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  2. VICTORIA.

    The will of the late Mr. Archibald Currie, shipowner, of Melbourne, has been lodged for probate. He left property valued at £330,000 to his relatives, less ...

    Article : 133 words
  3. BATHERS IN DANGER.

    Five members of the defence force in camp at Fort Scratchley had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday morning, and they were only rescued with some ...

    Article : 621 words
  4. THE FACTOR OF WASTAGE.

    Speculation has been rife since the war began upon the probable duration of the struggles, and various lines of argument have been followed. Estimates have been ...

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  5. IMPERIAL FEDERATION.

    Many newspapers interpret the recent statements of Mr. Borden, the Prime Minister, as a substantial declaration in favour of some form of organic ...

    Article : 92 words
  6. RUSSIA'S PROGRESS.

    A communique states: Artillery and rifle fire has continued on the left bank of the Vistule, and there have been isolated encounters near Bollmoff, on the ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. MATTERS IN BRITAIN.

    Major E. B. Hankey, of the Worcestershires, formerly aide-de-camp to the Governor of West Australia, has been wounded. ...

    Article : 135 words
  8. THE WAR.

    The latest communique states:—We captured a quarry on Monday night, near the Junction of the Rouvrois, Saint Mihiel, and Maizey roads, also trenches in the ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. J. H. Robertson, the Queensland Commissioner to the Panama Exposition, was accorded a send-off by the members of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce ...

    Article : 101 words
  10. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A Berlin communique states: The position is unchanged in East Prussia and North Poland. We are progressing on the Bzura and ...

    Article : 38 words
  11. FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

    The floods in the Thames Valley are the greatest known for twenty years. Thousands of residents of Maidenhead, twenty-six miles west of London, are ...

    Article : 59 words
  12. ENTHUSIASM IN CANADA.

    There is great recruiting enthusiasm in Canada. There are 125,000 men now in training, while recruiting for the third contingent ...

    Article : 34 words
  13. TURKISH DEFEAT.

    A communique reported that the Turkish defeat at Sarykamish, in the Caucasus, was complete, and the Ninth Turkish Army Corps annihilated. ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. DEATH OF MR. W. STRUTT.

    The death is announced of Mr. William Strutt, the well-known painter. He was born at Teignmouth, Devonshire, and was the grandson of the once ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. CARDINAL BOURNE.

    Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster, gave an audience to Colonel Ahearne, of Townville, Queensland. The Cardinal expressed himself as keenly ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    An extensive fire occurred early this morning on the premises of Mr. W. R. Langsford, confectioner, in Currie-street, used as a bulk store, which contained ...

    Article : 137 words
  17. GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESSES.

    A Berlin communique claims minor successes north of Arras. It states that French attacks on [?] Argonne were repulsed. ...

    Article : 26 words
  18. BATTLE OF STEINBACH.

    The German Commander at Steinbach, replying to a French member of Parliament on December 31st, said he did not regard himself as surrounded. The ...

    Article : 327 words
  19. SPY IN EGYPT.

    Almay Abdullah, a Soudanese, Envor Boy’s chief spy, has been arrested on a charge of endeavouring to seduce Egyptian soldiers from their duty. ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. TURKS FOUGHT BRAVELY.

    The Turks fought bravely, and held Sarykamish resolutely. They made frequent bayonet sorties. Even the wounded continued firing after they were struck ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. PANAMA CANAL.

    Extensive land slides, with a prospect of more, are blocking the Panama Canal to warships of the Dreadnought class until spring. ...

    Article : 52 words
  22. MATTERS IN SYDNEY

    The Germans who surrendered at Herbertshohe to the victorious Australian forces will leave Australia for Germany on January 16, their passages having ...

    Article : 440 words
  23. CITRUS FRUIT IN SICILY

    Mr. George Valder, State Director of Agriculture, has received a copy of the British Consular report for the year 1913 on the trade and commerce of Sielly. ...

    Article : 622 words
  24. TRADE WITH THE ENEMY.

    Indra Khand, of Gunput, Roy and Company, has been sentenced to eighteen months’ rigorous imprisonment, and a fine of 1000 rupees, for selling mica to ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. LOCAL OPTION.

    The local option party failed to win a single town in Ontario. The final figures show that there are 541 dry municipalities, out of a total of ...

    Article : 32 words
  26. CONSPIRACY IN AMERICA.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that the New York secret service states that an attache of the German Embassy is compromised in the ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. AMERICA AND THE WAR.

    As the war proceeds, and new stories reach this country of Germany's ruthless methods, sympathy with the cause of the Allies becomes more marked and ...

    Article : 786 words
  28. THE CORONEL ACTION.

    M. Verbruggen publishes in the Santiago do Chile newspaper "La Patrie" a German clergyman's interview with a German officer after the Coronel action. ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. AMERICAN TRADE.

    The Ship Purchase Bill authorises the Government to spend £6,000,000 upon the purchase or construction of vessels for foreign trade. ...

    Article : 42 words
  30. A RAILWAY EXPERT'S TRAVELS.

    Mr. M. E. Kernot, Chief Engineer of Railway Construction in Victoria, has returned to Melbourne, after a nine months' tour of Europe and America. ...

    Article : 337 words
  31. FAILURE IN AMERICA.

    The American Round Bale Press Company, a large cotton concern, has failed owing to the paralysis of the cotton trade. ...

    Article : 37 words
  32. MEXICAN REVOLT.

    The "New York Times" states that Great Britain has protested to the United States regarding conditions in Mexico, and the interference with British property, ...

    Article : 58 words
  33. FIGHTING IN AFRICA.

    Two German aeroplanes bombarded the British trenches near Luderltzbucht, and also the railway, but did no harm. ...

    Article : 13 words
  34. GERMAN SOLDIERS SHOT.

    The Germans shot 30 men of the Landsturm in a public square in Steinbach, because they were irresolute in the face of the enemy. ...

    Article : 60 words
  35. COTTON DIFFICULTY.

    The Government of India has been considering possible action in connection with the cotton situation for some time past, and recently convened a conference at ...

    Article : 294 words
  36. JAPAN'S WORK.

    The Japanese Admiralty has issued a statement regarding the progress of the operations of the navy as follows:— In the beginning of August, when ...

    Article : 939 words
  37. STATE COALMINES.

    The inquiries concerning suitable sites for State coal mines are being continued in the southern and northern districts, a site having been practically decided on in ...

    Article : 217 words
  38. GERMAN AEROPLANES.

    A correspondent of the New York "Times" interviewed the chief of the German aeroplane squadron, who is eagerly awaiting orders to raid England. ...

    Article : 58 words
  39. SHEEPSKIN WAISTCOAT FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  40. A CARDINAL ARRESTED.

    Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, has been arrested. The Germans in Belgium are angry with the cardinal over his pronouncement in a ...

    Article : 90 words
  41. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

    The championship swimming carnival was continued at the Domain Baths to-night. The principal attraction was the 440 yards championship of New South ...

    Article : 297 words
  42. NEATH COLLIERY.

    Chief-inspector Atkinson, Inspector Hutton, Messrs, Clem Jones, manager of the colliery, Mr. J. Jeffries, superintendent of the Abermain collieries, and Mr. ...

    Article : 174 words
  43. WAR FOOD FUND.

    The secretary Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has received the following additional contribution to the above fund:— Amount previously acknowledged— ...

    Article : 52 words
  44. BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

    The United States Government has decided to certify the exact contents of American cargoes before they leave port. This is expected to simplify the task ...

    Article : 93 words
  45. GERMAN BARBARISM.

    The "Telegraaf" has secured the investigations of a Dutchman who visited a hundred towns and villages following the German advance to Brussels and Antwerp. ...

    Article : 55 words
  46. BOOLAROO.

    The postponed annual meeting of shareholders of the Boolaroo Co-operative Society was held in the Sulphide Hall on Monday evening. Mr. T. G. Butterworth ...

    Article : 289 words
  47. THE WHEAT TRADE.

    "I paid my first official visit to the Wheat Acquisition Board to-day, and am very pleased indeed with its workings," said Mr. W. G. Ashford Minister for ...

    Article : 278 words
  48. PROTECTION OF CUXHAVEN.

    The Germans are taking elaborate precautions to prevent a repetition of the Cuxhaven, raid, and are establishing many new observation points. ...

    Article : 54 words
  49. GERMAN UNTRUTH.

    Before the Foreign Relations Committee of Congress, Congressman Bartholdt asserted that Canadian troops had infringed United States neutrality by crossing ...

    Article : 83 words
  50. ABERMAIN NO 2.

    Work at Abermain No. 2 has not been resumed this year. Some friction has been caused because of a decision by the management relative to the lamp ...

    Article : 70 words
  51. GERMAN DEAD.

    A message from Amsterdam states that German sappers buried ten thousand dead near Duffel. A fugitive who has arrived at Berne ...

    Article : 46 words
  52. THE SCHOONER CAVAN.

    The schooner Cavan has been again spoken, and her arrival at this port may be expected any hour. Captain Kendall, master of the Union ...

    Article : 122 words
  53. LAMBTON.

    Mrs. Ann Morgan, relict of the late Daniel Morgan, storekeeper, died at her residence, Elder-street, Lambton, yesterday, after a lengthy illness. Deceased, ...

    Article : 85 words
  54. BRAZIL WATCHFUL.

    The Government has dismissed the officials responsible for allowing a German steamer to leave Pernambuco secretly. ...

    Article : 17 words
  55. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 134 words
  56. FRENCH BARQUE GUNK.

    The Kronprinz Wilbelm on November 21 sank the French barque Anne de Bretagne (2063 tons), bound for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 28 words
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