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Newspaper
Footscray Chronicle
Location
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
3
Fragmentary report mentions naval reserve, street addresses, a charity event with music, and council notes. Contains multiple illegible names, dates, and locations, with references to a Newport Workshop and Cross relief efforts amid a disrupted agenda.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Sdoha Ambulance Brigade and a 32 year old attendee amid unclear descriptions. Names and details are unreadable, leaving a partial record of a local event or ceremony with medical service context.
SISEERESONG Sazuab SIEM presents a musical program at the Empress Pavilion. Bertha [lich performs in a segment titled The ears the Way 7 is a fine t 0 S 4 smidy. The Tro Oephacy is scheduled at 351, with match details to follow.
A ship's crew describes repairing a broken propeller shaft at sea after complex rigging. They describe lashing, lifting, and aligning the shaft, using wire ropes, blocks, and a skeleton boss, then reassembling the shaft and restoring propulsion. They detail delays, shark encounters, and a mid voyage arrival at Ravvaul with passengers aboard.
Williamstown theatre offers an evening with Theda Bars in Bast Lenne and vampire roles in a dramatic set. The bill includes East Lyons stage work, and The Adventures of Terence O Roark along with Its Always the Woman starring Hayden.
A compact listing of events includes dancing displays, medals for highland attire and sailing pipe performances, with several prize entries noted like the 583 bouquet and Sutton Noe entries, reflecting a mid event program.
Saturday December 16 sale of two brick houses on Cecil Street and Rennie Street in Willington, executor Homewood, titles perfect, inspection via James Hall solicitor. Also Ferguson Street property sale details and auctioneers Ferguson Street Willismitesa. Trinity Club announces December 15 event at 8 pm and a monster procession prize list with entries and prizes for motorized devisions.
Notice states the council will meet December 28 1918 at 8 pm in Thompson Street Williamstown to approve a general rate of two shillings and eight pence on the annual value of rateable properties for the year ending September 30 1917. The estimate of funds required is open for inspection at the council chambers by ratepayers.
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