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  2. DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.

    The floods experienced at Bathurst are the highest and most destructive in the history of the district. Hundreds of people have been driven from their homes, houses ...

    Article : 110 words
  3. THE WORLD'S PEACE.

    President Wilson, speaking at Omaha yesterday, made an important reference to America's attitude to the war. "It is very important," he said, "that the ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. "HOW I PRAYED WITH THE KAISER."

    M. J. M. de Beaufort, who last spring carried out with consummate success one of the most daring enterprises of the war in the heart of the enemy's country, relates ...

    Article : 1,810 words
  5. A LULL ON THE SOMME

    General Haig states that between July 1 and September 30 the British on the Somme captured 29 heavy guns and heavy howitzers, 92 field guns and field howitze[?]s, 103 trench artillery pieces, and 397 machine guns. The British on Thursday inflicted losses on the enemy, and the French made progress near ...

    Article : 288 words
  6. NATIONAL SERVICE FIRST THREE DAYS' FIGURES

    During the first three days on which men have been enrolling at the various centres throughout the State, in accordance with the proclamation of the Governor-General, ...

    Article : 436 words
  7. TROUBLES OF RIVER SETTLERS.

    RENMARK, October 5.—The rising waters are flooding some of the main thoroughfares, making it inconvenient for settlers from some parts to get into the town ...

    Article : 226 words
  8. AMERICA'S NAVY.

    The United State new super-Dreadnoughts will be 850 ft. long, with a displacement of 35,000 tons and a speed of 32 to 35 knots, and will cost twenty million ...

    Article : 45 words
  9. THE BALKAN WAR

    In view of the lull on the Somme front interest is now concentrated in the Balkans, and particularly in the position o Roumania. The latest Bucharest telegrams ...

    Article : 787 words
  10. THE SOMME BATTLE

    General Sir Douglas Haig, in a dispatch published on Thursday evening, says:— "There was intermittent night shelling to the southward of the Anere. Our ...

    Article : 582 words
  11. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. THROWN FROM A PONY.

    Rita Shattock, the little daughter of Mr. George Shattock, was on her way to school, some few miles from her home, on a pony, which shied and threw her. Her foot was ...

    Article : 77 words
  12. THE CHINESE CRISIS.

    A message from Hongkong reports that Dr. Sun Yat Sen is heading a movement for a southern Republic, comprising Yunnan, Kiveichow, Szeehuen, Kwanghai, ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. AN OUTSPOKEN GERMAN. CRITICISES BOTH SIDES.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs states:—"A report by General Sixt von Arnim, the commander of the fourth German Army Corps against the British front on the Somme in July, the ...

    Article : 404 words
  14. HUGHIE MEHEGAN.

    At the Liverpool Stadium on Thursday night, in a boxing contest arranged for 15 rounds, Hughie Mehegan, former lightweight champion of Australia, who is now ...

    Article : 80 words
  15. A DISLOCATED ARM.

    On Tuesday, when at Ross Greek, a son of Mr. G. Mugg, aged 10 years, noticed a snake in front of him, and in endeavoring to avoid the reptile he fell, sustaining a ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. A MOTOR ACCIDENT.

    At daylight to-day Mr. Oscar [?], a Russian Finn, aged 65, was discovered at Geveston lying [?]n a pool of blood. He had his skull fractured, the frontal bone ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. INEXPERT SAFEBREAKERS.

    The safebreakers who visited Epping on Wednesday night and broke into three stores, at two of which they made unsuccessful efforts to open safes, raided Hornsby ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. ENROLMENTS.

    The aggregate results of the compulsory service enrolments up to to-night were repotted as [?]—examined 4,582, fit 1,901, unfit 1,854, doubtful 659, temporarily ...

    Article : 68 words
  19. PROTECTING WOMEN AND GIRLS.

    A deputation of the Women's Society today asked the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Colebatch) to appoint female patrols to protect women and girls during the s[?]ow ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. LEGISLATORS AND CLERGYMEN MUST REPORT.

    The Melbourne "Herald" writes:—Privileged in many ways, members of the Federal and State Parliaments of military age cannot under the War Service regulations ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. TREASON CHARGES.

    The Central Police Court to-day was crowded to hear the charges of treason Preferred against eleven men. Mr. McFarlane, S.M., presided. Mr. Bathgate, ...

    Article : 214 words
  22. TAXATION AND BREWERIES.

    A dispute has arisen between Foster's Brewing Company and the Commonwealth Commissioner of Taxation in regard to the decision of the latter not to allow the company to deduct from the ...

    Article : 137 words
  23. AUSTRIAN ARROGANCE. "CHASTISING" ROUMANIA.

    The war correspondent of the Vienn[?] "Zeit," in a telegram from the Austria[?] military headquarters, says:—"The impo[?] sible must not be expected on the ...

    Article : 156 words
  24. TRAINING RECRUITS.

    The following extracts are taken from a General Order issued by the State Military Commandant:—"Training of Persons called up under Defence Act, Part IV. said:— ...

    Article : 344 words
  25. NAVY CONTRACTS.

    At the City Court to-day the hearing was continued of the case in which Andrew Peacock, coppersmith, of Melbourne, was presented on two charges of false pretence[?] in connection with the ...

    Article : 232 words
  26. AMERICA AND JAPAN

    On Thursday a message was sent by wireless telegraphy from San Francisco to Japan, a distance of 5.800 miles across the ocean, as a preliminary to the inauguration ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. THE ZEPPELINS

    It transpires that von Mathy, commander of the Zeppelin which fell at Potters Bar, took part in previous raids in London, of which he gave a grotesque ...

    Article : 61 words
  28. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

    An official communique issued in Rome on Thursday says:—"We have repulsed repeated attacks on the southern side of the valley in the Colbricon region. The enemy ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. A WIDOW'S CLAIM.

    Julia O'Neill, widow of Francis James O'Neill, who recently died and left an estate valued at over £20,000 to two women, an illegitimate child, and/ his ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. Advertising

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  31. COMPANY DIRECTORS AND LEGISLATORS.

    Referring to the threat of the Legislative Council to hang up Government business, the Premier (Mr.Ryan) to-day foreshadowed the introduction of legisla ...

    Article : 96 words
  32. ATTACK ON A POLICESTATION.

    John Stephen flynn a prominent unionist, was to-day before the Police Court charged with riotous behaviour in Ar[?]ent-street on September 25. Evidence ...

    Article : 102 words
  33. FOUND DROWNED.

    The body of John James [?] Rourke, aged 54, was found floating near Princes wh[?] to-day. ...

    Article : 26 words
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