11 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Ballarat Courier
Location
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1917
Page
1
The text presents garbled OCR material about Melbourne water concerns and revenue, mentioning Rochester and Minchowter origins and references to pigs and springtime claims. It lacks coherent facts or named individuals to form a clear news item.
An extensive, multilingual collage of medical claims and commercial notices promotes "Mr BAM WAR" Chinese remedies for internal ailments and wasting diseases. The dense pages also advertise estate sales, ship line timetables, and a host of merchants with prices, locations, and contact details, all in a crowded classified style.
A fragmentary notice provides limited readable details about a local event. Names, dates, or places are unclear, but the brief mentions De and Baal Ae with feet of a location referenced in a damaged OCR line.
A fragmented classified notice advertises a furniture auction featuring a variety of pieces including sideboards, a wardrobe, a dining table, shelves and a boatroom suite. The listing includes prices and descriptors, with emphasis on wood types and condition, among other items.
A historical classified ad from 125 Start Street details various properties for sale and rent. It lists multiple houses with room counts and prices, describes auctioneer services by M. Denor, and notes valuations for estates, land, or other properties. Rentals are collected and insurances audited, with notices of auditing and sale conducted. The ad includes contact details and the auctioneer’s office location at Start Street.
A diary entry records Whipe and Co selling diverse items at Clark's Feu fairground including horses, farming implements, cattle, hay, and related goods from Mr J Vioney. The notice lists numerous goods and indicates a sale to occur at a clearing.
A fragmented promotional piece extols women taking on loom and factory work while endorsing a tonic called Shaldon’s Gin as a remedy for aches and organ health. It hints that men fear losing labor roles as women enter the workforce and suggests the tonic aids fatigue and pain.
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