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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
4
A district lists men who have volunteered and been accepted for service with the Australian Expeditionary Forces. Many have seen action at Gallipoli or are en route to front lines, with others undergoing training camps. Recruiters are urged to send complete lists from centers to ensure no names are omitted.
Australia calls for 50 000 additional recruits to support front line troops. Western Australia must meet extra quotas as 18 to 45 year olds are urged to enlist. Details include pay rates, separation allowances, and pensions, with recruitment offices in Perth and regional centers.
A report on fencing law from 1532 outlines remedies for owners and tenants failing to enforce fence duties, including damages for landowners. It notes that damages for trespass on crops require a clearly enclosed land and that non wilful trespass may still be addressed after a three day notice. A stray line mentions a lemon as a remedy for headache.
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange opens daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with holiday hours until noon. A two part list outlines trunk line charges and a separate charge on all calls from public telephones. The text notes an additional pee n high charge for Penhy and mentions different rate amounts in old currency.
Readable items list Nyal brand formulations including face cream stomach medicine kidney pills liver pills and syrups with prices such as Is and le and 2s 6d. The page presents a catalog of ointments tonics syrups and tonics likely from a historic pharmacy advertisement.
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