24 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Zeehan And Dundas Herald
Location
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows municipal notices from Zechon to Devonport detailing lighting and power projects, public works timing, council chambers meeting notices, and local advertisements for sales and services. Names and places are partially legible, with references to acts and bylaws and a mix of commercial notices.
The document outlines pension, compensation, and support provisions for soldiers and their dependents, referencing the Pension Board, the Army or Deputy Commissioner, and various allowances. It notes abolition under a 1715 act and details courses of payment, continuations during convalescence, and transitions to convalescents or returning civilians.
The casualty list for Australian forces includes names of killed and wounded from Launceston and Wedmeiiley. Corporal J Brows and Private F G McKensie are listed among those wounded or missing, with several others named along with units and towns.
Thad bello Banat forwards to the General Heaiving Depot a batch of garments. The list includes shirts, hose, scarfs and pillows for mid wartime use, with names such as Miss F. Praser and Miss D. Vouk noted among volunteers and helpers providing sewing and finishing work before delivery.
A fragmented letter outlines plow routes in Moline and surrounding areas. It mentions sending word to friends of the Belden for a gathering, lists names and places such as Devonport, West North-West, and Tauiomin, and references a person named PHOMAS URCH in Germany.
Fragmentary notes mention rifle shooting, participants like Bell, Dromaanit, Botigan, and Gillen. References include Hel Club, Thor cebitiane, and Capt Hetherings, with scattered place names such as Kenosha. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent event description or outcomes.
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