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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
3
The narrative describes a Border area hotel era, with references to a mid century venue, visitors, and local plans. It mentions wind and rain effects on travel, construction notes, and the impact on residents and businesses. Names of places, people, and events appear amid a sprawling stream of fragmented OCR text.
The Country Roads Board invited tenders for a quantity of road making plant including two 12 ton steam road rollers, seven 40 ton rolling machines, ten wagons, and associated equipment. Melbourne firms dominated bids with British machines noted. several months of evaluation followed before award choices were announced to supply detachables and other gear for heavy transport and road work.
A fragmented text describes wheat and rye growth stages and root development, noting germination, leaf formation, and tuber-like structures. It references stage timing, petiole emergence, and possible nutrition issues while touching on theater imagery and a mention of H. W. Swope as an American agriculturist.
A garbled notice describes children taking a remedy with a physician named Mr HG C Waghorn and references Chamterlain's Cough Bawady. Bold by W Grank Morton, with locations and names blurred, reporting a scene of acceptance and a medicinal preparation.
The NSW Musical Association received a donation from Menara, Fur ee & Co Sydney for the Australian National Song Competition. Prizes include 60 and 100 pounds for verses and musical setting, with 2100 pounds from a separate fund for the musical setting. The winning entries were approved by the NSW Musical Association, with funds to a Commonwealth Scholarship. Prize details, names, and payments are recorded with dates in Sydney on 20 November 1913.
The fragment reports on dairy cattle feeding, listing foods like wheat, corn, milk, alfalfa, oats, and byproducts. It notes cows consumed large amounts of grain and water, with observations on rumination, feed efficiency, and preference, including cows avoiding alfalfa and needing forced mixing. The passage cites quantities such as pounds of food and water and references a summary by Jesus Hor about weekly nutrition.
Bacchus Marah Obeeryati event notes list sales, buyers, and dates with names like L A Vieira and Ademco. Several entries reference auctions and exhibitors such as Toba, Sieve & Op, and Gishoroe. Dates span from November to April, with mentions of specific Saturdays and a 1914 show.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions planting and harvesting, with unclear references to veterans and age. It reads as a jumbled stream of words lacking coherent names or dates, making precise interpretation difficult.
A jumbled collection of local items includes conversations about gifts to doctors, theatre prompts, and church club notes. It references a double tournament won by Mrs E Gordon Morris and Mrs FT Jones, a cattle sale at Bacchus Marsh, yarding updates, and a horse and cattle oil advertisement from Rope's Magic with Thomas Elean as local agent.
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