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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1914
Page
2
Auction notice for a clearing sale at Ingliston with high class horses vehicles and farm implements. Inspection at Werribee by Campbell Sons with details of viewing and timing including Monday August 2 or week 2h Angniol.
Shire of Bacchus Marsh holds sealed tenders for a Monday meeting at the Shire Hall Bacchus Marsh with an invitation to submit at the lowest price. Shire Secretary A Mackenzie Tyers urges citizens and gentlemen to attend and send in bids.
Sealed tenders to supply and install electrical work for the Power House and hall in Melbourne area are invited. Tenders close with deposits of four percent. Name, date, and deposits required to be sent to the designated secretary at Queen Street, Melbourne.
The Shire of Werribee calls for sealed tenders to be lodged by 40 12 from Monday August 1914 for Contract No 86 14 with specifications available at the Shire Hall. Also notices annual meetings and social events including a Grand Fancy Dress Ball with prizes at the Mechanics Institute Melton and related parish notices.
A garbled 1914 era notice page lists the Foolern Vale Mechanics Institute events including the Annual Wattle Los Bom Ball in the hall on Wednesday September 2. It also contains multiple public notices about impounded animals, estate sales, church services, harvest events, and local announcements with references to Market Street, Baptists, Presbyterians, and local officials.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a trolley tryst and con fiction with civil attention. mentions Main Street and a patrol of patrons. lacks clear names or dates. preserves period tone with uncertain details.
Fragmentary OCR text references individuals and places with uncertain meaning. It mentions names like Bernie and Tyantine Me and hints at a request for support or partnership. The readable content is largely garbled and lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear news item.
Mixed OCR fragments show notices of nurses and addresses, deaths, memorials, and property rental offers. Mentions include Bacchus Marsh, Crook Street, Main Street, J.P. in his 94th year, and a memorial line. The text is heavily garbled with names, places, and brief actions.
The Parliamentary Railway Committee is deemed a useless body and a nuisance. Ministers shoulder responsibility for route decisions, while critics condemn the cost of hearings and warn of misused funds. A gas firing shortage at Bacchus Marsh Courthouse is cited as an example of government neglect before the Federal election.
Fragmented historical note mentions agricultural topics and officials, with garbled place names and dates. It references a governor and rural matters, but the couple of legible names include William and Eyre Servinte, with scattered month/date fragments.
A garbled OCR item mentions a subway fashion scene and a character with a tin hat. It references a tie inurl inl, a fez, and possible mentions of years and future dates, but the fragmentary text lacks clear facts, names, places, or events to confirm a coherent news note.
Fragmented OCR draft from Melton coursing club notes. Mentions people, places, and monetary figures in a garbled stream. Contains many misread names and phrases, with little coherent narrative or identifiable event.
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