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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
Advice urges supporting tradespeople and public officials who are reliable and trustworthy. Emphasizes courtesy, hospitality, and encouraging printers and workshops to build up the town, urging residents to keep money circulating locally.
A fragmented note urged readers to avoid spending money locally and to reject advertising in the town paper. It warned that pride and class disdain would corrode the community and hinder civic growth, urging action through local advertising redirection.
Fragmentary text suggests a note about Rose at an office on Herb Street with unclear details and names miswritten. The readable items point to a location in Los Angeles area and a person named Rose, but key roles and events are not present.
A compiled roll from Booleroo Centre and surrounding towns lists soldiers believed killed in action or died in hospital including Pia C Allen Laura Pte, Percy Smith Laura Pte, Len Pitchers Booleroo Centre, JF Grves Laura Pie, E B Andrews Melrose Pte, Ernest Sheppard BR Ellis, William Webb Melrone Pte, and many others. The page requests readers to report any missing names to honor the fallen.
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