15 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
1
Fragmentary notes describe varying charges and payments with unclear references to posts, exchanges, per diem rates, and named individuals. The text hints at parliamentary or civic procedures, with fragmented mentions of Prune, Reece, and meetings at intervals.
Local council records detail debates over barbed wire along footpaths private property issues, light outages on the Terrace, and a faulty drain connection to Norman Street. Officials discuss authorization, speed of work, and costs while residents push for road repairs and safer paths.
A municipal assembly discussed a report of a stray dog biting a man in a lane yard. The debate covered owner notification, dog containment, and possible disciplinary steps if the dog remained unrestrained or the owner failed to control the animal.
Port Pirie news notes Private Fred Johnstone back from front service in Belgium after Gallipoli and Egypt postings. Other battalion mates named include Jack O Connor P Searman Bart Moppett and Fred Lethbridge wounded. Also reports a Solomontown concert by Girls Guild to aid guild expenses with acts and ventriloquism, plus Red Cross fund acknowledgments and a protest over a German funeral in wartime.
Len Ewin appears as a product or brand name tied to a manufacturing plan described as produced from pure fruit and sugar. The note suggests a process or itemization of confectionery or beverage production. No dates or organizations are clearly identified.
Gladstone community notices include upcoming meetings for Geowxne Counerrrus- Jary Beoond Mansay and Guaneroms Drexuror Coun, with alternate Fridays and second Saturdays. Timetables show daily, Sunday-except passenger departures from Avslalde Blyth to Port Pirie and other routes, plus monthly dances and lodge events.
A Port Pirie obituary and casualty list notes Private W D Forsythe of Pirie who died in a general hospital from cerebrospinal fever. It lists Private M Steel once a local teacher, and mentions Lieut S Pearce and Private E Gorham among the dead or missing from Port Pirie district. The Mayor pledges condolence letters, and townsfolk express sympathy for families. The item closes with reflections on war weariness and resilience.
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