05 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Ouyen Mail
Location
Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
1
Farmers urged to send rabbits to town as work begins in Ouyen on July 1 1918. Advertises good sound rabbits only with best prices and cash by return mail through Commercial Bank of Australia Quyen Branch.
An odd local note wishes deference to Nis Mo pote as Ouren honors a King Birthday. The piece recalls the Lock Ant wreck near Fort Camp with two survivors, Tow Pearce and Eva Tarmichael, and jokes about future marriages and Davy Jones. It links a Pearce family sea fate to a long-running maritime curse.
A report notes chaotic conditions at Ouven station with two trains awaiting departure and signals causing delays. Arbor Day at Quyern State School is announced with tree plantings named after districts and refreshments for workers later in the day.
Fragmentary text reflects a retrospective note on a town divided by a railway line. The writer recalls years past, mentions Natalia and a group of Jews, hints at community strains, and contemplates the town’s future. The piece blends memory with a plan to describe the present and future town development.
Fragmented OCR text describes long running base suiting and plot sales in Oayea amid uncertain prices per foot. Purchasers faced losses as frontages were sold at varying sums while investors and authorities debated allotment boundaries and future development.
Public notice from the Shire of Wjatel Messrs Albert E Laity Sot Wilcan Scmthwate and Rangers east and west Wil'assel Path powers to impound wanderers on streets and roads. Stock-owners are asked to heed the notice or items will be impounded after further warning. By order of the Councils. 275195 Shire Secretary
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