As the annual football match between Newington College and the King's School, on the grounds of the former, fell on Empire Day, advantage was taken of the occasion ...
Article : 578 wordsA semi-official report states: The battle of Verdun is becoming more bitter, and the latest phases are favourable. Furious counter-attacks along the whole of our ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Premiers' Conference was resumed this morning, the president (Mr. Vaughan) taking the chair at 10 a.m. The first subject discussed was that of the renewal of loans from ...
Article : 1,341 wordsOne hundred and thirty-two men volunteered at Victoria Barracks yesterday. Eighty-nine were accepted. There was a fairly good muster at the ...
Article : 266 wordsIn reply to a correspondent, who complains that only four booths will be provided in King Division for polling on the early closing referendum, the Chief Secretary states he is ...
Article : 64 wordsAll interesting paper on "The Social Problem and the Christian Conscience" was read by Mr. Frank E. Pulsford at the Australasian Congregational Union ...
Article : 313 words"The Industrial war is looming before us, and it will reach an acute stage after the war of nations has ceased," said Sir William M'Millan, ex-president of the British Empire ...
Article : 657 wordsA meeting of the supportors of 6 o'clock closing of hotels was held at the dinner hour yesterday in the Fruit Exchange, off Bathurst-street. ...
Article : 68 wordsThere was a good muster of the citizens of Balmain last night in the Central Hall, when a demonstration was conducted in favour of the closing of hotel bars at 6 o'clock. ...
Article : 146 wordsThe country recruits for the seven days up to and including May 20 totalled 913. ...
Article : 19 wordsIn honour of Empire Day, an entertainment and tea was given to the children of the Ragged School yesterday by Mrs. D. J. Monk. Archdeacon Boyce presided. ...
Article : 111 wordsA semi-official report states: The Austrian offensive in the Trentino, coupled with Germany's fierce onslaught on the Verdun front, is interpreted as a resolute ...
Article : 84 wordsIn Victoria to-day 146 men offered themselves for active service, but only half of that number were accepted. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe manifesto published in yesterday's issue under the heading of "Churches United," and signed by representatives of the various churches, should have contained the name of ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is stated by the military authorities that the next ot kin of soldiers at the front should, whenever they change their address, immediately advise the officer in charge of base ...
Article : 66 wordsA brief but impressive service was held at St. Andrew's Cathedral at midday yester[?] on the occasion of the unveiling of an [?]nour board to those members of the ...
Article : 448 wordsDr. Long, Bishop of Bathurst, addressed [?] meeting at the Central Hall to-day in advocacy of 6 o'clock closing. He said the station master at Sydney Railway Station had ...
Article : 113 wordsThe employees of the Government Printing Office who have gone to the war total 117, and yesterday a roll of honour, on which all their names were inscribed, was unveiled by Mr. ...
Article : 245 wordsA provisional agreement has been made for the amalgamation of the interests of the Cunard line and Commonwealth and Dominion line. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe headquarters for each of the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force will at present be in Egypt. They will be known as the A.I.F. ...
Article : 124 wordsThe "Vossiche Zeitung" says that the Reichstag will shortly be asked to vote a credit of £500,000,000 sterling. ...
Article : 29 wordsSir,—Through the columns of your widely-circulating paper I would like to hear the views of our Catholic people why no practical interest is taken in regard to the early closing ...
Article : 116 words"M.B."—What we stated was for two children. The amount paid to you fortnightly for yourself and one child—£4 1s 1d—is perfectly correct. "Recruit."—You do not say if you are already in ...
Article : 184 wordsWireless advices state that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has urgently appealed for Austro-German reinforcements, declaring that the Bulgarian ...
Article : 42 wordsA fatal accident occurred at the Darling Harbour goods yard yesterday, the victim being a carter named Percy Wheway," married, lately living at 348 Young-street, ...
Article : 80 wordsA gathering of buyers and selling agents celebrated Empire Day at the conclusion of the sales at the Alexandria Goods Sheds. Mr. A. S. Bach, of Dalton Bros., emphasised the ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—Please allow me space in your valuable columns to say a few words re the above I was in Canada a few years back and in Toronto, Ontario. The hotels were all ...
Article : 371 wordsThe Czar, accompanied by the Czarina and Czarevitch, reviewed the troops in Bessarabia and proceeded to Odessa. ...
Article : 25 wordsMr. T. J. Ryan (Premier of Queensland) had a long interview to-day with the Governor of the Bank of England. Several important matters were discussed. ...
Article : 35 wordsWord has been received that Private W. D. Watson, whose mother resides at N[?]w[?]ndoc, has been killed in action in France. Prior to enlisting the young soldier was ...
Article : 99 wordsA magisterial inquiry into the death of John Fitzgerald. 33 years of ago, an able seaman, was conducted by the City Coroner, Mr. H. S. Hawkins, at the City ...
Article : 98 wordsA Paris message states that the Archbishop of Canterbury conducted drumhead services at the front. ...
Article : 21 wordsA protest against the action of the Education Department in partly discontinuing the usual celebration of Empire Day by the Public schools was made by Sir William M'Millan ...
Article : 102 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company's May and June mail steamers will proceed to Wellington via the Panama Canal. ...
Article : 28 wordsA national war service was held in St. James's Hall last night, under the auspices of the New South Wales division of the Australasian League of Honour. Mr. Justice ...
Article : 362 wordsThe Congregational Union Assembly resumed its sittings to-day. The Rev. W. Lewis presided. A paper on home missions and the pressing need for home evangelists was read ...
Article : 237 wordsThe following appointments to the Public Service were confirmed at a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday:—Mr. C. H. Hay, as Secretary and P[?] manent Head, Premier's Department; Dr. K. A. ...
Article : 114 wordsThomas Hardy, 57, who lives in Illawarraroad, Marrickville, had his right hand caught in a circular saw whilst working at Hillyard's coach factory, Parramatta-road, ...
Article : 51 wordsAn application has been lodged by the Railway and Tramway Officers' Association for a variation of the railway salaried officers' award. One of the matters included in the ...
Article : 319 wordsEmpire Day was celebrated at Liverpool Camp last night by a stirring lecture and the presentation of illustrated lantern slides taken on the spot by Major Milne and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 144 wordsFrank Powell, aged about 35 years, was found lying unconscious in a room at 290 Elizabeth-street, where he boarded, about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Poison had been injected ...
Article : 51 wordsThe special committee appointed by the Premiers' Conference on Tuesday to devise a scheme for facilitating the employment of returned soldiers after the war to-day ...
Article : 522 wordsEmpire Day was celebrated to-day in all the State schools in Victoria. The Governor and Lady Stanley attended a special Empire service at St. Paul's Cathedral. ...
Article : 31 wordsOn Saturday night week at Mount Morgan Mrs. Jackson was assaulted. She was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull, Harry Martin was charged with ...
Article : 83 wordsEmpir[?] Day was celebrated with enthusiasm in South Australia to-day. ...
Article : 13 wordsSir,—It is amatter deeply to be regretted that the Government took the stand it did relative to the observance of Empire Day, and many of us hoped that the course you ...
Article : 271 wordsJessie Sly, 16, was severely burned at the residence of Mr. P. M'Garry on Monday, through her dress catching [?]. e. She was admitted to the hospital in a very serious state. ...
Article : 38 wordsEmpire Day was celebrated at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, yesterday morning by an address in chapel by Mr. R. Windeyer, who dealt with the subject ...
Article : 70 wordsThe delegate board of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association to-day decided that delegates should address members ot the respective lodges to-morrow, on the subject of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsMrs. Wright, of Linnwood, was thrown from her sulky while driving to Seven Hills railway station, and sustained a dislocated arm and leg. Miss Wright, who was also ...
Article : 42 wordsAt the City Court the Medical Board proceeded against H. Kugelman, the well-know[?] herbalist, on a charge of having advertised, on May 6, that he was willing to give medical ...
Article : 87 wordsA meeting under the auspices of the Voluntary Workers' Association was held at Waverley Town Hall last night. Dr. Lamrock (Mayor) occupied the chair, and it was decided ...
Article : 176 wordsThe pupils of the Sydney Grammar School were briefly addressed by Professor M. W. MacCallum. He pointed out how the real meaning of Empire Day had been ...
Article : 124 wordsA sentence of two years' imprisonment imposed by Judge Moule, at the Bendigo General Sessions yesterday, in a case of shop-breaking, was suspended on the accused ...
Article : 59 wordsSitting in private to-day, the Forestry Conference considered the foundation o[?] an Australian School of Forestry, as suggested by his Excellency the Governor-General. Mr. ...
Article : 99 wordsConservatorium: Sydney Madrigal Society, [?] St. James's Hall: Miss Lois Zucker's Concert, [?] Theatre Royal: "Birth of a Nation," [?] and [?]. Her Majesty's Theatre: "Mother Goose," 7.45. ...
Article : 92 wordsThe day was celebrated at the day school connected with St. Paul's Church, Redfern. The proceedings were opened with appropriate prayers, and there was an excellent programme ...
Article : 80 wordsIn reply to questions asked in the Legislative Assembly regarding the action of the Government towards the dependents of interned enemy subjects, who were in need of ...
Article : 173 wordsAt the police court this morning four s[?] diers were fined £1 or seven days' imprisonment, and two others 10/ or three days, for riding on the trams without paying their ...
Article : 56 wordsA Frenchman named D[?]rrien Desere died in the Newcastle Hospital last night from the effects of a knife wound which he received from a fellow countryman named Guillaume ...
Article : 109 wordsThe dispute in the pastoral industry has assumed a peculiar phase. In the central and northern division, negotiations on behalf of the pastoralists were conducted by an ...
Article : 97 wordsMr. Morris, secretary of the Waterside Workers' Association, in the Arbitration Court to-day advised Mr. Justice Higgins that the parties in the case before the Court ...
Article : 86 wordsAt a special summons meeting of the United Clerks' Union last night a motion that the position of secretary be declared vacant was defeated on the [?]asting vote of the ...
Article : 87 words[?] andwick S. P. School an honour board was unveiled by Mr. David Storey. The board contains about 100 names of old boys and teachers of the school who have gone to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 25 May 1916, Page 10
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