17 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
1
An outlandish 19th century ad lists ladies coats blouses dresses and linens with prices and sizes, highlighting cheviot coats, dress tweeds, fancy blankets and wool suits. It promotes corsets, gloves, and hosiery with bargain prices and “see our special models” phrases, reflecting a department store sales pitch.
The text records a muddled August meeting on Tuesday with many names listed and scattered actions described. Witnesses, requests, and motions appear through garbled phrases, mentioning votes, attendees, and references to individuals and places, but specifics are unclear due to OCR errors.
A distorted OCR style passage records a day’s racing events with scattered names, places, and results. Mentions include Neal Shiels, Judd, Rowell, and several other riders or attendees, though many terms are corrupted, making precise outcomes unclear.
The document captures scattered references to Shani Bier Toni Hendon and others, discussing road projects, bridge work, and governance matters. It mentions priority plans, allocation of funds, and potential consolidations, with numerous partial names and dates obscured by OCR.
A fragmentary college notes page describes orchard pruning, irrigation projects, and pruning research at Donaldo and Shepparton. It mentions visiting Shepparton Weekates, an irrigation work, vine cell development, and various horticultural tasks. It references the Wg Sea farm and a farm-related excursion with limited readable names and places.
The minutes describe a Tuesday session with various figures present including Game Force chairmen Tuekelt Guupoeti and Moss. Discussions covered trust finances, contracts, and a proposed equipment purchase, with reports on hospital funds and a protest demonstration in Dublin influencing board deliberations.
A chaotic 1919 municipal scene shows the Urban Water Trust debate on finances and works. Members discuss legal steps, auditing, and fuel for plant upgrades while staff outline extension projects, pipe installation, and supervision. The meeting features calls for inspection of accounts, arrears, and potential legal measures.
A damaged local notice describes a business on a leading house Bain egr sd in the Goulburp Valley offering low prices and a large money stake for shares. It mentions retailing, upholstery, and home goods with services from MIEVOY & CO Melbourne and a motel in Shepparton. Catherine Mooney is noted in connection with local patronage.
Fragmentary OCR from a Melbourne era passage references Blue Funnel Line Woollomus voyage to Liverpunt and Glaasaw via Audalne, with scattered names, locations, goods, and ads. The text includes nautical terms, berth mentions, and diverse commerce items like bicycles, phonographs, and pastries, all largely garbled.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a mixed local notice or ad with garbled phrases and several proper names and terms. It mentions Plymouth, Coloma, and a saloon setting with steamboats and cheap bills but lacks coherent actions or dates. Further readable details are insufficient to form a concrete card.
Massey Harris Company presents a renewal catalogue listing full line of harvest and general farm machinery including reapers and binders thrashers mowers hay loaders grain and fertilizer spreaders harrows ploughs manure spreaders and related gear. Includes binder twine machinery oil and free renewal catalogue on request.
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