11 May 1918
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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
1
A sprawling British Empire era summary covers Australian social and political matters, including references to royal families, colonial figures, and local industry. It reports on schooling, factory work, and youth labor, with notes on shortages in Victoria and New South Wales, military recruitment, and a new sedition bill in America.
A working bee hauls timber for the Camperdown Convent while poultry prices ease amid high feed costs. The day’s listings include hens to 2s, turkeys 7s, eggs and vegetables from regional sellers, and a profitably mixed auction of farm goods. Distressed circumstances urged Warners Safe Cure for kidney and liver claims.
The applicant PINIF EO GRICE CHIRNSIDE applies for a certificate of title for Crown Allotments 1 and 62 in Subdivisions A and B of Hampden, in the County of Hampden. The Registrar directs public notice in Camperdown Herald and a 14 day period before decision. the land may be inspected at the Melbourne Titles Office.
Reuters reports two American soldiers who escaped from Hanover after three months in mines returned to front lines in extreme weakness. They describe missed parcel deliveries, minimal rations of soup potatoes and bread, and frequent severe punishments including beatings, cell confinement, and prolonged standing.
A reader testifies to relief from back pain dizziness and neuralgia after using Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills. The ad claims the pills cure kidney trouble with a short course and urges purchase from Foster McKinnon Co. 76 Pitt Street Sydney at 29 Od per bottle or six for £1 5s 3d.
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