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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
2
An eyewitness discusses the brutal monotony and low pay of shell openers aboard Broome pearling luggers. The piece details cramped quarters, meager food, mixed crews, and moral decline, urging better pay and protections to curb temptation and crime.
Parry's Pharmacy on Market Street guarantees accurate dispensing of physicians prescriptions with careful verification and standard safety practices.
A reader condemns Fremantle electric trains as an asset lost to mismanagement. He attacks Billy Angwin and other board members for illegitimate seats and alleges wasteful spending totaling about £2600 yearly. He urges streamlined leadership, criticizes staff roles, and promises further proposals.
James F Harman letters contesting a prior critical piece about the State Implement Works band. He claims he was employed there before the band existed and accuses the writer of jealousy. He asserts layoffs, employment practices, and that many players from other bands work there, with limited preference for bandsmen. He references a G trombone and an E flat bass, and notes the manager’s son role.
Readable OCR fragment notes a promotional line for Parry's Pure Paraffin Oil aimed at relief from constipation. It mentions a price of 1 shilling per bottle and references a sale or advertisement tone typical of period newspaper notices.
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