Prisoner of War Writes From Germany in 1917
Private Jack Smith, prisoner of war in Germany, writes to his father G H Smith of Northam Hampton Street. He says he is well and enduring cold nights, notes fine days ahead, strict censorship on letters, and weather, food from the Australian Red Cross and bread from Switzerland. He hopes for an end to the war and mentions government support and the Returned Soldiers Society.
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Jack Smith
Germany
G. H. Smith
Hampton-street
Northam
Minden
Ruby
Lucy
Aussian Red Cross Society
England
Switzerland
Returned Soldiers Society
Death of Arthur Miller Union Bank manager in Goomalling
Arthur Miller, 45, manager of the Goomalling Union Bank branch, died at the Base Premantle from pneumonia. He helped open branches at Meckering Wagin and Goomalling over 16 years and led the local Red Cross branch. He was a respected but single man, with family in Sydney and a brother serving at the front.
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Goomalling
Arthur Miller
Union Bank
Premantle
Neumonia
Meckering
Wagin
Sydney
Miller
Wongan Hills
Union Bankk
Australian Joint Stock Bank
Red Cross
Joomalling
Cadet Bergin Fined for Absence From Drill
At Northam Police Court cadet John Bernard Bergin faced the Military Defence act for absenting from a compulsory drill without leave. He admitted the offence and was fined 208 with 3s costs.
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Northam
Wd, Cowan
Curlewis
John Bernard Bergin
Bergin
Western Australian Plaster of Paris seeks private bill approval
The Western Australian Plaster of Paris and Gypsum Company Limited seeks leave to introduce a Private Bill under the Land Act 1898 to acquire about 5000 acres near Dukin for gypsum based plaster production and manure manufacture. Copies will be available with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly by February 9. Solicitors: Lohrmann & Tindal, Perth.
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Dukin
Plaster of Paris and Gypsum Company
Noutick
Wester Australian Plaster of Parix and Gypsum Company Limited
Raglan Road
Perth
Swid Company
Western
Australia
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Carter
Fitzgerald Street
Western Australia
Lohrmann & Tin Dal
George's Terrace
Plaster of Paris and Gypsum Comepany Limited
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