30 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Zeehan And Dundas Herald
Location
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
1
Receipts until 10 bids with no deposit for reheat supplies. Department seeks lowest bid. Items include enamel cookware, tin, steel, and related kitchen ware. Delivery terms and address listed for submission by the specified date.
The report details a Saturday auction by Batty and Co and notes council votes on infectious disease hospital funding and city hospital governance. It covers a Premier backed subclause requiring chief geologist approval for certain appointments, proposed hospital board reforms, and requests for government subsidy data and land ministerial inquiries.
Tasmanian Parliament debates hospital fee policy with Mr Ogden urging free care for the poor and create a public hospital fund. Premier and ministers clash over who should bear costs and how far state subsidies should extend to operations and maintenance across cities.
The Legislative Council in Hart debated a proposed loan of 35,000 pounds for a Launceton tramway project. The discussion covered funding sources, guarantees, and committee proceedings, with the Attorney General addressing the bill and child welfare provisions under the plan.
Distorted ad lists multiple fabric and clothing items with heavy discounts to clear space for new stock. Mentions prints, laces, muslin, towels, nightgowns and house fabrics with gala prices and reduced yard rates. Includes fragmented spellings and stray prices across various colors and sizes.
A fragmented report discusses concrete as a dominant material in construction, praising its longevity fire resistance and low labor needs while noting a cheaper substitute hydro products. It references cement quality, insurance impacts and suggests regulatory and legal debate over related measures.
The fragment outlines provisional dates for camps from November 6 to November 29. It mentions multiple units and companies such as Engineers and Field Artillery, with various unclear references to captains, corps, and personnel. The text is heavily garbled, obscuring exact units and locations.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a past note about ware safety and a tickle threat with unclear context. Names and places are unreadable, making precise identification impossible from available data.
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