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  2. WAR GOING WELL

    "The war is going well," said the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Bonar Law) at a luncheon to Sir Edward Morris, the Premier of Newfoundland, on Wednesday. "It has ...

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  3. GREEK CRISIS

    A message received from Athens on Wednesday night says:—"King Constantine has instructed M. Streit, a member of the former Venizelist Ministry, to approach M. ...

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  4. MAGNIFICENT FRENCH ADVANCE

    The French on Tuesday won a brilliant success to the north of the Somme, where they captured Bouchavesnee and the Bois l'Abbe Farm and broke the German communications. They also made progress near Verdun and dropped numerous bombs on German positions. The French are menacing Combles, and ...

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  5. GOVERNMENT FIREWOOD.

    The announcement in "The Advertiser' on Thursday morning, that in the past nearly £13,000 had been lost in connection with the Government wood business, ...

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  6. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

    An official communique published in Petrograd on Wednesday reports:— "In the region of Riga and Dvina there has been enemy air activity. ...

    Article : 156 words
  7. AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR

    According to Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, the cost of taking the referendum on the question of military service for the term of the war outside the ...

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  8. CONSCRIPTION.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), in the House of Representatives to-day, told Mr. Bruce Smith that all restrictions on the discussion of conscription had been ...

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  9. CITIZEN FORCES.

    The Minister of the Navy (Mr. Jensen), in the House of Representatives to-day, told Mr. Fenton that the total number of citizen forces were 70,154 (of whom 22,750 ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. MUST BE SIGNED.

    All articles published in the press, and pamphlets on the conscription issue, must be signed by the writers after Monday next, on which day the writ for the ...

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  11. THE BALKAN WAR

    The War Office on Wednesday issued the following dispatch from Salonika:— "Only patrol encounters have occurred to the east of the Struma. There is dual ...

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  12. AGAINST CONSCRIPTION.

    At a special meeting of the Sydney Wharf Laborers' Union, to consider the question of conscription to-day, about 3,000 were present, and a motion was carried ...

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  13. "LAST DAY FOR VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT."

    Senator Ferricks drew attention in the Senate to-day to placards issued by the recruiting committee at Malvern, ending— "Do not wait for conscription. Be a ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. THE SOMME BATTLE

    An official communique issued in Paris on Wednesday afternoon says:—"We have won a notable success to the north of the Somme. We have captured Bouchavesnes ...

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  15. PREPARING THE ROLLS.

    As soon as the date for taking the referendum on the issue of national service abroad was decided upon the Commonwealth Electoral Office set about having the rolls ...

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  16. WAR IN THE AIR

    Lord Montagu of Beaudieu states that the latest type of British aeroplane has already brought down 27 Fokkers. For weeks at a time no German aeroplane has flown over ...

    Article : 148 words
  17. THE REFERENDUM ARRANGEMENTS.

    Questions relating to Australia's part in the war were asked in the House of Assembly on Thursday. Mr Ryan directed attention to a report ...

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  18. SPLIT IN THE FEDERAL CABINET

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), in the House of Representatives to-day, announced the resignation of Mr. Tudor as Minister of Customs. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. BRILLIANT FRENCHMEN

    The French attacks on Tuesday were the most brilliant yet achieved on the Somme. For the first time since trench warfare was firmly established in the ...

    Article : 528 words
  20. ITALIAN PROGRESS

    An official communique published in Rome on Wednesday night reports:—We repulsed attacks to the east of Griso and the Zara Valley. Our Alpine troops won ...

    Article : 125 words
  21. NATIONAL SERVICE RACEGOERS INSPECTED.

    The police and the military authorities stopped all the visitors to the Newmarket race meeting on Wednesday. An inspection which lasted an hour netted two ...

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  22. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the debate was resumed on the second reading of the Capital Punishment Abolition Bill. Mr. Appel said the Government ...

    Article : 91 words
  23. THE REPATRIATION FUND.

    Messages from Dubbo and Tamworth state that the committees responsible for carrying out the repatriation scheme both advocate the direct taxation method of ...

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  24. A GERMAN DEPORTED FROM JAPAN.

    News brought from Japan by the steamer St. Albans states that Dr. Ichiki, Minister of Home Affairs at Yokohama, has issued an order for the deportation of ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

    The Inter-State Commerce Commission reports that the total American railway earning? for the past fiscal year were 1,176,000,000 dollars, and the gain was 26.6 ...

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  26. MR. G. DANKEL, M.H.R.

    Mr. G. Dankel, member for Boothby in the House of Representatives, who was born in Germany and renounced his nationality 36 years ago and secured British ...

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  27. SIR E. SHACKLETON.

    Sir Ernest Shackleton will travel to Valparaiso in the steamer Yelcho, and will thence proceed to Santiago to thank the President of Chili for his aid. He will ...

    Article : 49 words
  28. Advertising

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  29. MILITARY SECRETARY.

    To cope with the increased duties in the Defence Department it has been found necessary to appoint an extra member to the Military Board, who will be designated ...

    Article : 130 words
  30. REJECTED MEN.

    The military authorities in Victoria have decide to relexamine men rejected during tho last three months or since July, 1916 Colonel Cuscaden, the principal medical ...

    Article : 93 words
  31. A SHIPPING TROUBLE.

    A controversy has arisen between the Merchant Service Guild and certain coastal steamship companies. The guild said the secretary (Captain Lawrence) yesterday had asked the New South ...

    Article : 220 words
  32. MUNITION WORKS IN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Fleming, in the House of Representatives to-day, during the debate on the Referendum Bill, said it was no wonder Australia had failed so badly as regarded ...

    Article : 68 words
  33. THE PRICE OF TIN PLATES.

    It is declared by proclamation in to-day's "Gazette" that tinplates are a necessary commodity for the purposes of enquiry by the Federal Prices Regulation Board. ...

    Article : 36 words
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