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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1914
Page
4
Prize list for an autumn show features awards for pot plants fruit vegetables grain and other exhibits. Readable fragments mention dates around 1910 1914 and various names in attendance with details of the Mechanical Institute and a secretary.
A fragmented list references various pots and plants including ferns such as six ferns of any variety with distinct entries. Mentions Palm, Geranium, and Aspedentis like items with numbers indicating quantities and catalog-like notes.
A lengthy exhibit list details flowering plants and fruit categories with numerous varieties. It notes open entry for carnations, dahlias, roses, chrysanthemums, geraniums, ferns, pelargoniums, and more, plus prizes for best in show and special design awards.
Readable text lists numerous vegetables and preserves for exhibit including tomatoes potatoes carrots celery cabbage lettuce and beans. It also notes home made jams jellies chutney pickles and dried fruit with multiple lot numbers and prices or weights. The fragmentary itemization suggests a fair or show catalog of garden produce and homemade comestibles.
A garbled exhibition page lists numerous baked goods with numbers and partial names. Items include fruit cakes, Victoria sandwiches, gingerbread, lemonades, and home made tarts. The text mentions a show hall, refreshments, and a fundraiser run by ladies for a charitable cause.
The text records multiple rowers with varied marks and placements though many names are garbled. It notes several boat entries and finish times, including a rower achieving 121 in a trial and others around 90 to 115, with mismatched initials and unclear teams.
Fragmented OCR text lists assorted food items and quantities in a garbled line. The readable parts mention preserves, light, plow, figs, onions, and various oddly spelled items without coherent context or clear event.
A garbled OCR note recounts a Saturday athletic event at Madingley involving Trinity Honan and Mal Tingley with players such as Shoe Za and Velie. The text references scoring plays, picks, and outcomes though many names and details are obscured, leaving a partial account of the game and participants.
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