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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
7
A wartime escape narrative recounts a group of prisoners of war in Germany fleeing by leaping from a train, hiding in a wood, surviving on scarce rations, and evading pursuit by foxes and railway workers. The account emphasizes harsh conditions, fear of recapture, and a tense, improvised journey toward safety.
In a hot march through Palestine a tall Scotch soldier faces a diminutive English man. The Scotsman swats at persistent midges while the Englishman boasts immunity. The tall soldier quips that the midges may not have noticed him yet.
Advertises Martin's Female Pills available from chemists and storekeepers nationwide. Claims widespread female endorsement and urges customers to obtain the genuine product from Martin Pharmaceutical Chemist in South Nampon, England.
The hotel run by Morrison and Accunini provides a wide range of beverages and convenient access opposite the railway station. Guests and travelers are offered quality service and a central location for travel.
The Labour Gazette notes October price increases across food and essentials. Tea salt butter bacon eggs milk fish potatoes margarine and butter rose, meat fell slightly, and overall working class expenditure rose about 8 percent since July 1914, or 8.5 percent including taxes.
In the Supreme Court of Western Australia Probate Jurisdiction the estate of THEW GRAHAM NEL deceased is administered by the Curator of Intestate Estates. Creditors must send claims by October 21, 1918, with distribution following to those properly notified. Dated Perth September 18, 1918.
Avon Hostel Birkin and Stubbs in West Virginia announce they have leased the property and aim to attract fair patronage. Terms for board and lodging set at 26 shillings per week.
The fragment mentions Commercial Hotel with names SOUALASEY and DEVLIE and the terms Good Billiads and S MODERATE implying a notes on billiards or game status.
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