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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1916
Page
4
The district honors volunteers accepted into the Australian Expeditionary Forces. Many serve at Gallipoli or head for the front, with others in training camps preparing for active service. Officers are urged to forward additional names of accepted enlistees for future duty.
The article lists recruits answering the Empire call from Harvey Sietrich through W. Anthony and others. It names numerous surnames and first initials, including Bennett, W. Heath, J. Whitfield, and Stanley Merredath among others, with notes on eligibility and proper conduct.
The list names many individuals including Ernest Ben Melvoy Joe O Neill Angus Albert Beo Benard Lawson and Ted Tetam with other surnames such as McLockhan Wells Howe Belki and Berry. Casualties indicate killed one returned and missing amid a wartime or conflict context. The text also contains a stray note on maintaining cleaning supplies using sunshine and a sun bath as an alternative to hot water for milk pails and cream cans.
The article explains subscriber responsibilities when stopping delivery or moving without notice. If a paper is not taken or paid in advance, the publisher may continue sending and charge the subscriber. Courts consider failure to collect as evidence of intent to retain benefit without payment.
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange operates daily from 106m to noon on holidays. The notice lists four rate items and states all calls from public telephones incur an extra one penny charge.
An aging merchant built a growing business through bold ads on a two by four storefront and full page notices. He expanded to a corner plate glass shop on the square winning customers with clear windows and steady promotions. The tale labels him wise for knowing the way to get shoppers was advertising.
Western Australia faces an increased recruitment burden with a higher quota needed to sustain troops already deployed. Men aged 18 to 45, minimum height 5ft 9in, chest 33in, are urged to enlist. Wages range around 10 shillings daily with separation allowances, pensions for widows and dependents, and regional recruitment offices listed including Pinjarra where Constable Lynes will assist.
An advertisement lists Nyal products including Face Cream Is 6d and 2a 6d Hirsutone Beef and Iron Wine 34 94 Almond Cream Is 3d Larkepur Lotion Is 6d Lazucold 1s 34 Little Liver Pills Rheamatte Pills Soothing Syrup 1d Worm Syrup Is 6d.
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