Correspondent Moss in Egypt Sends Letters Home
Corporal Moss writes from Egypt to Mr James Moss of Colac describing leisure at a base, daily sea bathing, and rapid troop movements from England. He notes British regiments, Australian forces, French soldiers, and clever enemy ruses, plus a glimpse of hospitals, transport, and prewar preparedness.
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Sten. Moss
Egypt
James Moss
Colac
England
Hritikh
Worcesters
Hampshires
Hanta
Humars
Pyramids
Mone
Aisne
Oveg
Rcka
Rey
Aldershot
War Office
Hean’s Fienc cough mixture praised as remedy
Mrs H Wilson of Rollands Vlawes NSW declares Hean’s Essence cough mixture an excellent remedy for sore throats and words, noting it saves money. It is sold by chemists and stores for 2/-, from G W Hean, 173 Castlemaine Street Sydney, with caution to ensure the H E A N S label.
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Hean
Cattle and Sheep Sale At BanKET With Prices Rise
Commercial Ballarat live stock sale reports brisk attendance and rising prices. Cattle chiefly middling to useful, bullocks £17 10s to £18 2s, cows £16 10s to £7 2/6, calves strong. Sheep 1186 penned, lambs and wethers firm with 3/ to 6/ gains. prime crossbred wethers £58 to £75, lambs up to 46s. Trade very brisk and competitive.
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D Read
Lambe
Melbourne Cattle Market Shows Tight Yardings and Rising Prices
A Wednesday sale at Melbourne reveals a small yarding of fat cattle with 200 calves. Buyers focus on prime bullocks and cows as prices rise across most classes, with limited prime cows and strong demand for good to prime stock.
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New South Wales
Northland
Iron Gippsland
South Gipyland
Hing Island
Tas Matke
Luivers
Councillor Replies To Sugar Gum Leaf Deaths In Mortlake
A complaint to Mortlake council alleged cows died after grazing sugar gum leaves in Mortlake streets. Mr J L Currie claimed sugar gum fodder helped stock during drought and fed 50 head from a 2000 tree plantation. Mortlake council decided not to remove the trees despite mortality linked to leaves.
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Mortlakeshire
Mortlake
J. Ll. Currie
Larra @tation
Counrc
Temperance meeting at Cressy recalls King Alcohol debate
A Temperance rally in Cressy featured D I L R Hon. PD Smith MIA and speeches at Presbyterian and Methodist churches. He urged prohibition, cited Rose's taxes and prosecutions, noted liquor duty revenue, and called for licensing bans modeled after New Zealand and America. The meeting, chaired by J H Chesterfield, closed with the National Anthem and a Red Cross collection of £4 3d.
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Cressy
D.ilr
PD. Smith
Mia
PCH
J. H. Chesterfield
J Viewkins
Jaree
Victoria
Eneatlaf Artors
Alto
Mneland
New Zealand
United States of America
America
Lord Kitchener
French
Rain Benefits Wichta District Crops and Cattle
Rainfall of 91 points aids crops and grass. cattle in good condition. A special collection at Presbyterian Church for Australian Sick and Wounded Appeal Fund raised 2 3/9, forwarded to head. Free Library Committee resignations discussed. J D Cooper to be replaced. duties available at Free Library Winchelsea. Election notes cover Winchelsea and surrounding ridings with several candidates listed and a visit by Mr Murray of the States Rivers and Water Supply Commission to inspect oil engine testing postponed to Tuesday.
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Presbyterian Church
Sun Gay
Lady Stanley
Free Library Committee
J. D. Cooper
Free Library
Winchelsea
J. E. Marks
J. O'Connell
A. M'Kenzie M
West
Black
East
Dr. Hopkins
E. T. M. Garlick
Shire
Callum
J. Mathison
J. Caldow
G. Hichmond
J. K. Paterson
Trust
Liuncheon
Papers for Soldier G Arrangements for newspaper parcel drive
Arrangements are made to collect metropolitan papers newspapers and other articles such as cigars pipes and tobacco to be forwarded to soldiers in trenches. Mray or Slower Hie Haigh Brow provides a room at 225 Colin Street Melbourne for storage and distribution and Melbourne associations supply items for wounded and trenches.
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Colin
Apveral
Melbourne
Suis
Ceoniics
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H. & G Harris
W. E Stephens
Murray Street
Casterton
South Australia
Harris
H. & G. Harris
Colac & Casterton
Tucker's
Tucker’s
H. & C. Franklin
SION
Austral Hotel
Sylvia
Australia
National Library of Australia
Commercial
Ballakat Live Stock Banket
James
Mir
Ander
Leigh
Plano
Earch
A. I@eco
Johnstone
Bee Tr Snoth
Prowse
Anderson
Bro B
Stephene Colac Motor Garage
Stephens’ Colac Motor & Motor Cycle Garage
Billo'n's
Pairden
Bilson
Alvie
Nla.gov.au
Nla
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