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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
5
A bustling program highlights stage and music events. Mabel Tohafereo appears in a dramatic line up with Pauline Frederick and Thomas Is recital at City Hall. Unterhaltung notes, local venues, and guest performers fill the night with variety.
Editor thanks contributors and helpers who supported a community project. The message commends the generosity of families, wives, and workers including engineers and designers, and notes all who assisted will be acknowledged at headquarters.
Fragmented text discusses the end of a war, with references to Allied forces and a religious context. It mentions sentiment on the first day of a week, a plea for peace, and the phrase soldiers' Freund amid wartime reflection. The readable fragments imply relief that conflict has ended.
A long OCR fragment outlines a weekly religious program. It mentions Rev. Elduilay and Rev. Tourl and a series of sermons, services, and events at various churches including Newhoynorth and The Ring. The text references community notices, evening services, and a coming festival season with multiple speakers and congregational activities.
A fragmented account describes a debate over transport arrangements and soldier conveyance across Barambah and Geelong. Members including Ballarat and Ballycrak representatives press for reliable services, while others recall personal travel hardships and call for improved transit to honor service to the country.
The obituary lists Mrs Mais Smith of Suchgattaie and many relatives attending the funeral at the local church. It notes the family, friends, and community figures paying respects, with details of the service and burial arrangements, reflecting a traditional community memorial.
The Mosley estate dispute sees G Bouter Ly Maller and others elected to form a panel. Certificates issued for VG and NG qualifications as arbitration committee convenes weekly sessions with President Ye C Wsingaley presiding. Public notices deny citations from St Mauhon's, with attendance at a Sunday session scheduled at 8 am.
Fragmented OCR text lists the Belmont Seoppedist Girls Guild with unclear names and roles. Readable bits mention a meeting or event on a Monday morning, unnamed officers such as a secretary, and several garbled proper nouns. Further details are unreadable in this damaged fragment.
An old advertisement promises a remedy named Pinkettes for bad breath and digestive discomfort. The copy touts safe, gentle purgatives claimed to cleanse sickness without harsh effects. It lists mail order offers and a free trial bottle via The Williams Medicine Co. in Australia.
An experimental operation describes a series of gate tests and water management efforts. The document notes penalties, pressures, and procedural steps, detailing attempts to confine and release water and the resulting outcomes amid equipment failures and partial success.
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