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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1871
Page
2
Fragmentary public notice from Ballan Shird Council dated August 1 1671 states a poll for council seats. Mentions nomination period and locations including Hacka Hotel and Unser town areas. Indicates acceptance of petition and signatures, signed by E.4 Young Sevenbarys.
Ballan central riding annual election notice shows polling details and candidate nomination outcomes. The notice lists election officials and dates, including August 4 and August 10, with the council deciding on the number of seats and poll location at Ballan Town Hall.
The notice declares an annual election of one auditor in Ballay with a poll to be taken at the Town Hall Ballay on Thursday August 1874 at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Candidates named include J. Ot Bisce and W. Watson, among others, with Objections by August 26. Ballay Shire Court announces the election and prescribes polling place, time, and rules for objections and removal of non qualifying ballots.
An OCR fragment notes a wanted list with names and dates, including August 13 and references to Ballan Racoveurs and local figures. It mentions running grounds, proposals, and a March deadline, plus various mis-spelled names and scattered locational hints. The readable items are sparse and cryptic.
A fragment describes a property listing in Gou least near Borchis Marsh and Tasokue Marsh with references to Avr Ponayaat and Apply, suggesting a sale or rental notice with unclear terms and locations.
An official notice announces the application for land transfer in Grant County and the county court’s files. It lists the shareholders and parties involved, including William Staney and others, with a call for objections before the scheduled sale on a Wednesday in October. The notice directs publication in a named newspaper and outlines the process under state statute.
A fragmented market report lists numerous commodity prices and shortages, noting higher costs for butter tomatoes and other staples. Dealers claim rising prices reflect limited competition, with buyers facing tighter supplies and uncertain demand as codes and wartime disruption constrain trade.
The fragmentary item records a marriage notice likely from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. It mentions Allan Tranch Intavest and a business manager T. Ashton, with a marriage between a LeVay-On and a daughter of Mia Liedsay Moreton, with dates and place hinted as Clyde Vill and Alas.
Fragmented OCR item notes proposals on taxation duties for produce including potatoes onions and fruit, a road subsidy program and allotments in a colonial ministry plan. Mentions a 5,000 bonus for beet mayop and projected expenditures. Names and clearer details are garbled.
Fragmented OCR reading discusses election concerns around candidates Towis Acott and Micheal Contell. Mentions polling, deposits, and anticipated support, with unclear names and places due to garbled text.
A lengthy session records council members including Henry A Parknos and Geraldine Mahoney amid letters from Mg. Wilson and debate on a motion to adjourn and end fights over school matters. Attendees considered prosecution, a potential substitute chair, and arrangements for a later public meeting linked to church and community inputs.
An unclear OCR sourced report references a death and birth event tied to a family in a locality near Villanan and Ureaima Mavely, with mentions of a governor or official entities, examinations, and a legal proceeding. The text is highly garbled, containing multiple typos and misread names, but suggests investigations or inquiries into a death connected to a child and possible custody or inheritance questions, plus local community figures and a time frame around a Monday week before a Battle of Expootornut.
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