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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
9
A week of diary notes from Tamworth and Moree area events highlights trotting meetings, hospital discussions, and carnival plans. Officials discuss entries and purses, with remarks on community life and the social role of meetings for both men and women in rural towns.
A fragmented ode recalls the memory of women who died in service and asks when proper memorials will be raised. It laments the delay in honor and urges timely tributes to those who offered their lives in devotion.
A patriotic Glen Innes meeting raised £40 9d with £200 given in prizes for a January cheering day. Mejor Held from the Commonwealth Medical Carpe attended to inspect property known as Woodlands for a compliance report. A novel high kicking contest in the Town Hall pitted Jeff Petrone of Gunnedah against Frank O'Donnell of Glen Innes, with O'Donnell winning. War relief funds were collected. The Glen Jones Coursing Challenge set for this week, with arrangements for the event. Private Frank Williams arrived home for final service. A troop departure to Armidale occurred with AC Whiningaby and J Hargrove accompanying.
A Melbourne correspondent reports on Australian defense talks in Sydney. Debate centers on voluntary enlistment versus compulsory service as protesters and supporters clash over draft policy and wartime mobilization.
Fragmentary report outlines protests and political maneuvering in the district. It notes suffragette activity, potential seating changes, and unrest surrounding candidates and polling, with references to local officials and voters in uncertain terms.
Weather remains hot with scarce water and ongoing harvests. Mr J H D Davis builds a large kitchen at Locomos Owe Hotel to improve town facilities. A large German munitions plant and rain at Barraba are noted, with references to Wheat Pool policy and local export activity amid harvest concerns.
The passage discusses a scheme involving the word socialist used by farmers, noting expected sales and pool winnings, while warning a Commonwealth intervention may alter outcomes. It mentions Australia’s wartime loan drive aiming for funds and outlines debates over loan amounts and political positions tied to funding and public sentiment.
Archdeacon Jolumione presided at a service in Armidale Cathedral while medical advisers urged continued improvement. St Johns College Armidale reported strong theology exam results with several honors, as parish anniversaries, confirmations, and new appointments filled the church calendar.
A Tamworth inquest report details a bereaved family and a funeral procession with Trooper Dorrington involved, alongside war-era captions. The piece also covers livestock sales in Manilla and Maitland regions with prices for wethers, ewes, and cattle, noting buyer attendance and price trends.
German reports from Constantinople indicate Shmany’s Egypt expedition may start early January with two million Turks organized by spring. London sources note UK and French routes through Suez to begin soon.
Henry Ford leads the Ark of Peace aboard the Oscar J a steamer bound for neutral and belligerent nations hoping to spark a Christmas end to war. Doves and a squirrel accompany him as he seeks a world accord, while critics question the plan's practicality amid wartime doubts.
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