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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
1
Fragmentary notice outlines dealing with patterns samples and money orders in Kyneton. Mentions closing receipts and mailing schedules Mon Wed Fri and rates for parcels. details are garbled and partially unreadable but indicate newspaper publisher post rules and surcharge structures.
The notice lists postal rates for newspapers mail posts and samples, money orders, telegrams, parcels and deliveries across the Commonwealth and foreign destinations. It covers rates per word for United Kingdom and New Zealand, maximum weights for newspapers, office hours, and rules for Postal Notes and cross payments. The document details delivery areas, rates, and conditions for money orders, receipts, and the handling of undated or partially filled notes.
Telegraph Money Orders issued at all Money Order Offices and payable by telegraph to any office in Victoria or to neighbouring colonies with applicable charges. Redirected letters packets and newspapers may be re poste d without extra postage if moved by addressees or their agents and re posted within a day after delivery. Unclear or insufficiently paid mail charged at standard or doubled postage with addressees bearing costs. mail misaddressed or returned faces fresh postage. Also a business notice about relocating to High Street and a fishmonger ad for A C Thomas with fresh fish daily.
The reward will be paid for information that leads to the conviction of any person found destroying bottles bearing the FG ASHBY JOHN BARRY BARRY BROS or J M BARRY brands. These bottles are the property of the claimant and responses from anyone possessing any fragments or tips will be welcomed.
A fragmented display advertises sewing machines and parasols repaired, jewellery and electroplated ware fixed, and items cleaned. It mentions pipes and razors, with a note about an address and GEO. S. OMOND as manager. The text is garbled with many misspellings and unclear phrases.
A British battalion praised for its badge worn on front and back caps fights amid extreme odds. Field Marshal Haig orders no retirement and to hold every position to the last man as soldiers endure weekslong heavy fighting, wounds, and weariness in defense of homeland and freedom.
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