The staff of the Adelaide G.P.O. has had a herculean task during the last few days in handling the Christmas mail for dispatch by the R.M.S. Morea to the soldiers ...
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Article : 27 wordsThe German authorities have commandeered and melted down for munition-making 152 of the church bells in Bohemia. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Germans have repatriated the first batch of the French women abducted from Lille after their employment in agriculture and laundry work on the Western front. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe "go slow" strike on the Great Western railway has ended, as the ring[?]eaders learned they were in danger of prosecution under the Defence of the Realm Act. The ...
Article : 50 wordsM. Hammarskjold, the Swedish Premier, is about to resign. M. Wallenberg, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is expected to succeed him, favors the ...
Article : 37 wordsAn official announcement has been made that except hides not needed for the manufacture of leather, the Army Council will take over all hides ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Washington Department of Commerce has learned that the British Government are endeavoring to introduce decimal coinage. The Imperial Chamber ...
Article : 51 wordsAdvice has been received that Lieutenant J. Pattson, of Glas[?]one-road, MileEnd, has been wounded i action. Private Frank Smith has sent to his ...
Article : 1,086 wordsAt the Newcastle Police Court to-day Lazor Nirenztan, known as Louis Lazarus, was charged that, being a subject of the German Emperor, he had failed to report ...
Article : 104 wordsThe report of the chief inter-State Commissioner on the dried fruit industry, in which strong comment was made regarding the system of marketing and ...
Article : 100 wordsAt a meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board to-day the president (Mr. Milner) said in view of certain statement's made about the I.W.W. it would be necessary to ...
Article : 76 wordsThe detailed regulations governing the general moratorium proclaimed by the Federal Government with regard to foreclosures and sales under mortgages in respect ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 wordsArrivals.—At Plymouth—Orient mail steamer Omrah from Adelaide September 1. At Bat[?] via—steamer Bia, from Newcastle Septemb[?]r 1[?]. Departures—For Melbourne steamer Nikko Mar[?] ...
Article : 699 wordsAn inflow of gas from the old fire workings of the Proprietary mine into the Block 14 mine has caused work to be suspended on the latter since Monday. Although ...
Article : 64 wordsNo date has been fixed for beginning the arbitration proceedings to determine the rates to be charged by the railways of the different States for the carriage ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Premier to-day said the Prime Minister had accepted the offer of the chemists' branch of the Department of Agriculture to undertake chemical research work during ...
Article : 41 wordsThe wool sales were continued to-day, when 5,[?]00 bales were submitted. The se[?]tion was only fair, and competition was again keen. The top price was 22d. for greasy. Of scoured a ...
Article : 44 wordsRepresentative catalogues were offered at the first day of the Brisbane wool sales on Tuesday. The wool comprised a fairly good selection. There was general ...
Article : 275 wordsMy boys have answered the call to arms, With comrades bold and true; They rally round the standard, The Red, White, and Blue. ...
Article : 104 wordsOn making his first call at the house of a parishioner a newly-appointed vicar took the little daughter of the house [?]n his arms to kiss her. The child refused to be ...
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Article : 96 wordsThe Complainant—"You see, your Worship, 1 was a little too happy, as you might say, when I went home, and me wife was ironin[?] We had had a word or ...
Article : 92 wordsHORNSDALE, October 17.—A social was held on Friday evening to say farewell to Private C. Lea[?]y, who is leaving for the front. He was presented with a wrist[?]et watch by his Hornsdale ...
Article : 197 wordsA picnic party of girls from a provincial town were strolling along a country lane when suddenly they all stopped with gasps and cries of delight. ...
Article : 113 wordsSir—I agree with the Rev. J. E. James, B.D., the able chairman of the Congregational Union, that some further attempt should be made to secure the closer union ...
Article : 382 wordsSir—In your columns of to-day appears a letter from "W. D. Cowley," of course objecting to the action of the A.W.U. in preventing the schoolboys from being used ...
Article : 109 words"I say, will you dine with us to-morrow?" invited Mr. Ritches, famed more for solid cash than for schooling. "I'd have liked to," said the blase society ...
Article : 54 wordsAt the Exhibition Recruiting Depot on Wednesday 9 volunteers for active service were examined, of whom 6 were accepted, 2 were unfit, and 1 was deferred. ...
Article : 172 wordsThe committee of the Kensington and Norwood Institute has decided to make returned soldiers, on application, hon[?]rary members of the institute for such period, up to twelve months, as ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Thu 19 Oct 1916, Page 8
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