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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
3
An OCR damaged text fragment from a local bureau notes price and oil related terms. It references a barrel and reports, with unclear names and dates making full details unavailable. The readable portions suggest a terse update rather than a complete public notice.
A damaged fragment mentions a steamship incident with loss of life and drowning. It records a House of Commons scene with Mr Chamberlain and Mr Seddon and hints at legislative action around meat imports and duties on New Zealand meat. The text is garbled and reads as a rough, uncertain transcription.
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