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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
1
The Northampton Returned Disabled Soldiers Fund begun by John Lee in October 1917 aims to assist veterans. It started with £808 16s 0d, deducting 28% for expenses. £219 7s 6d has been disbursed to date. A weekly allowance of £1 is paid to some beneficiaries, with 3 percent interest on the balance. a £500 deposit bears interest and transfers later. Special meetings are arranged for urgent aid.
A local note says New EN wa region formed a branch of the ESA with F G Gultrpige as president and G W Mathews as vice president. Harry Edwanis is secretary. The unit reports a credit balance of Lid for the prior season and aims to repair club courts to be a social hub. The event on May 14 hosted by the Red Cross Society featured Corporal Stan Bonnet and privates C H Hope Criddle and Lee.
Soldiers in a wartime camp discuss fake illnesses and the difficulty for doctors to separate truth from feigned conditions. A man with a decayed tooth avoids confession until forced to have an unnecessary extraction, highlighting the morale and disciplinary pressures in camp life.
A fragmented verse laments winter illness with mistyped lines about cold weather and coughs. The piece references peppermint care as a remedy and evokes a old timey cadence for seasonal ailments.
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