It is officially announced that Cape Helles has been evacuated. The Allies abandoned 17 old guns, which were blown up. There was only one casualty, one man wounded. ...
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Advertising : 114 wordsThe above board commenced its sittings at Lithgow Courthouse this morning, for the purpose of further considering the application of the miners working in the iron works ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 383 wordsTo-day 's market quotations: Barley 5s to 6s, oats 2s 9d to 3s,9d, maize 6s to 6s 5d, onions £4 10s to £5,potatoes,£17,eggs,17d. ...
Article : 36 wordsOn Wednesday night last. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stacey were entertained in the Federal Hail at a musical evening and supper Musical selections were rendered by the Misses ...
Article : 763 wordsWhile on their way to market this morning two Chinese were run over by a train at a railway Crossing near. Ryde and cut to pieces. ...
Article : 37 wordsSir,--Will you kindly allow me a small place in your valuable paper to answer the remarks of Gunner . Francis, which 1 think are ridiculous. He relates that whilst on a ...
Article : 658 wordsThe British battleship King Edward VII has been struck by a mine and abandoned in a sinking condition. All the crew were saved.(The king Edward was the name ship of a ...
Article : 89 wordsThere are in Bukovina 800,000 Russians with an immense number of guns. The Austrians have lost heavily, tile total casualties numbering 100,000. Reinforcements are being ...
Article : 104 wordsOn Friday nine men offered their services at the local recruiting office. Of these, seven were accepted and two rejected. On Saturday 10 were accepted for active service, one. ...
Article : 243 wordsThe suggestion that women should be requested to assist in the present recruiting campaign opens the wider question as to how far, generally women in Australia may help. ...
Article : 633 wordsThe following letter has been received from Mr. Neville Mayman, who superintended the coronation proceedings on Wednesday, iii the course of which he says:-"I have now very ...
Article : 134 wordsThe correspondent of the Paris "Journal" states that the concentration of the Bulgarians and Germans hesitate in the attack on Salonica. He adds the Anglo-French forces are ...
Article : 147 wordsApparently, for once Lithgow is to play second violin to Bathurst. The city of the plains is to have the decentralised Camp, as already mentioned, but the Lithgow Camp will remain ...
Article : 75 wordsThe half-yearly meeting and installation of officers in connection with Blue Mountains lodge of Druids was held in the lodge-room, Protestant-hall, on Wednesday night. The ...
Article : 316 wordsTraffic on the Berlin-Belgrade Constantinople railway will commence on next Sunday. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe recruiting boom in Sydney still continues. This week-end 416-men were accepted at the three metropolitan recruiting centres; thus bringing up the total for the last ...
Article : 47 wordsA battle, it is reported, has occurred between. Bulgarian and Greek gendarmerie at Propersel. Several were killed and wounded. ...
Article : 26 wordsArthur Levi Boon, of Lithgow, was examined in bankruptcy at Bathurst court on Wednesday morning before Mr. C. Jennings, District Registrar, in Bankruptcy. There were ...
Article : 215 wordsA Berlin paper, in an abusive article against the British Compulsion Bill, says the German fleet must now take action. Britain will become uncontrollable if she be allowed ...
Article : 106 wordsThe annual sports and dance in aid of the Catholic Church building fund took place on the 5th inst., and were well patronised. The day was all that could be desired for an ...
Article : 333 wordsA special meeting of the Council was held in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon Ald James, Mayor, presiding. The business for which the meeting had ...
Article : 556 wordsDetails of the air raid, on Salonica show that 80 bombs were dropped on the western portion of the town. Two of the enemy's airmen were captured. ...
Article : 105 wordsA movement is on foot to erect a memorial to the late Corporal (Rev.) R. H. Pittendrigh, who was killed in action at Gallipoli some months ago. The memorial will take the form ...
Article : 166 wordsThe annual meeting of the Lily of the Valley Lodge (G. U. O. O. F.), was held on Thursday night. The meeting was well attended. The chief matter discussed was a voluntary ...
Article : 153 wordsAt the Trades Hali on Saturday night the "Full House "sign Went up early,and many persons were turned away. The chief attraction was a dramatic sensation film,"The ...
Article : 380 wordsThe British repelled an enemy bombing attack about Armentieres and the Lille railway. The French artillery destructively bombarded the enemy positions on the plateau of ...
Article : 363 wordsA pleasant evening was spent, at the residence of Mr. James Murray, Oakey Park recently, when a farewell party and presentation were accorded Pte. Jas. Dawson, prior to his ...
Article : 98 wordsThe war census cards have commenced to be delivered and their arrival has caused considerable heart-scarchings in many quarters. Though Katoomba has responded well to the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe annual meeting of the Free Gardeners will be hold on Thursday next. The annual meeting of subscribers. to the Portland Hospital is advertised for next ...
Article : 1,056 wordsIn the great war in which we are engaged, the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Commonwealth, has given an undertaking that Australia wil be prepared to send her last ...
Article : 181 wordsMonday was the day set apart to contribute towards the Allies' Day Fund. A day's sport and a plain and fancy dross ball proved a success. The honor of Queen of the day' s ...
Article : 171 wordsThe continuance or stoppage of the southern coal strike will be decided by ballot on Wednesday. The decision to take a ballot was reached by a delegate board meeting on ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Mon 10 Jan 1916, Page 2
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