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Newspaper
Ballarat Courier
Location
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 26, 1915
Page
2
A cluttered list records various goods and destinations including Velvet Mists, combs, blankets, and fashion items. Entries mention locations such as Ballarat Darwin Wellington and New Zealand ports, with dates and times indicating shipment schedules and sales events.
Notice this Saturday deadline for changes to standing advertisements. Requests must be lodged with the office by 8 oclock Saturday evening to be effective.
A damaged OCR fragment preserves a seventeenth century style love verse asking a gent to heed a warning and declaring the singer’s longing. The text is incomplete but hints at a courtly lyric with rhetorical address and poetic refrain.
A fragmented Ballarat Courier page lists obituaries and mourning notices for locals, naming family connections and ages. It records deaths and condolences with scattered references to services and addresses in Ballarat.
Ballarat readers confront government plans to raise railway rates and freight charges across Victoria, with critics arguing higher costs harm primary producers, suburban manufacturers, and Melbourne middlemen. The debate highlights impacts on transport economics, rail revenue, and metropolitan policy amid larger imperial trade concerns.
The assembly to day considers a matter on early closing of Met sessions. Mr Farthing speaks as the debate continues with emphasis on procedure and minutes.
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