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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
2
The Talbot registration centre will close with duties moved to Maryborough under the Divisional Returning Officer. Claims should be directed to Maryborough Sub-division of Talbot in the Division of Grampians. Postmaster-General hints at postal staff reforms favoring merit and progress.
The Tyers home at Amherst was totally destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock on a Wednesday morning. Mrs Tyers, two children, and her sister-in-law escaped in night attire as flames spread from a burning pile of wood behind the fireplace. The wooden house with an iron roof was uninsured, and Mr Tyers estimates losses around £50. Overnight events included various local notices and court items, while rainfall totals and wool contracts feature in a broad page of town news.
Special interest surrounded the morning ordination at Obriot Church Maryborough for Ganway D Urigan of St Michaels Talbot by Bishop Gambleton. It drew a large crowd with a full chancel procession and hymns. The candidate was ordained deacon after sermon and prayers. Choir and clergy led chants and litany concluded the service.
Telegrams told of Sergeant Andrew John Gray’s death in France on May 15. The 23-year-old Beaufort native earned the Military Medal at Pozières and served 1210 days from enlistment. His loss cast a pall over Lexton as half-mast flags bowed to a beloved son and brave soldier. Private David Gray, his younger brother, also serves in the forces.
A trial at the Superm Court of Vietna upheld Banc de er’s Extract as superior eucalyptus brandy with purative powers. Claims include prevention of meningitis typhoid and other illnesses, with warnings against false substitutes. Clarke's Blood Purifier is praised as a premier remedy for skin and blood diseases, advertised widely with caution against fraud.
A Talbot town hall gathering last Tuesday welcomed Private C Lamb Corporal J Rees and Private P Newling home from the front. Dr A Gale chaired a ceremony with gold medals presented to soldiers or their families, praising the war effort and noting four medals delayed due to deaths or front-line travel.
An old advertisement extols Great Peppermint for coughs and throat irritation. It mentions a range of products including Browns Bronchial Frocher and Frog Pills, prepared by John T. Brown and Sena in Boston with European depot in London. The page references medical claims and sales terms in antique packaging.
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