Crocodile Catch Impresses Darwin Fishing Crew
LACpl Barney Murray writes from Darwin about the 23rd Battalion’s impressive first night with a new wire fish net. A 42ft crocodile and a 60 to 80 pound catch were hauled ashore, souvenirs taken, and the crew praised the hunt as exciting. The letter notes warm days, cool nights, frequent cinema, good canteen, and five others receiving letters on the same day. Murray mentions his upcoming birthday and plans for leave.
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Barney Murray
Darwin
Croc
Barney
Wellington
J. Kimbell
Joe Hood
Yorki Buttman
Java Sea Battle survivor recalls prelude to clash
Lieutenant J. Hearn recounts a wartime lunch of British Dutch Australian and American officers at Sourabaya before the Java Sea engagement. He recalls belief in colonial duty despite impending defeat and notes the party’s ships were sunk days later with rescue by the British Navy to Colombo. Civil servants who stayed with their government faced brutal executions by the Japanese.
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J. Hearn
Java Sea
Empire Rm
Sourabaya
Singapore
East
de Vries
Colombo
van Heurn
Market Report at Homebush June 14
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd reports 21,619 sheep and 17,334 lambs yarded at Homebush on June 14 from a listing of 38,650. Yarding quality improved as fewer plain sheep appeared. lambs and sheep faced strong competition with values firm to last day. Cattle yarded 2,042 with 309 in store. much of the stock consisted of young cattle and calves with good quality grown cattle, bullocks, in light supply.
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Homebush
Pioneer Alfred Lowe Dies at 88 in Adelaide
Alfred Lowe, 88, a Cul Cairn pioneer and grandson of Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon’s gaoler, crossed the Styx. Born in England, he moved to Adelaide with his family early in the last century, began as a furniture factory hand, then farmed at Wimmera and Swan Hill, pioneering both beds of virgin shrub land. his Swan Hill blacksmith once shod Bourke and Wills’ horses.
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Alfred Lowe
Culcairn
Styx
Sir Hudson Lowe
Napoleon
Island
St. Helena
Sir Hudson
England
Adelaide
Alfred
Wimmera
Swan Hill
Victoria
Bourke and
Wills
Old Hands Pass Away, Generations Remembered
A number of longtime figures have died in recent weeks. The passage notes that this season commonly brings similar losses as older men who helped shape the current era are remembered and mourned.
Weather change brings rain after frosty days
After a week of heavy frosts and warm days a weather change occurred Monday night with a good shower of rain lasting about mid night. The rain was recorded at nine points. Contact Norman Owens at 22 Maughan Street for all plumbing work.
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Norman Owens
Maughan Street
Gas hint urges keeping NRMA heater fire alight
The NRMA chief engineer Mr J Fielder warns motorists against letting a gas heater go out after trips or nights. He says constant cooling and heating strains wiring and notes a three day test with minimal running still kept the fire alight. He advocates daily removal of minor clinker and argues overnight charcoal use saves energy. if kept out overnight, ensure ample ventilation for poisonous gas dispersal.
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NRMA
J. Fielder
Fielder
Colds in the Head cods' Great Peppermint Cure
A condensed note reports a peppermint cure claimed to ease cold symptoms. The item highlights a remedy tied to a fishy name and a period belief in herbal or mentholated relief, reflecting local health lore and household cures.
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