13 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
1
Motorists urged to join the B A C V for free road service and insurance. List of club officials includes G B Frost as honorary secretary and a local contact for information or complaints. Annual joining fee and subsequent charges noted, with distribution across districts.
Andrew McLean Wieher advertises up to date sedan car hire in Shad District and pledges strict business and courtesy to gain public patronage. A rifle practice session occurs at South Portland ranges every Monday Wednesday and Saturday with a flag raised near the targets an hour before and during shooting. ships must stay at least half a mile away within 1,000 yards of the beach range.
The Portland Brownies, Guides and Rangers report a year of growth with new Guide Home opened in April, rallies, dances, and fundraisers. Seventeen on roll, several enrollments, and ongoing service at church events mark achievements under M J Quayle and Mie Qinagle leadership.
Fragmentary OCR reads like health notes about back and kidney pain and relief methods. It mentions 15 miles, quick relief, daily intake, and possible remedies, but most names, places, and specifics are garbled and unreadable.
A garbled OCR reading presents a chaotic letter with stray names and phrases about public interest and accountability. The text lacks coherent authorship and clear factual content, hindering a definitive summary of events or positions.
A fragment lists cattle herd testing results with names like Bond and Son and various cows such as Kate, Starlight, and Beauty. It notes milking yields and test figures including fat and milk outputs, across senior and junior two year olds and mature cows. The document reads like a catalog of dairy cattle performance and farm stock, with multiple entries for different animals and breeders.
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