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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
4
The document outlines enlistment terms for Victoria, detailing average daily pay for servants and dependents, age and height requirements, chest measurements, and rank pay scales from Lieutenant to Corporal Private. It notes separation allowances, allowances for wives and dependents, and figures for invalidity or incapacity benefits per child under 16, with additional sums for a total family support package.
A late night recruiting meeting in the capital saw Senator Pearce address voters amid debate on bringing troops from Australia. He argued the British government wants every man available, provoking silence as attendees weighed the nation’s defense needs and political risks.
A column extols intrinsic merit and honest work over social pretence. It cites testimonials about Doan's Backache Kidney Pills from FG Gontan of Albert Street Daylesford and endorses Chay Verlain's Lables for digestive health, urging readers to buy through chemists and stores in Kyneton, Maryborough and Malmbury.
Two local soldiers, Sergeant James Daniel and Private Gardiner, write from a Malta hospital about Gallipoli. Daniel recalls landing under heavy fire, heavy casualties, and enduring days of bombardment, injury, and recovery while praising allied forces. Gardiner describes wounds at Gallipoli, frontline trenches, bayonet charges, and enduring hardship, hunger, and discipline as he awaits recovery.
Excerpts describe Arden Notes wounded at Gallipoli lingering in pain, danger of movement, and plentiful casualties. Red Cross nurses in Malta provide chocolates, biscuits, tea, clothing, and parcels with tobacco, matches, a postcard, and reading material. The writer mentions crutches, recovery hopes, and requests about gardening topics for a local newspaper column.
The Kyneton stock market notes Thursday yardings of 706 sheep and 132 cattle with total receipts around £54,477. Prices showed strength in fats and stores, with good demand for crossbred ewes and fat cows. Vendors reported steady to firmer values, while store cattle and weaners remained in supply. Major traders Fysh and Co and Darrey and Co provided market commentary and price ranges.
Government Statistician A M Laughton requests farmers in the wheat and oat districts to return area cards showing sowing areas for the current season and to report wheat stocks and flour on hand by month end. Cards should be sent by post to Amuravills and wheat stores, with prompt replies urged.
An advertisement touts Hean's Essence as a simple, pleasant, and cheap cure for coughs and colds. It claims easy preparation at home, quick relief from throat and nasal symptoms, and that the remedy is safe for all ages. The copy promotes authentic Hean's Essence from GW Hean, Chemist, Sydney, with urges to buy from Guardian Book Store.
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