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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
2
McPhail Anderson Co will sell ballast stock cattle and store cattle plus dairy and farm items including fat sheep pigs and sheep sundry stock at auction. The notice lists agents and venue details and dates in a dated 19th century style.
An auction notice for Fairbalan & Co listing cattle including 500 sheep and other stock. Items include dairy cattle and horses, pigs and sundries. The sale night features Royal Pictures showings and billed attractions with various acts and entertainments. Events occur this Saturday September 19 with evening performances and film screenings as part of the sale program.
The notice describes a savers bank loan scheme on farms with reductions in principal and interest, offering freehold security. It outlines charges for mortgage deeds and half yearly payments, including early payoff options and the need to contact The State Savings Bank at Elisabeth Street, Melbourne for details or servicing through branches.
Wynne announces retirement and a final gleaming sale on Saturday with reductions of ten percent across drapery, ironmongery, and crockery. He thanks customers for support and invites frequent visitors to view the bargains at Bacchus Marsh. Local notices include varied items from piano lessons to livestock and motorcyle sales.
Here is a lease advertisement for Lucerne Land known as Purean Vale. The notice lists agents and contact details for Friday September 3rd deadline for an eight month lease. It mentions possession available on application and references Byrnes and Ascot Vale Fleet offices for further particulars.
Tender notices from Holy Trinity Church call for bids addressed to Stent tory at W. Honlor Stant steeyt for hammer and extenders of Enmetra of Piet famian Castination at Cyitime iy shop Symrealionr. Lowest bid wins. submit by Thursday September 14. Simon, Secretary.
Ballan Shire issues a general rate notice stating a rate of one shilling and threepence per pound on rateable property. The assessment is dated and payable on the 39th day of a specified month, under the authority of the Shire council and secretary Joan V Porter.
The undersigned store of East Mahazire requests Kev Wednesdays 2th to notify participants of the Royal Show Week sale event. Names listed include Mr tladgwa, Antaron, A.T. Oliver, W. E. Armstrong, Chis Medling, J A. Johns, W. Grant Morton, vit Bailey, Pare Ben.
A fragment from Bacchus Marsh area notices lists a social event at Exford Hall hosted by the Es fort Young Men’s Club on Friday September 22 with varied attractions and tickets. Other items advertise for sale and trades in local goods including tomato plants rabbits skins sewing machines and a trained nurse position in Bacchus Marsh with inquiries directed to Mayulins Mays and local railway station agents.
Ad shows Ballas hosts fair on Wednesday 31st with 2 PM parish committee meeting. Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists list sermons and services across Melton, Barehas Marsh and Richmond with multiple 11 AM and 7 PM sessions led by Rev Gray and other ministers. November events include a Wed service and church announcements across several districts.
A long confused report notes Bacchus Marsh Shire Council actions including tenders for garbage collection, street works on Bacchus Marsh, and notices for eastward improvements. It records council meeting remarks, appointments to grand lodge offices, and a forthcoming public notice on tender awards and local service arrangements.
A scrambled report outlines an Alton area parish event with church figures Rev JH Allen and Melton, Hurd Heer, and Willi Rohiw involved. It mentions a Young Men's Club social at Ford Hall, donations to the Bolan fund, a Quiver of Toluration pageant, and preparations for a harvest season with various local names and dates, including October events and proceeds for charity.
Fragmentary text mentions Farm Connie appearance and Vaalwest Lester with pricing per yard. Includes odd phrases about medical claims and neglect warnings. Names like Wally Shires and Chamberlain appear amid garbled medical ad style lines and nonsensical references to products and authorities.
OCR fragment lists Toolern Vale references with random names and consumer items, lacking coherent event or dates. The readable bits mention Melioeb, Ginger Wonne, Papper Melanin, and various shop goods such as shirts and toothbrushes, but no clear action, place, or date.
A regional agricultural college outlines student projects for the coming year including wind power concepts and a practical supply run. The school reports students will test a new personality font and prepare a demonstration to explain the sail and other stations.
A garbled OCR passage lists various items and prices without coherent context. Names, places, and numbers appear jumbled, resembling a market or inventory fragment with references to measures, coins, and vendors but lacking readable structure or clear events.
Fragmentary OCR text from a historic page shows garbled items and numbers. Content is unreadable beyond scattered phrases and catalog-like forms, with no clear event, names, or date to summarize into a cohesive news item.
Fragmented OCR text references a Be 10 pair and 36 gas with unclear names and dates. The readable portions suggest a report or notice but lack coherent facts, places, or participants to form a clear event.
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