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Newspaper
Violet Town Sentinel
Location
Violet Town, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1918
Page
4
A brief wartime column recounts oddities and censored letters from France. A husband’s letter hints at location near Toul while a wife deciphers clues using a map, revealing Nancy Sparks twelve miles from Toul. The piece blends humorous scraps with frontline imagery and a spliced poem.
A collage of WWI era verse and notes from the front recounts Allied cheer for Australian troops, letters from soldiers praising mateship, and a wartime sentiment mix. It includes drafty snippets of poetry, maritime incidents, and reflections on the long conflict, with brief mentions of shipwrecks, trenches, and home-front strain.
A detailed, colorful account of daily proceedings in the LWW Inquiry at No. 3 Jury Court. Witness Henry Christopher Scully delivers decisive testimony on the fate of a mash phosphorus solution, while David Goldstein and his brother Louis shape courtroom dynamics. Judges, crown counsel, and inquiry leaders are described with emphasis on bearing, style, and courtroom influence.
The report describes a strained courtroom scene with Brookfield and Scully tense and anxious as the imprisoned man’s interests loom. The witness Shand appears to derive grim amusement, while the accused Man’s demeanor shifts between rebellion and weariness under questioning.
A survey of military newspapers in wartime notes The Italian Army paper La Gibertons La Gib Ero or La Gibberos circulates 600 000 and leads army journalism with eight pages of humorous items and drawings produced by soldiers The Canadian and French services also publish papers such as Le Vie Canadienne Canadian Daily Record and Diable nu Cor The Australian Anz paper Aussies mention soldiers papers and contributions from American correspondents and headquarters reporters
The Baby Bonus costs Australia about £600000 annually. Since 1921 the total nears £4.8 million with Tables Talk noting much of it goes to well off families for car use and medical attendances. The piece argues the policy is hard to defend amid wartime taxes and rising prices, yet politicians avoid abolishing it to protect votes.
A satirical poem railing against a tyrannical Kalser Bill figure, detailing domestic upheaval during wartime garden work. The speaker vents irritation at a domineering ruler while the home front chores spuriously illuminate broader social tensions and gender role shifts. The speaker longs to reclaim control, but ends with bitter defiance.
Thomas Burke, famed author of Limehouse Nights, hunts a typical Yank among American troops in London. In the Eagle Hut he discovers varied tastes and accents, noting the absence of ragtime and the persistence of English sensibilities. He admires vaudeville artists yet finds Londoners quick to adapt, seeing Americans as lively but not as he expected.
A whimsical Sydney scene follows a hen debating ambition as she contemplates laying eggs and the elusive growth of her imagined chickens. The senior rooster quips that eggs, not ships, are the standard, prompting the hen to lay eggs rapidly while dodging originality. The piece blends satire with rural fable tones.
A garbled dispatch from an Auckland office reports martial and political rumors about a Friday venture involving Prime Minister aides, a ship starter, and local politics. It mentions Mr. Massey’s indifference, Biles and Hill reaching Blighty from America, and a date conflict with Thursday. It also peers into needlework centers showcasing ribbon knitting and decorative carving curios, plus a puzzling domestic line about a missing wife.
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