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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
4
A garbled ad page lists dresses, hats, shirts, shoes and school wear with marked-down prices. Items include muslin dresses, voile and crepe dresses, white stitched hats, straw hats, linen hats, shirts, crash suits, trousers, kids boots and school footwear. Prices range from a few pence to several shillings, with many items described as half price or heavily discounted.
High School Hamilton will commence dues on Tuesday and open for pupils meeting the standard of a grade elementary school. The principal will interview parents Thursday 27th, Monday 30th, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Fees: pupils aged 12 to 14 admitted free, pupils over 4 years pay £2 per term, with three terms per year. Principal James F. Mill, B.A.
An old Australian era death notice and ad fragment appears. The item urges readers to submit a photo to Johnson & Co for a display showing men who dislike con evenings, promising a chance to be included in a local window display and noting uniforms of the Australian Forces. It also includes death notices for Bridget Lanphier of North Hamilton and Edward McDonough, aged 45, both referencing typhoid and enlistment.
The 146th casualty list lists wounded Private J. W. Niplett of Colac Private P. A. Deppeler of Beech Forest and Private J. A. Clapham of Hamilton among others with several reported as unknown injury. Hamilton resident Mr. W Holman reports success with a Kitty coop flaker rememdy killing a pest on apple trees and spurring tomato plant yields. The Hamilton recruitment office has moved to the town hall and the shire council reports promising progress on Mount Gambier road bore tests for water supply with water rising near the surface and potential for a pump installation.
Hamilton Red Cross minstrel troupe presented an entertaining program on a Saturday night in aid of hospital carnival funds. Performers included soloists and duologues with Sister L Ballinger and Bro. Edgar Stevenson in leading roles. audience support was strong despite hot weather. A shooting contest was planned for the next meeting.
The Cinema presents a colorized wartime film series titled With the Pictures of Europe. Noted officials and military leaders have praised the production for its vivid, natural color depictions of Allied armies and naval power. The program runs for two months, with a nightly schedule and a special December 5 public address by Mr Keenan.
Melbourne reports a debate in which officials discuss whether favored nation treatment could extend to Russia. The Rugian consul and trade ambassador questioned direct trade with the Commonwealth. Mr Tudor supports Russia while deferring preferential treatment to Cabinet and Parliament for final decision.
A wire from our correspondent in Melbourne reports Judge Murray, Papuan administrator, says native police pursuing active murderers inland from Malila in the central division clashed with a tribe. One native officer was killed and two wounded in the fight, with the trio looted. Patrols have been dispatched to investigate.
Wire from our correspondent reports Justice Higgins in Melbourne refused to intervene in the Broken Hill strike. He warned against setting a ruinous precedent as workers refused to honor the 48 hour memo. The muddled text beyond this line contains nonessential or garbled material.
A wartime casualty list from an Australian source records numerous fatalities and injuries. It lists officers and enlisted men by name, with affiliations to units and places such as Melbourne, Sydney, and Hobart, along with counts of killed, wounded, and missing, reflecting a broad tally across multiple engagements.
A long wartime roll lists wounded and severely injured soldiers with home towns across Victoria and Australia including Ballarat Ballarat North Melbourne Geelong Mildura Bendigo and Warrnambool along with several corps and regiments. It also notes a soldier returned to duty and lists others pending status or locations such as Hamilton Port Fairy and Warrnambon.
Five men presented at the local recruiting depot yesterday. Two were accepted and one rejected. Accepted are Alexander Jobin Brerenton and John Morrissey of Hamilton.
From Edenhope Our Own Correspondent lists recruits sent and about to report to camp including John Arthur Apps Kalenhopt Joseph Bailey and Eric Clark with others across Edenhope Harrow and Apsley. Totals show Edenhope 6 Garoke 4 Apsley 2 Booroopki 1 and overall 95 enrolled.
Mrs Anne Carter of Flower Street Deshon Fetate Wol longabby Y reports Hilious disorders improved rapidly by Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills. She endorses them as unrivalled for liver complaints and permits publication of her testimony.
A wartime poem printed by The Tendon Daily Telegraph urges men to enlist. Gunner F. Wheatbrook of the 4th Battery Australian Field Artillery appeals to readers' manhood and duty, contrasting sacrifice of troops in action with civilian fears, and calling for immediate enlistment to support the war effort.
The results from recent exams at Warrnambool Technical School include passes in Algebra Commercial English and Drawing. Notable names listed for credits passes and advanced papers across various subjects and grades.
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