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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1904
Page
3
A garbled OCR style sports item mentions Trinity and Muckat in a match with goals and players named Waceatyes, Mikel, and Esser among others. The text is noisy but implies a close contest with scoring and team actions occurring at an event likely on a Saturday, noting limited readable details about outcome or standings.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Catherine Sotho Som liner and Clemente Tit, with scattered phrases about healing, trials, and a tower. Names and places are mixed, making a single coherent event unclear but suggesting a personal correspondence or cryptic memorandum from a historical page.
In Brisbane on Monday the Gun License Bill was introduced in the Assembly. The long and noisy debate touched on exemptions for police, military, and certain workers, with references to vermin control and pest destruction. The substance included provisions for penalties and the timetable for readings and committee considerations.
A historic classified style notice lists TRONMONGERY items including galvanised ridging sash windows wheels and drays. It promises greatly reduced prices on a wide range of building supplies such as varnishes glass lime cement tar fencing wire coal and smithy goods with various names and brands mentioned.
A long legal notice outlines compulsory labor assignments and penalties for convicts in a local parish. It details authorizing authorities, the period of work, fines, oaths, and procedures to enforce servitude, including conditions for release and examination of workers. The text reflects 19th century penal policy and local governance language.
For the purchase of the buildings at The Chase Alecyn no tender is received for the purchase. Right out will accept offers for taking down and stacking in suitable lots the timber iron and other contents. No offer necessarily accepted. Offers close on the day December at 12 noon. WM EO HODGES.
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