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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
3
A fragmentary plea urging women to support war efforts and consider sacrifices over comfort. It questions complacency in church and home and calls for action to aid families at risk, urging mothers to nurture courage and responsibility during conflict.
A garbled passage discusses sacrifice and love, urging women to consider the peril of men in battle and to be strong for the nation. It references war, death, and moral duty, with distorted lines about greatest love and personal risk. The text ends with a mention of Woods' Great Poppermint Care.
Casualty list notes Pte C Allow and Pte Percy Smith killed in action. Pte. L Pascoe and others listed as wounded or missing. Names tied to Port Pirie Laure Pig Laure Werrabars Pro and Wirrabarn Field Martin appear among the dead or wounded.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a string of likely names and place fragments, with many garbled or stray terms. No clear event, action, or context is discernible to summarize into a standalone news item.
Fragmentary obituary note reports the death of Private 1 B Wade in military service. The text references Peters Forests and a battalion, with hints of a memorial sentiment for all who knew him, though details are garbled.
Eyewitness account of Anzac landing on Gallipoli detailing chaotic night assault. Soldiers describe shrapnel, intense gunfire, and desperate movements up rugged ridges toward Beachhead positions.
Patient recounts waiting long before wound drainage and travel to the hospital ship. The crew promised timely care but delays and poor work led to frustration while awaiting transport.
The War Census has been proclaimed across Australia with cards and special envelopes to be posted to households. Arrangements allow up to ten days after card arrival for reporting with a September 8 and September 10 completion target in many regions. Authorities urge prompt retrieval of cards from local post offices and widespread public notices explain duties and deadlines.
Residents of Apila Varrowie district gathered in Yerramie Hall to bid farewell to Pte W Wilcott who leaves for the front after months of service. Speeches by Moore, Dily, Linen, Dal, Martin, and others praised his dedication and long life of service. A moving program featured local schoolchildren and musical numbers before a final farewell song and supper.
A letter from C. E. Overawall, captain of the G. Tu Farfalion, expresses heartfelt condolences for Harold Wale of Wirrabers who died in the Red Sea with the Seventh Reinforcements to the Loch Battalion on July 18. The message honors his service, notes his kindness, and mentions his age at death as 21 years and 7 months.
Open column from East South Australian Army Nurses appeals for aid to women and children left in hardship amid war. They describe families stranded in heat with insufficient clothing and funds, asking readers to donate via Mrs. EP Wilson or Mrs. B L Katewick to the relief effort.
The fragmentary text mentions a tattooed chest crest and a local name, with unclear context. No firm event or identifiable entities emerge to confirm a complete news item.
A British Red Cross Society list forwarded to Adamide Unring Angut details knitted garments bandages pillows and sheets donated by numerous names. The notice notes a Children’s Evening at the Town Hall funded by Convent and Band members and asks for socked items to be brought along.
An outline of proposed electric lighting improvements includes the town hall and surrounding structures. Mr AE Vorder will apply for all lamps wiring barn apparatus globes and assorted accessories as part of the work.
The document details a municipal plan to install and operate electric street lights under a cooperative framework. It outlines wiring, pole placements, and cost sharing with specifications for reliability, timetable, and payments through December 1916 and a six month review.
The mayor reports the railway department began alterations to the tramway route and anticipates further work completion. A list of concessionaries is requested for inflationary travel and expenses. Financial statements show receipts £74 and expenditures £108 6s 1d with allocations to wards and town hall totaling £76 7s 9d.
A special meeting of the Northern Area Association in Gladstone discussed match arrangements for a upcoming event at Modlordo and reported a deficiency of £7 246 2s. Spokesmen named included J O Grady and W J OGrady. Donations were directed to the Wounded Soldiers Fund in accordance with prior association resolutions.
The Inter Association and Southern Areas Association report a schedule disruption after a tense preliminary. W.O. Dolliman is named as umpire for the ensuing game despite a prior injury to a wounded soldier.
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