It is officially stated that Christian De Wet and General Beyers have headed a rebellion in Northern Orangia, the ...
Article : 354 wordsThe Minister for External Affairs has received the following message from the High Commissioner:— London, October 27, 11.50 a.m.—A ...
Article : 944 wordsOne of the difficulties in following intelligently the events of the war is a failure at times to realise the distances between the various points mentioned. ...
Article : 830 wordsYesterday's mails brought generous donations for the several "Courier" Patriotic Funds, the total amount of subscriptions to which last night had ...
Article : 1,427 wordsThe people of Cairns woke up in consternation on the morning of Thursday, 22nd inst., with the idea that the enemy was upon them, as a strange-looking craft ...
Article : 313 wordsThe Royal Packet Steam Navigation Co.[?]s liner Houtman called at P[?]noa last evening, en route from Batav[?] to Sydney. The commander (Captain Kroef) ...
Article : 1,229 wordsThe wool available for the sales opening on November 3 will be as follows:— Australian, 31,300 bales; New Zealand, 7500; Cape, 2000. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe wheat market is steady, and prices unchanged. ...
Article : 14 wordsPassengers are re-embarking on the Orient liner Ophir, which sprang a leak and returned to London, and the vessel will sail to-morrow. ...
Article : 27 wordsAcknowledging the receipt of £20,000, the first instalment of the New South Wales Belgian Relief Fund, Count de Lalaing, the Belgian Minister to Great ...
Article : 128 wordsFollowing is the official list of sisters and staff nurses appointed to No. 1 Australian General Hospital:-—Sisters: Agnes Isambert, Mary Frances Whiphan, Bertha ...
Article : 286 wordsImmense quantities of clothing and comforts are being sent to the Belgian refugees in Holland by the International Women's Relief Committee. One ...
Article : 48 wordsCaptain O. Svensen, who left Brisbane nine months ago for Norway to be present at the, celebrations to commemorate the centennary of the ...
Article : 1,184 wordsThe Hon. T. Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) has formulated a scheme to secure the Imperial Government's financial assistance to the ...
Article : 180 words[The cable leading up to this message had not come to hand up to the time of going to press.] LONDON, Wednesday. ...
Article : 103 wordsLieutenant-Colonel Cannan, commanding the 15th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, acknowledges the following additional donations to the ...
Article : 126 wordsA message from Berlin states that the German cruiser Nurnberg called at Honolulu for cool and provisions on September [?], after being chased by the Australian ...
Article : 44 wordsA rumour was circulated on Tuesday that the Premier was about to issue an order forbidding public servants to enrol as members of the Expeditionary Forces. ...
Article : 86 wordsThe "Telegraaf" states that 10,000 Austrian troops arrived at Ghent on Sunday last. ...
Article : 21 wordsIt is officially stated that German mines laid on the north coast of Ireland sank the steamer Manchester Commerce, and 14 persons were drowned. ...
Article : 138 wordsThe Germans have imposed a fine of £10,000 on the town of Roulers, in Belgium, which they recently reoccupied. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Attorney-General (Mr. Mackinnon) has ordered letters to be written to certain holders of wheat calling their attention to the provisions of the Price at ...
Article : 69 wordsAn inquest was held to-day by the City Coroner in relation no the death of Henry Joseph Walker, a young soldier, who was killed at the Maroubra Bay ...
Article : 354 wordsAnother account of the engagement at Ypres states that the Germans out-numbered the British by four to one. They advanced in daylight by short ...
Article : 119 wordsIt is officially stated that the enemy at Kesmoes (near Owington, on the northern bank of the Orange River)—who were repulsed by the garrison of 150 men ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Government has initiated its scheme for extending the wheat-growing area, and has commenced operations at Woodlands, on the route of the ...
Article : 128 wordsIt is reported that the German sub-marine, which was rammed by the British destroyer Badger off the Dutch coast, and was supposed to have been sunk, has ...
Article : 43 wordsIn a cablegram to the Minister for External Affairs the High Commissioner states, under date London, Tuesday:— The Colonial Office has issued a ...
Article : 317 wordsSir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has notified the United States Government that Great Britain possessed proof that much ...
Article : 65 wordsAn official communique states that a great battle has developed from Petrikau to Radom, in Poland, south of Warsaw. Near Rawa the Germans lost heavily, ...
Article : 66 wordsAn official communique issued in Paris states that a particularly fierce struggle continues between Mount (?) and the Yser and in the Lens district. The ...
Article : 100 wordsA Federal proclamation has been issued prohibiting the export of hides and skins without the permission of the Minister for Customs. It was considered that skins ...
Article : 68 wordsLetters received from English soldiers at Taingtau state that they recently got to grips with the Germans, who asked for an armistice to bury the dead, which was ...
Article : 55 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Shabatz, a Servian town on the frontier, 37 miles west of Belgrade, states that when advancing on Shabatz, the Austro-Hungarian ...
Article : 50 wordsThe qualifying educational examination for entry into the Royal Australian Naval College will be held on November 11 and 12, at all metropolitan centres, ...
Article : 256 wordsThe opening wool sale of the season took place at Geelong to-day, when 7000 bales were submitted. Crossbreds comprised the larger share of the offerings. ...
Article : 71 wordsMessages from Copenhagen to the "Times" state that the Kaiser has commanded the capture of Calais at all costs. ...
Article : 100 wordsThe "Secolo" protests against Italy being transformed into a vast field for supplies of grain, meat, vegetables, motor cars, and chemicals for making explosives, to ...
Article : 39 wordsChina has demanded the surrender of the Japanese torpedo boat, and her crew, which entered Chinese territorial waters, and attempted to tow off the wrecked ...
Article : 55 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Hodge asked the Minister for Railways, without notice, if the foreman who was associated with the burning of ...
Article : 70 wordsSir,—My attention was drawn to a letter which appeared in to-day's "Courier" written by one who signs himself "British Born." I should like to know ...
Article : 209 wordsThirteen persons charged with rioting at Deptford, London, during the anti-German demonstrations have been committed for trial. ...
Article : 26 wordsIt is officially announced that the Belgian troops in the Congo completely defeated the Germans on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. ...
Article : 32 wordsA letter received by a Brisbane resident this week from a friend now in England, and who for many years lived in Brisbane, speaks of having paid several ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Allies on the 16th instant prettily executed an attack on Haubourdin (four miles S.W. by west of Lille. British and French columns moved along the banks ...
Article : 235 wordsThe Official Press Bureau has issued an order by the Admiralty closing several of the channels in the River Thames. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe "Hertfordshire Mercury" of September 5, in dealing with the arrival of a number of wounded British soldiers, stated: "Small medallions, bearing a ...
Article : 71 wordsAdvices from Berlin state that the Ameer of Afghanistan gave an audience to influential members of the Committee of Union and Progress, who were on a ...
Article : 42 wordsSome of the Indian troops, including mountain batteries, are quartered in the New Forest, in Hampshire. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 29 Oct 1914, Page 7
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