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Newspaper
Ballarat Courier
Location
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
6
Melbourne reports mixed investment activity with mention of government bonds and corporate shares. It lists various securities and prices, including Amalgamated, Austral, and Commonwealth lines, alongside price movements and notable traders in the Melbourne financial scene.
The page lists horse names, owners, and race entries across multiple events at venues including Vortella and Maple Leaf. It includes handicap notes, horse pairings, and expected contenders with various placings and times noted in dense race program style.
A mixed report from the era covers Grand National weights at Aintree and hurdling details, plus rapid notes on Flemington training hours. It lists horses, weights, and contenders such as The Grand National entries and local track happenings, with race observations and times from yesterday's sessions.
A lengthy obituary and funeral report details the death on Monday of Mrs. JW Iemr, with tribute to her family and social ties. The procession and burial followed at a local cemetery, with church and community figures in attendance, and remarks by clergy and local officials. The article lists mourners, speakers, and the extensive ceremonial details of the funeral service.
The annual meeting of the rifle club covers event results, scores, and qualifications. Members earned medals and high scores with 16 shooters scoring high in a tense contest, led by top marks and a 106 point total from J. A. Rowland.
Fragmented OCR lists players and venues for a billiards Alcock Shield event in Victoria and Ballarat with names such as Stark Sookt Richard and others. The readable items reference Victoria Club, Ballarat Taet, and City worth venues and participants like Joe Ellis Harrison and Bailey.
An OCR reading shows a garbled note involving Creswick and a tally of figures including a back mark and a line with 0) and a 7B value. Names such as The Linke and J. A. Graham appear amid unclear phrases and stray annotations. The fragment lacks coherent context or complete facts.
Widespread weather upheaval disrupted telephonic communication across Melbourne and Adelaide causing outages and slow restorations. Officials report a major service interruption lasting into this afternoon with several centers still affected while crews work to restore lines and normalize traffic.
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