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  2. A MAMMOTH MAIL.

    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 ...

    Article : 653 words
  3. THE WAR 236th CASUALTY LIST

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,040 words
  4. Giving up Their Gold.

    Seven offices have been opened in Berlin for the collection of gold ornaments for the purpose of coinage, says a message from Copenhagen. A thousand ...

    Article : 64 words
  5. Swiss Cattle Available.

    Switzerland has a surplus of 80,000 cattle, but owing to bad harvests and dear fodder they will probably be sold in Germany. ...

    Article : 27 words
  6. Melting Down Bells.

    The German authorities have commandeered and melted down for munition-making 152 of the church bells in Bohemia. ...

    Article : 23 words
  7. German Slaves.

    The 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 words
  8. "Go Slow" Strike.

    The "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 words
  9. Swedish Ministry.

    M. 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 words
  10. Hides Taken Over.

    An 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 words
  11. DECIMAL COINAGE.

    The Washington Department of Commerce has learned that the British Government are endeavoring to introduce decimal coinage. The Imperial Chamber ...

    Article : 51 words
  12. On ACTIVE SERVICE.

    Advice 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 words
  13. A RUSSIAN POLE IN COURT.

    At 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 words
  14. INTER-STATE COMMISSION.

    The 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 words
  15. GUARDING SYDNEY'S WATER SUPPLY.

    At 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 words
  16. MORATORIUM AND MORTGAGES.

    The detailed regulations governing the general moratorium proclaimed by the Federal Government with regard to foreclosures and sales under mortgages in respect ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 words
  18. FINANCIAL NEWS. BANK STOCKS AND INVESTMENT SHARES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 words
  19. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrivals.—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 words
  20. A MINE GASSED.

    An 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 words
  21. CARRIAGE OF POSTAL MATTER.

    No 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 words
  22. CHEMICAL RESEARCH WORK.

    The 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 words
  23. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES.

    The 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 words
  24. BRISBANE WOOL SALES.

    Representative 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 words
  25. THE CALL TO ARMS.

    My boys have answered the call to arms, With comrades bold and true; They rally round the standard, The Red, White, and Blue. ...

    Article : 104 words
  26. DID MOTHER MEAN IT?

    On 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 ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,489 words
  28. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Wheat.—The market is stagnant. An Australian steamer pare[?] to London, end of September shipment, has been sold at 71/6 per qr., cf. & i. American Wheat. ...

    Article : 96 words
  29. SMOOTHING IT OVER.

    The 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 words
  30. HONORING SOLDIERS.

    HORNSDALE, 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 words
  31. THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

    A 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 words
  32. CHURCH UNION.

    Sir—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 words
  33. BOYS FOR THE HARVEST.

    Sir—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
  34. TRUE HOSPITALITY.

    "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 words
  35. THE CALL TO ARMS.

    At 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 words
  36. AN INSTITUTE AND SOLDIERS.

    The 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 ...

    Article : 71 words
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