Joinery and Carpentry Craft for Repairs and Renovations
Town and Country advertises first class tradesmen offering construction repairs and renovations. Emphasizes sound workmanship and moderate charges for every class of joinery and carpentry work.
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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
6
Town and Country advertises first class tradesmen offering construction repairs and renovations. Emphasizes sound workmanship and moderate charges for every class of joinery and carpentry work.
The Late Mr George Clifton resided in Western Australia where he held government posts before returning to England. A former Navy lieutenant, he served in 1837 1838 and 1839 1840, fought at Acre and Beyrout, and earned medals for Syria Turkish war and the Exhibition of 1851. He led Water Police, convicts control, and a notable 1852 wreck salvage that recovered £65000 in specie. As Deputy Governor Portland Prison and Governor of Dartmoor, he faced mutinies while expanding convict labor output from £33000 to £55000. he survived 8 assassination attempts and retired after a long career. He married in 1853 and celebrated a diamond wedding with a royal message.
Fragmentary notice notes deaths connected to Clifton family members from Perth and Waterloo Maine. References include George Clifton and Robert Clifton with ties to Boyanup and Waterloo. Details on dates or causes are unclear in the surviving text.
A Sunbury account relays an interview about a woman who says her kidney trouble was cured by Dean's Backache Kidney Pills. She describes back pain, blood in urine, giddiness, and foggy vision improving after using the medicine, urging others with similar symptoms to try it.
Extinstey listed for J Classen of contracting works including trenching and grading undertakings. Water supply schemes and a well on Dam Sinking Road are noted. Also advertised are heavy tow horses and a few high grade heavies for sale.
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