The front page of the Advertiser, 5 August, 1914
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Advertiser – August 1915
Monday 2 August p6
SAVAGE MONKEY AT LARGE
SENSATION IN NORWOOD
A CHILD SEVERELY BITTEN
A sensation was caused at the northern end of George Street Norwood … by the spectacle of a large and ferocious monkey at large. The animal had been chained up in the back garden of a house at the corner of George and Rose Streets but gained its liberty by some means and started upon a short but tragic career in the adjacent thoroughfares. It first sprang upon the shoulders of a lady and so alarmed her that she fainted. Then, espying a lad names Ken Jones it rushed savagely towards him and endeavoured to grab hold of his knee…
[T]he monkey attacked Victor Bean, aged about six years… The brute seized the little fellow around the nose and bit, tore and mauled him in a cruel manner… With much difficulty [Gas Company workers] beat the monkey off the child and pursued it to its death…
Wed 4 August p9
HOME AGAIN
The steamer Ballarat with a large contingent of Australia’s disabled soldiers on board arrived … on Tuesday. A special ambulance train from Adelaide … reached the Outer Harbor shortly before 9am. A squad of the AMC lent assistance to those who were unable to walk down the gangway… If anything was required to bring forcibly home to Australians the awful effects of war, the sight of maimed shell-torn men carried down the gangway on the backs of comrades must have done so… Three South Australians among those who landed were minus portions of their legs, but all bore their sufferings cheerfully, and one could not but admire their spirit…
Friday 6 Aug p13
EMPLOYMENT OF GERMANS
A well-attended meeting of the All-British League was held on Wednesday evening…Captain Cromarty said he had written to the Premier concerning foreigners being employed in Government positions… The Premier had replied that their employment did not jeopordise the defences of Australia and that the Government would not be justified in dismissing them without evidence of disloyalty… Mr H Thompson said the League … should not rest until every German holding a Government official position was replaced by a Britisher (hear hear)…
Mon 16 Aug p6
PEACE ADVOCATES IN TROUBLE
RIOTOUS CROWD IN BOTANIC PARK
There was some serious rioting at the Botanic Park on Sunday afternoon. A crowd numbering 1000 attached a speaker who was advocating peace. A strong body of police went to the man’s assistance, and after much trouble fought their way clear of the crowd…
Mr Hills is a member of the Society of Friends… When Mr Hills mounted on a box to address the people he was greeted with hoots and groans. The crowd was clearly antagonistic… and an effort was made to kick away the box…
Cries of ‘Throw him in the Torrens’ were raised, and a systematic attempt was made to carry out the suggestion…
Wed 25 Aug p10
THE OVAL CAMP
A TRANSFORMATION
A more serious game than football is being pursued at the Adelaide Oval. Many of the men who have been seen on the turf engaged in the winter pastime are now wearing the King’s uniform and are encamped at the oval. Nearly all the buildings and the grounds, with the exception of the playing arena are in the hands of the military authorities… The men have been allocated sleeping accommodation in the stands and the crowds who will attend the football matches till the close of the season will no longer be able to view the game from those vantage points.
Mon 30 Aug p6
MENINGITIS AT MITCHAM
The military authorities supplied the following on Sunday: ‘During the period 9am Monday 23rd, to midnight Friday 27th instant, nine cases of cerebrospinal meningitis and three doubtful cases have come under notice. Four deaths have occurred during the same period. The outbreak is confined to Mitcham Camp, no cases having been discovered at any of the other camps of training….No recruits have been sent to Mitcham camp for some weeks past, nor will any be sent until it is certain that the camp is free from all infection…’
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