War Savings Certificates Offered Across Australia
Commonwealth government announces War Savings Certificates in £1 £5 £10 £50 £100 and £1000 denominations with discounts and three year maturity. Purchases via Commonwealth Bank branches and banks. certificates bearers may transfer by delivery and exempt from wealth levy and income tax. Endorses national save-and-serve message urging self denial and collective effort to fund war.
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Torry
Australia
Commonwealth Treasury
Commonwealth
Common Wealth Bank of Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
State Savings Bank
Alice
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Welcome Home Pte George W Fuller Honored by Laura
A May 8 welcome home social at Laura Town Hall honored Pte George W Fuller the first Laura recruit to return from service. The event featured the Mayor and local clubs the Cheer-Up and Red Cross with speeches by ex Mayors and a cricket club president plus a Holly of music and elocution. Fuller thanked residents and pledged to support fellow Laura men abroad while awaiting further orders or placement back with his unit.
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Welcome Home
Pte
George W. Fuller
Laura Town Hall
Cheer-Up
British Red Cross Societies
Fuller
Laura
W. Fils
Uffer
Red Cross Societies
Ite
Laura Poothall Club
Wily Offiers
H. G. Rowland
Red Cross Branch
Pte. Fuller
Pie. Fuller
Merirth
Egypt
King
Auhers
Empire
Ao OM. Tremgavestl
Pre
Wlan
Sukdicus
Battlefell
Snd
Iris
Assares i
Sililiers
Gallipoli
George Bundy
Laura Cricket Club
Pre. Fuller
Australia
Hose
Er. Nash
Fullee
Gale Lifeli
Great Britain
Russia
France
Bismi
Misses Hanlin
Dorrie Abegan
Iral
Srgre
Ke Walter
Mamie Mitchell
Gladys — Fuller
Mesars C. Walter
H. P. Roneaut
Red Cross
Esgijt
Ine
Ldt
George Smith
Audonie
District Public Notices Summary
Public notices invite local residents to submit news items to The Laura Standard Baym area and warn changes to advertising deadlines. Notices urge timely submissions for Wednesday publication and outline alterations to advertisement wording and reporting responsibilities.
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Berson
Forest Literary Society Meeting Notes and Local Woes
District report records annual meeting led by A K Wooljanis with officers named including FR Field and O Woodlands. Sessions to be held fortnightly. Also notes a mice plague causing debility and animal deaths with vague farming impacts and odd rural scenes.
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The
Forest Literary and Social Society
A. KR. Wool Janis
FR. Field
Messrs
O. Woodlands
A. Curtis
E. FE Field
N. Wade
Mesdames A. Petts
A. R. Woodlands
P. J. Curnow
A. Wade.sen
A. Dansie
Miss Field
Cellan
Wedding Bells at Anidicin Church in Murray Town
At Anidicin Church Murray Town on Tuesday April 10 Rev Br Corpich officiated the marriage of George Collins of Murray Town eldest son of James Collins Itingur and Pearl Hann sixth daughter of W Hann Pinda sister of the bridegroom. The bridal party and guests later dined at Murray Town Motel with toasts and speeches.
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Anidicin
Murray Town
BR. Corpich
George Collins
James Collins
Itingur
Miss Pearl
W. Hann
Pinda
Miss Hann
Collins
Kitlane
Dadds Stevens Wedding at Laura Methodist Church
On May 8 at Laura Methodist Church the Rev. George Ki. Dadds and Miss Annie Clara Stevens were wed. The Rev. W. T. Shi served as best man and Miss Rudy Stevens was bridesmaid. The ceremony featured church fittings by friends and a Wedding March by Miss Felstead. The couple left for honeymoon by train and will reside at the Methodist Manse in Port Augusta.
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Dadds
Stevens
Laura Methodist Church
George Ki. Dadds
Te Laura
Port Augusta
Annie Clara
Nurse
Rudy Stevens
Mise Efe Felstead
Agricultural Bureau Meeting and Tractor Discussion
The Agricultural Bureau met on Saturday April 8 with five likely attendees. Mr J Curnow outlined papers on substituting motor tractors for horse traction in commercial and agricultural work, noting fuel costs, land impact, and potential efficiency gains despite earlier steam tractor drawbacks.
Farms adopt tractor power in Britain and America during wartime
The article compares use of large traction engines in American western states with British efforts to farm with smaller machines. It details models like Moline and Farmer's Boy, their specs, and argues tractors may replace horse labor. It notes safety features, magneto ignition, and potential postwar dominance of British-made tools. A meeting report ends with plans for a May gathering and a paper on farming methods.
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America
England
Prairie
Great Britain
Mic Mein
London
Wirrabara Institute Appeal Receives Broad Donations
The Wirrabara Institute special appeal to cover interest and charges has met with a generous response. The committee reports receipts from many donors including Hastings, Shore, Je s ay Holle, Grant, Kayless, and others totaling significant contributions while inviting further donations from residents to secure the funds.
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Mu Wirratars Institute
Hastings
T. J. Shore
J. Je Say
Holle
Holtett
A. Grant
Hy Gime
A. S. Tischer
M. Sanders
JC Chrke
Ale Wari
Alurray
W. Kemp
Wtal
Institute
H. G. Hastings
Mon by tolels-tavmary 169. Fe bitte wry 148
March 137, Sprit fragmentary text appears to describe a schedule item or notice with dates and figures but lacks clear names or event details. The readable bits suggest a calendar style record or public notice but no concrete action or participants are identifiable.
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Tolels—Tavmary
Fe Bitte Wry
Exemet Nights for HHT at Taoury Foray
The report records Exemet nights for HHT at Taoury with entries numbered 5 0 7 and foray aS OT on December 36 25 20s.
Public Holidays Calendar Puzzle
A garbled OCR style notice lists holidays and dates with mixed numbers and words. It mentions New Year’s Day, May Day, Easter, and other entries but the text is fragmented. The legible items include references to holidays and scattered dates, suggesting a calendar-like notice.
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WAR Savings Certificater
Bronplied Muller
Lanra
Hear
Ress
District News
Wirrabara Coree
Collins—Hann
Agricultural. Bureau
Wirrabara
Europe
Wirrabara Institute
House OF Representatives
Adelaide Yates
Angas
Sglyan
Sahie Grey
Spoynton
Wuindiarsh
Almauk Vobos
Arcinbald
Cavanagh
Wakefield
Cawuph Abaaas
Fosthe
Sakina
Stork Louies
Senate
Lie
Launa
Pxpalg
Don
Dus Bickncho
Firoues Street
Port Pirin
Euryaneh
Wiinuana
Eastar Musalay
Bonnington
Medician
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