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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
4
A damaged wartime notice calls for men of all classes to volunteer, promising rewards for dedication and stressing the need to bolster manpower in the ongoing conflict. It urges immediate action and frames enlistment as a duty for the nation.
W. M. Hughes appeals Australians to join the war effort urging double troops and monthly reinforcements. He warns Prussian despotism must be crushed and independence safeguarded, framing enlistment as duty to country and democracy.
A garbled passage discusses a fund vested by government boards and future allocations. It names several premiers and leaders including G. F. Pearce acting prime minister W. A. Holman A. J. Peacock Theodore Crawford Vaughan Scraddan and W. H. Lee across Australian colonies.
An old testimonial extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for backache and kidney pain. The speaker claims lasting relief after using the remedy, noting permanent improvement over three years and urging others to try the product, with price details cited.
The notice lists exempt air during 1916 with scattered dates across months including April July August October November and December. Specific day ranges appear but many numbers are incomplete or cut off. The fragment outlines exemptions tied to lighting or vehicle use but lacks full context.
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