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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
2
The district council faces costly road works with scarce metal and long delays. Residents hope a future railway will ease finances, while criticism grows over Road Board spending on well served areas and ignored forested districts.
A new scheme aims to unite Victoria’s industrial workers under an industrial union with departments covering building trades mining transportation printing trades agricultural and pastoral boot textile and clothing wood and metal shop office and warehouse public service and miscellaneous The aims include industrial democracy and owning newspapers plus a stronger political voice A center council would elect representatives proportionally for each department and a managing department with department reps also elected proportionally Also noted is an accident involving Mr Hanrahan of ArthurtonSA who was injured by a stallion and a failed offer of twenty five thousand pounds for Biplane, the Sydney Derby and Craven Plate winner.
An advertisement promotes 10 000 free samples of Nicholas Aspro trade name Nicholas Pure Rapitin. It claims immediate relief and nervous system support, with pricing for bottles and a postal offer from Geo. R. Nicholas & Co. Melbourne to cover postage.
District AMP representative Mr McDermid and family depart for Golac whose future headquarters. His active town involvement with ANA and other institutions noted. departure deemed a loss to Camperdown. Also includes assorted local notices and historical brief items.
A letter from Mrs S Besanko of Ascot Vale and Mrs H Barnes of Peterham Sydney reports kidney pain relief after using Warner's Safe Cure. They describe severe chills and back pain improving after weeks of treatment, with no recurrence since. The notices promote Warner's Safe Cure sold by chemists and stores in original and cheaper concentrated forms.
The Age reports that Mr Jowett's selection for the Grampians was achieved through unfair tactics. The Sydary Firemen and Seamen's Union has declared the strike off.
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