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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
3
A Gladstone town clash over how returning soldiers were welcomed unfolds. W Langdon Parsons argues earlier celebrations lacked spontaneity and fairness, noting the mayor should have led hearty three cheers. Council backs the mayor after defending his actions against a critic signed A Goldier's Relative.
The Gladstone auxiliary committee held May meeting chaired by Mayor K. Gale. They approved Button Day on May 24 and 25 pounds worth of buttons, urged cash donations, and appointed collectors with receipt books. Next meeting set for May 15 at 7.30. A concert party from Adelaide may visit Gladstone around May 22 to support the fund. Executives Gale Hillier Hancock urge donations to be sent to them or collectors.
The 18ST Gladstone Troop of the Boy Scout Association held a Tuesday meeting with signalling and physical drills. On Wednesday night several members completed Tenderfoot and Second Class tests. A parade is planned for Saturday night and a Church parade at the Church of England on Sunday evening.
A brief note depicts workers facing daily grind under sun up to sun down, seeking relief from coughs and colds with Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The advertisement emphasizes dependable relief for laborers through a familiar home remedy.
A garbled page mixes war notes with social updates, deaths, and local items. Mentions Hain, Blyth leadership change, whale meat interest, Barwell as Treasurer, Queenland Parliament May 29 1SG0, Viscount French Ireland appointee, death of F A Mann, and a range of local incidents. Includes minutely varied Australian and colonial references, charity gifts, and a medicinal extract advertisement.
April 27 meeting notes Dr Jas Atkinson named acting chairman. Rabbits destruction time fixed at 21 days from notice. Legal actions to recover unpaid rates to start May 15. Tenders reviewed for Freeman's road and Pilkington corner. Noonan's ford reported satisfactory. Sympathy expressed for district clerk and families. Local govt auditor report received. Cash allocates £100 to council. resignations and tenders scheduled for May 4. Pay sheets show district and min road totals.
Legal proceedings to enforce destruction of rabbits on land will be taken without further notice. By order of the above Council, Eyre District Clerk.
AJC autumn meeting third day May 11 features several claimed races. Second hurdle contenders Cordalier and Encounter King compete while Fisher Stakes promises a clash between Broken Glass and Kiscomb. Steeplechase includes Worlen or Jourary with others noted in juvenile and handicap events.
A large farmer gathering at the Balaklava Institute, led by Mer Reg Heard, formed a Wheat Harvest committee to protect stacks from weather and vermin. Sir Richard Butler urged farmers to supervise stacks, aiming to cut costs and ensure a fair future price. a Balaklava committee with Heard as chair and Gleeson as secretary was appointed.
A later tale touts GENUINE SANDER S EXTRACT as superior to common eucalyptus oils. The Melbourne Age report cited warns of eucalyptus lolly poisonings, while the ad claims the extract prevents diseases and cures ulcers, wounds, bronchitis, rheumatism, and more with three drops on sugar.
A wartime account by Bauer Barten describes wounded soldiers and the front line. Painted white posts mark a path from camp to aid, guiding exhausted troops toward hospitals and the YMCA relief parties. Volunteers carry on despite shelling, seeking support and money for hospitals and relief.
A dubious health ad cites Dr Van Noorden praising NOJOL from Standard Oil as a non gritty internal lubrication remedy. It claims the product relieves constipation without affecting digestion and is easy to obtain through chemists and stores.
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