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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
4
War counsel and public cries urge enlistment as Germany presses a great offensive. Australia and Britain endure fatigue and losses while readers are urged to join the fight, bolster fresh reserves, and help humanity by serving.
UNE MAMKETS report dated May 1018 notes no changes in shoeing prices or rabbitskin values, with prices holding steady due to regular shooa dealing. Hides and skins sold at auction show strong competition. leather grades cleared, prices largely maintained.
Market notes detail Mosers Clarke & Co on Collins Street and the Wheat Board approvals for crop protections. Quotes show 1915-16 scrip payments, 1916-17 expectations, and 1917-18 activity, with bids around 1/1 and 444 for One Valuer pool. Prices for 1927s touched £4005 and £10 bonds moved accordingly amid wartime sentiment.
Export termination has temporarily boosted local supplies but demand outstrips availability. Government import rule remains in force. Chinese markets report brisk selling at 1d–10d per lb for quality pork. beef supplies firm at 141 per hundredweight. bacon frames limited with prices around 1s per dozen. Demand for better quality goods seen in rising inquiries and cautious buying.
The elevanth Vietorian wool appraisal was completed on Monday the 29th when the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd appraised a catalogue of 3769 bales. Quotations are listed for local brokers including Mooroopna and Natholla among others with bid details and prices.
A letter to Madame Ghrorlotte Crivelli expresses gratitude for help sent from Australia. It notes 4200 francs donated by Madame la Duchesse d Uzeiros to the Orphans Home of Youngerau and thanks Australian benefactors for bringing joy to children with Christmas gifts. The note, signed by General MICHEL, praises aid to mothers and infants.
A controversial letter targets Shapparton’s municipal leaders over filth and vandalism. The writer condemns streets, drainage, and water quality as threats to the town’s reputation and urges a public meeting led by a local progress association to push reforms.
A fragmented plea warns that constipation accelerates aging effects and may threaten life. It claims dangers from hardened arteries and tissue resistance, urging preventative use of NTJOL, marketed as a lubricant by Skinned Oil Company, with dubious claims and unclear provenance.
A historical song titled Woman You Have Nobly Done Your Share is performed by Private Hunley Gole of the Gallipoli Sturlars at the Bic Theatre on May Lally. Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson authorized the tribute to empire women, with verses praising mothers sisters sweethearts and brave wives and urging support for home front efforts.
The article records a trembling defense of Australians serving in a military band and their duties. It quotes leaders urging gratitude from the people of Australia, praising the soldiers’ sacrifice and resolve as they face risks and await a return. It notes supporters in the audience and mentions community figures urging continued support and enlistment.
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