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Newspaper
Richmond Guardian
Location
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
5
A collage of wartime anecdotes and comic vignettes from Melbourne to New Zealand. The piece blends frontline reflections with social quips, including Soldier anecdotes, Uncle advice for Alexander, and light satire on reporters and Parliament. It recalls a wartime mood, humor, and public sentiment across regions.
A factory vice president and general manager urges executives to treat workers as human beings not merely assets. He defends arbitration, shares lessons from a workers board, and argues transforming leadership to empathy boosts loyalty and profits.
A garbled OCR fragment offers no clear event or names but suggests a short local item about a rise or drill. Readable context is insufficient to determine subject, place, or date.
Melbourne marked seventy years on June 28, a city with a historic merit for resilience. Citizens recall wartime mobilization and mercantile risk taking that built vast fortune yet warn that rapid expansion must wait for peace. The piece notes a boom era, a crash, and a war fund that sustained the economy as Melbourne eyes a future of steady growth.
German submarine Deutschland under Captain Konig recounts dramatic patrols and near misses. The account describes disguises, submergence tricks, perilous dives, and moments of triumph as the U boat evades British forces and enters American waters with dramatic fanfare before returning to Bremen.
The piece surveys theatre life with Betty Murray in a leading role at the Meluian Theatre Royal, plus gossip on enlisted soldiers' wives, social temptations in the city, and fashion trends. It notes Nelle Stewart and Mina Stewart linked to Nell Gwynne performances in America and Australia, raffles and Red Cross prizes, and the shift to sober millinery with embroidery and simple, restrained hats.
Victorian landowner Sir Rupert Clarke, stationed in Sydney, recalls two years of service with the Army including Salonica, describing harsh winters and logistics. He praises the Army Service Corps, notes no fear of rejoining the front, and commends the wartime sacrifices of Australians and women, while reflecting on his own invalidation and desire to return. He also comments on Salonica's architecture, sanitation, and Jewish presence, and mentions personal anecdotes about transport, food, and morale.
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