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Newspaper
Ballarat Courier
Location
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show Bargain items with Ladien names and prices. Entries reference Conte and Feable items with naval or merchant context and limited descriptive detail. The text appears mangled, listing several bargains and prices without coherent narrative or dates.
The readable fragments mention names like Cape Town Manila Hong Kong and New Hebrides with dates in May and June 1919. It lists ships and ports such as Western Australia and Port Dereon, plus various place names and scattered times. The text appears to be an OCR garble of a travel or logistics roster with many missing words.
The Ballarat Courier reports on fodder shortages caused by drought and a harsh growing season. It notes high fodder prices, government interest in rationing, and parliamentary debate on supplying state needs, with warnings that droughts could reduce herd viability and impact rural households. The piece covers export restrictions, domestic demand, and proposed census efforts to assess fodder stocks, emphasizing the state’s duty to balance farmer profits with public agriculture needs.
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