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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
1
Reading of weather and shipping notices shows Atlantic steamer departures from Parti Island with early departures and produce specials. Wool grain and other produce will be rewarded by freight steamer, avoiding delays.
Ambiguous notice outlines tender calls for contract No. low supplying 750 cubic yards of gravel and related yard work. Includes forms, drawings, and submission deadlines to the Dundas Shire Council with terms, security, and required endorsements.
The fragment notes a chaotic scene with references to prices, merchants, and buyers in a crowded market. Names and places are unclear, but the text hints at a commerce setting with bargaining and potential discounts.
The Penshurst Shire Council met in the council chamber to set the general rate for the Mount House shire properties under the Local Government Act. The 1909 rate is due on October 7 for the September 1 period, with appeals allowed within four weeks to the Petty Sessions court at Penshurst. The Shire Secretary, D Walls, urged proper notice of any appeal by November 15.
Enders will recite at the Aire Hall, Mawkendalry, on Tereday, November 6, for several contracts. Details include drain works at Komrella Deninege Ares and fencing drainage reserve. Also notices gravelling on Richard won's mad and related sites with meetings at the Bhire Sh Bens and Mere Darkeee intie.
A series of contract advertisements lists building and road work across East and North Ridings. Projects include culverts, bridges, and road widening with various chain lengths and locations such as Dow Boos Jars Wear Riding Beloral Hornbeam Reed and Cameron's lant Telange tuk East Riding. Contracts are numbered 610 010 10 10 11 10 12 10 14 10 15 10 with Monry notes on scope and allotments. Bids to be submitted by Monday November David 10 1909.
Fragmentary OCR shows Hamilton Chaff Store on Con Street advertising Massey Harris agricultural gear and related equipment. Other readable terms include Moat Lyall Manure and Engine model Pheoe 1a, suggesting a local hardware and farming supplies listing with unspecified product names.
The Shire of Portland announces nominations for councillor in the Seth Midiog ward. Candidates include William James Brownlaw, Simon Th A, and W. J. Urenlaws. Polling is set at the Shire Office from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon on a date in December. The town is instructed to attend and vote under the supervision of the Returning Officer.
The notice outlines eligibility for postal voting in Portland elections. It requires applicants to reside within five miles of the polling place, present health or distance reasons, and file through the Shire Secretary. It specifies form language and deadlines for postal ballot applications and warns against false statements with potential penalties.
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