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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
3
The committee approved actions with authorities to address Snidgreve and Winter. Moody proposed charging grazing fees for the oval field at 1 per week with Newmen directing attention to the matter.
Reports from district news items detail rain delays and military losses. Wounded soldiers include Pte 3 B Andrews and Ptes T O Loughlin and E Girdham, with O Loughlin recovering and Girdham joining Lieutenant R H Booten’s men. Local figures Mr F S Place and M B V B are noted, plus community reflections on road metal, gravel, and railway prospects.
Local crowd shouts for a mantel as Mr. presents the item in a scene captured in the torn text. Names and full context are unclear but the moment centers on a ceremonial gift and public reaction.
The fragment recounts Australian service members and categories of service from wartime records. Names include William Graham Melrose and Melville W Fredd with statuses such as wounded, died at sea, and died in hospital. Mentions enlistments, battalion assignments, and a note of a fallen hero from the 13th Battalion.
Fragmented civic notice from Wilmington contains partial names and mentions centers and individuals such as Hanor Boll, Heser Holl, Nelson, Frick B Hanson, Heard, Merritt, Brows, Cottrell and Hoskins with a vague reference to a centre and a 52 entry aid.
The Stona Hut event faced a disrupted procession and an evening program halted by rain. Local officials and performers from Liors and Wirrant were unable to attend, but a partial program proceeded with Mrs. Draenei and others contributing. About £107 was raised despite the weather.
Fragmentary note lists July activity for the Laura Branch of the British Red Cross Society. Mentions items such as pairs of socks ecarfen 3 and knes pads 5 and pyjema waite, suggesting inventory or donations. Details are incomplete but indicate wartime era charitable work.
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