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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
4
The piece laments coal mining disruption and worker protests across Australia. It cites government pressure, press editorial stance, and union strikes affecting public and private sectors. References figures like Lieut W. Z. Desay and railway officials, with commentary on press responses and political tension.
The text outlines government borrowing in Australasia, detailing refinancing and new loans to cover deficits for railways and public works. It notes high interest costs, projected annual borrowing pressures, and tension between past debt, upcoming issuances, and the burden on taxpayers and local authorities.
A letter column analyzes Labour Party splits, noting infighting in New South Wales and national implications. It cites industrialists, factional chiefs, and calls for reconsideration of party lines ahead of conferences and referendums.
A fragmented notice lists numerous townships and venues in a promotional flyer for new stock and patterns. It mentions Balfour's, Jamestown, Masonic Hall, and Prospect Sits with several buildings and council chambers noted for displays and sales.
John W. Doyle of the Eight Hour and Later Demonstration Committee writes on July 1 2015 praising Hean's Essence as an exceptionally good medicine for colds. He notes its moderate price and rapid action appeal to workers with large families and says the product is obtainable from chemists and stores. Two shillings buys a pint of the best quality cough and sore throat topical remedy.
An OCR snippet touts "Moten's Thoian Root Pills" as a universal remedy for soldiers and the public, claiming benefits like strength, health, and weather resilience. It promotes easy carrying, long tradition, and military endorsement, urging widespread use despite unclear specifics.
Captain McArthur and the 28th Battalion thank supporters for tobacco and cigarettes sent via the Southern Cross Tobacco Fund. Postcards with donors’ addresses enable direct replies. Across hundreds of gifts soldiers say cigars and matches lift morale during watches, with an estimated cost of £25,000 to cover daily tobacco for active service.
Telegram from Port Pirie to Rev TD Webb reports Private Percy Gooding Budding, aged about nineteen, killed in action at Botton on November 6. A student at Adelaide High School and an engineer trainee, he was admired by all. The Goodings also have another son serving in the Australian navy.
An odd wartime tale describes German occupation in Antwerp and a Belgian beer brewer tied to a curious advertising scam. A Belgian vendor suspects a shopkeeper’s ad campaign, and authorities trace a string of notices to a long-ago German brewery, revealing a tangled underground operation.
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