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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
1
A fragmented listing details postal schedules and office hours for various towns and districts. It includes delivery times, daily routes, and special notices, along with extensive postage and telegram rate tables for the United Kingdom, Australia, and other colonies.
In many cases the charges concern the addressee. Even with redirecting methods the correspondence is returned to country of origin. Misplaced letters are forwarded immediately by the fastest route. Resumed correspondence is sent, though misaddressed or misdirected items are corrected.
An advertisement touts Clarke's Blood Mixture as a universal remedy for ailments from eruptions to blood poison. It claims the medicine purifies the blood, removes poisonous impurities, and offers permanent relief, supported by unsolicited testimonials from grateful patients.
The notice outlines money order charges for Commonwealth regions and other destinations including New Zealand, Fiji, United Kingdom, and various colonies. It notes fees such as 6d for the first £2 and 1d per additional £1, with different rates by area, and states offices close at noon on Saturdays. It describes telegraph money orders, remittance via telegraph to Money Order Offices in Victoria, and charges for a 16 word telegram.
Notices explain that letters packets and newspapers redirected within Victoria incur no charge if requests are ink signed by addressees. Reposted items after delivery face charges unless remailed by Sundays or holidays with no openings. Other colonies follow postal union rules with postage differences charged on final delivery.
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