Shipbuilding in Australia gains pace during war effort
Australia presses essential men money and ships to rebuild mercantile capacity after heavy submarine losses. Australian yards at Williamstown and Walsh Island race to launch the first two vessels by December and February, with 5500 ton deadweight ships, advanced engines, and domestic fabrication under government supervision to restore war-torn shipping.
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Ee Committee
British Board of Hippie Sod
Peter
Boon
Hughes
Australia
Austra- Me
Dawely
Leach
Eee
Williamstown
Vic
Walsh Island
N.S.W
Govament
N. Deen
Walker's Limited
Poole
Noa
Tasmania Marine Moervey
Alaw
Heghes
Martin and
Washington Tea
Bydaay
Ths
Wallace Power
Sydney
Kidman
Mauch
Australis
America
Bean
Williamstows (Victoris
Wessels
H. Curchin
Kenneth Watson
Chit
Georgetown News and Club Activities Report
OUR NEWSLETTERS, GEORGE TOWN NOV 7 REPORTS Mr CO Wilkin’s recovery after a horse kick near the eye with stitches by Dr Sinclair. Haymaking yields fair to good. 6,000 bushels of wheat remain in the shed. Georgetown Tennis Club held AGM with A G Inglis re-elected president. officers listed and a match at Guinare resulted in an 11 sets 3 games to 10 loss. A euchre party and dance entertained the team. LAURA NOV 2 A flower and cake show and stalls plus a school concert drew a large audience for the Laura School honor roll. P Curnow judged flowers. Mrs Badger and Campbell judged cakes. Notable acts included a Tango by 24 infants, six Parliamentary Honora candidates, laugh-filled speeches, and Reg Reid and F Fuller as top vote-getters. One hundred fourteen old scholars have gone to the front. over £45 raised.
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Georgetown
CO. Wilkin
Georgetown Tennis Club
A. G. Inglis
R. E. Rice
W. C. Sheridan
H. Rouse
Guinare
Wienera
Pete
Teanie Club
Ogarty
F. Page
Indies
Creedon
Hynes
Walker Wes M.C
Laura
Town Hall
P. Curnow
Wirrabara
Badger
Campbell
Flu
Mesers Blesing
Shepherd
Cox
Sibley
Lehmann
Reg Reid
F. Fuller
Raid
Joan Arc
Rita Tingley
November winds and drought dampen Bundaleer crops
November 4 report notes wind and no rain harming crops and gardens, with some vegetables ruined beyond recovery. Bundaleer water ban worsened vegetation. after showers and a north wind some plants may recover. A lander’s son injured, a porter bruised, crab season opens with heavy daily catches, and reptiles are sighted, including a tale of a swagman who carried a snake’s feet for hours.
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E. T. Mardon
Porter McLeod
Apple Blossom Follies Benefit Concert at Granite Hill
MT TEMPLETON Nov 2 The Howmana Apple Blossoms gave a benefit concert at H Bel ling's hall for Granite Hill children's patriotic fund. Attendance was good, items well received, music by local performers, decorations by Jon Wilson, a dance and supper followed. Net proceeds about £7 140. Secretaries Michael Maddigan and Mayne laud helpers and donors.
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MT. Templeton
H. Belling
Howmana
Micael Maddigan
Mayne
Forty Years Ago in Crystal Brook District News
Reports from Crystal Brook note stiles opposite the post office and a petition against incorporating Booyooles and Gladstone. The line to Clare was costed at £210,663 for 27 miles 6 chains. A new institute at Redhill is under construction. A local Twat court opened on Nov 9, 1878. Wheat yield projected at nine to ten bushels colony wide. Loyal Laura Lodge picnic at Laura Hotel with Musicians and speakers. A flower show in Georgetown raised funds for the Building Fund. Rev E C Spicer spoke on Flowers. The Gladstone and Georgetown Railway Bill passed the House of Assembly.
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Riverton
Clare
Redhill
Twat
Handsome New Institute
Georgetown
Building Fund
E. C. Spicer
The Penalty of Overwork and Doan's Kidney Pills
Overwork described as taxing to kidneys and causing backache and fatigue. The ad promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, citing Mrs. W B Smith of Port Pirie West who says seven bottles cured her kidney trouble and backache, with claims of lasting health. Postage details listed for Poster McClellan Co Sydney and price 25/7 per bottle.
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Dean
W. B. Smith
Government Road
Port Pirie West
Sydney
Doan
McClellan Co
Fitt Street
Fragmented World War News and Local Notices From 1916 NSW
A sprawling seafront of wartime items and local notes. Mentions include Austria and Germany war status, Turkey surrender, New Zealand influenza concerns, Sander's eucalyptos antiseptic, and public notices on taxes, licensing, and public health. Also reports deaths, resignations, and accidents, with scattered humor and literary quotes. Units cover Anzac garrisons, timber imports, and a crowd of diverse incidents from Gladstone to Adelaide.
Larceny case over galv iron at Port Pirie court
Charles Bradford pleaded guilty to stealing two cases of galvanised iron belonging to the BH 4.8 works. The evidence showed the iron was valued at about £80, with delivery at Smerdon’s factory. Bradford had long service with the company and faced committal for sentence at the Gladstone Circuit Court.
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Port Pirie
Novambar
A&é
D. C. Scott
Pranvia
Charles Bradford
HHA
Maid Company
P. Hague
W. Robertson
Hague
Port Pitts
Ita
Hagan
Kennedy
Grey's Auction Mart
Desa
M. L. Warren
Fccused
Warren
Smerdon
Government Road
R.H
B.H.P. Works
William Henry Percival Jode
Howetown
Storrs
Emerdon
Montegue Lewen Warran
Associated Smelterr
B.H.A.4
3.4. P
Witosas
Defendent
Everdone
Howard Ernest Clarke
Flint-Street
Island
Norton
Tefandant
Defendant
Scotcher
Smerden
Clarke
Alexander Henry Smerdon
B.H.A.S
Withees
Gladstone
Premier on the Cheer-Up Work at Narracoorte Luncheon
Narracoorte Herald reports Premier A. H. Peake praising the Cheer-Up Society work for soldiers in Adelaide and across states. He cited Mrs Seager’s leadership, described daily meal and care routines at the Adelaide Cheer-Up Hut, and noted the Narracourt branch effort and rosters of 170 volunteers. He warned future strains as soldiers return and urged broader branch support.
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Narracoorte Herald
Narracoorte Jubiles
A. H Peake
Narracoorte
Mra. Seager
Adelaide
Mra Peake
Mre Seager
Nlowas
Narracourts
Hospital Transporta
Port Adelaide
Xmas Book offers new Australia war photographs
The Australian public can buy the Xmas Book a companion to the Anzac Book featuring over 150 engravings from the AIF in France. It records battles from Flers to Ypres with images taken at key trenches and fields. Published under a committee led by Sir H B Walker Monash Smyth Sinclair Maclagan and W Bean the sale is handled by Mr Thomas Tromble and Mezars Cassnell Co. Copies cost 6 each and are available through leading booksellers or direct order in Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane.
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Australia
A.I.F
Gay
France
Flerubaix
Armentieres
Pozieree
Moquet Farm
Somme
Fliers
Martinpuiob
le Sare
Bapaume
Bullecourt
Hindenburg Line
Meseines
Polygon Wood
Ypree
H. B. Walker
John Monash
N. M. Smyth
EH. G. Sinclair Maclagan
Wi. W. Bean
Thomas Tromble
Defence
Mezars
Qasnell & Co
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Great Britain
Patriotic Funda
Auction Sale Brings Hope for Further Contributions
The note expresses hope that a substantial contribution will follow from the sale held in Australia, aiming to provide ongoing support and financial backing for a larger effort.
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Auatralia
SEASON'S WHEAT DELIVERIES AND PORT PIRIE NEWS
Port Pirie News reports the season's wheat samples from Goys variety and Carmichael's Eclipse, with deliveries to the South Australian Farmers Union. It notes Port Pirie's progress on the Seventh War Loan and covers Red Cross Tea Rooms activities and personal notices plus two tragic incidents, a fatal assault aftermath and a wharf accident aboard the Excel sion, with coroner's inquest results.
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South Australian Farmer's Union
F. Noll
J.T. Bayer
Breal Cresk
Irie
RED Cross Tea Rooms
Thoreday
Geddes Wan
Misa A
Meedames V. L. Atevens
J. W. Kegan
Miggen ¥. Worm
J. Basomeerth
W. Medland
Ewena
A. Nowl
Fros
K. Banelay
M. Skewee
F Gottle
Owens
River Lillah
Mra
Ohsg. Geddes
Mera Gerkin
Mre H. St. J. Somerset
Mies McEwen
Meedames Ger. Dey
H. R. Neale
Mias Parka
Leare
Mra J. Edwards
Sailora
Buldio- Avwwociotiat
M9 Ab
Mra Edwards
Yestadar
de. Laitchwee
Sec
W. A. R. Henwood
Hayes
J. E. Thompson
George Street
Port Pirie
Thompson
Weest
Vene
8 S. Cockburp
South Australian Stevedoring
Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Woolsby
Buchanan
Kathlean
Gladys
Willam Sod George
Heranved Family
Dedicating a Memorial Window at Port Wakefield
The Catholic Church of St. Vincent de Paul at Port Wakefield blessed and dedicated a memorial window funded by Mr and Mrs J H Potticary for their son Private Thomas A Potticary MG Section 43rd Battalion killed in France. Father Davin praised the donors for beautifying the church and honoring a life of duty to country and faith, noting a prior memorial for Mr Thos Green drowned in St Vincent's gulf.
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Hev. T
Sander’s Eucalypti Extract Praised by Family Users
A New Zealand reader notes 42 years of using Sander’s Eucalypti Extract at home. The letter recalls a 1876 episode when the remedy helped a wife with neuralgia, describing ongoing internal and external use and strong customer satisfaction.
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Messrs
Sander
Traly
Hopeing
Auckland
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Jamestown
London
W. G. Kilpatrick
Bert Angueta
Hugh Sheridan
Peterborough
Adelside
Sew Licensing Board
Eew
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Guipnesa’ Stout Co
Adelaide Methodist Synod
Albert Hugo Dost
Tanunda
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Leaderville
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F. J. Raymont
Ran
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