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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
2
ASGATEWAL and family express sincere thanks for sympathy and assistance after their loss. Special thanks to Dr Uenning hun, Marcon Kent, and the Amherst Hospital nurses for their care at Amherst Hospital on January 5, 1917.
In this Saturday issue for January 6 1917 the community notes the sobering wartime losses in France as New Year 1917 opens. Donations to the YMCA appeal total £26 with a £5 contribution from a districtwoman. Mrs Baulch of Lerton learns her son Private William Baulch is wounded, not killed, by official cable. Mr and Mrs Le Liseur of Caratup mourn the death of Private A. G. Le Taeser who died in a hospital in England before reaching the front.
A Talbot council meeting will discuss a one shilling rate and a pound unitary rate for the Talbot riding. The Ambernt District Hospital board meets at 3:30 pm. A Talbot Public Library annual meeting occurs around Foundation Day. A concert proceeds for the Talbot Methodist Church trust. Health, education, and local society items follow, including floods in Queensland and a Bishop consecration in Melbourne.
Cuthbert G V Stewart 37 son of George Stewart of Craigie died New Year’s Day at Amherst Hospital after five weeks illness. He left a wife and eight children, eldest 19, youngest seven months. Funeral held in the Wesleyan section of Amherst Cemetery with a large turnout. Burial service performed by prominent local ministers.
For weeks Mrsdahy Kearney had been ill with indifferent health and fears of serious complications. She passed away on Thursday evening. The deceased was highly respected and had lived in Talbot for many years. The body will be interred in Amherst Cemetery this Saturday afternoon with the funeral cortege departing at 2 pm from her husband’s residence, Campstraes.
A nostalgic testimonial for Zam-Buk claims it cures wounds and skin ailments. Peter Mann of Sydney describes injuries from a sting and a knocked foot, saying Zam-Buk reduced inflammation and drew out poison. The ad asserts use for eczema, burns, sprains, and nervous disorders, praising its cleansing action and healing power.
Sergeant Major W. G. Wright, son of W G Weight of Oxford atree Talbot, writes from No 3 Camp Porhim Downs about reorganising a 200 to 600 strong company, training disciplined troops, and sending drafts to the front. He details trenches, tanks, gas shells, weather, travels from Chelsea to Salisbury Plains, and messages from Talbot friends, noting cold, hardship, and pride in his unit.
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