Tremendous Sacrifice At John Campbells
Fragmented OCR listing fabrics and garments with prices and items such as Fancy Crepes Silk Curtain Nevie Towels and Men's Tweed Trousers. Mentions locations and vendors like Portland and Pioneer Hull.
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
2
Fragmented OCR listing fabrics and garments with prices and items such as Fancy Crepes Silk Curtain Nevie Towels and Men's Tweed Trousers. Mentions locations and vendors like Portland and Pioneer Hull.
Various listings for sales and items including Castile saddlery, nails, chairs, bedroom ware, paint, cart and harness, records, and golf sticks. A cattle auction notes 140 head with Jersey cattle and heifers, a farewell social for Rev Bradbury at Wesley Church next Wednesday night, and a public sale detailing dairy cattle genetics and pricing.
Advertising brief lists XTENSIVUN tables sideboards dining suites steel trunkets and oak items with pricing in old currency. Mentions 100 Dugen pieces and a deal per unit, with a value note and reference to ANDERSON & CO.8 for the official sale context.
The Easter holidays prompt the Os eepers Association to close business from Good Friday April 10 to Tuesday April 14. Operations resume the following month at 4 pm on Thursday.
A damaged notice from the Shire of Portland presents an extraordinary election appeal by Percy Smith of Mumbanner dated 64/3/26. The readable fragments suggest a formal bid to honor a local or ward position with assurances to fulfill the electorate’s wishes, though the text is garbled.
Public sale notice from J L Wyatt & Co auctioneers listing land stock and general agency items in Melbourne area. Includes references to trustees executors and various companies with inspection advised before purchase.
Fifth Sunday in Lent with Peision Sunday Mass at Litangood WC. Evensong at 7 p.m. led by Prescher-Rev W J Tow-Houmma. Next Sunday details include inward man reflection and sacrament focus. Rev W Tait of Wesley Church also listed with services at 11 and 1, Rev V R Bradbury mentioned.
The motor ship Ferndale cleared yesterday at mid day with a full cargo of heat aboard. Its berth was immediately taken by a large overseas vessel bound for a record promotion, carrying about 120 100 bags.
A van crashed into a Laser car at Highstt street railway near Maltourne on Monday killing eight occupants including three women and a child. The disaster shocked the community and led to four railway men being suspended.
Delegates at the Farmers' Convention collected for the hospital last night. A small coin rush yielded 21 shillings and 6 pence, with a further donation bringing the total to a creditable sum. Mr Tait, president of the institution, thanked the delegates on behalf of the Board.
Special notice in advertisement announces Mir Cyril Hotham of F.W.USA representing Abotomey the optician will tour Portland on Thursday April 2 consulting at Mac's Hotel all day appointments via Mr Barham chemist He will also visit Heywood on Wednesday April 1 at the hotel highly skilled and well equipped for fitting eyewear
Obituary records the death of Mrs D Alexander at her home on Hurd Street after a paraiot ic stroke. The long time resident of the area was years old and leaves a bereaved husband and two daughters.
Our correspondent reports bush fires last week swept a property on Mount City destroying the house sheds and orchard. The new owner Mr Bee Mal seed will seek legal redress. A local butcher Mr G Bouvin fractured his collarbone in a wood load accident and is recovering. Port land convention notes praise Rev Vv. A craatere and A. S. Rodgers for speeches urging railway facilities. Nhill named as next meeting place.
Heavy supplies to all sections with bacon and porker demand weak. Buyers showed little animation as drafts moved forward at reduced bids. Overall market dull for the period with prime pigs and porkers selling at lower than earlier levels and stores selling at reduced prices.
At 8 p m Tuesday Sir William Irvine declared the Convention open after a greeting from the president. He delivered a measured critique of centralisation, stressing country urban balance, cooperation, and preserving rural life while acknowledging limits of solvable political issues. The address contrasted city growth with country needs and urged broad collaboration for prosperous markets. The Hon D MacKinnon then spoke on trade with America.
The convention opened with the Mayor of Portland welcoming delegates at Library Hall. He noted historic ties and assured the community would retain access to the site despite the move. The Governor expressed regret at absence and extended good wishes for the gathering.
The piece discusses adjusting supply to match demand rather than chasing prices. It argues that delaying marketing of a season to curb gluts could prevent inflation but may harm consumers. It suggests farmers need efficient cooperative marketing under central guidance to improve regional trade and prices.
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