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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1913
Page
3
The piece lampoons delays on the Trans Australian line noting earthworks finished for 50 miles but no wagons to move rails and sleepers. It complains plate-laying machines lack parts and predicts further shortages delaying train service with many workers stood down awaiting equipment and trucks.
The Melbourne Age notes that the Health Department faces a heavy bill for free inoculations by 276 public vaccinators. early lists show 15,288 people vaccinated at government expense and an estimated debt near £2000, with Clifton Hill, Richmond, Smith Melbourne, Carlton, Port Melbourne among places treated.
A garbled notice mentions Bunbury Ritter and shillings with unclear language about paying money and a questionable chance of something unspecified. The fragment hints at a local notice or ad but lacks clarity and detail.
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