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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
4
The article outlines diverse worm symptoms in children and adults including irritability, appetite changes, belly fullness, and digestive issues. It then shifts to a community note about a public meeting with multiple committees and local officials, discussing memorial and veteran associations and potential amalgamation.
In a council decision, the mayor was named chairman and the town clerk appointed as a member and secretary of all committees. The motion was carried.
Repatriated Australian prisoners recount German mistreatment under the Hague Convention. Reports describe rotten medical care at Douai, brutal operations in Wurzburg without anaesthetic, minimal rations, and harsh conditions in several camps, with emphasis on cruelty and neglect.
Fragmentary verse honors fallen French dead with lilies and quiet hills. The speaker laments mournful skies and unattainable victory as words of faith endure. The piece invokes tribute and enduring memory across war torn fields and distant skies.
A fragment notes Yoothamurra School at Glenelg with boarding and day sections for girls. It mentions healthier spaces and balconies, and references livestock and produce facilities and the principal’s telephone contact.
Interviewed pioneer F Plenty recalls arriving in Port Pirie in 1875, when the town’s water came eight miles by cart from Broad Creek and rail extended only to Crystal Brook. He describes early farming, building a two story house, and hardships with water, footwear, and obstacles while establishing Napperby land.
An advertisement claims HEENZO cough mix provides relief with simple preparation. It promises a pint of cough and sore throat mixture from a bottle of HEENZO, sold by G W Hean of 174 Castlereagh Street Sydney, with postage and price details.
A family afternoon turned tense when a baby crawled on the floor during adult conversation. A loud bump from the piano startled everyone as the infant slipped and the father rushed to help. The child bumped his head on a pedal but escaped serious injury.
Bache Bros announce daily arrivals of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Adelaide Gardena. Orders collected and goods delivered daily. The note emphasizes actions over words and urges trust in service to existing customers.
Reports from Port Pirie on March 8 detail welcomes for returning soldiers including Signaller Hill of the 10th Field Artillery and 80th Battery, with family, town officials, and local veterans groups present. Private Bert Machell, Private Frank McLaughlin, Trooper A. E. Orta, and others receive ceremonies and medals. mentions of their service in France and England, and prior battles such as Pelygom Wood and Villers-Brevennon.
Two more of Pirie’s horses returned yesterday afternoon with a welcome by Mr A B Fili. Hart, attached to the South Australia contingent at Christmas, was wounded at Lagnitourt and Jeancourt. Landers left South Africa on March 16 1916 and is believed to be with the Second Divisional Train. A E that it...
Government steamers listed with tonnages and rates to Durban Capetown London and related routes. Rates 18 to 18 pounds to Durban Capetown 18 to 238 to London. Details available from George Wills and Co agents in Adelaide and Greenwell Street.
A 1920s style health note touts keeping girls blood rich and nerves nourished. The claim is that teen girls benefit from Hean's Tonic Nerve Nuts, labeled a boon to growing girls, sold in cans at 3 shillings per dozen or six boxes for 17 shillings 8 pence.
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