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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1916
Page
5
A chaotic day in Melbourne ends with the killing of a mounted constable during patrol near Ankuriing. The correspondent reports a violent struggle as shots and cries filled the streets, with readers urged to seek further details from local papers.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local arts item with names Teeny, Shabana, Brown, and Te-cap notes on wine prices and a likely theatrical or musical reference. Details are garbled but suggest a small community column listing performers and local costs.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions WM BLACKBURN and a large stock at groceries with references to a supplier and store operations. Details are unreadable, but the item implies a stock and store activity likely in a local news brief.
A garbled notice from the city reports a reward for information leading to the arrest of individuals removing the roples of the Spectator trams. Prominent residents are said to be overed by crimera. A delivery alert lists 70 kha aflce at once.
The fragmentary notice outlines a bus or train schedule to Macarthur with departures around 6 and 9 18 o clock. It mentions Pearl Victoria Hospital and Hamilton Street arrivals, and a vague reference to a transport link from Hamilton Part Page the following Saturday.
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