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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1899
Page
4
The Melbourne sales show a mix of activity with several cargoes of Merino wool offered and varying response. Buyers appear selective with certain lots selling briskly while others remain unsold amid fluctuating prices. Notable prices reference combing and fine wools from Victoria and New South Wales amid steady export interest.
The auction noted strong competition and full descriptions for wools including lambs and merino grades. Multiple consignors from Victoria and nearby regions saw bids on fine wool lines but many lots passed in, with specific buyers named from Vancouver and Pennsylvania, and several consignments sold locally in various categories.
Fragmentary OCR from a horse racing notices page listing multiple stakes and nominations. Mentions ages from five years, distances around six furlongs to two miles, entry fees, and amateur rides with unclear names and numbers. Difficult to parse specific entities or outcomes.
Miss Simkin announces she has begun dressmaking on her own account at Thorold Building, Throson Street, opposite the National Bank, and seeks the confidence of ladies in Hari ton and district to entrust her with their work.
An OCR fragment describes a business named White Weill-coown Tostelry occupying a central town location near Train, Staumers, Botaniceal, Moynetiver, and Loth Beaches. Details are fragmentary and place names appear uncertain.
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