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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
2
A brief message expresses gratitude for letters, tokens, telegrams, and expressions of sympathy received after a recent sad bereavement affecting their son.
Victorian growers in Melbourne voice concern over future policy and pricing as Prime Minister and State minister discuss fruit industry issues. Calls arise for regulated shipments and guaranteed quality, with debate on export potential, duties, and support measures amid logistics and market pressures.
Local notes report resignations and moves in shire offices, obituaries and memorials, and community events. Mentions Miss Mary Maanus’s music degree progress, Miss Branton’s funeral, workplace gala plans, and a gala day fundraiser for the Muonepia Hospital with plans for a copper works procession and marching bands.
In a damaged report from an Australian source, P. G. Ginben Henderson and family are noted. The piece mentions a Reverend Geo Paul and a mission in Anoddia East. It records a son named Phe Menderson who died after wounds received in action, and a long service of years for a family member. The text is fragmented, with several names and places unclear.
A World War I diary note praises an Australian Dental Corps officer for bravery during a night assault on German trenches in March 1917. The account describes a patrol of one officer, two sergeants, and 201 men, with the officer wounded but the mission continuing, leading to praise and the award of the Military Medal.
A chaotic report outlines a National Federation meeting at the Public Hall next Monday at 7:30 pm with speakers including Malidurne organizer Shew al and several topics listed. It mentions prize money of £290, a death in Colson Canal, and various unrelated items from local committees, awards, and debates of the era.
A battered wartime crowd of disjointed lines describes Allied and German actions, including U S and British positions, submarine campaigns, and shifting fronts. The scrawled text references conscription, political debates, and public notices amid chaos, with names and places muddled but urgency evident.
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