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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1917
Page
2
Dr W H Gaze announces private hospital reopens under his personal management after securing a highly qualified nurse. Rates shown include two shillings and sixpence per week or ten days for a smaller charge. The notice emphasizes his direct leadership of the facility.
Monthly visits held on the third Friday at the Gladstone Hotel. Telephone contact listed as 43 for details.
The notice lists visiting dates and venues in Victoria and South Australia for public audiences at Gourl House Hotel Numurkah Farmers Arms Hotel and Court House Hotel Nathalla with times. It warns residents about impostor opticians canvassing homes selling stock spectacles and eye-glasses and disclaims any affiliation with canvassers.
In loving memory of Nellie and Annie Howard who died in the River Goulburn at 21 and 17. Also remembered are Edmund and Patrick Denehy uncles of the above. The notice laments misplaced prices and market schemes, urging fair sales and government support amid agricultural distress and fruit block issues.
The Shepparton Shire Council held its monthly meeting with attendance listed including President Mr G Hy Bileon and members J Morgan, G Me Fletcher, Goutlay, J J Mynn, Geo Day, and others. Topics covered included water supply, road maintenance, thistle eradication, weighbridge positions, financial overdraft figures, and proposed public works with various payments approved or referred to engineers.
Senior cadets return to duty on Wednesday January 10 with a full day parade schedule in Shepparton. The event begins with a 1.45 p.m. march featuring the Tuodets unit and a corps formation during the afternoon program.
The Shepparton Shire faced an overdraft after a late debenture payment of £2500 for Loan No 1. Officials traced the issue to an entry error and haste in funds transfer. The secretary reported a temporary bank advisory and planned transfer from the sinking fund to cover the urgent shortfall.
Captain Ralph Longstaff of the East Yorkshire Regiment is awarded the Military Cross. He is the son of Mr. Longstaff, Australian artist, and a resident of Stanhope Wyndham Street Shepparton.
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