Replying in the House of Commons to Mr. Ronald O'Neill, Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that as a result of Mr. Pratten's report, the N.S.W. ...

    Article : 82 words
  28. £14,000.

    At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Arthur John Leggo (46) was charged with stealing £14,000, the property of the Commissioners of the Government ...

    Article : 635 words
  29. SAPPER HUBBARD WOUNDED.

    Mrs. Gorrie, "Ardgowan," Goulburn, has received a notification from the Base Records Office at Melbourne that her eldest son, Sapper J. H. Hubbard, was on April 19th admitted ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. OTHER MEN'S MINDS.

    Is a "toshy" book that is read by many not more useful than a good book that is read by nobody?—Mr. Silas Hocking. ...

    Article : 28 words
  31. CRICKET AFTER THE WAR.

    Lord Hawke, speaking at a Marylebone meeting, said that so many famous Australian cricketers were on active service that there was an idea that, instead of England sending a ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. HOSPITAL DAY.

    Hospital Day was ushered in with unsettled, showery weather. Over 5000 collectors are distributed in different parts of the city and suburbs. At 11 o'clock, when the first tally was ...

    Article : 74 words
  33. FRENCH CAPTURE GARRISON.

    A French communique states:—There have been artillery activity and patrol encounters throughout the region of Chemin-de[?]-Dames. We repulsed enemy raids in a wood west of ...

    Article : 111 words
  34. HARD TIMES.

    This is a time of great complexity, an age of apparent disintegration rather than of construction. These apparently disintegrating periods of history are necessary, for there is ...

    Article : 50 words
  35. SERGT. JACK GREENWELL.

    Sergt. Jack Greenwell, brother of Mr. Herb. Greenwell, Goulburn, is on his way to Australia in a hospital ship, and will arrive shortly, having been invalided home. It is nearly two ...

    Article : 65 words
  36. Loss of Ballarat.

    The troops who were on the Australian transport Ballarat, torpedoed and sunk in the Channel, came from all parts of the Commonwealth. They regard the sinking as a most trivial ...

    Article : 566 words
  37. MAUNDERING.

    It is bluff and hearty to maunder over a dying rose, but sheer weakness to do it over a dead human being.—Mr. A. St. John Adcock. ...

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  38. DAMAGES AGAINST CO-RESPONDENTS.

    Mr. Justice Gordon to-day made a decree nisi in terms of yesterday's verdict in the Cornish divorce suit and ordered the co-respondents, Smith and Macartney, to pay the amounts ...

    Article : 168 words
  39. HONOURING A RECRUIT.

    Mr. Bill Lewis, an employee of the firm of W. H. Wheatley, and who is well known and esteemed by people who have come in contact with him at the municipal sale yards and ...

    Article : 146 words
  40. TRIUMPHANT TRADITION.

    Tradition is only a symptom of deep-seated underlying instincts which will assert themselves so long as the race is vital.—Mr. Reginald Blomfield. ...

    Article : 29 words
  41. GERMAN NON-COMMITAL STATEMENT.

    A German official message states:—New English attacks on a wide front commenced after the recent artillery fire on both banks of the Scarpe. The enemy has lost eight aeroplanes ...

    Article : 63 words
  42. GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS.

    There will arise—they are shaping themselves even now—risks to be met as cruel as any that Hudson or Scott faced; dreams as world-wide as Columbus or Cecil Rhodes dreamed, to ...

    Article : 104 words
  43. British Transport Sunk.

    The British transport Arcadian, carrying troops, was torpedoed in the Eastern Mediterranean on 15th April, and sank in five minutes; 279 are missing, and are presumed to be ...

    Article : 40 words
  44. GAOL GOVERNOR MISSING.

    After completing his work last Sunday, Mr. James Quaine, the governor of Parramatta Gaol, went out for a walk and did not return. Mr. Quaine went about his duties as usual on Sunday, ...

    Article : 185 words
  45. THE JOY OF GARDENING.

    The reason why a man really loves his garden is because he likes to be extremely dirty.—Mr. Charles Garvice. ...

    Article : 27 words
  46. WHAT LIBRARIES ARE FOR.

    Libraries and bookshops are not institutions for the distribution, but for the limitation, of books.—Charles Marriott. ...

    Article : 20 words
  47. PROPOSED EXPORT OF POTATOES.

    During the present week there have been negotiations in Sydney concerning export of potatoes to England. At present the matter is only in its infancy, but a first shipment from ...

    Article : 92 words
  48. PRIESTS OF THE PRESS.

    When we are dealing with great communal interests a reporter may be the apostolic succession.—Mr. M. T. Forbes. ...

    Article : 23 words
  49. The Russians.

    A Russian official message states:—We repulsed an attack on a height 10 miles south-west of Ognot (Armenia), and defeated Turkish attempts to advance south-westward of ...

    Article : 71 words
  50. FARMING WITH BRAINS.

    Two things are essential to the success of agriculture—capital and brains. It makes me boil with anger when politicians talk as if no capacity was required on the part of the ...

    Article : 61 words
  51. EFFECT OF MICE PLAGUE.

    The mice plague throughout Victoria is playing havoc amongst all lines of fodder and grain. These pests are making it extremely difficult to secure oats in the country, hence the restricted ...

    Article : 83 words
  52. A MATTER OF TIME.

    The desire for better housing accommodation has grown rapidly, and if more time were given to it and less to football there is no reason why the domestic and social conditions of the ...

    Article : 46 words
  53. MICE DANGER.

    In connection with the mice plague which is doing so much damage and causing such discomfort, particularly in the southern country districts, a report reached Sydney on Thursday ...

    Article : 160 words
  54. Peace Terms.

    Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that demands for an indemnity are being re-raised in Germany. The newspapers published an appeal for "a German peace," signed by numerous ...

    Article : 75 words
  55. STOMACH MORE THAN THE SOUL.

    The working men are thinking much more of the stomach than of the soul. I think it is high time to tell the working man that he should have a stronger sense of his duties, not ...

    Article : 53 words
  56. FOR THE WAR CHEST.

    On Wednesday last Messrs. Wood and Co. sold a fat lamb donated by Mr. P. E. Shiel, of "Jersey Park," Inveralochy, on behalf of the War Chest Fund. The sum of £12 15/ was realised. ...

    Article : 457 words
  57. GOULBURN MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

    The monthly meeting of the committee was held on Thursday evening, the president (Mr. P. J. Meyer) in the chair. The hon. treasurer reported a debit balance of £239 14/6. Accounts ...

    Article : 56 words
  58. JUDGES AND CRITICISM.

    Free criticism of judges' verdicts has made the English Bench what it is.—Mr. Justice Darling. ...

    Article : 18 words
  59. Central Powers on Peace.

    London, May 3.—The "Berliner Tageblatt" says Germany demands a peace which will protect her economic interests abroad, whether in Antwerp, Yokohama, or Sydney. ...

    Article : 362 words
  60. RECRUITING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 words
  61. THE SUPER-TRAMP.

    There are perhaps only ten per cent. of bona fide working men who are tramping; the other ninety per cent. are very much in the category of the super-tramp, who loves to do everything ...

    Article : 193 words
  62. To Wipe out Jews.

    The Jewish Chronicle reliably learns that many thousands of Jews in Palestine are starving without the possibility of obtaining food and homes. Moreover, the Turkish Government ...

    Article : 86 words
  63. GUEANBEYAN.

    Word was received in Queanbeyan on Wednesday night by Rev. Mr. Finlayson that Sergt. E. F. Mayo, youngest son of Mrs. J. Mayo, of Queanbeyan, was killed in action in France on ...

    Article : 202 words
  64. HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 words
  65. The Submarine Menace.

    As a result of Mr. Lloyd-George's investigations in the Admiralty, drastic changes are proceeding. Sir John Jellicoe and the strategical experts will be freed from constructional ...

    Article : 64 words
  66. WOOL APPRAISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 words
  67. America's Share.

    New York, May 2.—The well-informed Washington correspondent of the New York World says that Marshal Joffre and M. Viviani have convinced the United States Government of ...

    Article : 106 words
  68. PERSONAL.

    At Thursday night's meeting of the committee of the Goulburn Mechanics' Institute the president (Mr. P. J. Meyer), on behalf of the members, extended his sympathy to Mr. A. ...

    Article : 86 words
  69. Italian Front.

    M. Marcel Hutin states that things are shaping for a great offensive on the Italian front. The Austro-Germans are again throwing out feelers on the Carso-Asiago plateau. It is ...

    Article : 53 words
  70. CROOKWELL TRAINS.

    Attention is invited to an advertisement else-where, notifying minor alterations in the Crookwell well train service. ...

    Article : 20 words
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