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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
1
Fragmented text references charges, parcels, and zoning terms with scattered figures. Mentions park area, serials, and a riverine or coast region, plus partial references to magazines, a wealth context, and a person named Jerens Comoe.
Port Pirie Mayor Mr J Hi Gedden and council members debate Anzac Day ceremonies and a possible public works feature. They review the Solomontown suburban rail service and consider reinstating the 6:10 pm train while noting delays and prior schedules.
A long directive from Lady Galway outlines Red Cross packing for Adelaide depot parcels. It lists clothing items and gear to ship, specifies packing methods, and requires a circle secretary to include a contents list and duplicate mail to Government House. It notes funds: receipts £87,975 and expenditures totaling £2,270,76 with items like hospital comforts and materials funded from the general hospital requirement fund.
A wartime letter from Private B J Kewsa describes Pirie workers opposing the Barrier Redraggers. He notes no sympathy for the Barrier crowd, mentions dust and heat in Port Pirie, and wishes good luck to local men enlisting, signed Robt J Brewer.
A long elderly Adelaide resident lauds Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills citing relief for her husband’s chronic constipation after 8 courses. She claims personal health gains and recommends continued use, while a health committee and local notices detail schedules, services, and public post arrangements from Adelaide to Port Pirie and Petersburg.
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