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  2. THE TROOPS.

    At Liverpool yesterday the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, under Col. C. F. Cox, C.B., had their first review. Considering that many of the horses were young and ...

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  3. CITIZEN DUTY.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has issued the following statement, which has been communicated to each State Commandant: ...

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  4. GERMANY'S PETROL SUPPLY.

    In view of the part that petrol plays in this war, Germany must by this time be experiencing considerable difficulty in maintaining her supplies. She was, when hostilities broke ...

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  5. INTERNED STEAMERS.

    In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Catta (N.S W.) asked the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Tudor) whether he had any further information regarding the ...

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  6. FEDERAL SESSION.

    Mr. Thomas (N.S.W.) was informed by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Tudor) that he had not heard of any arrangements having been made by the Federal Government ...

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  7. COLONIAL WINE AWARDS.

    At the Brewers' Exhibition the colonial wins competitions attracted 130 entries, of which 100 were from New South Wales, l8 from South Australia, and 5 from Victoria. ...

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  8. SHIPPERS' TROUBLES.

    About 700,000 carcases of meat and between 11,000 and 12,000 tons of butter are now stored in the cool stores of the metropolis, awaiting shipment. The difficulty that confronts ...

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  9. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The Speaker was called upon in the Legislative Assembly when it met yesterday to say whether a notice of motion, which appeared on the business paper, and which the ...

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  10. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 words
  11. WAR RATES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  12. STEAMER FIRES.

    When the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) had his attention drawn to the burning of the steamer Norfolk and the outbreak of fire on the steamer Orteric at Melbourne, ...

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  13. FOOD FUND.

    Amount already acknowledged, £66,167/11/0; Sydney Grammar School staff, 2nd donation, £15; Master Builders, Brickmakers, and Allied Trades' War Fund, 2nd instalment, £1000; Newcastle Chamber of ...

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  14. BELGIAN FUND.

    [?] Wattceuw, Consul for Belgium, 14 Castlereaghstreet. advises that amount received to date is £70,959/6/10. New South Wales contributions to date, £50,300/[?]/7; Queensland contributions to date, ...

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  15. CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Rachel Halstead, 61, who had lived with her husband in Holden-street, Ashfield, was found dead on Wednesday in a foot of water off King-street, Canterbury. ...

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  16. SOME EXAGGERATIONS.

    Whilst nothing can explain away the atrocities committed by the Germans in Belgium, as set forth by the official Belgian Commission, it is gratifying to find that some at ...

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  17. FOR THE BERRIMA BOYS.

    A correspondent writes:—"Will you please make an appeal on behalf of the Berrima boys at Rabaul, so that they may have a pleasant Christmas? Captain Brownlow, of Garden ...

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  18. MOTORING ACCIDENT.

    As Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cuthbert and family of three children were returning from West Wyalong to their home the motor car struck a tree. Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert ...

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  19. BLASTING ACCIDENT.

    A farm hand, Paul Mouchemore, was the victim of a peculiar accident in the Denmark district, near Albany. He was examining clay holes bored in a tree for dynamite, and, ...

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  20. A CASE FOR SEARCHING INQUIRY.

    Sir,—I have read the letter of Alex. Wilson in your issue of to-day under the above heading with little surprise, but great indignation and disgust. When the State ...

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  21. A VALUABLE ASSET.

    Mr. J. M. C. Forsayth, of Neutral Bay, who has just returned from a tour abroad, is elated over the securing of German New Guinea. ...

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  22. ENEMY SUBJECTS.

    The case in which the master, Berend Voss, of the German steamer Osnabruck (seized by the Commonwealth authorities since the outbreak of the war), applied to the ...

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  23. FISHERMEN'S ADVENTURE.

    Four men, named Price, Lacey, Williams, and Ashford, of Woonona, went out fishing from Bellambi beach. On returning through the surf to the short a heavy swell was running, ...

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  24. COUNCILLOR ARRESTED.

    It was reported yesterday that on the arrival of the Navua at Auckland from Samoa on Monday Mr. Gaudin, a member of the auckland City Council, who was a passenger, was ...

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  25. FIRE AT WALCHA.

    The School of Arts was destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The building stands by itself, and when the flames were first noticed ...

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  26. AFTERNOON SHIFT.

    A conference took place in Sydney yesterday between representatives of the Hebburn colliery and the executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation. It was ...

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  27. TELEPHONE OPERATORS.

    The girls employed as telephone operators at the General Post Office hold a meeting on Wednesday, when a motion was carried to form a union. A provisional committee was ...

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  28. LATE SHIPPING.

    WILSON'S PROMONTORY (426m).—Passed: Nov. 12, Essex, s, 1.20 a.m., Peregrine, s, 4.45 a.m., Altons, s, 7.40 a.m., Monaro, s, 12.53 p.m. outward. MELBOURNE (576m).—Arr: Nov. 12, Kanowna, s, ...

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  29. DISASTROUS HAILSTORM.

    On Tuesday last a heavy fall of hall, accompanied by torrential rain, fell, one inch and a half being registered in less than an hour. Fortunately, the area affected by the ...

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  30. THE RAIDS.

    At the request of the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Cook), the Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) made a statement in the House of Representatives this afternoon concerning the ...

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  31. SYDNEY'S LACK OF PATRIOTISM

    Sir,—Under the above heading I noticed your correspondent, signing "An Australian," deplores the lack of patriotism shown by the people of Sydney at the success of the ...

    Article : 149 words
  32. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 words
  33. FIRE ON THE URILLA.

    The officer in charge of the signal station at Double Islnnd Point telephoned to Mr. E. B. Wareham, Queensland Inspector for the Adelaide Steamship Company, that the ...

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  34. FAIR RENTS BILL.

    A letter from the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Hoyle), in reply to a request of the Labour Couucil of New South Wales that the Fair Rents Bill should be proceeded with at the ...

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  35. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) informed Senator Blakey (Vic.) that 31 members of the First Expeditionary Force had been discharged, because ...

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  36. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Under the above headihg, "An Australian," writing in to-day's issue deplores tho "lack of patriotic appreciation shown by the citizens, etc.," in connection with the ...

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  37. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  38. SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

    Erich Frederick Albert Wengatz, 29, a naturalised German, who had been in the State about six years, was accidentally killed while wallaby shooting at Glennie's Creek ...

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  39. KILLED IN EAST AFRICA.

    Mr. Alexander Dalglish, or Pomeroy, has received a cable stating that William Dalglish Bellasis, step-brother of Mr. Dalglish, was killed during fighting in East Africa. Mr. ...

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  40. CHANGING NAMES.

    A number of Germans have since the war broke out called at the Registrar-General's office with the object of taking steps to change their names for British ones. The ...

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  41. TRAGEDY IN MELBOURNE.

    A tragedy occurred at a boarding-house in Fitzroy-street, St. Kilda, this morning, when William White, aged 49 years, employed as a handyman, shot Agnes ...

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  42. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir.—It would be difficult to find a more complete outburst of jingoistic sentiment than that displayed by your correspondent "An Australian" in your issue of the 12th inst. ...

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  43. KETCH WRECKED.

    News was received in Sydney yesterday from King Island that the ketch Bronzewing had been wrecked near the entrance of the Fraser River. ...

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  44. WOOL SALES.

    At the Christchurch wool sales there was a large attendance. Bright, lustrous wool showed an advance of 1d to 1½d; half-bred made 9½d to 14½d; three-quarter bred, 8½d to ...

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  45. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's Theatre: "lolanthe," 8. Crieterion Theatre: "Seven Keys to Baldpate," 8. Palace Theatre: "The Bold Sojer Boy," 8. Adelphi Theatre: "The Kelly Gang," 8. ...

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  46. FIRE ON TRAIN.

    The breakvan attached to the Forbes mail was destroyed by fire this morning while the train was standing at the platform at Rydal station. A few minutes after the train ...

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  47. WHEAT AND BRAN.

    A substantial increase in the maximum prices of whent, bran, and pollard, has been recommended by the Prices of Foods Board to the State Ministry. The report of the ...

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  48. MOTOR CAR BURNED.

    A motor car belonging to Mr. James Ward caught fire on the Baw Baw road yesterday, and was destroyed. It was only partly insured. ...

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  49. COCOS ISLAND.

    Mr. A. B. Skottowe, superintendent of the sydney station of the Eastern and Extension Company, Limited, has been informed that communication with Cocos Island has been ...

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