20 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1936
Page
1
Mrs Lk Quayle LDS, a surgeon dentist, will visit Percy Bt Port June Hoare on the third Wednesday of each month. Contact phone 1031 for arrangements at Heywood.
The McPherson Brothers initiate a twice weekly road transport service between Portland and Melbourne. Departures occur Mondays and Thursdays with returns on Fridays. Pickup points include Central Garage Perc Street Melbourne and Wanston Street.
Fragmentary text hints at sewing advice and domestic tips for women. Mentions making clothes, time savings, and weekly effort. The readable fragments resemble a period instruction piece on homemaking tasks.
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria urged an end to carrying dogs on running boards after injuries and urged motorists to report accidents promptly. The club warned that drivers face penalties under the Motor Car Act for failing to identify themselves or aid injured parties and urged strict enforcement and public cooperation.
The article presents tabled line-item telephone charges for communications between Portland and a distant location named Wilernventioned Placer. It outlines rate figures, durations, and applicable tariffs, noting variations by time of day and service type.
Fragmented OCR text shows Westlake's Motor Services with routes between Portland Port Barry Port Fairy and Cortland, plus odd references to Mount Ham bier and electrical repairs. Incoherent lines mention denny s lascells ltd cash buyers and a vocal munmerr.
The fragment describes horse shows at Heywood and Port Fairy with details on clydesdale stallions, prize winners, stud services, prices, and contact notes. It highlights VAUCLUSE and PHOK Lodge entries, mentions specific sires like VAUCLUSE COMMODORE and Gibbie, and notes rifle practice schedules at the Ramgea range in South Portland.
Portland plaster sheet advertisement appeals to builders and contractors to back the local Portland plaster sheet production. It stresses community support and local industry as essential to building projects and quality material supply.
An old advertisement describes a wide range of seeds and bulbs offered near the Pomona area with notices about legal actions and commissions. Names and places are listed, including retailers and agents, inviting inquiries and noting district road reports and journals.
An old advertisement fragment promotes plumbing and sanitary supplies. It mentions tanks baths jases and troughs supplied by a limited company. The wording hints at cold water sewer fixtures and general plumbing offerings from a trade outfit.
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