Death Notice for Private Chas Leelle Berrill KIA Dec 3
Mr W A Berrill of this town received notice of the death of his eldest son Private Chas Leelle Berrill who was killed in action on December 3. Born January 12 1889 Booleroo Whim he later lived near Port Pirie and was attached to the 5th Pioneer Battalion in France after service in Egypt. He was a popular cricketer and tennis player and connected with the Solomontown Methodist Church. A farewell social was held for Mrs A E McDonald in the Institute Hall with local ladies presenting a leather aunt and a carved gift as tributes to her work. He was described as a fine all round Australian man.
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Caltowire
W. A. Berrill
Chas. Leelle Berrill
Pte
Berrill
Perte “Aeneas
Egypt
France
Booleroo
Shepherd Bros
Woodville
Blyth
Port Pirie
Solomontown
A. BE. McDonald
Institute Hall
Mime
Dann
Sexton
Lehmann
O'Dea
Haren
P. Kitson
Kitson
Caltowie
McDonald
James Bateup
Oroydon
Robert Wouters
Gladstone
England
Mivelle
Joffre
Germany
Mies Ivy Turner
Hyde Park
Laura
John Each
Adelaide
Brighton
John Cawse
Penfield
Smithfield
General Nivelle
Baron Hollweg
Tull
Mra 5
G. Hill
Fulham Park
Hores
Mediterranean
Prins Frederick Wilhelm
Cattegat
George
King George
Queen Mary
Y M C A Aid Uplifts Soldiers With Canteens and Shows
Descriptive letter extols Y M C A support for troops in Suez area. Canteen crowds, rolls from Australia, and praise for service programs. Report details nightly singing, services drawing hundreds, and cinema shows across 15 huts with five cinemas. Soldiers share pain and home longing, while Y M C A staff provide comfort and photos from Home League.
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H. V. Smart
Suez
Australia
Bing
Brong
Miss Steel
Uasud
Omapshota
Aslao
Fragmented 1916 News Splashing War and Holidays
A collage of World War I era items notes battles and political talks, mentions Lloyd George speeches and German ambitions, alongside holiday cheer and weather quirks. Obscure local notices touch on deaths, marriages, and community events.
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Grubb
Gladstone Special Meeting Reviews Assessments and Reductions
City records detail a December 15 1916 special meeting with Mayor F C Grubb and council members voting on appeals from James Harvey Alice Amy Leverington F Gase C Schmidt J A Gallasch J A Gallach regarding assessments. Most requests to reduce annual assessments were approved and carried with named speakers proposing and seconding motions.
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F.C. Grubb
Ors. Gale
Growden
Goold
Barclay
Court of Appeal
James Harvey
Cr. Quinlan
Cr. Goold
Alice Amy Leverington
Cr. Hann
Cr. Gase
F. Gase
Cr. Growden
C. Schmidt
J. A. Gallasch
Cr. Gale
J. A. Gallach
I. Goe
Cr Gale
Cr. Hane
Ordinary Meeting Minutes and Local Council Proposals
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence includes leave for Cayman Hobbs two weeks, Minda Home subscription, and Crown Land drain and hawkers fees. The council discussed tennis club permission, hall hire for Mrs Crabb, and railway reconversion. Finance items approved and committees formed, including Works and Finance for the ensuing year. The town rate set at one shilling. health rate sixpence. The annual balance sheet was adopted.
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Cayman Hobbs
Minda Home
W. L. Paraona
Crown Landare Drain
Sec
Tennis Club
Grace
F. W. Riches
Crabb
Blyth
Main Road
Gale
Cre Barclay
Goold
Cra Growden
Quinlan
Hana
Ors Barclay
Hane
Cr Growden
J. Hobba
Cr Barclay
Dr Gale
Cr Gale
Fea
Bevy
Dr Hann
Cr. Barclay
Cra. Gale
Growden
Gould
Timber Receipts Accepted for Timber Orders in Adelaide
Reid Bros Timber Merchants of Flinders Street Adelaide announce they will accept wheat receipts as payment for timber orders and for wood and iron building works. Designs and prices available post free on request.
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Messrs
Reid Bros. Ltd
Flinders Street
Adelaide
District Councils Port Germein Meeting Dec 9 1916
Council chamber Melrose heard reports from Crown Lands on moiety from bawkers licences and funds at EB and A Bank. Plans for Mount Remarkable estate signed. road surveys near Murraytown and Wirrabara confirmed. Bus fires provisions to be enforced. band funds investigated. arrears extended to Feb 1. bylaw on wheat weight and bag counts planned. star thistles to be destroyed. thistles on reserves allowed. action against unauthorized wheat on roads debated. finance totals: District £634 1/2 Main £64 2/6.
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Melroce
J. Arthur
Cra
Hanbagan
McCallum
Challinger
Williams
Hillam
Mahood
Klemm
Crown Lands Office
Council
A. Bank
Bawkers
Survvayor - General
Mount Remarkable
Murraytown
Wirrabara
Melrose
Terka
Port Pirie
Balaklaya War Service
J. Fetherstonhaugh
Booleroo
G. Jeffery
Challenger
Minda Home
Benevolent Strangera Society
Rengera
Appila
Yarrowie
Diatrick
Brennan
Halbuory W C T U Holds December Meeting
The monthly bust meeting of Halbuory W C T U was held on Wednesday December with Mrs. P Anderson presiding. Miss Dennison read part of the pamphlet Australia and the Coming which was discussed. Four continuation meetings have been held during the conference literature distribution.
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Papen le Q
Adelaide YMCA plans Christmas edible parcels for wounded
A letter from the Adelaide YMCA Army Department asks local centres to coordinate festive season parcels for sick and wounded soldiers recuperating at the Lady Galway Club House Henley Beach. It suggests timing deliveries to arrive a few days after Christmas and requests space for the plan.
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Lady Galway
Henley Beach
Percape
Practical Christmas guidance and remedies in Everylady's Journal
The Christmas issue promotes sober practical economy with home made gifts and festive arrangements. It features special stories from noted writers and advertises genuine Sander's Eucalyptus Extract claiming broad health benefits and safety.
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Everylady
Ausatralia
New Zealand
Eeverylady
Chas. Nuttall
Dr. Fitchett
Madame Melba
Mary Card
Melbourne “Age
Sunlypton
Sandes
Meningitia
Sander
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Price-Weir
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Misa Miller
Alfred Ostt
Gladstone Corporation
Port Germein
Young Men’s Christian Association of Adelaide—Army Department
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Bam
Holland
Port Anguata
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Magic Cave
W. L Parsons
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