Information was received yesterday by Father Doherty that Pte. Stanley Callaghan, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Callaghan, of Readavenue, Lithgow, has been killed in action in ...
Article : 129 wordsFull working conditions have been re-establishcd at the small anus factory, after the recent dislocation brought about by the shortage of coal. It is understood that good ...
Article : 212 wordsThe Gorman Ambassador at Washington says a conference of belligerents is an essential preliminary to any stops towards peace. Germany wants a round table conference at ...
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Advertising : 217 wordsTo-day's market quotations: Oats 2s 7d to 2s 10d, maize 3s 10d, potatoes (Clarence River), £7, market bare of Tasmaniam; onions £7 to £9, eggs 10½ d, honey 6d, beeswax 1s 4d ...
Article : 52 wordsAfter an all night sitting the Senate carried an amendment moved by Senator Gardiner reducing the Supply Bill by one-third. The voting was 18 for and 16 against. ...
Article : 34 wordsSincere regret was expressed when it became known that the parents of Pte. Horace Scofield were notified that their soldier son was missing. Previous to enlisting Pte. ...
Article : 71 wordsAll attempts having failed to bring the moulders now on strike and the employers together the trouble is likely to spread to other unions. It is rumored that the Federal ...
Article : 45 wordsA fine double Triangle programme was presented by the Oddfellows' Hall management on Wednesday night, the drama being "Little Meena's Romance," a story of the ...
Article : 414 wordsThe Lithgow District School "break-up" for the Christmas holidays took place, today. The primary department will have five weeks, and the secondary (High School ...
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Advertising : 732 wordsMr. Campbell Roy, of Oakey. Park, has just received word from his mother in Sydney to the effect that she had been officially notified that her son, Pte. Charles Roy, was ...
Article : 155 wordsFrom an authoritative source it is learned that the question of the increase in the price of coal, which colliery owners are to bo permitted to charge as a result of the eight-hours, ...
Article : 230 wordsIn the House of Representatives this afternoon the Prime Minister made an important announcement regarding the sale of the Australian wheat crop to the British Government. ...
Article : 188 wordsWall-street has been influenced by the peace, talk. The tremendous liquidation of stocks continues. Pricos are down from two to seven points, especially in munition issues, ...
Article : 51 wordsBritain has made further preparations for another million men, thus making a total of 5,000,000. Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, ...
Article : 60 wordsA meeting of the Hartley Electorate Labor Council is advertised for to-morrow night. Presentation Books, Poets.--Cockerton's 0 The Lithgow Town Band will render a ...
Article : 1,536 wordsYesterday Judge Edmunds, made reference to the telegram from Melbourne that the board had decided to allow an increase of 3s per ton for coal, to compensate the owners ...
Article : 105 wordsWarwick Farm meeting to-morrow:--Maiden Handicap: Bonne Chance or Tressadia, Travesty Star next best. Jumpers' Flat Race.-- Fitzmac or Sweet Step. Juvenile Handicap: ...
Article : 64 wordsIn announcing in the House of Representatives to-day the sale of the Australian wool clip to the Imperial Government, the Prime Minister-stated that the arrangement was, ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Austrian Cabinet has resigned. It has created a tremendous impression, and is considered to be a revolutionary interference with the Government by the Emperor. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe postal authorities draw attention to the fact that early posting of letters and cards for Xmas and New Year is essential; otherwise, owing to congestion, prompt ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 wordsThere were good supplies of both cattle and sheep (including lambs) at the Homebush markets yesterday. Prime shorn merinos made to 37s and prime woolly to 40s. Best ...
Article : 47 wordsThe P. and O. liner, Poona, has been either mined or torpedod off Beachy Head, Eastbourne, on the south coast of England. The vessel carried no passengers. she was towed ...
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Advertising : 282 wordsAdditional particulars are to hand regarding the German reply to the United States protest against the deportation of Belgians. Germany claims that the British policy of ...
Article : 84 wordsIn conjunction with the Broken Hill Co., Messrs. Hoskins, Ltd., have, at the request of the Commonwealth Government, made an estimate of their iron and steel production for ...
Article : 234 wordsIt is, perhaps, unnecessary to state that local coal trade is exceptionally brisk. It is so all over the Commonwealth, as stocks were considerably depleted during tho recent crisis, ...
Article : 151 wordsA French communique says the enemy has bombarded the whole of the Monastir front and the town itself, causing several civilian casualties. The message adds, " We effectively ...
Article : 29 wordsGermany's peace proposals are regarded in London and as colossal bliuff. The United Press in Washington declares that there are no prospects of the Allies ...
Article : 411 wordsThe debate on the motion for the second reading of the Totalisator Bill was continued in the Council yesterday. Several speakers condemned the measure; but the second ...
Article : 131 wordsHeavy rains have fallen in various parts of the country districts. Serious floods are feared in many places. The Peel River and its tributaries are in high flood, and the flads around. ...
Article : 58 wordsThe 250th Australian casualty list reports 90 men dead, 371: officers and men wounded, and 268 sick. ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 15 Dec 1916, Page 4
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