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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1877
Page
2
The advertisement outlines a broad array of summer goods and fabrics with emphasis on affordable prices in the colonies. It highlights new furnishings, carpets, upholstery, curtains, and related household items, promising quality at moderate cost. The piece mentions departments for boots and shoes, plastering, and crafts, noting availability and variety for buyers.
A 19th century auction notice advertises sale of livestock including 8 stouts 10 bteens 3 yearhay terms for renting the farm 306 neeev grazing for twelve months from November 16 1877 with furniture and sandvias and a fat cattle sale by local butchers Tyson s yard on the Defender next, with guarantees to users and a future advertisement for details.
Auction summary outlines fluctuating bullock prices from 28 to 214 pounds per head, with best lots near 21 6s. and averages around 8 5s. for prime stock. Wool values rise on strong demand, merino lines in mid to high shillings, crossbreds and wethers showing brisk competition. Cattle and sheep sales include 230 head of cattle and 4000 yarded sheep with varied prices, mentions of buyers like Messrs Calvert and Rossall, and notes on store animals and upcoming auctions.
Fragmented OCR mentions Copii amounts and rates of interest for fixed periods. References to British drafts, gold, and Henry Chadwick of Mevagur appear, with unclear place names and dates. The readable entities include Cogitat, 22,000,000, 4750.00, 250,000, Mevagur, and BACCHUS MARSH.
A discussion of revivalist preaching contrasts dramatic delivery with intellect, citing Bishop Moorhouse and Creswick as examples. The piece contrasts Protestant and Roman Catholic approaches to modern progress, public sentiment, and church authority, noting ongoing tensions between clergy and laity and the role of the press in shaping discourse.
A mid 19th century dispute outlines a non completion of an agreement. Key figures include Nicholls and Whiteoak with lawyers Walsh and Godwin. The record notes bricks and land sale terms, a price around 3 to 3 per thousand, and a verdict for the plaintiff with costs awarded to 24.
In Ballan and district news an AGM report from the Bolte Grigher Club notes intense interest from 29 members for season renewals and a subcommittee to plan fundraising concert. A fencing project for grounds continues, with £2 3 donated by the president. Obituary records William Andrew, longtime resident of Ballan, aged sixty, buried at Geelong cemetery. Police court items include Hawkes fined for larceny without license and a habitual offender sentenced to hard labor.
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