Soldier letters from campaign share home longing and sights
A sergeant writes to parents from a far front, describing duty, Christmas work, and the challenge of distance. He notes horses and gear, talks of city ruins near Cairo, and recalls biblical and ancient sites. He reflects on hardship, hope, and the pull of home, while praising comrades and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perm
Bern
Jweley AM
Jim
Amy
The
Tod
Nigel Veme
Napoleon
Hin
Nile
Rentet
Phorash
Moses
Cairo
Ome
Rome
Australia
Cond
Wosk
Stentia
Tam
Apy Lo
Tome
Peninsular
Tronan
School Days and Dr Sheldon's New Discovery
The item extols healthy schooling and warns of sickness from coughing and cold. It promotes Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery as a quick remedy for children’s winter illness, claiming it steadies growth, fosters sleep, and prevents distraction at study. Available in two sizes at Hemdersea's Beauty-8t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonsons
Sheldon
Hemdersea
Ward's Mistake Soldiers Farewell I Newby and Elie
On a Wednesday afternoon in April a village ceremony at Ward's Mistake honored Privates I Newby and J Elie with electric wristlets, water and fountain pens as they neared retirement for the war. The event featured a farewell dance postponed due to rain, refreshments, and about seventy attendees expressing hopes for a safe return and continued duty once the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
I. Newby
J. Elie
de Mirtire
Ellis
Newby
BR. Finlayenn
SHEARERS CLAIM WAGE INCREASES AND WORK CHANGES
The Australian Workers' Union drafts a wage and condition petition for shearers, station hands, and related roles across states, seeking higher rates for shearing per hundred, crotching, wigging, and station duties, plus a 44-hour week in sheds and adjusted daily hours. It outlines specific sums for musterers, drivers, stockmen, and married couples, with emphasis on white and Black labour parity and union access at stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austeation
Tnien
Emloyees
Wirvanes
West Australia
Taanininin
Tefore
Will of John Morton Reveals Vast Brisbane Estate details
The will shows John Morton of Brisbane ordering large legacies, naming executors Mie, Jeyne Perrell, and M'Wrath among others, with Mrs. McClintock to custody son Jon. It vests control of newspapers to Mr Irvine Purrell and mentions St Helena and multiple properties. Queensland law noted for widow and children's shares. divorce proceedings discuss income masking and city property rentals.
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John Norton
Brisbane
Mie
Jeyne Perrell
Heistiane Pwhert
Mee
McHintoel
Formantly
Mies
Dereaud
Jann
Adeceased
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Irvine Purrell Woloty
Varinga
St. Helena
Mre. Norton
Queensland
Norton
BR. Windeser
Alice
Repentete
Australia
Queensland Squatter's Opinion on Herbal Pills
A Queensland squatter, Geo Lansdown, writes from Newcastle asserting Herbon Pills cured his rheumatism after months of ill health. He praises the pills, urges friends to use them, and notes a price of 1 shilling per bottle available from stores and chemists in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkera
Mitchell
Queensland
O. BE
Geo. Lansdown
Economy is Essential Appeal by Postmaster General
The Postmaster General appeals to Municipal and Shire Councils Progress and Improvement Associations and the public of Australia to curb demands for increased postal telegraphic and telephonic facilities during the war. He argues that economy may require sacrifice and that peacetime expectations are unreasonable or unpatriotic. The reminder aims to show the public can rise to the occasion.
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Australia
A New Food Milk Emulsion Promises Healthy Fats
An old health advisory discusses adult fat needs of 2 to 3 ounces daily and urges use of Fualling's Milk Emulsion containing cod liver oil. It warns against deficiency in children and recommends chemists and stores supply the product as a safe fat substitute for digestion and nutrition.
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Firs
Funeral of John Norton at St Somes Church Sydney
The funeral was largely attended at St Somes Church Sydney on Saturday. Mrs Norton in mourning sat in the front pew and was deeply affected during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norton
St. Somes' Church
Sydney
Norton
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Forbes
Oralle
Angie Dar
John Morton
Lambert's
Syell
T. Lambert
Rusden St
Armidate
A. T. Neil’s Furniture Arcade
Redding
House OF Bargains Miller's Buildings
Solomons’ Studio
Beardy-street
Savage
C. Savage and Sons, Beardy-atrest
Armidale
the Royal Butchery
Rusden & Marsh Streets
Armidale City Cafe
SBW
MAS Ad Alent
the Restaurant of the North
Ss. A. Matthews
Dick Miansfield
Page Bros
Spence Arndell
Roger Bull
McDonald
A. McDonald
Gots Park
Halle
Lda
L. Scotton
Beardy-Gtrest, Armidals
Callcott
Monumental Mason
Beardy St
West Armidale
Dewhurst Brothers
Rusden Street
Coach and Waggon Builders
O' Om
Larriea
Droye
Carta
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