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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text describes Homebush stock sales with scattered names and numbers. The passage mentions premid fane gate, government ministry, various individuals, and tender notes, but many terms are garbled. Overall it signals an auction or bidding process with dates and amounts not clearly readable.
A notice seeks contact from Ithomar Mayfair Lad, a well known wholesale provision merchant in Sydney, aiming to buy poultry from breeders in the district. Crate lots of about 12 jars are desired, with a mixed lot including hank, sticks and turkeys. The buyers request prompt contact.
Prices for copper, tin, zinc, and other metals shown in fluctuating ranges on the London market with listed per ton figures in pounds. The report notes mixed changes and several items remain unchanged as monthly quotes drift through this trading period.
Unclear fragmentary OCR text lists names and items with references to trucks and individuals such as Dorn Mamet Shoot Carty and Waxghine Phwiemdas. The readable portion suggests a purchase or order related to trucks and a list of people or brands, but the exact event, dates, or places are not decipherable.
Fragmented price list and market notices appear from Sussex Street detailing commodities such as butter cheese eggs onions and chaff with varied unit prices and ton figures. The text mixes names places and prices in a damaged OCR style, presenting a snapshot of local trade and groceries.
Fragmentary listing from the Sydney Stock Exchange showing investments, banks, commodities and mining shares with varied figures. The garbled OCR includes names like Damon Wealth, Mercantile Mutual, Hro, New Guinea, and Kampong Kamunting among scattered prices and percentages.
Sydney poultry market reports varied prices for hens and ducks, listing Ingham hens and white hens at multiple shillings per unit. The note includes references to fowl types, weights, and mixed lots with uncertain quantities and abbreviations.
Thursday supplies of tah were in limited demand at the Municipal Market today. Prices ranged across several entries with various sellers showing modest activity. Figures indicate modest turnover and mixed bids from dealers, with some early items moving at reduced rates.
Dink sets Agenta Hat-Ralls and Clover Lx Medicated with a price advantage of 14 for 7 per ton versus Manary Hievet Queantegas. Thome 34 148.
Sydney fruit and vegetable market reports a calm day with steady quotations from yesterday. Apples, pears, oranges, mandarins and modern staples show mixed regional prices while overall market activity remains slow and limited by weak demand.
Public auction of 240 casks of tallow drew a sod demand and closing votes at a firm in Guy's Port. Joven inquiry, Erie region figures show uncertain outcomes with prices and quantities cited. Interior and customs notes reference prices around £24.
An OCR reading notes fines imposed in a London event. Authorities and witnesses unnamed. details unclear.
In a Thursday boxing card a title eliminator produced a close 10 round decision. Roberts and Ayn exchanged sharp combinations with Roberts edging ahead in the late rounds to secure the win.
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