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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
2
Tenders are invited for painting distempering and general repairs to All Saints Church. The notice notes ongoing work and calls for bids from qualified contractors to complete the restoration.
A dated collage reports charity events with a Queen of France and other titles, soldiers welcomed home to Portland, a death of Mrs Elizabeth Bilston aged 90, and various civic notices. It mentions a Valera departure rumor, Australian trade notes, and a district estate distribution for hospitals and benevolent societies.
A later war report extends the morning edition with additional details. It notes ongoing troop movements and strategic developments, referencing leaders and battlegrounds mentioned earlier.
Fragmentary notes describe arrests among the 14.21 tool group and training scenes. A reference to a win by 11 points and upcoming matches at West Portland and Imperial Cricket hints at a busy sports schedule, names blurred but including several local figures.
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