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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
1
A garbled wartime diary passage from iM FRANCE describes gifts, celebrations, and daily life. It mentions a holiday break, veteran volunteers, a birthday, and items sent through a patriotic league, with scattered references to people, places, and small tokens amid upheaval.
A historical market page describes Monday February 20 offerings with pigs meat olives and vegetables, noting price ranges for bacon light bacon and various sheep and lamb lots. It reports yarding of 4700 head and mixed stock, with buyers present and market openers noting slight improvements but overall stable quotations. Local speculators discuss supply and demand, with buyers focusing on grossbred and crossbred lambs and sheep.
Fragmented weather brief reports indicate a week ending Friday with vague mentions of fronts and approaching conditions. Word salad references Sunday and Monday patterns, with scattered terms suggestive of rain or wind but no clear specifics.
Report from PeerwiLing conference notes officers discuss how recruitment drives mix wartime mood with civic duties. Local councilors caution against partisan messaging while urging careful, measured public appearances amid ongoing mobilization and social trust concerns.
The report details Bourne markets including livestock appraisals of sheepskins and tallow, with private losses and realisadi ty observed. It cites shippers and exporters, values for weights, and mentions Mercantile, Land and Minune records alongside various prices and transactions.
An elderly farmer, amid a wartime rural scene, reflects on sacrifice and homeland duty. He hosts veterans, expresses resilience, and honors fallen and serving soldiers while the community gathers at Albert Baile. Local figures and speakers commend courage and patriotism.
A testimonial from Mrs. Elioard Colham of Stewart Street Shapparton describes severe kidney trouble with back pain, cramps, and fatigue. After using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, her husband shows marked relief, with improved sleep and energy. The ad claims nationwide availability, price details, and prompts readers to buy from chemists or stores.
A report on Saint Augustine’s Orphanage highlighting the Christian Brothers work in Australia. It notes student numbers, dormitories, showers, kitchens, clothing and bootmaking, a poultry farm, vegetable garden, and the industrial program. The piece praises the band and the long-term health and success of the boys, with public support anticipated.
Gulne Shire Council conducted a destruction program for weeds on Grown lands. Gelliin and State School won first prize with $5,527. Weeaprofanlt Way second. Barrucniunisa third. Total expenditure reported was 3672 pounds 2 shillings. The initiative inspired private landholders and follow-up events were planned. Dr. Gavel, a dentist, occupied premises recently, with Chinese helper D.G. Tong.
Public notice announces Garpentering and joinery services by Nolios and Quiggin Bros at premises on High Street next to Day 4 Bon. Offers furniture making to any design, cable networks, repairs, and guaranteed satisfaction. Mantlepiece, glass fly doors and windows custom made. LGYPRES Toy Furniture Man in Shepparton. Telephone 28.
A dealer explains that buying good second-hand articles proves cheaper than new ones and that a large stock enables supplying almost any home needs. The shop at the corner of Cori and Edward-aireots is advertised as the best place to secure requirements.
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