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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
2
March 18 and 25 feature a clearing sale at Melton offering draught horses including mares foals and geldings, light harness horses, a few cattle and farm equipment. The sale lists items such as a blood stallion Wheatland cattle gear and farm implements, with furniture pieces and a piano, reflecting a broad estate clearance led by A. Fairbarn & Co.
An extensive auction advertisement lists livestock, machinery, household goods, and farming supplies for sale by EAST MORRIA & MILES. It names multiple lots, items such as geldings, plows, harnesses, furniture, and tools, with references to vendors and sale terms. The fragmentary OCR preserves many proper nouns and bidder names and mentions locations and dates associated with the sale.
Public notice announces a buyer named J Barry seeking to purchase specific items, with a promise of prompt attention. The text is garbled but indicates procurement of a commodity tied to a Mandadars Botile Go entity and a broker or agent role. Further readable elements imply an official buying action and tied parties.
An auction listing shows cattle pigs and sheep offered at Bevering Marsh. Items include Patsod Store cattle Mitkare and Sundin with A. Bowmro0x as agent. The text also mentions Nerk Melvu Sle and a Saturday date but is fragmented.
A local concert program lists Hodges and performers with a dance at 8 30 pm on Wednesday March 1 featuring Alana Hilean and Miss Eataew Mexray. Tickets priced 1 shilling 8 pence, extra female admission 1 shilling. A meeting of ladies is planned for March 9 with robes and parwan procession noted.
A 1914 report notes dissolution attempts and shifting coalitions in Australia as Premier candidates argue over self government and governance. The piece emphasizes constitutional risks, drought timing, and the Governor-General’s potential role in steering future administrations amid political instability.
In a fragmentary notice from Bullengarook East names AWetionwann Chun Tene and Mrs Amann Alintee as owners or agents. It mentions cattle gear ploughs chaff and livestock implements for sale with items like ploughs harrows rollers and harvesters. The listing includes various farm tools and related equipment with unclear dates or amounts.
A lengthy 1914 Melbourne notice lists charity events, sales, and social items. It mentions Mrs Fletcher and J A Fletcher, local schools, church workings, and community gatherings, with references to fundraisers, floral tributes, and approaching events at various halls and venues. The document also notes residents sending thanks and condolences to families after a bereavement and outlines schedules for meetings and dances to support charity endeavors.
A damaged OCR note outlines a community meeting in Cricked Tow Hucebave Mareale District for April Xt to discuss the Piochershiy Pomaunt and related events. It mentions a night program and mechanics’ tribute, with local supporters and participants named in uncertain terms.
A record of an East Ridley Backstone area drainage and road works approval with listed expenditures. Items include Somerville and South Hiding Lathe road clearings, several chain quantities, and payments to local foundries and contractors for clearing and construction projects.
A garbled OCR passage mentions Blackwood, a new silo facility, and various names and places. It hints at industrial activity, dates, and individuals, but the text is heavily corrupted, with numerous typos and non sequiturs, offering a partial snapshot of local industry and people involved.
Fragmentary OCR text references names, dates, and places but is too corrupted to extract a coherent event or headline. It mentions people and possible actions without readable context, making a reliable summary impossible from the legible material.
The article lists many names and roles including Treasurer Mr P E Shick and Captain Moriah, with references to annual working and payment duties. It mentions LAT 145 and a 190 day term, detailing association duties and warnings.
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