Court-Martial Acquits Colonel Paton After Turbulent Trials
A Sydney court martial proceeding acquitted Colonel J Paton VD of all charges arising from alleged thefts in German New Guinea between 1914 and 1915. He faced multiple counts involving stolen goods from the Komet and related misconduct while serving with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force. the court declared him not guilty on all charges. Sergeant Harold Anderson was tried on theft and receiving counts for German New Guinea items but was found guilty on some counts and remanded for sentencing, while another case against Davidson concluded with a verdict of guilty on a portion of charges.
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J. Paton
Victoria Barracks
Paddington
Paton
German New Guinea
Eccomd
Harold Anderson
Mitchel
Davidson
Unclear fragmentary historical notice
Fragmentary OCR text with garbled names and terms. Reads like a damaged page noting places and lines such as STRAIGHT OUT and THE STRAT, with several garbled proper nouns and incomplete phrases. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize.
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A. B. Todd
A. Centrat
WOTEL
BOON
Trade charges in German letters noted in Melbourne report
A Sydney court records two charges dated last October and September against individuals in Temen and idea Germany for sending coded letters to Jacob Becker New York and Jarob Becker Becker. Becker pleaded guilty as the case adjourned to the next day in Melbourne. An impressionable record cites a May 13 parliamentary note praising Australian and New Zealand troops.
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Herren Hermann
Palmer
Temen
Austria
Jacob Berker
New York
Herren August Veeck
Idea
Germany
Jarob Becker
Becker
Parity Candidate Heale Campaign Tour Across Eucham
Queensland politics report outlines Kr Heale for Egoham conducting a broad campaign. He travels through Abheras Ka iri Millaa Millaa Keywahua and Hergerson, with sizable audiences noted. A telephone update announces a Silver Valley meeting on Thursday and an address at Mr. Garnet tonight.
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FE. H. Heale
Eucham
iAbhertas
Kairi
Heale
Millaa Milee
Premiers Conference Acts On Port and Harbor Rates
In Sydney on May 13 the Premiers Conference adopted a plan to adjust port and harbor charges to minimize cross state shifts. Agreement routed to have an Attorney General draft a representative bill for submission to Federal and State Parliaments. Cairns firm Allen and Sons advised by Winchcombe Carson Ltd on date 11th inst. Best butchers and marsupials noted.
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Sydney
Hagelthorn
Queensland
Messrs. Allen and Sons
Cairns
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Ander
Cost of Living Sale Amid Fractured Campaign Slant
A crowded shop window offers heavily discounted menswear and womenswear items amid political slogans referencing cost of living. The garbled text lists trousers shirts and accessories with prices cut. a patrol scene near a park follows with garbled dialogue and a nighttime incident.
Sugar shortage debate drives Australia price board actions
A deputation from the Chamber of Manufacturers pressed Premier Murray to ease sugar shortages by remitting duty on Java imports. Murray referred the matter to the Federal Ministry and to next week’s conference of Price of Goods Boards in Sydney. The board heard stock evidence from Cobmunial Leger Industry Co and Millaquin Sugar Refining Co as it seeks longer sugar supplies.
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Melbourne
Ee Ae Premie
Murray
Chamber of Manufacturers
Weiteed
Java
Australia
Price of Goods Boards
Sydney
Price of Goods Board
Casera
Cobmunial Leger Industry Company
Millaquin Sugar Refining Company
Unohh
Cairns Ambulance Monthly Meeting Discusses Funding
The Cairns Centre monthly meeting in the Board rooms reviewed government subsidy of £552 banked to the Brigade's credit and the financials for the month with receipts £406 7 2 and expenditure £187 14 11.
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Cairns Centre
Y-A-T.h
Prewett
W. H. Kelly
A. J. Prody
M. J. Hogan
Kennett
HM. Kelly
Hogan
Brgade
Mies le Grande
Freshwater
Hos
D. F. Desham
Cairns
Cairns Timber Ltd
Dantera
Maresba Gold Mines announces asset sale and planned mine restart
The Managing Director reports strong support for reserved shares enabling the company to close the engine boiler and battery under offer. Machinery will be moved to the mine over the next fortnight and the site expects erection and operation within three months.
The Gentle Germans Witness Account From Taraines
A fragmentary witness report describes atrocities in Taraines Belgium with soldiers looting burning and killing. It mentions executions maiming and a baby killed as chaos erupted near a family home. Allied forces’ activities and limited prosecutions are noted with official updates forthcoming.
Sandown Park Races Betting Log
Protec 74 ome sec tion at Sandown Park shows Lady Heigl at 4 to 1, Maltravers 1 to 9, Little Friar 1 to 3, Lynceus 6 to 1, Nantucket 12 to 1, Penin. Time 1 43 with a three length gap between second and third.
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Kirtle
Penin
Lady Heigl
Little Friar
Lynceus
Nantucket
Wich
Time
Rifle Mount Carbine Ride Club Practice Scores
The club reports scores from a recent practice shoot on the Sth inst. It marks the first session since the musketry course was completed. Captain F. C. West achieved a notable 900 yard range attempt, showing early promise for future competitions. J. Potverses maintains consistency. R. Harrison scores 3 8.
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Wex
F. C. West
J. Potverses
R. Harrison
Inquest Clears Temora Man in Railway Collision
The Temora inquest into the death of Hubert John Thomas near Pinalong concluded. The jury found Thomas died from injuries in a railway collision caused by the negligence of John Sylvester Cotter for pulling the wrong lever and Cotter was committed for trial for manslaughter.
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Sydney
Hubert John Thomas
Temora
Pinalong
Thomas
Ohn
Sylvester Cotter
John Sylvester Cotter
Matsalughter
Cotter
Maslin Acquitted At Supreme Court
William Maslin formerly a Methodist minister was acquitted at the Supreme Court in Wellington New Zealand during May at Christ Church premises with the decision announced to the court.
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Wellington
May
Supreme Court
Christchurch
William Maslin
Australian matches quality and pricing questioned
Melbourne May 1 reports say complaints claim Australian matches lack protection and are inferior in quality and price to imported forms. The Minister investigated but has not announced a conclusion on quality or box counts.
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Melbourne
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White Horse
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Queensland Insurance Company, Limited
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