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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
4
Port Pirie Council discusses funding for a parkland memorial for fallen soldiers, missing cheque issues, school waterworks, Junior Technical School site, and advertising hoardings. It also covers road and footpath works, valuations, public health concerns, and requests to municipal and state authorities.
At about 1 30 am Monday Porter W H Whellum signalled M C Carter and Reg Heard to a blaze on Mr F McArdle's farm known as Heard's. Haystacks burned fiercely, 300 tons destroyed with 200 owned by McArdle 90 by Goerke and 10 by Wood. stables and staff quarters damaged though saved. The wind aided efforts and some cattle were injured.
Port Pirie News reports the death of W. J. Jewell a former constable aged 70 who served Port Adelaide Port Augusta and Port Pirie and recently worked at the Smelters. Also covered are the Teece sermon and lecture on Egypt visit of Corporal Mitchell welcome home from the front and Mrs De Bear death with large family ties. Coal hoists for Port Pirie described with a £76,000 federal plant to lift two tons per minute and expected in use mid July and Rev F R French to West Australia move next April.
A Port Pirie resident praises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills after a five year kidney disorder. She reports constant backache and cloudy secretions cleared by two bottles and complete relief after four bottles, with no relapse. Pills sold by chemists at 2/9. six bottles 15/3. Foster-McClellan Co. at 76 Pitt Street Sydney offers postal orders.
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