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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
1
In a chaotic entry list from Portland racing, programs show handicaps for ponies and horses with sums like 512 seconds and 12 pound bets. The document includes nominations, trial handicaps, steward remarks, and a schedule note from secretary Bennett, with details scattered across pony and horse events.
The card notes a pony race program featuring Dartmoon Hey Wood undercard events. Contests include various pony stakes with weights and handicaps. The entry list names several ponies such as Kwong Taal and Dar Moon, plus officials and timing details.
Fragmentary text lists roles such as executor and attorney along with several names including Samuel Cooke and McEwan Carroll. The readable portion implies an estate or legal filing with multiple offices and a dated context, though specifics are obscured.
Public notice from Portland details contract bids and completion plans for road work and drainage projects including pipe culvert formation at Murphy's area and adjacent sites. Names of locationsappear garbled but indicate tender procedures, deadlines, and safety specs for construction near East Riding and TerraNine areas. The notice warns that bids must be received by a set date or be rejected.
Fragmented OCR text presents a garbled advertisement or notice claiming rewards, trials, and financial outcomes. Mentions University of Melbourne and National Confectionery College with scattered references to locations, names, and dubious promises. The overall item reads as an incoherent promotional piece with inconsistent claims.
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