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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of agents and firms including Dalgety and Co and Barney Trimtow Co Ltd with misspelled names and scattered addresses. It reads as a directory notice or advertising block with multiple firms and agents referenced in a jumbled sequence.
The report lists directors including Pichard Faoning Irvine Donald Mactianonke G M’Vuteneun Stewart M’Arthur Reg and others. The company registered in Melbourne operates under the Limacy Act to act as Executor Administrator Trustee Receiver and to take transfers of funds and manage estates. Dalgety & Co Ltd is named as local agent with Martin Constant Manager.
Coleraine AALE announces a fortnightly stock gate sale at their yard on December 14 1911 featuring fat cattle merino wethers crossbred ewes and lambs plus dairy cattle and rams. Algety Co Limited will hold a separate corporation sale on December 22 1911 offering Merino ewes wethers and rams and other stock with terms by partners Thornton Prime Mood.
Alfred Tatlock presents a notice detailing Hay Stage Insurance and related financial products. It notes agents for A M F Insurance, current rates for life and property coverage, and invites inquiries for freehold security loans. The advertisement signals ongoing offers and guidance on city district insurance matters.
Auction at 3 p.m. lists lots in Hamilton with perches and land bonds. The sale includes a modern cottage and outbuildings on Lot 15 in Section 1, Hamilton, with a table, shed, and fruit trees noted in the listing.
A report reviews the Australian cricket tour detailing batting and bowling performances. Key figures include Hill and Armatrong, with Douglas and Herne bowling strongly. The narrative notes runs, dismissals, and fielding moments, plus tea and lunch intervals and team changes during the innings.
Astronomical observations list December moon phases and rainfall totals. The report notes unsettled weather for tomorrow with thunderstorms, wind veering to the west southwest and showers expected. rainfall totals since January 1 and for the prior year are included.
A detailed livestock sale notice from Turendarra outlines prices and offerings for sheep and merino ewes and wethers by multiple vendors. It records lots from J. Mpherson Weermann Estate and others, with bids ranging from 4/8 to 10/10 per head. The listing notes stock well bred and in fair condition, with a strong turnout and significant interest, concluding as a successful auction.
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