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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
1
A long list of notices from Victoria and Mount Rouse shires covers by laws on vehicles and obstructions, traction engine driver duties, and weight limits on a local bridge. It also details food safety regulations, weight limits, tolls, depots for phosphorised wheat, and mandatory health reporting for births and deaths.
Public notice informs residents that a medical apparatus for snake bite treatment, per the Board Public Health, is available in Kowres Shire. The list includes head teachers and posts across schools and local sites, with contact details for the secretary H.G. Hill.
A local notice details sale of matches under a township act, listing months and locations for sale. It also mandates payment of rates to the Water Works Trust, with penalties for nonpayment. The notice requires collars with owner names on registered dogs and outlines dog control measures under the Dog Act. It mentions the Thistle Act and announces meetings of the council and appointed fox control agents with names and offices.
Shira of Rowraa S4RAR[ WIRF] ON FENOFA OTICK announces that barbed wire on any fence within one mile of township boundaries in Apeley Boononoki Harrow Giornki Edenhopa Gym bowen Minimay Toolondo and Wombelang requires council consent. Applications must specify allotments and wire position. July 1518.
Shira of Kowrea issues a light notice declaring that from the date onward any vehicle traveling between Edenhope Harrow Jeroke and Apaley or within one mile of these boundaries must have proper lighting. Enforcement will proceed against violators and vehicle operators lacking lights as required by local road safety rules.
Shire of Kowres public notice offers a bounty for foxes killed within the shire. Payment of 2s 6d is proposed for each fox, provided the carcass is delivered in good order with required declarations. Official titled H G Hill, Shire Secretary, appears in the notice.
A government notice from G. Boll bans placing wirenetting or similar detraction across roads within the Shire. It declares such actions strictly forbidden and states that any person found guilty will be prosecuted. The notice addresses drovers and others who might obstruct travel.
Fragmentary OCR text from a local notice mentions Poibes Barracks and several names including Lelisa Orit Drik F.C. Nye ya and Gromdals Railhwey Oe fom with unclear dates or actions, rendering details tentative. The readable portion indicates a municipal notice related to data or property at unspecified places.
A cluttered list of antimony jewel cases, hat pins, perfume bottles, handkerchief sets, fans, lace, and dress trims. Items include Aluvanium, Japanese handkerchiefs, silk fans, tortoise shell collars, sunlit collars, and assorted adornments with prices in old currency. Numerous fabrics, laces, and decorative pieces target ladies’ fineries. sale notes emphasize variety and imported goods.
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