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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1926
Page
9
The Vieelong Advertiser lists auction and measurement advertisements for Blair and Cook Ironmongers. Includes pricing per inch, double column, and Friday and Saturday slots with various small print terms.
Notice to advertisers of all alterations to contracts must be received by the office prior to the stated day. No exceptions will be made after that deadline.
The text discusses railways funding and government expenditure in Victoria, arguing taxpayers should bear public costs, not private businesses. It questions labor spending, rail subsidy inevitability, and the impact on incomes, urging protection against creeping financial overreach.
Classified snippets show diverse items from sales and vacancies to marriages and travel notes. The fragment mentions positions, ships, town postings, and "Wanted to Buy" notices as part of a mixed contemporary listings page.
Reading through the Geelong column, references appear to be a mix of wartime submarine mentions and a broad set of local notices. The piece discusses J2 sinking, hull resilience, and detonation effects alongside a schedule of meetings, lectures, and community updates in Geelong and surrounding areas. It blends maritime topics with civic and sporting notes, including rail and traffic regulations and club luncheon details.
Residents and officials in City Connell debated bus routes and traffic safety around Moorabool Street and Barwon River improvements. The gathering highlighted calls for better traffic management, public notices, and coordinated efforts involving local leaders, committees, and volunteers in planning future works.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount Geelong tramway system debates and hospital funds. Mentions Melbourne Melbourne volunteers, charitable appeals, and market reports with references to local events, donations, and social welfare items amid scattered names and places.
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