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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
3
Old advertisement text promotes California Syrup of Figs as a remedy while warning readers about counterfeit products. The passage touts health benefits and urges vigilance against fake brands, urging purchase of the genuine product for relief of digestive discomfort.
Melbourne notes report racing results from Tuesday including Branley Steeplechase Wretaray Hawkeburn Handle Tulle and Clai4 Trial Heroiedale. London notes record Bombardier Welle Wercked Sergeant Dilek Smith defeated in the third round. Pat O’Keefe defeated Jin sult van Bullivan’s return match after Australia tour, a brutal bout with referee’s decision favoring Reule on points widely approved.
The Grampians rink competition final will be played on Hamilton green this afternoon at three o'clock. Hamilton is represented by Taytor W Trenton Waller H Learmonth captain etc.
Hamilton Lawn Tennis club members enjoy a day of competitive play and tea for charity. Over £4 netted in afternoon tea by ladies, with entry receipts boosting funds for patriotic aims. Round-robin draws feature Drew Stewart and Riley versus Garland Jammo, Gardner vs Hay, Gammow vs Garland, and other pairings.
Daily quota figures from Melbomrwe Croase Market list current prices for milling and feed barley maize potatoes onions cheese butter and eggs. Prices are given per bushel or ton with ranges for quality grades and weights.
Fragmentary OCR reads a manslaughter reference involving named individuals and a claim of found guilty or sent to imprisonment. The text is garbled, obscuring key dates and precise actions, but indicates a legal outcome connected to a homicide case and a claim of ignorance of the operation.
Wire report from Melbourne describes a fire early Tuesday that gutted Mr. W. Rhonta’s boot shop on Hay street Wort ADM tent ne, with the blaze causing total destruction of the premises. Firefighters battled the flames but details on cause and damages remain unclear.
A dated wartime letter from April 1910 discussing loyalty, German aggression, and calls for British Empire unity. It condemns German actions, urges support for land seeding and crops, and argues for mobilization of loyal colonial populations to defend the empire and protect property.
A long list records contributions from Hamilton and district for Belgian relief, various funds and buttons, and local drive totals. It notes earlier acknowledgments, specific fund names, and final aggregate payments reaching 123,997 pounds.
A muddled wartime verse from a shipboard bulletin in a foreign tongue. It extols the Fighting Kansaroo fighting Turks at Gallipoli and praises the troops with martial imagery. The piece merges chant and chorus with scattered lines about duty and sacrifice.
In Casterton the weighbridge remains unreliable despite tests by engineer F W Wilson showing a one ton plus variance at low weights. A railway department team, with experts from T Avery and Hon England, will overhaul the bridge. Afterward they tour Sandford Merina Coleraine and Penburst. A horse sale for wartime needs draws cavalry and artillery attention next Friday and Saturday.
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