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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
2
Snippet notes events at Pinjarra with an early Maile close at 12.0 a.m. plus schedule references for Mandurah Bane and nearby towns. Includes days such as Monday Wednesday and Friday and mentions Swan, Dwellingup and Wuraming with various insets and dates.
The Coolup Trading Company advertises as Unguuan Axor RS offering groceries drapery ironmongery saddlery crockery and more at Perth prices. Itpromises free packing on rail and lists a wide price list for flour sugar kerosene milk wool nails shoes twine and caps cigars among other items with notes on buying produce at market rates.
A distorted OCR list shows prices for several items including Nyals Puce Cream at 6d and 8 5d, Nyals Mirsulone at 24 fil, Syal e Roof and Sun Wine at ds 9d, Nyala Aliment Cream at 13 3d. The entry also references Kidiiry cills and other near unreadable items.
Fragmentary text references Tibet and a delivery event at Puajueva with mentions of Holy Death and feud. Names and places are garbled, no coherent actions or outcomes can be established from the readable parts.
Local notes describe 800 acres at Harvey recently surveyed and burnt by the Government and now being ploughed with traction engine power and a fifteen forrow plough. The clearing officers barred settlers from taking firewood, burning the timber alongside previous practice amid government oversight. Accidental horse incident near Marradong injures Albert Goucher, with care taken to Pinjarra hospital. Price debate on chaff subsidies follows in Legislative Assembly. Transfer of business at Hinjacca and Warvous news, with retailers and services listed. A visiting troupe is planned for Pinjarra Pupils, and a local sale of farm stock reported along with a general notice of civic events and awards.
At a Kelmscott council meeting in the Public Hall the annual reunion for members exhibitors and friends was set for Saturday. Mr W M Nairn M L A was invited to present special prices won at the last show. The show had been a success despite adverse conditions and the committee will prize money to successful exhibitors at 50 percent of prewar amounts. A vocal and instrumental entertainment ending with a social dance will be part of Saturdays program.
A Nov 19 euchre party and dance at East Coulop Hall boosted Red Cross funds by about £4. The Coulup Branch has raised £377 4s for focal funds since Jan 2, plus £37 4s for Ade nalia Day and £5 59s 9d for British aid, totaling £99 16s 8d raised in six months. Donations supported garments and supplies, with prizes awarded to Mrs Harbert and Mrs Stadd in ladies and Mr Chris McSaron and Mrs J Kirichies in gentlemen categories. Music and refreshments were provided by local performers and helpers. executive members are to attend on Wed Dev 1st.
Fragmentary letters mention Lieut IL G-Pulitier Privates A G Ireland and George Snudden of Harvey aboard, Aubrey Smith in Sallipoli reports good health but awaiting action against the Turks. Names of Private ILunry Harvey and Private BW Wayward appear among sailors landed at Malta. a list of others sailing from Fremantle is partly legible.
The report details soldiers returning from Egypt aboard a Fremantle hospital ship with injuries from the Anguat engagement on August 7. It notes a Light Horse member with a left hand wound from shrapnel, others missing fingers, and Signaller Tom Abbott still recovering from severe wounds. Parents of Archdeacon Richarda’s son learn he is convalescing after enteric fever, with hopeful progress.
A soldier at Gallipoli writes acknowledging a received parcel and thanks. He laments broken packaging and theft of edible contents like chocolate biscuits and cakes by those handling parcels, noting some items end up sold at famine prices to troops.
An Anglican notice lists Mandijong events including Martins Litany Evensong St Andrew's Day and the Patroval Festival with times and participants. Names such as Mr Aldington Hant appear alongside local observances and services in November.
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