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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
3
The readable fragments describe trade balances with Australia, imports, unemployment, and local industry. Mentions are made of Brithish production, wheat and wool, a Portland incident, and local garages. The text is garbled with numerous misreads and incomplete phrases.
Melbourne dispatch notes Edwards defeats Karo Mick by one fall. A Greek girl named in a grog shop incident, attacker arrested. Boxers and coaches feature in local sport scenes as city unrest and public works debates continue. Several injuries and public notices mix with political critiques and tram merger talk amid a busy Melbourne day.
Mesure Colew and Pellum Pty ltd report only moderate supply of suckers this week with few choice tality rigs at least week prices. Lightweights and wastage sorts were slack while porkers held firm near last week’s rates. The best chubs reached £5 2 6 to 65 10, with dull sale for culls. The industry notes policy concerns affecting Britain and urges developing a local economy on sound economic lines.
Lavante and troupe perform at Ste Theale with a new triple escape act and trick demonstrations.iv Ivy and Gladys Cole contribute songs and piano. Gloria film previews at Star tonight include Fine Manners and Diplomacy, with Sinn Blanche Sweet in In the Crown. Major Wallace injured by circular saw. seventeen stitches. Ballarat pig truck trip on Monday July 11 announced. The Fan! Oy Wednesday night show promises startling effects and audience participation.
The article compiles rainfall notes and meteorological figures supplied by the metal recorder and colleagues. It lists rainfall amounts for several days including Sunday through Thursday, with entries such as 40 inches and 18 points, and mentions related notes from the Twehthoons Areview at Pape Nelson Maifall Govth pact. The text is a garbled OCR excerpt with multiple misreadings of dates, places, and names.
A garbled OCR fragment from Melbourne markets details barley data and prices with unclear headings. The legible parts reference Barley and a few coded figures such as 476 and 4/3, but the overall meaning is obscured.
Gra phone owners are notified of a stock take and a sale of new records at reduced prices. Early customers at B F Aitken Julia Street Portland will get first pick on items described as new records for two shillings.
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