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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
4
In London yesterday the Imperial Purchase Commission discussed plans to reduce wheat imports from Australia to ease prices for British consumers. The exchange noted that an Australian response might shift production and freight costs, with potential benefits if domestic production rises to meet demand.
London dispatch reports six German aeroplanes shot down during an attack on Mauser works near Oberammergau in Bavaria. The raid targeted industrial targets and attempted to defend the site with anti aircraft fire, while additional German planes were said to operate over South Germany in support of the action.
London readers react to a sensational report about Curtin an American journalist. The item notes strong opposition to a frightful policy and mentions a feared deportation, likening the potential fate to Napoleon amid Germany's actions.
A report notes a German manpower shortage forcing railways to call up engine drivers and other workers. Women engineers are being trained as writers and lower grade officials formerly exempted from service are being drafted to support the wartime effort.
A jumble of digits and partial names appears to describe buyers sellers and locations. The legible bits reference 34 North, Central, Manila Philippine, May, and various buyer lines. The text is incomplete and difficult to reconstruct into a coherent event or notice.
Melbourne notes report Lavendo securing victory in a Caulfield Cup renewal with Kilboy and Dykion close behind. Wolarot, Tania, and Hodgins fill minor placings as Lambert rides Lavendo to triumph in a crowded field. Other events include the Guineas won by Witetred ahead of Wolario and Mob King.
Our Own Correspondent writes that among 148,199 men reported over ten days, 0.30 percent were excused for fault. In Victor ten reports 32,707 were eligible and in New South Wales 43,281 men were recorded with 14,043 unfit for service.
A garbled Lindon column reports on German crimes and naval losses, mentioning a Carman submarine, a Tehran rover, and a ship named Rigel. The text is fragmentary with stray typos and unreadable phrases, but indicates wartime casualty and danger at sea with references to a submarine sinking and an incident near Tehran.
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