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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
2
OCR text shows a list of fabrics and yardage items with coded names, measurements, and prices such as 42 inch cloth, per yard rates, and various counts. The legible elements suggest material descriptions, colors, and supplier references, but specifics are garbled and many terms are unreadable.
The article reports a decisive ministerial victory in the Australian election, with the Coalition government retaining a large majority and calls for bipartisan unity to address wartime responsibilities. It notes the Senate outcome as the critical factor and urges end to party strife to focus on national issues and postwar recovery. It mentions meetings in Gladstone and upcoming auctions and tenders in Wirrabara and Laura with various items to be sold.
A fragmentary notice sheet reports the death of a youth from peritonitis and multiple auctions in the district. It notes sales near Laura and Gladstone, Wheat Pool ballot support by Mr Argus, and various church and Red Cross activities with totals and contributors.
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