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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
4
Melbourne reports show Commonwealth pensions liability rising rapidly with war pensions alone at 21,233,798 and monthly increases around £100,000. July added £138,000 and August £156,365, threatening over £300,000 by year end. Other pensions, including maternity allowances, also grow. last year disbursements reached £662,0.
The Temindewa Roads Board held a full September meeting led by Chairman Bowes. They discussed a school access road to Tenindewa, a new trucking yards road plan, Geraldton Mulloway road costs, and petition responses. votes set to seek public grants and require licenses for meat sales while considering a Vermin Board formation and two new water reserve bylaws.
The board directs public notice of prosecutions for by law breaches on the Mullewa road and seeks an interview with the District Engineer to discuss department improvements. Railways deny shelter sheds at Beatty and oppose the 71 mile level crossing unless funded by the Board. A grant of £X is approved for Wollom Well windmill funding, with work overseen by the Engineer for Agricultural Areas or Stokes.
American artificial limb expert Mr Annger arrived in Melbourne under Commonwealth funding to assist with repatriation training and to help establish a major limb factory at the Caulfield Hospital. His six month appointment focuses on managing the project and training Australian staff. An unrelated notice promotes Nicholas Aspirin as a pure Australian product, priced at 2/6 per bottle from Geo R Nicholas & Co Melbourne chemists.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a bronchial issue and a remedy described as Woods and a peppermint cure. The readable parts point to a health-product style note or advertisement with uncertain phrasing and no clear claims or names.
A brief note describes a Linseed Compound praised by physicians for soothing coughs colds and bronchitis. It highlights its reputed healing qualities and mentions its use as a traditional remedy within medical circles of the period.
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