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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1915
Page
2
In a Monday address Major General McCoy grills the public on enlistment and national duty, blasting Aussie ignorance about the war. The piece denounces young men shirking, notes recruiting results, and insists government must mobilize the thousands available or risk conscription.
A long, dense report surveys wartime effort and home front activity. It notes Allied leadership praise for Field Marshal French, Joffre’s War Cross, and ongoing wheat logistics, postal and transport schemes, and public figures urging sacrifice. It highlights drought, storms, and volunteer enlistment, with local anecdotes from Bega, Inverell, and Sydney, including speeches by Major-General McCay and Governor-General remarks on war production and national unity.
Turbulent dispatches report Turkish artillery sinking two monitors near Kuleli Mara and explosion on whither while Russian gunboats bombarded the Bulgarian frontier near Ekrene. Two Turkish sailing wheels sunk, crews captured. Germany, France, and Britain wage a broader war with aerial bombardments and heavy casualties.
In the House of Commons on Monday the Minister for Munitions Mr. Lloyd George reported that last week factories produced three times as many high explosive shells as all arsenals in the United Kingdom did in May.
Late telegrams report the Federal Statistician say recruiting notices will be dispatched by January 8. The Industrial Registrar refused the Public Service Association's registration amid other political notes. The death of Rev. George Campbell, longtime Congregational minister, is announced. Among Germans in a state concentration camp are high officials. Attorney General aims to push the Bakery Bill after recess and expects passage. A Melbourne University council deputation discussed a national laboratory with Hughes. A national science conference plan is urged by prime ministers for university and business input. An antiwar meeting in Richmond was disrupted by antis and police expelled attendees. Adela Pankhorst was blocked from addressing the crowd amid chants of Australia will be there. Casimaty’s oyster saloon window was shattered again, likely by a soldier. Tramway workers show no strike threat as grievances are sought through constitutional means. Government loyalty to Empire remains pledged by department officers.
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