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Newspaper

Geelong Advertiser

Location

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 20, 1919

Page

5

Evacuation of Gallipoli final withdrawal praised as a strategic feat

The article recounts the late 1915 Gallipoli evacuation led by General Birdwood, detailing staged withdrawals, silence periods, and careful deception. It notes the absence of casualties among the last boats, the removal of stores, and claims Major Peres Thorn as the final man off the shore.

Reiner Ee USA Navy Thue Peres Thorn Fth Light

Prince of Wales to Witness Australia Sealing Match Interest

Australians write to The Daily Mail hoping the Prince of Wales attends the sealing match between Ernest Barry and Alfred Felton during a royal visit to Australia. Felton leaves England grateful for Australian kindness and pride in royal interest.

Kidward Hospital Pitha Ami Harry Waechter Sheff Guildford Daily Mail Prince’ of Wales Ernest Barry Alfred Felton Australia Felton England Hoa Tres Barry Commonwealth

15 000 Men Dress Reformers Lead Fashion Move in London

Henry Parkes prepares 15000 men as pioneers of timed fashion amid drab modern life. Exhibits feature brocaded evening dress with fur, frills and cravat alongside colored business suits. The Daily Mail doubts success due to moral courage required. Parkes claims 900,000 enlistments will fix the fashion change. West End tailors craft vivid outfits with gold-braided waistcoats in royal blue and purple. Times Paris notes Archbishop Andrieu backs Archbishop Annette against immodest press and dances, urging Catholics to skip dances and certain fashions.

Henry Parkes Daily Mail Parkes London West End London “Times Paris Andrieu Bordeaux Annette

Air services planned by major firms eyed for transatlantic routes

The Globe reports a planned combine of Vickers Shortt and other companies with shipping magnates to create air services. Aimed at transatlantic flights and inland routes from Britain to Scandinavia, headquarters are slated for Palham Norfolk. A demonstration flight to Heypt and a weekly New York service are discussed, with dominion routes under study.

Globe Vickers Shortt Ore Atlantic Mane Hoods Britain Scandinavia Palham Norfolk Heypt America Combink Dominions

Parliamentary Federation Bond Through Shared Peril and Sacrifice

At the Empire Parliamentary Association annual meeting A J Balfour foresees a lasting bond from wartime partnership among empire parliaments. J W Lowther says a British MPs delegation may visit India next winter as the Devolution Committee work advances toward broader imperial parliamentary links.

Reuter Empire Parliamentary Association A J. Balfour Afsits House of Commons J. W. Lowther India Devolution

Tank Enquiry Revived Over Old Award Claim

South Australian inventor Ral? de Mole reopens dispute over a tank award. He failed previously but provides new evidence to the War Office dating back to September 1914. A member of the Royal Commission, Aud Fisher, has faced calls to explain alleged pressure related to the case.

de Mole South Australia War ‘Office Royal ‘Commission Aud Fisher Commons Cai

Troubled Bagdad Region Report On Rebel Movements

A fragmented dispatch from the Bagdad region notes a newly concluded operation near Mosul and east of Mirsit, with Zibari lords allegedly supporting the rebel column. The official claim warns of ongoing movements risking Mesopotamian stability and potential flare ups.

Mosula Din Horth Mirsit Mesopotamia Ashgeriar

Alatest Election Figures and Ballarat Vote Update

The article reports late election counts with candidates MuGrath Lister Desane and others, noting thousands of votes counted and remaining totals. It cites Senate tallies for Corio with Eliot Barker Guthrie Paterson Findley Barnes Bussell Hees Ressigh and informal votes, plus referendum results for Powers Monopoliss and Yes No tallies.

Elegeral Olicer Laeapes Eure la Ballarat MuGrath Lister Desane Defence Department Senate Corio Elliott Barker Guthrie Paterson Findley Barnes Bussell Hees Ressigh Coiio Powers

Victorian House of Representatives Election Totals

The report lists candidate names and vote counts across multiple districts in Victoria and Queensland with figures like Gideon 59 dollars, Malone 19,229, Clutton 107,992, and 1264 votes to come. Queensland mentions Higgs 136 and Downes 11,714 with substantial totals in South Australia and Western districts as votes pending.

Bendigo Hampton Hughes Gideon Malone M'Donald Fawkner Hannan Maxwell Flinders Burrage Bruce Riley Henry Hord Francs Grant Purbrick India Cook Hannigan Leckie Maribyrnong Fenton Thampon Wannon Collins Rogers

Korean delegates reach Paris after long travel to claim independence

The Times Paris dispatch says most delegates arrived by train or plane while Korean representatives came late for hearings. They left on February 5 and walked much of the route because they had no lands. They crossed Koltchak’s lines, moved north to avoid Bolsheviks, then reached Archangel by Norway route and will stay in Europe until the League of Nations listens to their independence claim.

London ‘Times Paris Admiral Koltchak Archangel Norway

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