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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
1
Last week's water carnival in Na Valin faced evening rain as Queens candidate raised £155 19s 1d and Ellie Hawker was elected Red Cross Queen. The Agricultural Queen Pho voles raised 2058/4. The event included speeches, presentations, and a display of talent with local figures in attendance.
The Miller Stores promotes a warm winter goods sale with low prices. Ladies rain coats, underskirts, blouses, petticoats, mannelettes, hats and ready to wear items are offered in various sizes and trims with emphasis on early values and complete ranges.
An advertisement claims a preparation named Auralon cures deafness head noises and long term ear problems. A Worthing man reports twenty years of deafness resolved after use. Packages cost 4/6, sent post paid after remittance to Kirk's Agency West Croydon Surrey England.
Military secretary H H. CG. Pasedale of the Australian YALGA describes a wet cold day at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain. He writes that soldiers endure mud and gloom yet find purpose in aiding lonely comrades and sharing social support that keeps morale high despite hardship.
The article explains Sixth War Loan bonds can be bought by civil servants teachers shop observers and regular earners through bank overdrafts. Applicants must show a feasible income to repay within 18 to 48 months with weekly savings. Women can buy bonds via household budgets and keep the funds as property.
Mary Dunn, an elderly resident living with her granddaughter in South Melbourne, was persuaded by her son to deposit money in a Savings Bank. The complaint claimed the funds should have been in her name. The case was dismissed.
A Tuesday cattle sale at Shepparton yielded 660 OS and 90 in the fal pens with strong attendance and good bidding. Prices included Pal Gable bullocks at £14 2/6, £15.5, and £17 10. cows £14 10, £15. calves to £8. store bullocks £14 to £15. heifers £9 0/ to £10 1/. springers £10 to £12 6. poddies £6 17/6 to £8 0.
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