13 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Zeehan And Dundas Herald
Location
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
1
Reports on copper ore sales in the Territory totaling £15000 and recent tin oxide yields from Tongiah Harbor dredges, plus gold and coal mining data in Queensland. Details include ore shipments, production figures, costs, and profits, with notes on new formations near Fifield and broad industry trends in 1918.
Manager's report details ore body levels and grade, noting intermediste levels with varying average grades. It records measurements such as 0.75 and 1.10 per cent across No 4 and No 8 intermediate levels, plus intercepts like 1.2 per cent and tens of metres, across several level summaries.
A damaged OCR page shows scattered financial entries and vendor codes. It lists multiple numbers and names such as Round Hill Yeon Bischoll and Mount Landeau with inconsistent currency marks and partial addresses, indicating a disrupted stock and share market brief.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe stock items and bids across multiple entries. Mentions Mount Lyell and Rosebery assets, various fractions and prices, with scattered company codes and quantities. No coherent narrative or complete figures due to damaged text.
A fragment advertises Marne’s famous anise cure and medicated passes for colds. The copy mentions concentrate, pint servings, and a pest remedy claim, in the period advertising tone.
A wartime parliamentarily styled report urges national control of electricity supply. It proposes districts to governor existing plants and rail, tramway, and public utility lines, with government help to coordinate generation, distribution, and reduce fuel waste while expanding nationwide capacity.
A parent describes a child named Willie becoming thin and restless after exposure to worm pellets sold by Comstock's deal. The account notes feverish behavior, nighttime restlessness, and a dramatic decline following treatment, with references to a Mrs Ro Garbuts and a local NSW setting.
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