20 Feb 1928
Page 1
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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1928
Page
1
Unclear OCR text describes a trial and names individuals and events in broken form. Core elements mention a director and trial context with vague dates and places.
A week of heavy rain caused record rainfall in Geelong with widespread flooding. Water levels on the Barwon River rose, affecting towns and prompting pumps to be shut and flood warnings issued as crews worked to drain affected areas and assess damage. Street carnivals and public events were postponed amid ongoing storms and rising waters.
A garbled OCR passage recounts fragmented names and places, hinting at parish life, old traditions, and scattered anecdotes. The text wanders through personal recollections, referencing locations and people in a dreamlike, nonlinear collage.
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