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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
3
Petrograd reports on the eastern front as Germans fail to push from Starajevo area near the Vistula. Soviet lines claim 348 officers and 15,431 men captured near Zurawno with munitions and transport. In Dniester crossings, enemy advances noted. Black Sea port Sunisun attacked. 200 mounted Cossacks charged Turkish trenches in the Caucasus.
Our troops showed dash in a morning assault at Herru Turne. Batteries opened the way as smoke covered positions. Germans offered little resistance on the trenches. The first line fell back to entrench, a second wave cleared German trenches behind.
London reports French gains in Souches Lene region with heavy German resistance claimed. Russians say they captured 348 German officers and 15431 men near Zuranow as Allied fronts shift to methodical advances. Perth notes Private Simcock, nicknamed Pink Top, killed at Dardanelles while leading a company under Turkish fire. Paris communique outlines May Dardanelles operations slowing, with Keravosdere ravine maneuvers. Belgian actions near Dixoudy report progress and losses as bombardments impede northern Souches activity. Roosevelt cites professional peace at National Benchmark League conference.
The text claims internal failures to meet Hague Convention obligations and labels certain groups as adversaries of pacifism. It asserts these individuals portray Americans as resembling a China of the West and depict efforts to awaken America to a particular political alignment.
The Tambellup Road Board faces unsettled politics as J B Crawford questions illegitimate seat holdings. Elections for chairman were postponed, then resolved with L H Trathan’s appointment. The Lands Department and Public Works address a cemetery renervation, road closures, fence boundaries, gravel reserves, and an overdue overhead bridge amid funding limits.
The first nonpetition of the season at Katanning Golf Club was played on the local links last Saturday morning. Ten couples contested fixed foursomes with three pairs tying for first place and two more pairs one stroke behind. The handicappers shone, and several golfers noted rough breaks that can spoil a good day. The three tying pairs will have a playoff at an early date. The round featured Father teidy and Mise Houtin as participants.
Styles add Mrs. Cecil Piesse at 45. Stet and Mrs. Vuisvon 55-1, plus others. A good deal of interest is taken in the game this year with room for playing members and a weekly fixture list through September. Prizes donated by club members. This week features stroke handicap, gentlemen 18 holes and ladies nine. An all day tournament is planned for Monday, 28th June, a public holiday.
A fire at King George Hostel in Katanning occurred around 7 pm Monday, detected by proprietor Mrs Edwards whose daughter alerted them. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly after clothing and wall areas were damaged, with the Commercial Union Assurance Co. insuring furniture and effects and insurance lapse noted among the involved tenants.
A dispute over a medal for the best North Lis in the match against Broomeull ended with A. Strickland receiving the award, as decided by a panel of judges. The panel included AL Money Jones, Toy, and Charlie Shaw, and they declared the outcome despite earlier statements about diving the medal.
Listing of show dates across regions with applications and non applications noted. Includes Northampton September 22 Heidelberg and other towns such as Work September 20, Wanneroo November, Bridgetown November 1s and Denmark February 4 1916. Indicates several entries not applied for or not aglied for.
Mid U Davies cites a September 9 1914 letter to the Under Secretary arguing delayed departmental replies hobble Operations at the Works. He urges change in management and a governing board to secure success, warning the current approach risks reputational damage and failure.
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