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Newspaper
Ouyen Mail
Location
Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
7
Mr C G of Timberoo South writes with garbled notes about toads and blocks priced at £80. He mentions a councillor and asks how to fix water supply, but the text is fragmentary and unreadable.
Debate centers on replacing the proposed 2 inch iron mains with larger pipes to meet future growth. Costs for present scheme with iron pipes reach 527 pounds while wooden pipes would add about 67 pounds. Officials question usefulness of the scheme and whether to delay upgrades, favoring larger mains for better pressure if supply allows.
The notice lists railway station allotment charges and a ward road works update. It references allotments at 2 and 3 areas, upcoming shares for Waipesp Shire, and a Friday October 24 date for local notices. It mentions a railway station fee of 40 shillings per lot and midtown allotment actions with specific blocks and reforms.
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