14 Jun 1911
Page 1
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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
1
Advertising fragment lists passenger fares from Melbourne to Port Fairy and other routes with railway style pricing. It also includes notices about road and bridge obstruction penalties and a public wartime style call for information, with names and dates in a historic colonial context.
Edwards of Northton is appointed Road Inspector to oversee weights, health and travel acts, with duties to enforce road safety. A general rubbish deposition warning is issued for roads within Bandas shire with penalties. Fox skins bonus disallowed. fox skins must meet quality and delivery standards. Regulation on weights of goods by measurement is now in operation within the Shire.
The Shire of Mount Rouse advertises tenders for multiple contracts including painting and repairs at Penshurst, gravel and metal road works in Penshurst, Dunkeld, and Obateworth, with drawings and specifications available at Shire Offices Penshurst and optonally at Woodburn Dunkeld and Moron stores. Tenders close mid June 1911. lowest tender not guaranteed acceptance. Public notices also declare road closures for repairs and rubbish depot permissions, plus regu lations from the Board of Public Health in Victoria on food cleanliness.
Notice prints extensive by law updates for the townships of Peoshurat Penshurst Dunkeld Glanthampeon and Chatnworth. It restricts grazing to certain cows and livestock, sets hours for grazing and road use, and warns of impounding by the Herdman. Also details rewards for rubbish removal and tree protection, fox and bird depredation controls, and public health milk labeling regulations.
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