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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
3
An article describes a widening in High Street to cover the footpath and add a new asphalt track leading to a mail railway station. It notes the project will repurpose street space and improve access, with completion anticipated after initial works along the footpath.
A reader replies to a previous “Baling the Fish” letter about flag saluting during Christmas vacation. The writer cites repairs to the flagpole rope and criticizes a school committee member for spreading unverified reports, urging swifter action and improved patriotism.
The Bilitor Yea Chronicle notes heated reaction to the February debate over flag tradition. Mr Baker’s stance as “a mere form” is challenged by the Education department and by critics citing Gallipoli and Anzac as stakes. The letter calls for inquiry into oath administration and flag ceremonies.
A letter from Mr E. 8. Purcell to the Agricultural Department discusses rearing Angora goats in Victoria’s hilly rough country near the Yea River. He sought a 600 acre farm to exploit wool and mohair, but the department warned the climate and market limit profitability.
A damaged wartime roll lists residents from the Shire of You and Stautu Cmnen living on the roadford site, naming many individuals and noting omissions of relatives. The incomplete list honors those who volunteered, served, or died, with names such as Franklin, Les Seek, Frederick Green, Archibald M'Gilivry, Norman Henry A., Robert Purcell, J. Curtiew Walker, Wm Weaver, and George Welsh, among others.
The Yea Water Trust met Monday with commissioners E. Parcell chairing, FG Paresli, J. Quinlan, J. O’Oislughun, JC Sanders, and A. Digiulatte present. Minutes were read, accounts of 19 pounds 90 shillings passed, and wood supply tenders discussed including mixed prewood four feet long up to 11 cords and overall supply for twelve months, with one tender received for excavation of water channels on John Siea’s Kilian worth property and awaiting Bendigo Shire Council approval for proposed works. The meeting adjourned with the trust awaiting council decisions.
Paring meeting in Ballina last week hear Senator Ex. Leger urge stripping German naturalised residents of voting rights until post war terms. He linked German loyalty to Kaiser, argued only one exception for front line service. He claimed many Germans acted to undermine the British Empire and urged immediate disenfranchisement.
News From Our Boys from Zeiteun Egypt dated January 1915 recounts Private Martin Heanebury and Private A J Doherty writing home to Morse Heroneberg and others. They describe weather frost and rain. They mention friends Max Bloomer Fred Gook Sid Davies and Mr Bridges and note letters from home reaching them with mixed news. Doherty describes front lines and Egypt as the dirtiest place yet wonderful with walking in the heat.
An article notes impaction in cattle at this time of year due to dry feed. It describes a proposed preventative mix credited to Mr Le Ingham, supervisor for the district. The recipe includes bone meal, malt, common salt, lime, alphur, and iron phosphate, prepared dry and then moistened, with quantities adjusted to stock. It claims the mix helps keep cattle healthy and ward off ticks.
The meeting at the Shire hall on Saturday was chaired by Mr J Quinlan JLP. Minutes of the twenty fourth yearly meeting were confirmed and the Directors Report was read and adopted noting half year to date cream production and stock levels with terms of delivery and balance on hand.
Amid global shortages the Athos mercantile sector suffers as merchant ships retreat from the South Atlantic and South Pacific. A wealthy shipowner plans to dedicate half a decade to Argentine trade with government aid to crews and favorable rates, while broader shipping tensions threaten Atlantic freight and economic recovery.
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In this notice the shop apologizes for delays in delivering requisites. It states inconveniences caused and explains that supplies for several schools both public and private have been placed in queue for delivery across multiple towns and countryside.
Church services listed for several denominations in Mirman IL. Harvest festival events and sermons carried by PRESBYTERIAN, SALVATION ARMY, and local rectors with times around morning and evening sessions. Announcement notes a Harvest Festival and related gatherings in the community.
An old advertisement urges readers not to risk pneumonia from a lingering cough. It claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieves persistent coughing and promotes vitality, noting purchase at local shops with a single step.
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Fragmentary text warns about liver illness and nerve effects, urging immediate care and caution with remedies. Content is garbled and references medical concepts without coherent context or actionable guidance.
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