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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
1
A fragment lists assorted dry goods with marked sale prices including pullovers in all colors, a full sine dress, wool flannel frocks in various styles, negelets in grey brown and black size 26 6, slow slips pure cloth, bed ticking and jacob bed ticking per yard, gloves in multiple shades, ladies sizes with color options, and table of laces and insertions marked 2/8 and 3/8 per yard.
Geneva braces as experts open talks on disarmament with the United States pressing faster cuts, Britain led by Vice Admiral Frederick Ward and American delegates seeking a firmer baseline. The session mirrors broader power tensions, with Lloyd George forecasting Western unity while Britain argues for independent measures and allied safeguards.
In London a heated House of Lords reform debate continued amid party contention. The government backs reducing Lords members to 250, while Liberals and Labor affiliates oppose a move seen as risking a general election and altering finance powers. Leaders from Liberal and Radical ranks pressed for a measured reform and warned against a political overhaul driven by party interests.
A disjointed 1920s style report details clashes between Sydney gangs around Yoney. The piece names suspects and authorities, mentions police scrutiny, and hints at a wider urban criminal conflict with irregular spellings and garbled names.
This garden note outlines how to prune roses to manage growth. It emphasizes reducing the main canes to two thirds, maintaining the center, and removing older wood while shaping for a balanced bush. It mentions pruning for Hybrid Perpetual types and timing around late winter to early spring.
The text presents garbled lines and fragments resembling a poem or draft notes. It references a planner or instrument, multiple unclear names, and stray phrases about planes, healing, and decay. The overall piece reads like a scrambled, incomplete draft with numerous corrupted words and jumbled syntax.
A Melbourne deputation led by Mrs Glencrass urged the Agriculture Minister and council to establish a milk board to regulate distribution, improve quality, and ensure reliable supply citywide. They complained of poor milk quality, frequent chilling, and storage issues, calling for action and legislation under the Public Health Department.
The text presents a garbled poetic fragment with possible names and places hidden in distorted lines. It suggests a lament about abandonment and social critique, but the intended meaning and entities remain unclear within the OCR damaged passage.
A damaged OCR line reads I haps shel ey Fore Tay a. The readable fragment hints at a quoted speech or name but lacks clear context or event details to identify person, place, or outcome.
The report outlines a foreign mission rally conducted by the Geelong Presbytery featuring speakers including Dr. Chas. L. McLaren and Rev. Cunningham. It discusses Korea mission questions, communist criticisms, and the church’s outreach, with notes on medical and educational work in Korea and a rally at St George's Church.
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