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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists items and prices from a general store catalog including foods spices seeds flour and household goods. Names like Colman's mustard and Jacob's Oil appear among medicines and soaps with scattered prices and product labels.
A fragmented OCR item mentions an event at West with a planned action on a date. It notes a person or group involved and a notable item or outcome, but many details are unreadable. The readable parts imply a local notice or brief report of a scheduled occurrence.
Local notes report A Nawinley–Messrs Webster Brow from Mount Gambier negotiating land collaborations near Millicent with Mr Levi ttoo MP. Plans include 45 acres from We T Real Milicent paddock, 15 from Hogan near Murrimbar, and 1 from Southernland on Wythe, aiming for an expanded farming venture if successful. The Times reports chatter on a spectacular tiger sighting described at a May council meeting, inciting talk of plaster-of-Paris traps. The Beachport rail line faces erosion risk from high tide and weather, prompting embankment repairs. Millicent School Board convened, with resignation, Arbor Day planning, and schoolroom improvements discussed.
Local notices detail June deadlines for ballots and fees while Millicent hosts classes and interment plans. Reports mention Roberson family, Lawson, Sargent, and community events including agricultural society funds and pound impounds. A fire left Mr Web damaged, and an elderly resident died at home after a prolonged illness.
June 13 report details a station crowd forming to greet a returning soldier. A calm, patriotic mood pervades as residents muster to mark the yearly welcome with visible civic support and orderly ceremony at the port. Shipping activity remains brisk with repair work noted along the beach area.
The Chere Competition between Mount Gambier Millicent and Town and Country Clubs was staged at Millicent on Wednesday June 12 Millicent edged Mount Gambier six games to two with Me Bowering and others achieving early wins The event featured exciting play on the first and second tables and the overall result crowned Millicent the winner while visitors from Mount Gambier and other clubs competed for points
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