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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
A report notes a performance by local amateurs titled Shackletons Dilemna to aid the Yea Free Library, with drives in town for donations. The Holidays brought visitors and quiet amusements, while New Year gatherings and regional travel filled the period.
Remaen H.C. faces Bertha Paler in a bat soaring event with Bat Soars featured as the venue. The fragment indicates a competition context and participant names, but details are incomplete.
The list records residents of the Shire of Yea who volunteered for front lines or camps. An asterisk marks those killed or wounded. The list is incomplete and relatives are asked to submit missing names for the Heeur Boards to be erected in the Hall. Names listed pertain to Broadford area and surrounding, compiled by Shire Secretary W. B. Fyou with Patriotic Funds.
Senator Grant proposes a tax on the value of land to fund war costs. The plan targets unimproved land values and aims to start from July 1, continuing until peace is secured. Debate touches on equity, administration, and alternative taxes including on amusements and war profits. Senator Bakhtap and Grant discuss capital value versus unimproved value. Leave granted to continue remarks on another date.
An ad suggests taking routine doses of Bariain's Taljets to relieve a bad taste in the mouth and prevent a sluggish liver and upset stomach. The product promises quick relief and is pitched as affordable by storekeepers.
Murrindind held its New Year’s Day picnic and sports on the grounds with favorable weather. A dance followed at Woodbourne schoolroom and profits will aid patriotic funds. Results include Creeds team wins and various races with names like Miles Ellis Nash and Airey among the participants.
Describes trench warfare tactics across France where troops bury themselves in earth when advancing. Soldiers dig “lying down” trenches to shield from shellfire, with engineers expanding holes at night and earth piled to form bullet-swallows. Barbed wire and improvised shelters protected soldiers in the firing line.
A fragmentary report describes a supposed 6 million gold hoard stored by Kaiser Wilhelm in a medieval watchtower, tied to Franco-Prussian War indemnities and future war readiness. London bankers reportedly traced worn shields bearing 1873 dates and Victoria heads among gold likely connected to indemnities. High security and flood defenses guard the chamber as authorities note a war chest of tens of millions in pounds were imagined.
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