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Newspaper

Portland Guardian

Location

Portland, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jun 12, 1944

Page

2

Auctioneers and Commission Agents List Auctions

Regional auctioneers and general commission agents across multiple towns list scheduled sales. Entries include Macarthur Cole Bay appcial periodical sales, private sales at Lana Mock, and monthly auctions at Merion sawt with various livestock and goods. Established companies like The Insurance Hit nf Australia and The Perpetual Trust accompany notices.

Harnilum Cameron Coleratuw Maywood Wiltaure Tatyone Merino Condah Cape Tarimeot Balmoral Abu Beale Aurtion Belew Lana Mock LUA Australia

Heywood Next Wednesday 44th June

The fragment mentions Heywood and a date reference next Wednesday with a 44th June note. The text is incomplete and lacks clear actions, entities, or contexts to form a structured summary.

Sheep and Cattle Trade Announcement in Australia

An Australian advertisement from Laidlaw and Co. Pty Ltd presents a dense listing of sheep and cattle offerings. It mentions various breeds, ages, weights, and terms like heifers, cows, bulls, and steers, with scattered references to locations and measurement details. The text is largely garbled OCR, but centers on livestock trade and sales terms.

Saturday June 26 Auction at Centar Phherss Wardrobe

Readable items listed include a double load wire muttriwe three balleray and patan gear with various farming tools. An assortment of household and agricultural goods such as cherry hunts hats sets, galvanised items, pickling cask, scales, tables, seed putta, barbed wire, onions, plow chains, and haymaking equipment appear in the sale.

Jennings

Auction Notice Confusing Bid Terms From Poland Auction

In a terse public notice an auctioneer advertises sales by auction of cattle fur goods and property. The fragment mentions stock and property, careful conduct, and references Poland, with unclear dates or lot details. The readable items imply an auction action with unspecified goods and parties involved.

National Fitness Demonstration Promoted by Western District Co

A public fitness demonstration is set for Monday June 12 at the Mivohyterian Church Mulihie, with proceeds to defray expenses. The Western District Cooperative Produce and Insurance Company Limited announces general annual meeting and voyage of the temperance hall event.

Puri Este Western District CO Ofestive Produce & Insurance Company Limited

Portland Patriotic Fund Annual Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of the Portland Patriotic Fund will be held in the Red Cross rooms on Main Street on Friday June 14, 1944 at 8 p.m. All subscribers are urged to attend. H.G. McOmbe, Vice President

Red Crossoems Dull Street Pate HG. McOmbe Vic

MALCOLM'S Second Hand Goods Portland Ad

POR ALE Kitchen Cabinet Chairs Tables Book Shelves Picture Frames Double Bed and Mattress Camp Stretcher Cedar Bedside Jar and Charger Kitchen Table Used Aladdin Lamp Dek Chair Feamen Violin Meek Stool Curtain Poles Media Toon Jug Basil Couches Bed Rest Transla Hacquen Hed Pun Shaving Cabinet with Mirror. Malcolm's Second Hand, 2a Percy Street, Portland. Phone 108.

Malcolm Percy Street Portland App Club Vowel

FOR SALE HARDWARE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ITEMS

A miscellaneous sale notice lists iron cookware milk buckets and dairy ware plus jars jugs and pitchers. Items include Calvanian iron tain ink kero cooker and meat dishes from MALCOLM S Second Hand Shop on Percy Street Portland with Staples Machinery Co also listed. Phone contact 206 or 196 for Portland listings.

Malcolm BA Erey Strat Portland Anais Leung Percy Street Miller Miikine Maelin Kithier Aattatte Staples’ Machinery Company F Street Phun

Melbourne Tyme Co Advertises Tires and Wares

An archival ad from Melbourne Tyme Co lists tires tubes batteries and motor oils with prices and sizes, promoting retreading and repairs. It cites Staples Machinery Company and contact numbers in Melbourne, plus windmills and a Callan Murphy line for orders, emphasizing prompt delivery and variety.

Uns Tynes Melbourne Tyme CO Elisabeth Street Melbourne

Unclear Seed Catalog Entry With Mixed Plant Names

A garbled OCR style seed list references Clover variants and other plant terms such as Moat Barker Clover Castarion and Bacohos Mars. It includes odd phrases like Kangaroo and Dwarf Kees and ends with stray terms Wimmers Rye Gras Colee Curt, lacking coherent context or clear actionable data.

Pew Tbs

Infant of Lon Brure Sivers Named

On the 11th day of dune in Portland an infant daughter of Lon and Gena Sivers was born. The child is seven weeks old.

Murrell St Portland Lan Brure Ering Lon Ant Gena Sivers l

Calendar for June 1844

Fragmentary calendar from 1844 lists Sundays and monthly events. The legible parts mention a planned observance at a church and notes about daily religious routines, with unclear dates or locations remaining unread.

THE BRIDGEWATER WHALE REPORTS SHOCKING DISCOVERY

The Bridgewater Whale article describes the discovery of the Bridgewater Whale in Australian waters near Melbourne. It notes the whale's size, teeth, and vertebrae as observed in a photograph, with details on its position relative to the surface.

Spuen Peetiwaty Sen

Untitled Personal Notes Fragment From Historic Page

Fragmentary personal notes discuss a keystone bond, Harwood, and a tor neat berth. Mentions a Pancr for the Western Bailiwick and a foe at Stee 7 i tues Tyuederrs. References a father Bir. T. 3 and a Bendigo herp with an ex cxived mathe thr Fiiph.

Bond Harwood Bendigo

Portland Patriotic Fund Annual Seeks Local Support

A garbled report details the Portland Patriotic Fund drive with Belwarre and Portland contributions, committee figures, and a note of thanks to retiring members. It mentions general fund receipts, a War Service Fund, and gratitude for community support and trustees.

Fragmented OCR Tale of a Struggle and Names

A garbled OCR piece presents a chaotic mix of phrases, names, and fragments. It references figures like Mer and Rina, mentions stations, a Sabot event, and a mysterious antagonist. The text lacks coherent structure, making it impossible to deduce a clear news item or outcome.

Fragmented stock market notes from Hamilton column

A scrambled OCR item lists cattle and sheep prices and lots of numbers for stock at Hamilton markets. Mentions primed large animals, ewes, heifers, and cows with various prices and weights, but many words are garbled.

Roads Closed Notice Under Maritime Provisions

Notice states roads are closed under maritime provisions of the Iowa government in 1944. Exempts certain persons and warns against logging or firewood use near Portland area and specific landmarks including Princey and KK BGAN Shire Shire Mall.

Tubular steel housing plan marks wartime build surge

The article discusses a proposed use of tubular steel sections for rapid construction in Australia, highlighting engineered joints, welding, and riveting techniques. It notes a goal of mass production, safety concerns, and the potential civilian applications postwar, with emphasis on Seaward Tubing and allied firms.

Rehabilitation of industry in New Zealand and Australia postwar

A wartime interview discusses rehabilitation of mines, industry, and employment across New Zealand and Australia. Officials note continued support for munitions and factory work, with aims to restore production, resume full employment, and facilitate demobilization.

Fragmented WWII camp notes reveal prisoner mistreatment

A garbled war era fragment mentions camps, prisoners, selective work, and a possible reference to Tojo. It hints at Japanese wartime actions and alleged mistreatment while noting an Allied or other war context. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or dates.

Allen Residerssiven Haltaly Petuse Tojo

War facts in brief from Australia and Allied war effort

War facts outline Australia’s wartime production and global support. It notes industry expansion under the Coreen Directorate of Minerals, Britain’s government contributions, and U S air force aircraft destruction since 1941. It lists agricultural outputs, vegetable and potato planting boosts, and overall production figures for 1944 including cereals and dried vegetables.

Australia Emery Coreen Army Air Forces America Thi Wat Av Has Forres Len

Obituary of a Westy Watton man and wartime rail plans

The obituary notes the death of a respected industrial worker in the Bus Boy District, detailing his roles from overseer at the tren works to long service with the firm and his family. The funeral was led by the Reverend Wesley I with interment by the local clergyman. It also mentions a wartime tramway rail order shift from New Zealand and ongoing radio training efforts during the war.

St Heath Westy Watton Ham He Tren Rav Wesley I

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