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Newspaper
Ballarat Courier
Location
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a Ballarat court page with names and roles including Fairbairn as chairman and mentions of Kelly and Couper. The text references pastoral, store functions, and local officials in a June session, but details are incomplete.
A long, garbled excerpt analyzes German and French press tactics, propaganda, and public reaction during a war. The text cites editorials by Wolf of Der Deutsche Tageblatt and discusses neutrality, economic measures, and aims of wartime information campaigns.
Witnesses described a Ballarat drapery shop selling woollen flannel alleged for bed sheets and clothing. The defense argued the material proper and lawful while the Crown pressed that the label and origin misled customers. A fine of eight pounds was imposed, with the verdict upholding the prosecution’s charge.
A garbled OCR fragment lists footwear styles and brands with scattered terms like Cuban heel patent warher elise and Regal on Lado. The text drifts through descriptions of ladies shoes, fabrics, and fashion notes without coherent narrative or dates.
A man identified as a capsized figure in a Monts King commercial trawler murder case stands connected to the death at Raticaba. Jane Ein, an employee of HC, is said to have been found guilty of involvement. The court case follows a dramatic sequence with presiding Crown Prosecutor and other officials, leading to a not guilty verdict for another linked defendant.
The defendant pleaded not guilty as the Tarabend case examined a drapery business in Melbourne. Evidence focused on fabric origin with marks indicating wool content and a claim the shirt fabric era originated from textile makers. A key dispute centered on whether the goods were fully wool and properly manufactured, with expert testimony about fiber composition and pricing.
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