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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
2
A wartime recruitment appeal urges Australians to join and endure. It argues a lasting peace requires Germany’s defeat, warns Russia’s peace is fragile, and stresses that 313,000 Australians have already departed to fight for freedom, calling on eligible men to shoulder responsibility.
Enlistment of Royal Mail steamships to Plymouth and London, with routes to Melbourne and Egypt. Sailing dates and first second and third class fares apply for voyages to Cape Down, Colombo, and Egypt.
A brief notice invites the public to the DooKie Third Friday event at the Gladstone Hotel on Wyndham Street Shepparton with a contact telephone.
The notice lists a Fortnightly visit to Undera and consultation at a hotel, with a phone contact. It also advertises MR. RUBERT D. PODGER L.D.8. Vic. B.D.Sc. as a surgeon dentist available daily at Wyndham Street rooms, with hours from 9.30 to 5.30 or by appointment.
A Melbourne loan agency advertises standard money lending terms with reduced rates. The notice lists Mister Walter Maden as managing director and mentions trustees and a commission to oversee the arrangement. The wording is concise and reflects a formal business notice.
Debts totaling £33 7/9 and assets around £5 are recorded for an insolvent party, with sickness and lack of permanent work named as causes. In business news, Mr Wilkinson sells a bakery to Paternoster and Gibb, effective April, while the Shepparton Returned Soldiers Association renovates rooms in Wyndham Street and seeks further ornamentation.
A Tuesday night gathering at the Tallygaroopna West Methodist Church welcomed returning soldier Pte J W Trewin and Pte P Nankervis. Speakers praised their service, presented gold chains, and honored Mr and Mrs Griffiths and other locals for wartime efforts and support.
Sufferers from piles are promised relief from a simple and responsive Lume treatment. Testimonies speak of long suffering followed by cure and renewed health. The booklet NATURA HEALTH GO by Elizabeth Root in Melbourne is advertised as providing details and claims.
Mr Hamilton Coldwell bids a mixed farewell to Mr and Mrs Griffiths after long friendship since 1876. He recalls Moses and their church leadership of 42 years as they retire for a quiet holiday. Others praise Griffiths for kindness and spiritual help in Scripture studies.
A large contingent of state school teachers gathered in Shepparton for a district conference. Speakers urged continued support for war financing and youth patriotic programs, including Young Workers’ Guild certificates, savings drives, and social relief efforts.
An old age health warning discusses how constipation accelerates arterial changes and other aging effects. It argues constipation weakens tissue resistance, linking to illnesses and even life threatening outcomes, endorsing NAJOL as relief for constipated elderly patients.
Secretary and Treasurer J T L Kyne reports general accounts and investments for Ridings Kialla Shepparton Southling North and more. Treasurer L P Byrne notes overdrafts and taxes while Engineer Blair McKay outlines road and bridge works including Morungt boundary road efforts and Pine Lodge road bridge completion. Health Officer Dr Edgar Hennelis reports diphtheria outbreak response and school health measures.
Fragmented notes describe various church services and sermons held at Methodist and related congregations. Mentions of worship times, locations like Gow! Pei and St Augustin, and references to prayers, sermons, and visiting preachers. The garbled text lists names and places with unclear dates but indicates a schedule of services through the day.
A Shepparton concert features Miss Paul, Miss Stirling, Miss Madigan, and John Amadio with local talent including Mr J. P. Melennan. The program includes instrumental selections and monologues with three pieces on the scroll. admission is 2/ and a limited number of 1/ tickets available.
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