This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
4
A regional advertisement lists Ladies' Tagel Hate hats at 14/6 and Ladies' White French Felt Hats at 10/6. It promotes coats and mulls with prices from 9/11 to 5/5, Fur Necklets at 19/6, and a range of fabrics like Heavy Main Amazon and Black Check Tweeds with yard prices from 1/3 to 2/6. The notice encourages shopping at Miller's and mentions general wellness tips amid the sale copy.
Fragmentary notice lists racing events and entries across multiple venues including Balmoral and Hamilton with dates in April and May, plus a memorial tribute to Hobert listing family names. The garbled OCR blends racing schedules with a grieving message and personal names.
The Hamilton Supreme Court will begin sessions at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday with no civil cases listed. Cases include Ward v. Premer divorce proceedings, Shaw and Themis charged with assault with intent, and perjury and larceny matters. Additional items cover a police court committal, liquor trade notices, and local social notices.
Melbourne Friday court heard Charles Kellow and Ernest Lyme stand trial for perjury linked to a case involving Thomas Crane the plaintiff and Kellow as defendant. The Crown alleges a letter to Thomas Crane junior was material to the case and that Crane junior may have received the letter while away due to an accident.
Wire from Our Correspondent reports the Water Commission will replace Elway Mead as chair with W Cattanagh as the second member. The third member J S Dethridge and others are noted in coverage from Melaquers e and nearby sessions.
Melbourne report states Mr. G Hy Sutton, chief officer to the Foray department, has been appointed secretary for railways. The appointment is announced as a government move in the transport sector with potential policy implications.
Fragmentary text describes a possible medical remedy and housing equipment but is garbled with nonstandard phrasing making specifics and entities unreadable. No identifiable persons, organizations, dates, or locations can be confirmed from the readable passages.
A local appeal notes ongoing monthly collections for Belgian relief seeking volunteers and donor names. It explains optional publication of donors and lists recent contributions and acknowledgments, including amounts and names from various supporters and events.
Weather observers report a brief rain near Howndh ton with a few showers easing into dry spell as heavier falls were recorded elsewhere including Penshuret Mount Bryan and Adelaide. Delays in ploughing persist as cattle stock and fodder remain tight while a late shipment of produce arrives on a four horse wagon.
Drought relief rains spread across most of the state boosting farm preparations for harvest. Temperature and rainfall readings from Hamilton-Correspondent area show varied totals and a general forecast predicting further showers especially in the eastern districts with cooler easterly winds.
Melbourne reports a drop in wool exports for the period July 1 1914 to March 31 1915 totaling 1 206 006 bales a decline of 76 367 bales from the prior year. Victoria exports fell by 67 984 bales amid the overall decrease.
Prices listed for wheat and other produce at Melbourne market. Wheat ranges from 5/4 to 7/10 per bushel with various lots. potatoes priced at 24/10 to 4/5 per ton. onions 5 to 5/6 per ton. lucerne and barley quotes shown in shillings per unit.
W S Wallace accuses Hamilton borough council of improper grant of free town hall use for a March 4 ball. he questions ratepayer involvement and publicity, demands transparency and accountability from mayor Dr Law and councillors, and calls for future guarantees to involve ratepayers in free-use decisions.
A letter urges farmers in Dunkeld and surrounding districts to cut stored reef into dhal and hay for fodder at £3 to £4 per ton, offering Boisdale and North Gippland stock for sale. The same page includes a health notice praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and bronchial issues, urging household stock.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.