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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
3
The Ye Shire Council held a detailed session on rate increases and road projects. Officials discussed tenders for culverts, maintenance metal, and a new bridge, with funds allocated, engineering notes examined, and movements to proceed on priority repairs.
A council letter from E Pareal on behalf of ratepayers highlights wandering stock in town streets. Citizens fear damage to ornamental plots and gardens as horses and cattle roam by day. Proposals include mandatory cattle tagging and a town bye law to curb grazing, with owners paying a small fee and the town possibly declared common.
A council and Red Cross committee discussed a public meeting to plan fundraising for soldiers. Proposals included collecting produce for a sale day, with proceeds to patriotic funds. About 50 to 150 volunteers were mentioned, and a substantial committee was urged to canvass outside districts.
A lengthy Nset Shire council discussion centered on an Australian Natives Association appeal to form local committees and gather signatures for a large petition to Parliament opposing voluntary conscription and urging full mobilization of citizens and Commonwealth resources until the war ends. Members debated timelines, avenues for circulating forms, and whether to endorse the ANA effort, with several speakers criticizing ANA as overstepping. The motion to cooperate was proposed but failed amid mixed views on conscription and government action.
A farewell message from Pt A M Waren requests best wishes and personal goodbyes to friends and relatives. The note expresses gratitude and indicates an inability to personally greet all. The letter closes with a courteous sign-off.
A letter from the chaplain of the 23rd Battalion to Mr E. Green of Korrisnais recounts the death of Private RB G Green on November 29 during trench fighting. He was buried at Brown's Dip, a poignant line notes the loss shared by the 24th Battalion and the many comrades laid to rest there.
A fragmented note describes a canned cough remedy titled The Best No Permanent Relief After Other Remedies Is Pleasant To Take Ban It To Ink Omen Itm Good Work Bold By Oll.
The President of the Shire and the Shire Engineer plan to wall the Country Road from You to Anwarby and decide on erecting a new bridge and altering the Backwater Bridge near High Street. Concrete culverts will replace the current structures near Backland's and Lon Gow's.
Reports on the Tea Company directors are published while Mansfield Dairy Company meeting notes are confidential and not disclosed. The issue highlights that the latter’s discussions remain private.
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