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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
4
A district lists numerous men who volunteered and were accepted for overseas service. Names include Cook, Doherty, Paterson, Paterson, Kirkham, Leach, Paterson, Williams, Muir, Newton, Scrivener, and many others. The notice notes some omissions and asks recruiting officers to forward complete lists from their centers.
A list of local recruits is presented including Stanley Merredith Luton Merredith Irwin Merredith Alfred Hitchovek, Jack Adams, Felix Hayrs, Ambrose Mcquade, William McQuade, Edgar West, Frank Hayward, A Hughes, J Evans, B Baker, Duck Rushton, Monard W Hahn, W Willis, Harke P Beott. The report notes one service member was killed.
A long list of individuals including Jack Coffen Cecil Curtis Leslie Turner Alen Thomas and many others is recorded as the Jarrahdale Honour Roll. Mentions denote killed, missing, or returned statuses with scattered initials and surnames.
A garbled list of names and a stray sentence describe testing a slate edge with a coin to gauge sharpness and quality. The passage mentions Hegan and various scattered surnames, but readable context is minimal and details are inconsistent.
A historical notice outlines subscriber obligations for newspapers including continued delivery amid arrears, handling of unclaimed papers, and responsibility for payments. It defines prima facie evidence of fraud for not taking periodicals and explains the need for notice to cancel, with legal binding on advance payments and use by any recipient.
Western Australia faces a daily 25 man shortfall to keep troops at full strength. The notice calls men 18 to 45 with 5ft minimum height and 33in chest. Pay ranges from 6d to 21s daily plus family allowances. pensions offered for widows and dependents. Local recruiting offices listed in Perth and regional areas.
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange lists daily hours from nine a.m. to six p.m. and holidays nine a.m. to noon. Trunk line charges apply with an extra one penny for calls from public telephones.
An old gooser starts a business on dollar stock and ad spend. He earns steady customers by relentless advertising, moves from a two-by-four shop to a square storefront, tapes up windows, tells all in bold pages, and becomes known as the Merchant Prince. Critics say luck, but the town credits advertising as the sales driver.
Nyal's Hirsutone, 2a, and Nyal's Beet Tron Wine, 3x. Also offered Nyal's Little Liver Pilly and al's Rheawmatie Pille in Georgia. This listing presents multiple patent medicines with pricing notes and regional availability.
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