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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
2
Reports from North Fremantle describe a start on the Vacuum Oil Company premises near the river and railway with houses demolished and debris cleared. Rumors suggest Burford & Son may expand adjoining land, boosting local industry and reducing imports.
Part proceeds will fund a distress fund and boost North Fremantle Literary Institute membership. Monthly events begin August 12 with a social and dance headlined by Wallace Nelson performing Trish Wit and Humour. Admission is one shilling. The article also notes euchre party results and an upcoming RC presbytery ball on August 18, plus calls for later trains for local residents.
An old advert notes Parry's Pure Paraffin Oil offered for constipation relief, priced at one shilling per bottle. The terse line item signals a medicinal oil marketed in a period catalog or newspaper listing.
A jobless man with six hungry children begs for work and food from a fence builder. The kind tradesman shares lunch and funds, inspiring the man to persevere. The next day he finds a permanent job, and credits the gesture as a turning point in their lives.
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