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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1917
Page
9
Moline reports February low receipts at 1 446 088 pounds with national revenue down for the period, while eight months ending February total rises to 4503 04 pounds. Victoria records higher December receipts, pensions total 40 165 with annual liability 1 161 170 pounds, and South Australia logs increases in revenue for February.
A Warrnambool column reflects on youth education promoted by Archdeacon Peacock and A R Osborn, credits Lewis Thomas for turning dream into action, and notes local influences on schooling and religious training. It reports wartime community notices, wedding details, and local society events including charity work, soldiers’ visits, and church plans with names, places, and dates.
Medical officer's report shows 47 in hospital and 14 in the oevlum with 2 deaths and 11 operations. Secretary notes £10010 receipts including £65 from Defence Department for treatment. Urgent extra accommodation planned. contract for firewood extended. Matron reports 15 patients in ward and salary adjustments discussed. Financial accounts and correspondence on tax and renovations reviewed.
Melbourne reports a deputation of federal and state members urged expanded telephone telegraph and postal services for remote districts. The Postmaster-General cited funding pressures with higher wages and mail costs but pledged utmost effort to meet the demands.
An unclear report notes the death of a soldier named Mollierurne Wip and references a hand injury and a fatal incident. Authorities or hospital staff are not clearly identified. Further readable details are minimal in the fragment.
The readable fragments describe a jumble of names and terms including Nawingea l and Surly Seertdatel with unclear actions. Mixed phrases mention a teamabotist, a Warpracticl, and references to Carbide Mey and Misty. Overall this OCR yields no clear event or outcome to summarize.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous personal names, places, and scattered events, mentioning weddings, deaths, a bride, and local figures. Limited readable data include references to Mrs Metows, Mr Bach Povme, Aretha, and a bridal context, with fragments suggesting a funeral or ceremony and various individuals associated with a community scene.
In Melhourne a strange mishap involved a man named William Thortigreern and a goat in an odd sequence of events. The scene described includes belts, a mower, and a vehicle, with pieces left scattered as bystanders attempted to untangle the situation.
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