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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
4
Port Pirie residents gather to honor Private W Edwards and Private Overland after their service. The ceremony includes morale remarks, acknowledgments for wounded and a mobile dedication by community leaders. Family, friends, and local officials join prayers and raffles, celebrating the return of service members and praising enduring support from Port Pirie.
R A O B welcome and presentation to Bro H W Overland at Port Lirte on March 1 after lodge business. The gathering honored his return from the front and noted his prior service to Waratah Lodge, with toasts, a dainty spread, and reflections on those who have fallen. Speakers included City Marshal R H McConnell, Primo A G Stewart, and Primo D McQueen, praising Overland’s wartime courage and future plans.
Fragmented report details Private M A Fisher and Mrs W Fisher arriving by train, meeting by Town Hall official Mr E E Garrett, and locals praising a young New Zealand hero. Mentions private W G Davennet and other relatives cited among military honors and medals.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a dubious worm treatment sold as a child remedy. It mentions fake preparations, alleged medicinal effects, and a catalog entry from Tha W. H Go. Ltd at 23 Langtree Church Hill Aydnay. The piece suggests caution and skepticism toward the product’s claims.
Bro. Overland of Waratah Lodge expresses pride in participation and gratitude for the welcome home of returning heroes. He notes the sacrifices made by those at war, and pledges to join fellow members in continuing support and service. Applause follows as City Minstrel H Simpton leads with the Soldiers' Song.
On a hot evening at Salomontown beach a small boat capsized while fishing leaving Mr Brine Mrs Brine and Mr Ingerson in the water. Beek Sessle and Mr Robertson helped raise the alarm and rescuers pulled three survivors from the midstream. The party received medical aid and were returned home with spirits up after a close call.
The note lists Bedetok prices under the office of Thinoper, outlining recent rate adjustments and station charges. Officials urge stores to update price boards and inform customers of the new figures for transparency.
A damaged Foreign War era note thanks the South Australian Comforts Fund for Christmas boxes sent to Port Pirie Red Cross Society. It mentions appreciation from Mrs Meiwan and Private A. H. Williams and reflects on the war’s end and soldiers receiving gifts. The letter comments on language barriers and the generosity of the community and troops.
Port Pirie Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners discusses variation of the 1916 award. Broken Hill and Port Pirie members push for higher wages and a 14 day notice to employers. possible industrial action if demands not met. Commonwealth award affects both branches. 68 members, 48 hour weeks. negotiations and possible conference plan noted.
The document notes fleets of government steamers carrying one class of passengers on select routes to Durban and Capetown in 1840 and to London, with tonnage figures and planned resumption of passenger service subject to alteration by notice. It lists operators and addresses for George Wills & Co and associates in Adelaide.
A Port Pirie correspondent laments high fish prices from Port Adelaide with schnapper and a local cafe owner acting as a fish seller. He notes Port Pirie’s fish supply is short and questions distribution profits and potential cooperative disposal. Time ball delays raise maritime concerns and Anglican discipline debates reference church actions and potential contempt of court outcomes.
Defence Department Melbourne reports detail harsh conditions of Australian POWs under German control. Accounts describe starvation, lack of food, inadequate bandages, maggot-infested wounds, and neglect by medical staff. Report cites specific anecdotes of suffering and compares Allied treatment to perceived luxury.
A vintage advertisement touts Hean's Tonic Nerve Nats as a remedy for fatigue and mental sluggishness. It claims to restore nerve tissue and blood quality, reducing aches and pains in neurasthenic individuals. Sold by chemists at 2 shillings per box or six boxes for 47 shillings 3 pence.
At Fort Pies March 1 Hugh Gwyn faced Police Court before Mr D C Scott S M on a charge of insulting behavior He protested his innocence Constable Fergusson testified Gwyn made noisy boo hooing with hands at his mouth to amplify sound The defense claimed mistaken identity The case adjourned to allow witnesses then proceeded with testimonies from Constable Biante and others The magistrate withheld conviction and dismissed the case after hearing defendant’s evidence
Unclear OCR fragment outlines a proprietary dividend related to broken hill firms and a distribution system for company shares. Core facts are unreadable. no concrete entities or outcomes are discernible.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Yootwamurra School Glerelg and Boy Bohool for Girls, with garbled phrases about bathing and a possible telephone line. No clear events, dates, or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable items.
A reader warns against giving children mixtures with opium like morphia and advises making a safer home cough remedy. Hean s Eaves herbal mix is marketed as Heenzo with warm water and sweetener, claiming to yield two bottles of ready-to-use cough syrup costing 12 shillings retail versus 3 shillings for Heenzo, available through chemists or direct from G W Hean Hinduring Chemist.
Reads as a dated notice listing exemptions for certain vehicles and bicycles from carrying bees on specified days across months February to December. The text includes garbled spellings and unclear terms but denotes exemptions apply to enumerated dates each month and mentions rights or penalties for noncompliance.
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