27 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
1
An advance notice lists sailings by the Orient Line with routes to Plymouth and London via Dan Cape Town and related African ports. First, second, and third class fares are noted along with contact details for Melbourne and London agents.
Muddled OCR yields travel schedule notes listing months and dates, with references to Portland and interchanges. The fragment mentions tickets, return information, and timetable terms but lacks clear actions or entities beyond locations and generic travel terms.
Erratic readable fragments describe a local notice or notice-like item with unclear names and events. No coherent actions or dates are readable to define a concrete outcome or involved entities.
Tenders are invited for specified works including Bridge No 18 and culvert repairs in the Dundas area. Submissions must be delivered to the Shire Office by a stated date in late May. Lowest bidder subject to approval by the shire factor.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions pounds and a medical note by ABBOTT MD Sahin Mapheee. Details are garbled with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities other than a monetary amount Twenty Pounds and a medical author.
An unreadable OCR fragment from Dundas Shire discusses local governance and a listed official, mentioning a person named RamsR of Tomer and a Steeler, with incoherent phrases about ponds, nurseries, and a war. The text is garbled with repeated fragments and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
The Shire of Atemtt holds a by election for council seats. Polls open Friday December 24 at Macarthur Medynlea 16 minutes, Weemangourt at Mr. Wm Black residence, Marlee Mechanics Institute Oxford at the seslaymien. Poll closes 4 pm on Thursday the 9th day of December. Returning Officer for the West Ride announced.
The Shire of Mindamity intends to probate the will of Allan, secretary, under the provisions of the 1910 Government Act. The meeting on the fifteenth day of December is to confirm the estate settlement and appoint a guardian for Hanvars.
A damaged OCR notice outlines a court or shire auction and sale conditions for a property in Minna area holdings. It mentions the Bhite of Minna, a meeting, dates in Taubuey and September, and a foundation for an assessment or rate. The skim has unclear names and dates but signals an official notice on property valuation and sale.
A notice announces the examination and settlement of accounts by the auditor and governor in council. The document is printed and available at Shire Hall Hawken for interested parties to inspect before the meeting at 2 o clock on Monday, January 7. The date stamp shows December 16.
A dated record from the Council of the Lire of Portland notes the setting of general rates and taxes to be levied by the shire, with appeals to be heard by a secretary. It specifies timelines ending September and January 1948 and names Ty te Tulloh as secretary.
Readable text lists a long range of clothing items including dresses jackets coats skirts and suits with notes on fabric styles such as crêpe pique and cambric. Prices in shillings appear alongside descriptions emphasizing fit pockets and belt details. The piece markets one price per item and promotes a mail order department and service.
A dense catalog of gift items, fabrics, hosiery, and small household goods with prices and descriptions. Includes embroidered items, lace, cloaks, and assorted textiles alongside household accessories and seasonal novelties.
Shire of Portland holds a meeting at the Abie Hall Hepwaed on Thursday the 13th to approve general and hatra rates. The minutes outline rates per pound on property values in the South Riding, with details on health board costs and public works.
Fragmentary notice mentions JAMES HORMETAMS associated with a person or group "irstanan" in Pawnee and an altar or ceremony dated Thuemlag with a reference to four deadlines or events. Reading suggests a local bureaucratic or church notice about observance.
A notice promises £50 reward for information leading to the safe return of a person missing from a locality. It mentions a specific street name and urges witnesses to come forward with details to aid authorities.
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