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Newspaper

Bunbury Herald

Location

Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 05, 1917

Page

2

Australian patient praises Booty and Landauer treatment

A Western Australia man recalls a three year struggle with sciatic nerve pain and paralysis in the left leg. After visiting five Perth doctors and enduring nine months of treatment with little relief he found success with six weeks of therapy from Messrs Booty and Landauer, discarding crutches and regaining mobility. He notes prior wormin and long illness, and praises the electrical treatment as life changing.

Herlmlat Perth Western Australia Messrs Booty and Landayer Jar William

Koombana Flour Prices and Regional Meeting Notices

Local price list for Koombana Flour items including wheatmeal oats maize and bran with per bushel and ton rates, followed by a series of public meeting notices in Bunbury region. Meetings for South Bunbury Picton Dardanup Boyanup Ferguson Wellington Mills Waterloo and more with dates in December. Prominent speakers will be arranged at each centre. Authorized by the Reinforcements Local Committee. ARTHUR NORTH, Hon. Sec.

Reller Pollara Robert Forrest South Bunbury Gill's Hall Picton Picton Hall Dardanup Boyanup Ferguson Wellington Mills Dekerath Waterloo Urekup Arthur North

Sale of Railway Hotel and parcels at Bughney

Instructions from the Trustees of Telford’s stare announce Elder Shenton & Co will sell at Rose Hotel Bughney on December nth the Railway Hotel property and adjacent assets including a windmill yard iron store and outbuildings. The sale offers a 25 percent cash deposit with balance in three years with immediate possession after sale.

Telford Messrs, Elder, Shenton & Co, Limited Rose Hotel Bughney Saliteday Eyeaitis Pan Boyanup Hacre Howe Sears

Boys Cycle Race and Pedestrian Events At Local Meet

Local sports day features boys cycle race with first prize £1 and second £0 5s, pedestrian events including Lloyd handicap and Soyds handicap with monetary awards, plus returned soldiers and ex-service men walks. Tug of war and multiple events for Boy Scouts and children conclude the programme led by Prosser, Hon. See, He.

Returned Soldiers’ Association Trench Comforts’ Fund Huta War Council Boy Scoute Prosser See

Railways loss argued by Bunbury Herald editor

In a critical piece on year ending June 1917 railways, the Bunbury Herald attacks Commissioner Short's view, claiming the system overcharges users while taxpayers fund interest and sinking funds. The column urges reform, pointing to profits taxed to users and urging an unimproved land value tax as fairer. The writer condemns rising fares, notes historical profits, and awaits Lefroy Government decisions amid wartime hardship.

Short Perth West Australia Lefroy

Port Notes and Recruiting Snapshot from Local Area

Thess, Kwinnoa is in port and employing several men. Trench Comforts Fund reports no work meeting this Friday due to helpers at the Pair. Recruiting notes show few volunteers. A E Humphryson of Bunbury and G W Nolan of Perth passed medical tests, while O'Connor of Bunbury was unfit.

Kwinnoa Trench A E Humphryson Bunbury G W Nolan G.P.O Perth O'Connor

Preference of Employment for Returned Men in Bunbury

A Bunbury Recruiting Committee letter urges employers to fill vacancies with returned soldiers where possible. It notes cooperation with the Returned Soldiers Association to ensure suitable positions go to returned men and asks businesses to communicate vacancies to the committee or RS A branch. The secretary AK McCay signs for the Bunbury committee.

Lyric Bunbury Returned Soldiers’ Association R.S.A A. R. B, McCay Sec Bunbury Recruiting Committee

Roman Catholic Notes on Christmas Fair and Advent Sermons

The Convent School Christmas Fair preparations progress with varied parish efforts led by Fred Nesbitt. Mons Smyth preaches on St Francis Xavier and Immaculate Conception amid Advent observances, processions, and a Fast Day. The Sacred Heart Confraternity meets on Friday while gift evenings and picnics aid Catholic charity.

Fred Nesbitt Children of Mary Girls' Literary Society Tay St Claira’ Hospital Brannan Augusta Valle Smythe Mra Hawkins Archdeacon Smyth St Francis Xavier Goa Japan Faust Sacred Heart Confraternity

Licensing Court Grants Renewals for Hotels and Lodging Houses

The Licensing Court chaired by RM W L Owen with W Ramsay and J Forster Johnston renewed several hotel and eating house licenses. Some hotel licenses were held over for assessment while the Wellington Hotel faced opposition over alleged building safety. evidence showed cleanliness, and renewal was granted on the condition the building be rebuilt by June 1918.

W.L. Owen W. Ramsay J. Forster Johnston Wellington Hotel

Local Agents for Overland Cars Named in NARROGIN Notice

Motor Car Owners are reminded that the NARROGIN TRADING and AGENCY CO LTD have been appointed Local Agents for Over land Cars and also stock Firestone Tyres and Tubes at Perth prices. Seed for catalogue and quotes.

Narrogin Trading & Agency Co, Ltd Perth

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