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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
4
A reader letter criticizes a correspondent for blaming Australians or preferring pacifist stances. The author defends Italy's risks and asserts that white Australians will endure hardships, denouncing appeasers and German-linked provocateurs. The piece defends duty, loyalty, and a willingness to endure war’s toll.
Three men James Wiltan Chav Conn and Robert M Lean faced the Central Criminal Court before Justice Ferguson for malicious wounding with intent to murder John Thomas Hoare of the Tamworth Gaol. They had escaped Tamworth Gaol aided by others, were recaptured within three days, and received sentences including one month for escaping custody and terms up to five years for the principal offences.
The West Australian Cabinet backed a postwar migration scheme proposed with colonial and imperial input. It would house up to 25 000 men over five years, extend north west pastoral leases, create district land offices, offer third class land surveys, and develop dairy and fruit farming blocks. It also urged forest, railway linked timber development, and mining support while preparing settlers for blocks 100 to 180 acres. A separate local note reported a Parkes man losing vision after an injury from broken glass.
The piece recalls Sergeant M Dayeld of Granville and a Neb Wales police officer who tracked a killer named Mallalien after a brutal murder near Brewarrina. The narrative covers the chase from Nyngan to Moonage, the discovery of the crime scene, and Mallalien’s capture, confession, and execution, with recollections of contemporaries and a grave public discourse on justice.
Reports cover racing from Randwick and Grafton with mentions of horses and trainers, a Supreme Court decision in Brooklyn, and discussions on totalizator and bookmaking impacts in England and Australia. Tennis results from West End court close the item with future matches noted.
A speaker at a TWW gathering in the Sydney Domain likened members to early Christians driven into Rome’s catacombs and said imprisoned men were martyrs in a goble cone. The fourth nottage erected by the eparah Voluntary Workers Association has been handed to the widow and children of a soldier killed in Viet Nam.
The advertisement extols Manly as a holiday and health resort offering sea baths hot salt water baths music halls and theatres. It highlights convenient transport and surrounding attractions including Norabæen Revelily and Newport with trams motor cars and scenic rides for visitors seeking relaxation after wartime stress.
A terse note states Vinegar and Special Sauce brands from Mitchell and Blue Ribbon Codes rise to parity with imported items and are cheaper.
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