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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
3
Fragmented OCR listing shows multiple place names and dates such as Melbourwf Market and Amalgamated Ziur-Hagere with various figures like 9/1 and 4v/4 ee. Includes entries referencing Quisiherr-Aetteen and Seren Truken Hil Buyary with coded prices and month markers, indicating a price or schedule sheet rather than a narrative story.
An infant went missing and was later found deceased, with authorities stating no foul play detected at this time. The child’s identity and exact location remain unclear, and investigators pursued standard procedures to determine cause while confirming care arrangements.
Fragmentary Melbourne dispatch reports a collision delaying an Inhumanwealth steamer at Ar on March Mst. The piece lists numerous patriotic funds and distributions, totaling amounts like 180 24, 200 10 10 400, and other sums for war relief. Local recruiting and public welfare funds are acknowledged with varying amounts, including hospital and ambulance services, enamelled in a catalog-like roll of donors and allocations.
The Hamilton Young Men's Christian Association held its fifth annual meeting on Wednesday evening. President Thargood presided as reports highlighted progress in membership, library works, and fundraising. Directors reported strong activity, with plans for future community work and a renewed focus on education and public outreach.
A historical market snippet details heavy supply and price movements for wool and related goods in Monaro areas. It records ranges for various samples and commodities, noting price trends, weekly rates, and fluctuations across different brokers and buyers.
The Austratian Mercantile and Land Wd report notes inane company lite rage unda Gute gut Marsh and discusses weekly prices for hides tallow and other commodities. It covers government activity on price regulation and mentions private sales decline and catalog submissions affecting market moves.
A fragmentary note laments the fading courage and essence of HEAN, with a hint of ordinary measures worth a few months pay. The writer, identified as Sir Riter Hagar, mentions a journey and the desire to take HEAN'S ESSENCE away, returning to England with altered sentiments.
A garbled listing from a Ballarat tailor shop describes a wide range of clothing and fabrics. It mentions Wool Australian materials, Grey and Black suit tones, heavy boots, overcoats, raglan coats, and various menswear items with prices and catalog cues. The text reads as an old catalog page with multiple fashion items and measurement notes.
A wartime report decries German deportations of Belgian laborers to Germany, noting factories closed, raw materials seized, and Britain’s aid ignored. It states about one hundred thousand Belgians have been sent abroad under military orders, with men given 24 hours notice to travel with minimal baggage and paid meager wages.
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