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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
4
Bacchus Marsh council minutes reveal debate over appointing a presiding officer, hospital access for Dr. Morton and Dr. MacDonald, and nearby public works funding. Discussions cover hospital policy, isolation of phthisis cases, and requests for private and public hospital roles, plus proposals for waterworks, harbour improvements, and street works.
The text presents a garbled OCR style record of land sales, street names, and local notices. It references properties along Moriam street, Anthony's Cutting, and Main street, with scattered names such as Moriam Freywis, Cr Morton, Cr McMahon, and Carrie McFiclaus. Mentions of rates, percentages, and sums like £80 appear, alongside vague references to presidential or local authorities and a sale of outstanding rates. The fragmentary content hints at a local property and tax sale narrative, but lacks coherent events or dates.
A fragmented entry describes the Clydesdale stallion Patrick's Pride, listing lineage lines including Pride of Ehtarsl and Lion King, with mentions of foal records and show placements at West Bourke Agricultural show in 1913 1914. It notes terms and prices and references lost colonial archive context with partial dates and sire lines.
Nichol 51 Footscray. Description of cemetery Kerrings and memorials. Large stock of marble and granite headstones. Manufacturing on a large scale. Robeable prices and quotes.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention G Dawe as a monumental sculptor and reference several names and phrases including Prine, Carlin, Phane, Uno, Beuderean, and Work Lowent. The text appears promotional or catalog-like with scattered terms and a subscription pitch for "Express."
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