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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
4
The Geelong Gazette lists upcoming railway timetable changes to Melbourne and Geelong with new departures and return times, plus community notices. It notes public events, YMCA meetings, school exams, duty postings, council appointments, and charity drives shaping civic activity.
An application filed before Mr Justice Chet durvet seeks custody of two girls from Margaret Lewy aged 14 and younger as they study at the Elorea ateart Convent in Sewion. After a lengthy hearing, the judge reserved his decision and to allow continued education at the convent pending further orders. The case involves travel and visitation arrangements with the father planning vacations at Tongela next year.
The fragment notes an arrival at Camuowevd at 3 o clock with a mention of Cape muclife and shipments planned for Decemine 30. It references names like Smith and Ressmith and hints at Longreach and Anthonys Tapes.
A Salvation Army Button Day event on Geelowg Street drew sellers and residents into a busy scene. Reports note volunteers, local responses, and the fundraising effort, with names and figures mentioned in the coverage.
A chaotic text details Windsor and Melbourne events including a visit by dignitaries, interviews with John Wilken and Neville, church and school notices, and community competitions. It mentions Presbyterians in Holland and a planned Clarendon college in Russlyn with February establishment plans.
The town clerk of Geewug notes soldiers from Deelond and district are due 300n. The report lists names and dates with mentions of parades and local events. Strong entities include Meese, Sydney, Whitten, Hingston and November entries. Local notices reference offices, streets and dates in a period-voice register.
Reported developments show a sustained engineers strike with widespread activity across the state. Union leaders claim strong participation and call for negotiated settlements while management expresses readiness to meet.
Fragments recount donations from parishioners and groups to multiple Anglican and Protestant orphanages and benevolent societies. Listed names include Hawkes, Dorothy Shaunin, Mrs Beisling, and Phelan Merver with varied sums. appeals mention Newtown Presbyterian and Geelong cales, with plans for a communal sale to support care homes.
Allied leaders met in Boulogne to discuss Turkey and Hungary policy, armistice terms, and future peacetime plans. The conference aimed to align positions with the Allied powers and outline financial and strategic steps.
Unclear wartime note mentions Allies seeking cruisers and reactions by various parties. The fragment references Abbe Nowe, Ve UE, Srey, and HMCrwpeAble Sinton, with scattered phrases about a reply and demands. The text is garbled but suggests allied military needs and contested communication.
Parley on food and sugar limits reveals strained global stocks. Officials warn Britain faces storage and distribution gaps while the United States contemplates large scale production and imports to sustain the war basket.
A fragmented Reuters brief notes Irish government activity and party positions around a Monday parliamentary session. Terms imply discussions on a bill related to a city or regional issue with ministers and party leaders involved in planning and voting.
A government case discusses an embargo and the importation of ordinary goods. Mr Justice Barney’s decision affects the embargo question and the authority to stop imports, with mention of chemicals from America and Central Asia. The government lodges an appeal.
An unclear telegram from Mtoulimesa Burma dated December 10 describes a vulture incident affecting a machine, with garbled names and phrases. The readable parts reference a vulture striking near a vehicle and a disrupted sequence of events.
Fragmented notes list hosiery items and fabric types with various codes and dates. Mentions include pure silk lisle and navy home items, alongside numbers that may indicate sizes, prices, or stock references. No coherent narrative or clear event is discernible.
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