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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
3
A jumble of wartime text presents a soldier's letter thanking loved ones and a medical specialist's guidance on dangerous stomach issues. It echoes themes of duty, farewell, and care for wounded or fallen comrades amid a wartime setting with scattered names and places.
Fragmented notice reports awards and health items with garbled wording. Mentions of CAEDREN, colds and illness, a person named Mather, and unclear references to a train or vehicle, plus a brief line about recovery or work absence.
Enquiry led by T. R. Johnson weighs railway and road links as vital feeders. Victoria figures include a casualty list and debates over rail freight, road improvements at Daylesford and Trentham, and proposals to convert some railways to highways under a broader economic reform effort.
The East Metcalfe area reports damage from flood waters at Bilge Dam causing the Crook and Metcalfe regions to require replacement of the damaged bridge and traffic closure. Officials discuss increased weights and revised fares. a meeting is advertised at Mechanics Hall Redesdale on Monday evening at 8 o'clock to consider a government proposal and related resolution.
Local items announce an auction sale of furniture poultry and farm goods at Ferris's Sale Rooms Mollison Street with secondhand items and farm equipment. Public meeting at Mechanics' on Monday June 25 opposes freight and fare increases. Religious services and notices from St Pauls Church Kyneton and St Andrew's Presbyterian Church list times and ministers.
An obituary style notice lists Rev. Chapman Harris and a memorial service at My Shepherd Baptist Church with a luncheon provided. It also advertises a mixed farm sale including crossbred sheep, ewes with lambs, Merino wethers, two-line cattle, draught horses, a manure drill, harrows, and other farm equipment. Contact Pearson Rowe Smith and Co. Pty. Ltd. Bourke Street Melbourne for particulars.
The Lay Mayoress’s helper oversees distribution of Christmas parcels to soldiers overseas. Boxes, totaling about 250 tons, include cakes and comforts. items are packed in standard shapes and sent through the Australian forces. Distribution targets front-line troops with private soldiers receiving special care, distinct from battalion boxes.
The notice touts Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery as a cure for colds and coughs with claims of safety for mothers and children. It extols health benefits, mentions household use, and promotes availability through Clarke and Co and other traders.
Nominal capital listed at £330000 with £2955590 raised. Company records show earnings turnover of £1,000,337 for year ending 30/4/16 and profit before bonuses £19,370 with dividends of £55,070 declared. Commission rates on yard sales set at 54 percent as the firm plans regular sales in Kyneton and promotes profit sharing with shareholders.
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