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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1946
Page
1
A serialized through line explores imagination as a human power shaping reality. It recounts a speaker urging use of imagination to relive memories and envision futures, reflecting on creative thought and its impact on daily life and knowledge.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and phrases about events, vendors, and a schedule note. It mentions chairs, dates, and places in a disjointed stream with many unreadable terms and partial phrases. The readable bits hint at a local gathering, possibly with vendors and activities, but specifics are unclear.
A garbled ad claims Bay View Cafe offers three course meals and a variety of fish grills and suppers. It touts cool drinks malted milk and milkshakes with good service guaranteed.
Miss Margaret Grant of Heath Portland announces floral work orders for wedding and floral arrangements. Public service details include contact via phone 846 for prompt attention to wreaths and wedding bouquets at her shop and home location.
Time table shows a service via Beassinbelle Brindwater Hawkesdale Woolsthorpe and Mailer's Flat. It leaves Heywood Monday Thursday and Saturday at 4 16 am and 4 80 am connecting with the Melbourne train at 7 16 am. Warrnambool departures run Tuesday Wednesday Friday with daily service after the Melbourne arrival at 2 pm reaching Heywood at 4 80 pm.
Thos. B. Barker notifies the public that he has taken over the windmill business from Mr. K. Watts and will begin repairs and improvements in Portland district, including immediate erection of windmill structures by Alston.
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