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Newspaper
Donald Times
Location
Donald, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
4
A highly garbled OCR page fragment shows a dense ad listing many businesses and services. It mentions hardware, furniture, electrical supplies, builders, shops, and various professions with scattered names and addresses. The text reads like a town directory block with multiple vendors and street references, but is largely indecipherable and pieced together.
The list records soldiers from Birchip and nearby areas who died on active service. Names include W. Adlai Donald, Pte. Dan Barry, Trooper A W Barber, Pte Harry Tauch, Pte N Fielding, Pte A Gayatt, Pte W Gilchrist, Pte James A Hoare, Pte A McCredden, Pte W Neethuney, Pte G Power, Lance Corporal Walder Wateteta, among others, reflecting wartime losses.
A fragmented notice argues ads fund the paper and reach readers across the Donald district. It promotes affordable rates, claims wide distribution, and invites local politicians and service providers to advertise while stressing the paper’s long history and accessibility.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a nameless banner with garbled place names. The readable bits mention Salt and a first Reedishl or Masse and a Moron Muns, with scattered references to Washington and Gus Bt. Azumi. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge.
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