11 Jul 1940
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
1
Special notice lists numerous properties for sale including 1 to 232 acres with improvements. entries reference dairy country, homesteads, orchards, well fenced lands, and subdivided tracts with water access and farm buildings. Purchasers urged to review offerings and terms of sale.
Fragmented OCR lists representatives and trustees for districts including Coleraine Willaura Tatys Merino and Balmoral with names such as A. J. Watt Kerr J. W. Walter. Mentions Melbourne area connections and a Portland telephone, plus references to a national association and local trustees, dates and places are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmented notice lists auctioneers Denys and Lasceles 11D and a private sale of furniture and property. Names and details are garbled, but indicate agents handling a sale with 4 percent commission and a fire accident noted among unrelated terms.
A fragmented notice from Dalgety & Co Ltd to Ryland Bock Station Land via Self Ping Commission Agents. It mentions agricultural sales and insurance in all classes of fire and accident, with C Smith Hamilton Coleraine Casterton and branches named.
Fragmentary OCR lists entities and roles including John Fenton & Co auctioneers stock brokers valuers and various financial firms in Kinelawat and Portland with names like The Bullurst Trustors Provident Society Sworn Valuer R Hedditch Sir Percy 21 Portland.
An agency for Macpherson and Hedditch at 1 Percy Street Portland issues a property notice describing a frontward frontage and rooms for rent with details to be obtained from the firm after June at their Bath address. The wording references a court, inventory, and preparations for a sale or letting with further particulars to be provided.
Voters list for the year 140-41 in the Rhire of Portland is prepared and may be inspected at various local offices including Shire Hall Heywood Ridine Bransholme Tahore Wallachale Post Omen Nerrawase Tyrandurra Pow Offices Darimoor and Die. Claims for incase must be filed before the 140m ty 104 Pen moves roca wherald ethene Pr Teel.
Classified tender notice lists items including furniture pieces and household goods such as cupboards, beds, and bedding. Mentions a sale location opposite a hotel and names bidders like TASS WHITE and MACLEON with a closing date of the 17th. Contains garbled names and partial item descriptions from a historical page.
Pet listings advertise a variety of dogs and cats for sale including spaniel and persian types. The notice mentions pups healthy and strong, with houswork tasks and offered by Annett & Hons. It appears as a vendor classified from Brainholme with contact-like phrasing and a low quality OCR.
A garbled note notes a patriotic ball event at Wree Library on Turaday 1940 with names Walder Sansoniagne and Time wine BM Wwnring. Events appear linked to Ree Cree and Comforts Punt THCKETR.
The Lind Auxiliary announces its annual meeting at the Royal Vectorian Institute. The Wind Austliary will hold a supper room event on Wednesday July 1st. All members are urged to attend and participate in planned activities.
Calendar item lists Joan New Moon at Vall Mona on Friday July 190 with related events.
The Portinod edition of the Che Guardian is published every Monday and Thursday evening, with issue 38 dated July 11, 1940.
A garbled local column reports social events and public notices with references to Semeerisinn Mrs Arvilyy Mowat joining the ALF, market chatter, church announcements at Wesley Church, and a forthcoming annual meeting. It mentions a mural event, ambulance provisioning for the Army Medical Corps, and a charity concert with a fundraising aim for the Red Cross. police investigations are noted.
A fragmented report outlines a meeting led by Mr. Bruce Proudfoot of Nel and Warrumbank origin, detailing plans to assess community needs, fund agricultural and cultivation efforts, and publish activity notices. It mentions government channels, local committees, and upcoming events aimed at advancing education and infrastructure.
Readers witness a surreal sequence of voices and phrases. The text blends religious, apocalyptic, and lyrical lines, naming names and places in a fevered meditation on fate, power, and salvation. The passage conveys tumult and prophetic energy without a clear narrative arc.
Readable details are scant in the OCR fragment, offering only partial text likely from a local notice. No clear event, date, or involved parties can be determined for a proper two-line card.
In a muddled report, Coleraine Cadterton and Hamilton Pershwrst dominated by midweek play as Mabville Oval hosted a key match. Results showed Casterton and Colaralsa placing, with Yeast Saturday failing to break clear. The upcoming preliminary round and team selections hinge on Saturday’s performance and the nod from officials.
Hamilton edged Canterton 14 to 0 at halftime and held on for a 14:8 final. led by Archie Hamilton and Tolan forward play, Canterton faded late as Penshurst pressed, while Coleraine could only muster two goals before the rally sealed the win.
A readable report on a community singing event with performances by Mary Aneviat, Devt a Clansminders, and others. The program included vocal renditions accompanied by a Clansminders group, with praise for the singers and a focus on young performers and local participation.
Fragmentary text references a water supply issue and air force remarks with multiple misread phrases. It mentions Royal Air Force, Australian terms, men and women, fences, pipes, and a leaking context, but lacks coherent events or identifiable names and places.
War sav ol ys describes a gathering at Ferumtaire where participants discuss fundraising for the community. The tone covers plans for a benefit event and notes social aims, with references to various local actors and the hoped-for impact on residents.
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