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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
3
Fragmentary telegrams from Rautar describe a violent robbery in Sydney with inconsistencies in dates and names. Early notes reference a hotel and a possible suspect, while details remain unclear due to poor transcription. Police inquiry continues to identify perpetrators and secure evidence.
Melbourne market notes show mixed produce quotes including wheat at 3/6 per bushel and oats 5/3 per 100 pounds. Hay valued at 610 per ton, lucerne 0 445 per ton, potatoes 4/5 per ton, and assorted items like online hay at 6/10 per ton.
An itemized list records various payments and amounts due from the Moance Shire Council. Names such as Moloney, Patterson, Taylor, Smythe, Madigan, O Haloran, Pastrey, Wright, Pickert, Haydon, Wickett, Robertson, Johnstone, Plato Department, and Wilson appear with amounts ranging from pennies to several pounds. The text reflects a communal accounting entry of wages, allowances, or stipends with multiple individual and organization mentions.
Fragmentary report on water levels and land use near Crown lands. Mentions stock, inches, and a local fair or meeting with figures such as 23 points and costs around 400 pounds. References to Bridgewater and Fremish notes, with scattered numbers and place names, lacking coherent narrative.
Weather and rainfall summary appears with garbled OCR. It mentions temperature and barometer, dates around January, moon phases, and total rainfall figures for the year. Specific values are unclear due to damaged text, but references to daily highs, rainfall totals, and monthly trend are noted.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered names, places, and actions with no clear narrative. Readable items include partial names like Ronan and Mentos and references to time or place but the overall context is missing. The piece resembles a disrupted news wire or personal diary entry without cohesive facts.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache kidney pain and related symptoms. It cites testimonials from Mrs. W. Schade and Alan Tesences praising relief, sleep, and swelling reduction, urging purchase from local chemists and dealers.
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