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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered phrases and names, resembling a damaged local notice or classified item. It mentions places like Wake Wallace and Pikes Aragh, with unclear actions and dates, and ends with a stray word Cyrolers.
The report details a large auction with a vast range of items including furniture and tools sold at low prices. It notes quantities such as canaries and honey items and mentions per unit prices, multiple bidders, and general sale conditions.
A Hamilton water works meeting discussed replacement of a failed reservoir pipe and the impact on the town. Officials, engineers, and a committee reviewed the plan, with proposals to filter and inspect pipes and consider reservoir changes. Local authority Bennett chaired the session, with debate over methods and timing and concerns about water service during work.
chaotic ad style listing various toys and novelties with prices ranging from 1/6 to 20/4, touting "Our Immense Display" and a department for children. notes include writing cases, needlework accessories, dressing cases, jewelry boxes, toy wagons, wheelbarrows, hobby horses, and baby carts, all described with fanciful spellings and varied prices.
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