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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
4
London unites behind Lord Kitchener as he urges larger volunteer enlistment and possible conscription. He praises Allied forces at Gallipoli and calls for more troops and supplies to sustain a long war, appealing to employers to release workers for service.
Debate erupts over mandatory service as Mr Long and other officials discuss national registration and compulsory labor. War ministers urge duty while ministers warn against forcing men into service and entertain voluntary enrollment as the preferred path.
An account blends sport and war as Jack Jones earns a medal in a brutal bout while war rages. It recalls John Smith in battle and a claim that he played the greater game by resilience and courage amid shellfire and danger.
The Kyneton district weekly collection for the Belgian Relief Fund shows steady totals over eighteen weeks. Readers contributed via Mollison Street and numerous country sections, with totals like £17/11/16 locally and £6/17/6 from five country sections. last week’s tally was £18/2/12.
The piece notes a large number of footballers joining the armed forces since the war began. Seymour traces a full class of players to form teams for camp premierships, with 31 league players and all associations contributing. Port Melbourne leads both senior and junior enlistments, Sandringham records 28 players and officers, Ascot Vale 17, Clifton Hill Methodists 19, and Kyneton Caledonian Club also cited.
A number of mounted constables in Rochester have been deprived of their Hick horses and must patrol on bicycles. The switch affects districts where winter roads are poor and traffic increases, making riding difficult. A cough remedy advertisement follows, claiming Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieves coughs by thinning mucus and aiding breathing, sold by local chemists and stores in Kyneton and Malmsbury.
A late night fete in North Drummond raised funds and morale for Mr Myan Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs William Thomas, just before his departure for active service. Local residents sang and spoke, with Mrs White and Mr Morrison performing, and Mrs White praising Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli. The event featured a substantial supper, musical items, and a strong community sendoff, ending with a group rendition of We’ll Meet Again.
The Irish Society of London quoted Sergeant O Leary VC after a reception at Blyde Park in which he urged enlistment. He said he only did his duty and that there are many worthy fellows, calling for more volunteers to fight the German horde.
A fragmented advertorial piece blends a martial exhortation about soldiers’ courage with testimonials praising Hean's Essence for children. It contrasts noble military virtue with warnings against vice, while promoting Hean's Essence as a soothing remedy for coughs and sore throats and claiming parental endorsements.
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