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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
3
Readable text notes Red Cross activities and fundraising. The Northern Battalion Comfort mentions donated goods and an evening event in Mon dey. War Service Badge sale proceeds support wounded, with appeals to Armidale and Haw district supporters.
Armidale Land Board records show final certificates granted or provisionally fulfilled for multiple properties and holders, with references to Hogarth Mulligen Smith and Keone, noting conditions fulfilled or referred to Pull Board, and entries including dates, plots, and endorsements. The fragmented OCR lists permissions, conditions, and finalization statuses across several parcels in Armidale.
The Nova Scotia Winter bulletin notes 44 420 Crown lands Act applications and 5 408 acres for residential settlement in October. Year to date applications reach 1 006 and 558 360 acres. original residential area since January 11 totals 1 628 757 acres across 27 blocks. Mineral exports to Q3 1916 total £3,000,945 with nine months at £7,181,154, up from last year. Silver-lead concentrates rise by £40,088. tin exports grow 55 tons and £152 in value. coal exports fall. gold field October crude valued at £2,188 with higher fine gold output by £40. Ten months gold value at £17,183 shows a fall from prior year.
British Young Men's Christian Association leader J C Virgo praises its interdenominational character after visiting French front lines near the German trenches. He notes services by Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, and Nonconformist chaplains sharing a common door to all ranks. In Australia, a soldier at Salisbury Plains orders ten eggs and receives five plate racks of twin eggs, illustrating war-time mischief and care. Beaurepaire, former champion swimmer and VMOA secretary, organises battalion sports on the plains with strong military support. A reporter notes huts at Salisbury Plain filling nightly with writing, billiards, and music, serving soldiers and sustaining morale.
A long war update reports Japan and Germany fighting and allied responses. It notes Britain and France pressing for naval and land actions, Greek and Portuguese positions, and new submarine activity. Paris and London dispatches detail battles on the Meuse and Tigre fronts, casualty estimates, and prisoner counts while signaling continued Allied resistance and cautious peace talks.
A public notice extols Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best preparation for treating bowel complaints. It promises quick relief from stomach pain, colic, and diarrhoea, urging those affected or knowing someone to share the remedy widely.
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