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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
4
Official report to the British government details the typhus outbreak at Wittenberg Camp. It credits Major Priestley Captain Vidal and Captain Lauder for organizing care, bedding, milk, and clothing, while noting limited German visits and harsh local hostility toward English prisoners.
After mid April beds and clothing were obtained for the hospital and as warm weather came cases rapidly decreased. The last English typhus case occurred mid May and the last Russian case by late July. By then most patients were convalescent except post-typhus gangrene. A steriliser for clothes was built outside the camp by Germans and became ready about two weeks after the last typhus case. May saw new hospital bungalows with stoves and proper bedding. epidemic ended before they were used.
Dalgety and Co reports July 12 prices for cattle bulls and cows with heavy weights to £30 and up to £32 for beasts. Sheep ranges include Murchison wethers at 50s 6d to 104s, Merino wethers 48s to 92s, and prime ewes up to 60s. Lambs show strong ranges to 37s, and pig prices span medium to heavy baconers. Cattle yarded seven with high rates. veal calves from Darlot consignments averaged around £4 4s per head.
Fragmentary note records auction or market prices with numbers like 47a 44 prime 30s to 4353 e904 lambs and 24s to 20s. Mentions lighter sorts and 118s to ans. Exact items, places, and dates are unreadable but reflect historical commodity pricing.
The writer contends wealth should be produced beyond production costs and distributed for well being. He argues a rising state would establish separate educational and military hierarchies, causing caste tensions, internal conflicts, and ultimate decay of communal rights. The piece critiques socialist communes and envisions a centralized wealth power struggling to sustain governance.
Fielding Ltd reports cattle and sheep prices at Copley's Siding, with bullocks ranging £22-95 and various weights. Midland Market saw 3,309 sheep and lambs plus 282 pigs and 37 cattle. early shorn wethers from Derby sold, with prime Murchison wethers at 3s to 55s and merino wethers 40s-60s. crossbred and other grades listed, a sale expected to follow.
A fragmentary note discusses how soldiers identified numbers, mentioning a private who called himself seventy one thousand three hundred and twenty one, another who claimed 88875, and a confusing mix of linguistic forms like three Germana and one French seventy five. The piece reflects quirks in historical regimental numbering and self designation.
An old remedy advertises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as help for kidney trouble and back pain. Personal testimonials claim complete cures after use, urging avoidance of neglect and urging readers to obtain genuine Doan's from chemists or by mail order from Perth.
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