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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
2
A damaged OCR page item shows a jumble of sale notices and vendor names. It lists a record player, bricks, and assorted goods with scattered addresses and contact hints. The fragment mentions a Portland street and a poultry hatching line with various animal details and prices.
Fragmented obituary fragment lists names including Meywuard Walker Hart and Herbert Jerry along with family relations Maud May Walker Norma Kamway and Camronone. The readable content appears as a garbled memorial notice with several likely names and ties to a local community.
Fragmentary OCR prose with multiple garbled terms and names. lacks coherent events or clear entities to summarize into a news item or identifiable actions.
A preliminary notice details an annual spring show hosted by the Monticultural club. It lists schedules, participants, and venue notes with emphasis on entries and judging timelines. Local organizers and dates are referenced, highlighting preparation steps and expected exhibits.
A public notice announces a ninety-ninth yearly general meeting for shareholders to be held on Monday the 9th day of July at 10:30 in the forenoon at Ye Temporaune Hall Warrnambool. The board will receive reports and consider governance matters. A. Damtl en, General Manager, presides.
A Portland waterworks trust item appears in the record with sparse readable text, showing only fragmentary references to trust actions or status without clear dates amounts or involved parties.
A verbose discussion on labor policy and federal control dominates the scene in Portland. References to Rankin and the Liberal Party appear amid figures on parliamentary finances and proposed expenditures, with focus on labor reform and governance at the federal level.
A fragmented report outlines Liberal Party policy and parliamentary tensions as ministers and backbenchers clash over payments, inflation control, and support for soldiers and rural workers. It highlights ministerial quotes, party strategy, and calls to vote for Labour candidates amid debates on government programs.
The Presbyterian Church at Venanton attended the wedding of Kildine Margaret Tabor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, to Robert George. The bride wore a magnolia frock with ivory accents and carried a wilted frangipani bouquet while her attendants and mother joined in the ceremony conducted by Rev. Souter. Relatives and guests offered telegrams and best wishes as the couple departed for their future residence.
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