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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
2
A critique argues that workers deserve rewards tied to their labor investment rather than wage grudging. It claims current finance theories favor capital returns over labor and calls for a balanced system where labor and capital profits are aligned.
Pupils staged The Fairy Shoo Maker at Pomborneit hall in a lively performance. An audience enjoyed the operetta and a concert program, raising funds for Our Heroes Day Carnival.
The text notes Lt Maxwell becoming recruiting organizer for Corangamite on Oct 13 last year, exults a tirade against W M Hughes by the People’s Party, mentions 14 ladies named in South Australia including Lady Holder and Dr Gertrude Halley, discusses war profits tax philosophy, notes a hospitalisation of Larry Foley, and covers a school fundraiser concert plus dairy industry price debates and herd replenishment ideas.
Council notes report on bridge work Curlicy River area and road grade steepness at Ragman's Hill. Requests for maintenance funding and future repairs. refund sought for cattle release fee. various notices include tree removal near Public Hall and a pulmonary tuberculosis case. Public health update mentions scarlet fever at Cobden and sanatorium admission.
A reader requests better upkeep at Oddfellows Hall after a ball run by caretakers. She notes dirty rooms downstairs, the kitchen and supper area, and suggests placing gravel near the rear exit. She urges management committees to inspect the venue to assess the appeal of the request.
The report covers arrears and current balances, proposed curtailment of expenditures, and a plan to supply electric light if a guaranteed consumption is met. It discusses road works including Rogmas Hill bridge raise, upstream bridge shift, road filling from Koallat to Pomborneit, decking repairs, and a grant proposal of 1100 for developmental roads including Timboon deviations and Kennedy Greek road to Curdle's.
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