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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
1
Heenzo marketed as a three in one cure for chest nose and throat ailments. It claims internal use for coughs colds bronchitis influenza nasal drops for catarrh and sore throats via gargle. A bottle costs 2 shillings and yields a pint of cough remedy suitable for all ages.
A Jamestown area notice requests relatives to help compile a roster of men resident nearby who have enlisted for the 282 ALF and the Royal Australian Air Force. The notice lists many names and asks for corrections or additions to ensure a complete, accurate list and notes several volunteers were rejected.
The Jamestown Council notes a successful vaccination drive with over 400 treated. Police report action against bicycle riding on footpaths and warn youths. bylaw fines of five shillings may be pursued in court. Drains at Hufunda and Eudunda corners praised. girders removed from the creek lauded. Council thanks Baldwin Adams Crouch. Mayor bids farewell to Crouch.
Recipe to mix crushed biscuits with sugar dates prunes raisins cherries and nuts or coconut to form a firm paste. Shape into four logs, coat with coconut, chill until firm, then slice into 24 servings. Describes appearance and flavor resembling a rich fruit cake.
Weather records list annual rainfall values for Gladstone from 1893 to 1942 and include several anomalies and transcription errors such as years missing digits and misread month names. The fragmentary data shows irregular figures like 2155 and nonstandard annotations, reflecting an imperfect OCR harvest.
The Gladstone district lists numerous men who offered to serve in the present conflict. The long roster names Allison through Kellock with many others including Holmes, Appleton, Hackworth, Bradock, Knapp, Brown, Leesue, Carpenter, Duffy, Pearce, Evans, Hobbs, Wilkin, Wood, Hill, and Wilmshurst among others, with several volunteers rejected.
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