Gladstone Residents Send Thanks For Kind Gesture
A letter to Mr. Growden from H. P. Clarke thanks Gladstone friends for sending fish knives brought up Friday. Clarke and Mrs. Clark express appreciation, noting they value the friendship of Gladstone residents and will remember five pleasant years at Gladstone. The mayor mentioned a send off, but Clarke preferred no gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Avetralada
Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee
W. Growden
H. P. Clarke
Gladstone
Growden
Gladesone
Gladetone
Hurdleton School Picnic Amid Harvest Festivities
Hurdleton reports a Wednesday afternoon school picnic with a fair crowd. Scholars performed. egg and spoon races amused all, flowers by Linda Wood and Madge Brown raised nine shillings for the Children's Patriotic Fund. A motor bicycle accident injured Mr H Heaslip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Wood
Madge Brown
H. Heaslip
Call for Men Urges Persistent Recruiting Drive
The State Recruiting Committee reports 54 men accepted from 1, and 151 needed weekly to meet quota. Commonwealth total 657, 23 below prior week but above recent averages. Regional gains and losses listed. calls for renewed effort, likening recruitment to mining leads, urging supporters to persevere despite discouragement.
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South Australia
Victoria
Tasmania
Leach
New South Wales
Queensland
Western Australia
Talian
Svar
The Procession of the Cross and Its Movable Hope
A vivid reminiscence of a Sunday procession to the cathedral. The speaker notes a cross moving through a diverse array of men, from old to young, in varied dress, all following in earnest, while bishops, carpenters, choir girls, and families fill the scene. The procession unfolds in rain as lights blink and questions linger about following the cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste
Irons
Ecient Wal Coals
Red Cross Society Appeal and Local Contributions
J B Shepherdsen of Gladstone writes to the editor criticizing how Belgian and local Red Cross funds were handled. He argues most local donations go abroad due to shipping costs and urges the society to retain only a small portion for local use, proposing no more than 25 percent locally. He signs as a concerned supporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headraat
Red Crosse
Insuranse
Aubmarines
Busines
Red Crose Society
Gladstone
Melbourne Cup Triumph and War Era Blasts
A miscellany of wartime notes and local items. Melbourne Cup is won by Weatcourt while Brazil wars Germany loom in Europe. Odd facts and obituaries mix with civic notices, birthdays, marriages, and moral maxims in a bustling late 1910s style page.
Gladstone Auction and Local Council Notes From Forties Era
Forty years back at Gladstone land values were fixed and allotments sold for 57 pounds. Wheat buyers in Gladstone offered 4 shillings sixpence to 4 pence per bushel. The Laura Jockey Club meeting elected Mepers A. Murray as President with J Rand and T F W Sabine as vice presidents. H A Gliddon is treasurer and B W Andkews secretary with Conk and Spicer as committee members. Booyonlee District Council agreed to advertise that postage stamps will not be taken for rates unless extra is added for exchange. Georgetown Council did not meet last week due to farmers being away.
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Italy
Brazil
Germany
Guy Fawkes
Weatcourt
Crawford Vaughan
America
Somme
Oxford’ Colleges’ University
Antarctic
John Murray
Stockport
Parliament
England
Sobela
Watervale
Mra
M. A. Evans
Queenstown
Thomas Hanniball
Bimbowrie Station
Harold J. Buxton
Glen Osmond
Oattegat
Henry Myers
Robert Brook
Gladstone
Laura Jockey Club
B. W. Andkews
Conk
Das. Spicer
Booyonlee
Georgetown
Najol Lubricant Promoted For Gentle Kidney Health
An old advertisement touts Najol as a safe lubricant remedy from Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) for bowel regularity. It claims Najol is not a medicine, not absorbed by the system, and does not interfere with digestion, and notes it is pleasant to take and sold by chemists and stores.
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Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
U.S.A
Chomieta
Atores
Glugs of Gosh and Songs of a Campaign reviewed
A Sydney arrival from Angus and Robertson highlights C J Dennis Glugs of Gosh noted for subtle humor with a deep allegorical undertone. Also reviewed is Leon Gellert Songs of a Campaign, praising war inspired verse from a young Adelaide writer with suggestive, nongraphic trench imagery.
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Angus & Robertson
Sydney
C. J. Dennis
Glugs of
Gosh
Ginger Mick
Gluga
getHune
Germany
Belgium
France
England
Leon Gellert
Gellert
Adelaide
Veritable Pioneer John Price recalls early Port Pirie days
Long retrospective by Mr John Price of Pirie West recounts 1857 ednapper catching in a creek and Port Pirie development before houses existed, with wool shipments from Port Broughton and the Marrabel races linked to Esmnbird murders in a vivid sketch of early South Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Australia
John Price
Pirie West
Old Jack
Price
Ednapper
Crystal Brook
Younghusband
Port Pirie
Port Broughton
Mr Price
Torquay
England
Sanders Extract Promoted for Widespread Ailments
A vintage advertising snippet touts Sanders Extract as a universal remedy. It claims relief for ulcers wounds sprains lung conditions rheumatism neuralgia and bronchitis and urges daily use with three drops in sugar water for cures. The copy emphasizes safety and household indispensability.
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A. B. Barsy
Amiapent Analytical
Melbourne
Supreme Court of Victoria
Sander
Sanders
I. Sanders
Gladstone Town Council Minutes May Signaled Resignations
Friday meeting notes the mayor and several councillors including Gale Growden Gould and Barclay to retire December 1. The council discussed resignations, ad hoc appointments, advertising hoarding erection, unimproved land taxation referendum, and electing a Returning Officer for the upcoming elections. The mayor announced his retirement and thanked council members for their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presert
Ure Gale
Barclay
Growden
Goold
Hane
Quinav
Tew
Mise Cullinan
Cr Gale
Cra Growden
Gould
Winkier
Cr Barclay
Cr Hann
Cr Goold
Cra “Rowden and Hann
Cr Quinlan
Cr Growden
Gladetown St
Mr Budge
Gale
Cheer-Up Hat Birthday Appeal Seeks Support From Readers
A. Berger of Cheer-Up Ami in Adelaide appeals to readers to back the Birthday Button Days in support of ongoing war work. The State War Council has granted the day to recognize the fourth year of war activities and asks communities to hold Birthday Parties and donate produce or groceries for the brave servicemen.
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Ita
State War Council
Avery Centre
Avery
A. Berger
Ani
Adelaide
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Caltowie
Aon
C. W. Wiledon
Obsirman
M. Fef. Leshy
P. Kelly
J. 5. Lehmann
Misses Lehmann
Haren and Dunn
W. Hart
Caltowie Institute
G. A. White
Australian Roughriders
Outlawe
Petersburg Rifle Club
Uinneso
Lehmann
Reichtein
B. L. Lines Az
W.h.he
Vewer
Leonard Bobjohns
Linen
C.E.M
Red Cross Society
Sir
J. B. Shepherdsen
Great Western Railway
Ernest Walter McGaffin
Morphett Vale
Rev. F. Hall
Earth
Arane Express
Lair
NEW Books
Gladstone Corporation
Nujoh
Chemists and
Storas
City
Crawhire
Agaa
Oeediers
W. L. Parsons
Nicholla Bros
Chas
Hoyts
Gladatone
Jamestown
Chaz. H. Nicholls
Bao
Shanton Street
W. UP. Dunsvan
J. McNaughton
Hawker
Chas. H. Nicholla
Broken Hill
Wart
Haebard-street
South Picken Hill
Sears
Nicholle
Mijrtor
Mr. Nicholls
H. C. Waster
Pretoria
Broker Hill
Metana
H. Nicholla
Mas
Joan Senong
Coubalt-atroat
Browes Geal
Nicholls
M. A. Moons
South Broken Hill
Chas. H. Nicholls
G. Wang
Nicholla
M. C. McLacrosuay
Piper-street
Sftar
J. Allan
Crystaletweb
Hroken Hull
Nicholle Hen
A. Kongsert
Witnes
W. B. Driscoll
Gawler Chambers
North Terrace
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