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Newspaper
Quambatook Times
Location
Quambatook, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
2
The usual monthly meeting of the institute was held in the reading room with six members present. Dr Durke-Gaffney and Mr A J Atlanthwaite were named to select new library books and a repair plan for the building was postponed to the next meeting.
Market report notes end week prices across grains and livestock. Wheat barley and maize prices rise with barley maltings and greens showing modest gains while unions report limited activity and small price shifts across staples.
Sergeant D A McLean recounts frontline service with the First Division in France. He notes months in hospital after severe wounds, extreme conditions, scarce tobacco, and the strain on Australian troops. He praises Chaplain Comins and reports good rations and clean clothes, urging more support for continued mobilization.
A sub committee of the Public Hall Management Committee presented the draft rules for hall control and a deposit requirement before key handover. Details of powers will be posted outside the hall. The Weighbridge management met to finalize wheat season controls. Constable Buckley, recently ill, attended with cases against Joseph Bombardieri. Light Sunday showers hinder harvests slightly. Nurse G C Kelly’s brother Oswald, mobile Red Cross surgeon in France, has been awarded the Legion of Honour and Military Cross. another brother Wilfrid serves in the Sussex regiment.
A testimonial letter praising Clements Tonic Ltd and its medicine. Charles Rock argues the tonic’s value for ailments including nervous issues, indigestion, and insomnia, urging households to keep it stocked and noting its sale by chemists.
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