Military officer reports danger zones expanded on ranges
Lieut. R. J. Fraser, Inspector of Ranges in the 1st Military District, returned to Victoria and marked out zones at Babinds Proserpine and nearby. He noted danger areas were increased on several ranges while teams prepared to shoot and attend to their duties during his tour. War saving certificates and related war measures were being issued to support the effort.
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R. J. Fraser
1St Military District
Victoria Bar- Fi
Babinds
Proserpine
Gett
Hinering
Prosar
Front line gains and political squabbles color early campaign
Military reports of progress abroad mix with internal party strife as Labor strategists weigh prospects of peace. The War Loan target of 40 million pounds draws mixed reaction among MPs and factions while a small but influential capitalistic clique presses for quick gains before any new government forms.
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Melholkar
Timo
Hrennans
Considines
Ferricks
Wnons
Compulsory Subscriptions to War Loans Under Debate
The discussion attacks the proposed war loan compulsory subscriptions as a crude hurried bill. Critics warn that exemptions and evasion risks persist, recalling conscription mistakes and suggesting heavy fines may push compliance.
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Watt
Argus
Satirists and ships as war moods rise in Melbourne reflections
The excerpt surveys public figures including Mr Webster the Postmaster General in a poetic satire and notes on naval shipbuilding urgency during wartime. It mentions Prime Minister Australias wartime stance, a ship afloat in real water as a morale cue, and postal stamp debates while recording a local casualty and military service notes.
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Mr. Webster
Pers
Byron
Webster
Charles the First
Australas
Australia
Mr. Poynton
Melbourne
Ryan
In Hope of Victory Poem For The Post and Herald
A wartime poem recalls the joy of victory and the return of boys home from battle. It honors those who fell and mourns the missing, with mothers awaiting their sons and bells signaling remembrance.
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Post
Herald
Frank
Ives
De Shaldon’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts De Shaldon’s New Discovery as stopping coughs and banishing colds for men women and children nationwide. It claims immediate effect on the first sign of a cold.
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de Shaldon
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