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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
2
Bargains in Boans millinery and apparel including natural straw hats in new shapes, untrimmed Breton sailors in navy and green, white felt hats with colored bands, children's ready-to-wear hats, trimmed millinery all at fixed prices. Also a wide range of coats, knits, dresses, and fabrics with substantial discounts across departments.
An itemized list of farm and fertilizer goods with per bushel and per ewt prices. Includes flour types such as local Reller and Baller, wheatmeal, oats, maize, barley, chaff, beans, linseed meal, bone fertilisers, superphosphate, nitrate of soda, and related items. Contact Robert Porre at telephone number provided for alterations.
Tender notices from Public Works seek bids for Wokalip Pavilion School in Bunbury and Marrinup School Quarters additions with deadlines June 19. Details list court houses Bunbury Pinjarra and require under secretary AMUNT clerks, book keeping, and wage accounts. Applications to H. M. BETGHL Bunbury Box 17. Munitions makers wanted for Burke recruitment advised via St George’s Terrace Bunbury.
The Bunbury Herald questions German air raid aims and calls for serious consideration of reprisals. It notes Allied gains despite German losses, condemns noncombatant deaths, questions prisoner treatment reports, and compares German conduct to earlier setbacks and Turkish behavior. The piece implies a shift toward harsher retaliatory measures.
Wilson and Johns, Albert and Son Limited advertises sale of a brick house on Spencer Street with full conveniences near the station, and a J block of land at South Bunbury priced around £800. For details contact F. W. Steere, Stephen Street, Bunbury.
A wartime column argues for ruthless action against Prussia, urging a campaign of frightfulness to deter atrocities. It notes prisoner tallies show few last-stand resistances and calls for decisive measures to prevent harm to women and children. Local items cover Light Horse recruitment, sales, school attendance, cinema listings, and a note on a missing vessel Dee.
The column states openness to all opinions but requires correspondents to provide their signatures and addresses, not necessarily for publication, to guarantee good faith. It emphasizes identifying with correspondents' views while maintaining accountability and responsible discourse.
W F Fenton, agent for Lyric Theatre Building, explains that a Supreme Court writ against South West Amusement Co Ltd led to removal of their goods from the Lyric Theatre. Unable to reach an amicable settlement, the landlords cancelled the lease and a Bunbury syndicate took over the theatre. Bunbury, June 14 1917.
Sunday June services listed for St Pauls Cathedral St Davids South Bunbury St Patricks Rathmines Augustine Congregational and Methodist churches with Holy Eucharist Morning Prayer Evensong and sermons Sunday School and youth activities included Preacher Rev S W Edwards Rev W W Roger and other details. Bronchial coughs remedy at end.
A lively Tuesday night meeting of stall holders at the Soldier's Institute charted the Carnival to raise funds for parcels to prisoners of war. French, Scotch and Australian stalls plan events, with dress in white and flag colors to maximize fundraising. An interview with Pte J M O'Sullivan describes POW conditions, parcel receival issues, and welfare provided by the Red Cross and medical staff.
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