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Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
4
The item explains benefits for Go-operator shareholders including profit distribution among clients, a 5 percent purchase discount, and interest on capital. It notes nearly £800 distributed in 12 months and lists a price index for various goods such as dried fruits and preserved items.
Prices on request fluctuate with the market. Raw Bone Grit and Meal offered 18/6 per sack. Soying Mach outsold per sack. Eggo 16/9 per sack. Diied Bleed 19 per sack. Dog Bleonita 6 aod per packet.
Moorabbin Shire Council meets with the president Dr W T C Kelly and councillors to address rail connections at Oakleigh Line Caulfield and street naming near Cheltenham. The board approves repairs to bridges and footpaths, meters metal for several towns, and considers recruitment funding, drainage, tram tracks, and officer appointments.
A satirical sketch depicts Moorabbin elders debating the charwoman’s wages and who should tend the pillow desk while daily scrappy tasks persist. The scene imagines officials, inspectors, and a wandering dog impounded by the dog inspector as they all carry on despite a dominating figure.
Moorabbin council praised retiring officers Fordyce and Bass during a June meeting. Mr. Fordyce will leave Moorabbin town clerk post for Sandringham, after long service and hopes for a higher municipal role. Councillors wished him success and noted potential salary increases for future Moorabbin clerks.
A fragmentary note praising advertising as a conduit for human service or goods quotes Dibert Hubbard and mentions stationery for ladies at the Nowa office. The readable text hints at promotional guidance and a shop order but lacks complete details.
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