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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
6
Hendy Leary and Co auctioneers announce a spacious sale featuring dining room set, living room pieces, a sewing machine, wardrobes, beds, and kitchen items. Includes a modern villa and several large furniture lots with sewered properties nearby. Begin tomorrow at 1:30 pm with previews and bidding by reputable valuers.
Classified notice lists numerous properties for sale or auction in Geelong area including villas with several rooms and land parcels 100 acres and more. Listings mention terms and prices from £1 to £370s, locations such as Newhomn Tittle SEnlong and Pekingition street Apmis, with references to water frontage, cultivation, and building improvements.
Public notice from The Australian Trusts, Rectors and Agency Company Limited of Melbourne, listing 12 Collins Street address and appointing Jas. Dorpowican as General Manager. Includes references to administration of estates, executor duties, and distribution details with Victorian agency details and an official designation of the trust and agency responsibilities.
Fragmented readable lines describe land allotment and a provincial notice. Names such as Barshiee and J. Young & Co appear amid garbled text about property, taxes, and an election or auction event. The legible items reference land, prices, and possibly a railroad or industrial firm.
The report covers Geelong racing results with prominent horses and riders. It notes performances in Welter, Mile events, and a Geelong West vs Eastern Park match, listing multiple horses, jockeys, and placements across events.
The meet featured athletes from Ames Jib and various clubs with notable performances by King and Wilkon. Uplifting showings and several handicaps shaped the day as top runners clashed, while future selections for a team to represent the club were hinted at after the event.
The fragmentary OCR shows garbled billiards club references with unclear names and places. No coherent event or organization can be identified, leaving only scattered words about billiards and clubs.
An item notes a financial or official matter involving Sobecsiphens and Miemoriat Sleth-Armoayt with a reference to BoE and a payment of £ 28, details are fragmentary. The entry appears as a brief public notice or record of an accounting action or settlement.
A distorted OCR clipping references a police case with a confession and committee action. The readable text notes a voluntary cave and a potions reference, with names obscured by errors, limiting clear factual detail.
A garbled OCR excerpt describes a tense gathering with teams and players named oddly, referencing a meeting at a home location and a seating or seating plan. Names and places appear distorted, with scattered references to dates and participants and an event possibly involving a vote or match.
A disjointed text describes a club event on Sallteag and Anakle roads with many misread names and actions. It mentions a starter Mr. Ray Kinteyaise and a list of participants and aides, with results and pacing details lost in garbled OCR.
A garbled page fragment shows scattered personal names places and figures. It reads like a catalog or notice with diverse entries including times prices and locations but lacks coherent events or a single focal point.
Fragmentary OCR lists ship arrivals and departures with many garbled names and destinations including Melbourne Sydney Noumea Newcasle Zealand and various ports. The readable items mention crews, captains, and cargo notes alongside port and voyage references, but key details are missing or unclear.
An old style advertisement claims two years valuable laxative tablets help hair loss and baldness. It promises thick long strong hair, fewer gray hairs, and improved facial appearance with a simple routine and topical use. It targets youth seeking a youthful look.
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