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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
4
Public notice advertises Sixth and Fifth War Loan bonds with rates of 4 and 5 percent per annum tax rules and payment terms. It outlines full subscription benefits, instalment plans, and interest payout dates in 1918, urging purchases before deadlines. Information available at banks and post offices, March 1918.
The Roll of Honour lists service members from multiple districts including Balliang, Greendale, Parwen, Rowsley, Jock Hammond, Blackwood, Bacchus Marsh, and surrounding areas. It records ranks and statuses such as wounded w, killed k, illness died, and families noted, with numerous surnames including Allan Adams Brennan Bushby Brunt Boyd Barry Barry Barry etc.
The Melton Roll of Honor compiles names of former pupils and staff including Suttons, Drury, McRae, McPherson, Neal, OCallaghan, Montos, and many others with annotations of Killed, Wounded, or missing. A call is made for omissions or corrections from readers to ensure a complete memorial record.
The article defines common military terms in plain language to help civilians understand operations. It covers maneouvre belligerents neutrals base shell privateer and shrapnel, noting privateering was abolished by the Treaty of Paris in 1858 and detailing shell fury and bullet dispersion zones.
A Lincolnshire coastman named Richard Hoodless rode a trained horse into a stormy sea in 1833 to rescue the crew of the Hermione. With the life boat unavailable, Hoodless and the horse reached the sinking vessel as waves threatened both, freeing a trapped crewman after Hoodless cut a rope with a knife and both horse and rider escaped danger. The Royal Humane Society later awarded a testimonial for this daring rescue.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a bygone era includes a wife teasing her husband about her hat, a salary request with off duty accidents, comic misunderstandings about crimes and money, a mother comforting Bobby, reflections on wasted talent, a leather dealer canceling an order, and home remedy tips for rust and shell cracking eggs.
Cribp and Sons at Church Gate advertise stationery of all kinds at low prices. The notice urges customers to buy from the shop, indicating affordability and ready stock.
A collage of proverbs on courage, industry, and virtue, plus short quips on social conduct. It blends world knowledge, kitchen tips for potted calf liver and tomatoes on toast, and household anecdotes, including jokes about marriage and public performances. The piece captures a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany tone with varied topics.
A brief line noting the printing and publication by Cuero jus Marsh for hump and Ponpeiatars appears as a readable fragment from the period source. The text preserves the publisher’s name and a service scope, indicating standard newspaper production phrasing of the era.
Advertisement notes Seaview at 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy may be consulted at the AB O Test Rooms Ryan's Corner Baccoos Marsh. Luggage labels eight extra ly obtainable from Crisp & Sons Harsh Street Bacchus Marsh. Railway time tables all lines latest edition eight pence obtainable from Criep & Sons Church Street Bacchus Marsh.
The piece reflects on the phrase wounded and remaining on duty used in casualty lists. It notes its grave meaning for Australian troops in Flanders and Palestine, where wounded soldiers stay with mates, endure hardship, and push on rather than seek rest, urging readers to honor and support their comrades.
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