08 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1948
Page
1
Classified notice states Mr Al McFadyen, resident official, may be consulted at Verd y Street Portland near MacPharson's. Moura timing from 9.50 am to 6 pm. All work guaranteed. Invalidated by request. Phone 288.
A terse notice from Portland announces Piang Organ Theory at Lineary Cottage with a contact phone line 1. The brief item highlights a musical event or workshop and lists the venue and basic contact detail.
Marchant Opticians Pty Limited established 1899 announces visiting dates in Melbourne and nearby towns. Portiat at Collins Street Monday November 12 with two appointments at R H Sutton's Pharmacy Tyreanda. Narrawong Monday morning November 16 with appointments at Mrs McDonald's Store via Wood.
The entry notes a halt in operations involving a produce merchant and delivery agents, listing Wheat Onis Bran Pollard and reference to Myer's Emporium, with indeterminate rooms and delivery points. Reads as a fragmented notice of carriers and commodities in a historic trade context.
A fragmented line reads as a playful invitation to discuss varied topics including shoes, ships, and sealing wax, echoing a nonsensical verse. The text appears as a garbled OCR snippet with no clear event, date, or location identified.
Fragmented OCR style excerpt discusses traditions of service, government echoes, and regulatory framing. It references explorers, municipal valued contributions, and the evolution of service positions, with vague mentions of exams, appointments, and reorganization. The readability is limited and many names are garbled.
A dated note records donations to the United Nations Appeal for Children from Port Initi and contributors including Stanton Guthne, Malaeed, Stanvambe, Mrs Burnett, Muss Thorpe McDonald, Mrs Filial, anonymous supporters, MacPherson, Rosalie, Milgate, and others. Total listed as 770 pounds 9 shillings 0.
Order directs observers to measure a firing distance of 8000 yards under authority of Jones. Fragmentary OCR yields unclear wording about Se Se and Seers coat parent and a notice to comply with military drill or artillery practice.
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