11 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Healesville Guardian
Location
Healesville, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1945
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text from an old Melbourne office page references donations and names such as Mrs Bath Hume and Pollard IM. The readable content is sparse and unclear but suggests a series of small entries, likely staff notes or ledgers, with marginal names and figures.
The Healesville Shire Council election features three prominent local property owners as candidates. H A Lindsay Field, W J McGrath, and J A Taylor outline qualifications from grazing and business leadership to tramways board service and local industry. They advocate war effort support, sanctuary rehabilitation, and improved town facilities including water, hospital, housing, schooling, and roads.
Fragmentary OCR mentions J W Taylor of Rvan and Evans Taylor Swen Pty Ltd in Healenville with a brief note on a thin ticket rounded off. No clear event or outcome is stated.
The town endorses Dre Dawhorn Johnston and Kay who retire due to time limits but plan to run again, arguing Henleaville needs capable, community minded leaders to advance district programs and future prosperity.
A candidate withdraws from a planned bid for the forthcoming council election. He planned a strong team with Lindsay Field and W McGrath but agrees to stand aside in favor of Br Taylor to avoid vote splitting. He offers to stand again in the future and thanks ratepayers for their support for the new blood team Field McGrath and Taylor.
A fragmentary text mentions a public meeting on baby health services with invitations to join the Infant Welfare department and a plan to form a strong committee. It notes a decision to employ a full-time baby health centre sister and the aim to secure land via concerts and dances to build a centre.
A note lists items marked with X as unsuitable for general exhibition while others remain for general display. The markings indicate which reels or prints are approved for public viewing and which are restricted.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Charlee Boyer Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight with Judy Garland and Margaret OBrien in Meet Me in St Louis. Errol Flynn and Paul Lucas star in Uncertain Glory. David Bruce Evelyn Ankers appear in The Mad Ghoul in Idaho promotions for the News of the World.
A compact list shows films including Mask of Dimitrios, None but the Lonely Heart, Dumbo, Destination Tokyo, The Constant Nymph, and The Hairy Ape with various markers indicating availability or status. The items mix classic and notable titles from cinema history.
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