05 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Portland agent statement about wool grain and fire related transactions. Text is garbled with several names and street references, but implies a notice or report of a settlement or action connected to a fire incident and storage goods.
Shira of Dundas invites tenders for forming gravelling and culvert works in Victoria Valley and Strathkollar areas under Contracts Nos. 2 68 TA and related sites. Drawings and conditions available at Dundas Shire Office. tenders due 10.40 pm March or 28 February viewing. deposits required with tender.最低 bid considered.
A formal notice from Walls Shire seeks applicants for the position of Surface Overseer for the Dunveld Riding. Submit a letter stating applicant details and enclosing references by 11 am on Tuesday, March 1. Wages stated as eight hours per day with duties and qualifications at Penshurst Shire Office and Woodburn's Store, Dumke.
Shire of Dundas notes ageint peeturned soldiers and invites landowners to support the State War Council Fund. February and March are set aside for battle appeals. municipalities must limit authorities and not permit other appeals in those months. Contributions may be given to the President, councillors, or at the Shire Council office. Cornell Chambers Penshurst, March 4, 1918.
The Rate Collector will attend Bhire Vall on Thursday and Friday to enforce tolls and charges. Public travelers are warned that any person drawing or carrying weights beyond posted limits over any Dundas Shire bridge or culvert risks liability.
Final notice warns that all outstanding unpaid satire rates as of February 9 1918 will be handed to the shire solicitor for summonses. It calls for residents to provide information, offering a reward of 26 pounds for aiding the conviction of offenders and asking ratepayers to respond at the shire offices Penshurst and headquarters.
The Shire of Mount Rouse warns drovers against leaving stock on reserves or regalia on any foal. Offenders will be prosecuted by the shire authorities as unbothered stock and property may be seized or action taken.
Tenders addressed to the President, Shire Office Penshurst, are invited for road maintenance and construction under Country Roads Act. It notes contracts in multiple routes including Hamilton to Penshurst and Penshurst to Caramut, with deposits, deadlines, and site inspections at Penshurst and Melbourne offices. The lowest tender may be rejected. bids close 21 o'clock on March 9, 1919.
The Council of the Shire of Mount Reuce invites residents to offer hospitality to Australian wounded convalescents for a few days to aid their recovery in healthy country air. Submissions should be sent to the undersigned, who will forward them to headquarters. Cp. WALLA, Penshurst, October 1908.
Under the Health Act and with approval from the Putlin Health Department the Shire of Mount Hense proclaims water in Spring Creek from the Feeshuret Spring overflow to the shire boundary unfit for domestic use. The creek is closed to human consumption with penalties up to five pounds per day for offenses.
Notice warns that glass bottles left on roadsides will incur penalties under the Shire of Mount Rouse bylaw. Offenders face prosecution and a reward prospect remains for informants. Also invites eligible workers for munitions engineering work in Victoria via the shire office in Penshurst. January 41d.
The notice states all stock within the Shire must have badges attached or be subject to impounding. Rangers have clear orders to seize unbadge d stock. Identify owners and obtain proper badges to avoid confiscation.
Walter Camp and Gray-street tender notices list multiple contracts for East Riding South Riding West Riding in Portland areas. Bids due with match details, per apecifications, and places to view specs at local stores and offices in Brantholme Lipnnvach Myamyn and Port Mice Thartment. submission overseen by Ty wood, Shire Engineer.
The Shire of Portland assigns antidote for snakebite to be kept at multiple sites including State Schools at Mimbannar Digby and nearby on the Dartmoor Worth near Poller Barracks Bridge over Branxhulme River. Additional stations include Condah Awamp Grasedale Railway and several other district localities. secretary T. Eb. Ituoh signs the notice dated 19 October 1915.
Notice invites residents to join patriotic fund roles in Portland to assist with coal, loading, dispatching, and related duties. Applicants must consent to register at Abite Hall Hawkespeal and may apply for tea or three bore teams at the Shire Office. Prosecution warning issued for interference with sanitary service property.
Commercial notice promotes Ote Livery Stables with single and double buggies and private carriages for families, with prompt telegrams and mail passenger services. It advertises to carry passengers to Hochkirch and Croxton, available for first-class tours and train connections.
Fragmentary notice mentions C. A. Smith and potential prosecutions related to a meeting and a pond probe. Names and details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
The Hawkerdale Shire calls for skilled workers and invites tenders for road and bridge projects. Duties include drainage, loading, dispatching, and general shire labor. Proposals for hollow filling, road repairs, and a bridge near Bendale Swamp to be submitted to A Cowlishaw, Shire Engineer, by February 11 or March 1, 1918 respectively.
Notice to Nate that authorization to appeal to patriotic funds requires prior approval from the President. Applications for authority to appeal are available at the Shire Offices, Harw ibendale. Signed J Allan.
A long list of ladies garments and children’s wear offered at sale prices including blouses, dresses, coats, shirts, and undergarments with various trims and sizes. Items include embroidered blouses, cream Jap, silk gowns, sport coats, and infant wear with reduced prices and bulk lots noted.
Geo Cooks Royal Mail Coaches depart Hamilton Post Office daily except Sunday for Macarthur at 9 0 o clock and 15 o clock with return from Macarthur at 6 o clock and 4 o clock. services extend to Peach’s Victoria Hotel and Hermilton with intermediate calls and freight parcels. Proprieter Cook lists fares single and return. schedule published for local travel and parcel transport.
Lyall's Royal Mail Coaches operates from Gray-etreet Hamilton to Cavendish Hye Party Parkatde and Balmoral on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays mornings with Harrow arrival in the afternoon. Return trips depart Harrow on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with Hamilton arrivals late afternoon. Scheduled via Arent Scullion's Caledonians Hotel and Lane's Hotel Balmoral with contact for Mr Robt Young.
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