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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
4
This list names men volunteering and accepted as members from the district for service with the Austra asian Expeditionary Forces. Many have seen action at Gallipoli and others await deployment or are in training camps. officers are asked to report any omissions to ensure all accepted volunteers are recorded.
Australia calls for volunteers in Western Australia to meet an extra quota beyond 25 men daily. Eligible men aged 16 to 45, minimum height six feet, chest 33 inches, are urged to enlist to support troops at the front. Pay scales include 21/ per day with allowances. total daily earnings capped at 8/- per diem.
The text explains fencing duties and trespass rules for land owners and squatters, including who can recover costs after fence damage, conditions for mutual fences, and allowances when trespass is unavoidable. It notes that pastoral leaseholders may not claim penalties without sufficient fencing or wilful trespass, and mentions a separate payment provision for widows and disabled service members.
The notice outlines pay scales for officers and enlisted ranks, mentions age eligibility and the process for volunteers. Metropolitan area recruits should contact the Recruiting Officer at Francia Scheet Perth Headquarters, while country applicants go to the nearest area officer or secretary of the recruiting board. Pinjarra district recruitment is handled by Police Constable Lyons at the Police Station offices.
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange opens daily from 9 am to 6 pm with holiday hours 9 am to noon. A list of trunk line charges includes Armadale eight pence Beenup House at Bengeree eight pence Bridgetown Is rod Brunswick Junct eight pence Bunbury one shilling Busselton fifteen shillings ten pence Cookernup six pence Coolup three pence Collie fifteen pence Donnybrook eighteen pence four farthings Dwellingup two pence Homebase threepence Harvey six pence Holyoake three pence Marrinup ad Mundijong six pence North Dindalup two pence Pindalup six pence Roelands eight pence Serpentine four pence Waroona three pence Waterloo one shilling Yarloop four pence All public calls incur an extra one penny. Nyal’s face cream price list given alongside various beauty products with prices.
Two individuals, Babes A Finney and Miles, are linked to the Nange Brook Siebas matter. Details show a dispute or inquiry involving these persons and a local site, with no additional context provided.
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