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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
2
M. Bath, known as The Tailor, remains unable to handle Christmas orders but offers a 10 percent discount on marked prices for two months after Christmas Day.
Claimants against the estate of Robert Jordan Lanyon late of Bunbury Western Australia who died in France around 3 May 1917 must file with The Public Curator Brisbane by 20 February 1918. After that date assets will be distributed. Also notice of registration under the Defence Act for males aged 14 in 1918 within five miles of training areas.
Local notes report Bunbury Herald will publish referendum results as they are issued tomorrow evening. The snippet also lists a grand bazaar and a December 21 event, with church and council notices, plus local solicitations for a used car and staff for a printing business.
Wanted local correspondents and agents for Bunbury Herald in Bridgetown Green bushes and Busselton centers. Apply Editor Bunbury Herald Bunbury. Convent Groves Fair Friday December 21 open at 8 pm with M L A Mr GC Money opening the bazaar to aid the Cathedral building fund.
An excerpt from The 2 Bunbury Herald urges Australians to vote Yes in a plea to stand with the democracies against wartime atrocities. It references Nurse Cavell, Lusitania victims, Belgium women, Armenians, and merchants, arguing unity and a lasting peace through collective action.
John Forrest appeals to readers at Bunbury to vote Yes on Thursday. He urges immediate help for Australians fighting for liberty and defense of the British Empire, urging action to protect self and nation with strong support for Australia’s unity.
A wartime exhortation argues that citizens must answer Yes to duty and sacrifice. The verse invokes courage, patriotism, and resolve as Australia and nations rally, praising sacrifice and warning against craven reluctance. Written from Bunbury, December 16, by Wm Mayes.
Dear Mr Brittain offers condolences for a son in a platoon killed by a shell during the Passchendaele ridge battle. The letter notes his son’s service, the night of the assault, and requests to assist the family with any further information or support.
Six starters competed in the Bunbury Amateur Swimming Club handicap race over five hundred yards. Sinclair started scratch with 20 seconds to Birch and larger gaps to Delany Properjohn and Michelsen and Young. Birch led at mid race but Young finished first, Michelsen second, with Birch third.
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