Letters From an Australian Trooper on the Romani Front
Trooper J J Tureau now in Egypt writes to his late partner about hospital stay for enteric fever and rejoining the 2nd Light Horse. He recalls night actions near the Canal at Romani on August 3–4, heavy fighting, dismounted tactics, and capturing 3000 prisoners. He notes casualties among officers and men, wounded horses, and German and Turkish prisoners treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Tureau
Egypt
Light Horse
Northam
J. Sunderland
Tony
O.K
Romani
Katia
Setach
New York Troupe Heads Northam Carnival Nights
Northam patrons welcome a new company led by Mr Herbert Watton to the Town Hall for two nights on Wednesday and Thursday in September. The show promises a fully changed programme each evening with prices affordable for all. The cast includes Mives Teves Hye Dorothy Gras Ashtons and Messrs IL N Gregory George Horton Fred Monument Kent Millar and Arthur Keats. Box plan is on view at Ivimey’s for early seat selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northam
Nertham
Brascombe
Town Hall
West Australia
Herbert Watton
Conydian
London
Mives Teves
Hye
Dorothy Gras Ashtons
Messrs
IL. N. Gregory
George Horton
Fred Monument
Kent Millar
Arthur Keats
Ivimey's
Grass Valley Red Cross Meeting Minutes Log
Grass Valley Red Cross notes from a Wednesday meeting led by Mrs E Christmas in Mrs M Dempster’s absence. Attendees include T R Walsh W Roberts O’Brien and M Sermon with several apologies. They report sending funds to the French Red Cross and flannel shirts to Perth Division, discuss British Red Cross cooperation, and plan a raffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grass Valley Iety
E. Christmas
M. Dempster
Messames
Christmas
T. R. Walsh
W. Roberts
O'Brien
Mim D. Sermon
Atendance
Mesdames
Sermon
Ts. Christmas
W. Roberts O'Brien
M. F. O'Rourke
J- Matthews
J.mcevoy
Dema
F. Ke Walsh
Miss D. Sermon Sermon
G. Smille
G. Greenwood
I R. Walsh
Australia
Red Cross
Railway Parade on High-Class Lines at Goomall ia
The notice advertises a railway parade conducted on high-class lines at Goomall near the Railway Station. It highlights location opposite the station as the gathering point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goomallia
Wails from Waeel suggests charity event for WMC benefit
On Friday the eighth at Mrs Castledean s Wael a children's social gathering raised funds for the W.M.C.A benefit with Baby Ester as the main draw the event drew parents from up to nine miles away and raised about twelve shillings plus £3 8s handed to the secretary Mrs A Morrell piano performances recitals and songs followed with thanks from Mrs B White and Mr E Morrell The chair was Mr Kelly and the gathering closed with the National Anthem Weather notes mention a warm spell affecting farming and mice plagues across homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castledean
Wael
W.M.C
Baby Ester
A. Morrell
A. Hawkes
L. Cole
Majur A. White
S., White
C. Wilson
J. Morrell
R. Trekwood
E. and
G. Morrell
W. Vass
P. Cheriton
W. Morrell
Watts
Mrs Ester
Baby Lster
S Kelly
Baty Ester
Kelly
G. Carter
Blackbey Camp
M.C
B. White
E. Morrell
Woods Great Peppermint Cure Mentioned in Odd Exchange
A cryptic dialogue features a character touting Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a cure all for the night. Another speaker warns to wait and claims possession of a swag with the remedy.
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Foy & Gibson Pty. Ltd
Hay Street
St. George’s Terrace
THE
Green Dandies
Grass Valley Red Cross
Gomsacks
Manila
Stewart & Richardson
Miss Brennan
O’brien
Waeel
Bert Teague
E. T. Henley
ON and Brass
St., Northam
Ington
le Antony
Fitzgerald Street
Hannah
Donaldson & Collins
Martin
Whoughout
Pharmaceutical
Ampton
England
Tresise
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