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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
2
A government notice promises rewards for information that leads to the conviction of anyone stealing the word Standard from subscribers' residences in Warrnambool and along country roads. The listing details a wide range of stolen goods including firewood, fencing, poles, sleepers, hay, metal, grain, and other materials, with measured quantities and conditions.
A World War I era account describes a base hospital in France bombed at night. Wounded Australians and others suffered brutal injuries as patients awoke to blasts, with nurses aiding grimly as many died or faced shock. Twenty Australians were transported to a south coast English hospital, their memories haunted by the attack.
A damaged OCR page lists a British war prisoner ID 1234 Private T Athina and scattered schedules for railway routes around Warrnambool Melbourne Terang Mortlake Colac Geelong Port Fairy Hamilton Portland Koroit Penshurst Ararat and Ararat routes. The entry mixes prisoner data with extensive timetable fragments and station calls.
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