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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
4
Readable items announce a summer sale featuring boys’ wear including Oolaten Suits and shoes at reduced prices. The notice mentions styles like Tree Doka York Suits and Straw Foster Dal options with bargain prices around 3/6 to 4/8.
An old style advertisement lists hats described as beyond compare and various garments including shirts with collars and pockets, trousers and repp fabrics. It notes prices reduced from a high level to entice clearance with mentions of Toronto and Yeast 201 as part of the sale.
Fragmentary alerting notice previews dress fabrics and textiles for sale with striped patterns and floral coloured motions. Mentions cottons in many shades, silks in all stripes, dress lengths, and new stripe designs. Indicates discounted pricing and stock in yard quantities.
Shop notices advertise discounted prices on children and ladies wear. Items include wool hats, linens, skirts, wrappers, gowns, and patterns with reduced tags like 6/11 and 4/11. Many entries mention color options, fabrics, and special sale periods from 2 to 24 inches in size descriptions.
A readable OCR fragment mentions Hamilton and Western District College and includes notes on examinations and subjects such as arithmetic English and geometry. It references preparations for a special feature in college life and a tie to Adelaide University with a start in February and an expectant schedule for graduates.
The article notes a revival of wheat farming as new settlements like Wandy Vale and Strath-Xellor expand cultivation from Portland to Morahan. It highlights experimental crops performing below average but promising fertilisation and rotation, predicting substantial wheat areas including Wentworth, Mooralla, Konongwootong and private subdivisions may come under wheat within a decade. It discusses transport costs, central mills, and potential central distributing centers to reduce profit leakage. It also covers various local notes from rail disruptions, a humor item, and political commentary.
A notice explains shooters may not begin before eight A M on Tuesday as the duck season opens and ministers specify the time for legal compliance. Other items report a cyclist's narrow escape on the Coleraine road after a horse and buggy collision, leaving the rider battered but largely unhurt, and a valedictory social for Miss Burgess on the eve of her marriage, with local officials and neighbors attending.
The article notes clover enttlement and wheat-growing viability in the Western District near Hamilton and cites derelict mills at Coleraine Sandford Bya duk Portland and Fenshuret as evidence of a once extensive milling industry. It discusses land settlement policies and shifts from wheat to grazing influencing mill abandonments.
Reuters Telegrams lists results from Wednesday polls across towns led by brief tallies. Asquith and other ministers appear with re election figures and rival candidates noted for each constituency. Data includes ward by ward totals and unseated incumbents.
In London on a Wednesday Mr Asquith’s motorcar was chased by suffragettes in obscure attire, prompting police intervention to control the scene and ensure safety during the pursuit.
The latest returns show Unionists winning the New Forest division of Hampshire and Winterton (U) reelected for Horsham, defeating Outhwaite. Liberals hold two other seats, with Nationalists and Labourite also returning. Overall the Unionists gain 117 seats with multiple parties retaining several seats.
In Trondon on Thursday the Unionists hold a lead of 21 seats over Labour and other groups. The sitting totals show 72 seats still to be filled as the election progresses.
Sir Edward Grey spoke at Hexham Northumberland last night stating that elections would yield a Liberal majority if they avoid evasion while the Conservative tariff reform party would rely on the Unionist for a chance at forming the Government.
A garbled report mentions a predicted event related to Viettinshipe and a person named Layne. It references Germany and a release of a miner plan, with unclear dates or specifics. The text is heavily distorted, but suggests a political or wartime context involving individuals and places.
Fragmentary OCR item notes wool sales with scattered names and figures unreadable. No clear event date, buyer, or price details discernible.
A report notes a sedition case arising under the Treason and Sedition Act in India. Authorities prepare for a Friday court session in Bombay with sections referencing the Latinate writ.
A Berlin newspaper column cites British naval experts assessing the war’s pace and future prospects. The piece notes intensified preparations, expected timelines, and strategic implications for continued conflict.
Fragmentary text notes severe weather impacting travel with mentions of wind, rain, and possible disruptions on a major route. No clear locations, dates, or events are established in the readable lines.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a fatal event on a Wednesday evening. Details are illegible but indicate a mishap or crime causing a death with unclear location and involved parties.
South Australian Minister and Victorian Premier confer in Mount Gambier to appoint joint Royal Commissions to probe four proposed rail links including a line between Mount Gambier and Portland and connections to the Murray River trade. The talks also cover the Murray waters question and ongoing cross-state disputes with Victoria.
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