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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
5
Mrs. TG Kelly, wife of a night officer at Harden railway station, was accidentally shot dead yesterday due to a gun explosion carried by her husband. Other notices report wool sale results, price declines, and local notices including a drowning, deaths, and a centenarian.
A highly successful benefit concert at the Court House featured a diverse program including Overtures, songs, recitations, and trios by numerous performers such as Mr Gates Miss Forria Mr McDonald Miss J Morrison Mr Brain and Miss Freeman. Encores were common and the audience enjoyed a pleasant evening with an expected total of about five pounds.
Our town moves with several constructions planned including a butcher, brickwork by Mr Thomas Newcombe for Mr F Glasson and a cottage for Mr James Tucker. Mrs Pascoe of Carcour plans to build after returning from Sydney. Local sports saw Woodstock CC and Grants Corner CC play last Sunday with Grants Corner winning by 12. a return match is set for next Sunday. Early crops look good but rain is needed for a harvest.
A damaged OCR fragment describes fallen timber causing loss near Met Eat. It mentions a ring barker and a small exertion, with unclear names and places. The text is incomplete and reads like a stray diary or notice rather than a full report.
In bankruptcy, G Derwin acting secretary issues notice that the bankruptcy sale of minor property in King's Plain will occur at the Court House on the 1st day of November 1900 at 11 a.m. The registrar will attend at Mearestreet to permit creditors to vote and file proofs.
Officials announce holiday excursion tickets from Melbourne via Harden on the Western Line and branches. Passes on rail for trains from Monday October 29 to Friday November 1 are available for return at a fixed fare. Tickets valid on specified mail trains with return validity on the same period.
Fragmented OCR text describes a public notice about a local city meeting on road projects and street improvements. Mentions a scheduled conference, local officials, and a public turnout with references to names and locations, but details are garbled and incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR reports a proclamation outlawing a local group, a violent incident ending with a gunshot wound and blood, and scattered ad like lines promoting a medicine claimed to cure rheumatism and gonorrhea. Multiple garbled names and places appear throughout.
A damaged OCR fragment lists partial words and scattered letters. Readable facts are minimal. no clear names, places, dates, or events emerge for a proper summary.
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