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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1919
Page
6
An oversized sale notice lists furniture items, incivi boards and wi boards, a Singer sewing machine, and various household goods. Names and precise items are unclear due to OCR errors, but the ad emphasizes a broad discount event at a Houston area location.
An obituary style notice reports the death of an eight year old child from Belmont. The fragment references a home address 2650 Ju and a context of mourning with the phrase Swore and a monetary amount 780 appears in the garbled text.
Auction notices list multiple properties for sale on tram line and near Western Beach. Entries include five to seven room villas, bayfront locations, and blocks in Geelong West, North Geelong, East Geelong, and Belmont with prices ranging from £150 to £850. Notes mention proximity to tram, land frontage, and conveniences.
Water freight details list ships with listings like Port Phillip and Melbourne bound routes. Items mention Colombo Bank, Sydney and London connections, and arrivals at Warwickshire and Balbouree amid noisy OCR garbling. Strong entities include Port Phillip Melbourne Sydney London Colombo and Warwickshire.
A fragmented report documents Wheat Beard tonnage and shipments with totals in millions of bushels across Australia and related markets. It lists specific figures for ports, consignments, and weights, noting substantial movement of wheat and byproducts amid various prices and national exports.
The fixture at Barraboot saw EssE and peers compete against Richmond. Multiple players recorded points while observers noted tight contest indications and several tied outcomes. Postponements due to weather affected subsequent schedules and event timings.
A new Taxpayers and Property Owners' Association of Victoria announces its formation. Members are being enrolled to pursue Parliamentary and municipal economy, correct tax anomalies, aid members in dealings with tax authorities, protect interests in legislation, and achieve unity of action. Offices are at Prell's Buildings Melbourne. Rexona Soap advert promises protection against colds and disease.
England sports pages report a mixed day in cricket and tennis. Australians posted 361 for eight then 230 in reply as Culbany and others contributed runs. The lawn tennis championship opened with May 26 fixtures featuring players from multiple nations.
A garbled manuscript fragment discusses motor technology history with scattered names, places, and numbers. It references British, Australian, and American contexts, mentions laboratories, devices, and tests, and notes later mentions of future developments and system comparisons.
A garbled OCR sweep of general news includes multiple names, locations, and references. The text appears as a mix of nonstandard words, partial phrases, and scattered proper nouns, offering no coherent event or clear focus to summarize into a single item.
An old missive seeking a copy of a "Jocblet" of valuable information for every bonus. It instructs sending 3d for postage to Dept LADIES COL GAGH OF HEALTH at S27 Collinesheer, Metouria, published 1673.
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