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Newspaper
Quambatook Times
Location
Quambatook, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
3
The Victoria administration seeks 80 recruits daily aged 18 to 45 with 18 inch chest, 4 foot 10 inch height minimum. Pay ranges from lieutenant 21 shillings per day to private 2s 6d, plus separation allowances for married personnel and dependents. Additional allowances apply for wives, children under 16, and dependents in case of death or total incapacity.
Quambatook Shire held its monthly meeting with councilors present to review minutes, financials, and reports. Revenue arrears and rates, sewer and tramway accounts, and road and bridge works were discussed along with requests from residents and associations.
A successful euchre party and dance at Irvin Leigh, the home of John Furey, raised funds for Belgians. Despite poor weather, attendees enjoyed games and a supper hosted by local families with prizes for Miss E Gardiner and Mr BP Furey. A future district entertainment is planned and a courthouse report is urged by the Progress Association.
Rain delayed start as Waitchie beat Chilline gollah by 6 points in a tough match. Notable players for Gollah included Collins Cullen Teving Collett Brown, Mooring Singleton OBrien. Waitchie’s stars were J McMahon J OConnor G Connors and Andy Wainton. Final tallies show Waitchie 4 goals 4 behinds to Chilline gollah 4 goals 2 behinds.
The Government Statist aims to send about 40 000 cards to farmers in wheat and oats districts this week. Farmers should fill in sowed area, quantity of wheat and oats on hand, and return promptly. Cards go to railway and flour stores. those without a card should contact the Statist.
The Gippsland and Northern Co operative Selling Doy Ltd reports a slow week with prices varying across commodities. Cheese prime quality sold high while inferior lots dropped. bacon and hams firm to weak. grains and fodder show limited demand. wheat and barley values drift with freight impacts noted. fruit and poultry prices mixed as buyers stay cautious.
A historical rainfall table for Quambatook lists monthly totals by year from 1911 onward. The data show monthly precipitation patterns and long term trends in the town.
Major H. Carter writes to an old friend about Australians known as the White Gurkhas for fearless rushes. He notes early casualties reduced a company’s strength and reports all ranks in high spirits and keen as British officers praise their daring. Job printing ad follows.
Reports detail fierce fighting in Galicia with German aid to Austria and recaptured towns Praemysl and Lemburg. Russians retreat but press attacks. claims include 130000 prisoners and half a million German losses. Allied advances in France and Alsace. Italian offensives drive Austrians from Tyrol and Trieste regions. Dardanelles sees limited news. submarine Eid damages Turkish forces. Stockholm notes an attempted assassination on the Kaiser in Belgium.
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