10 May 1917
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Newspaper
Zeehan And Dundas Herald
Location
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
1
Notices detail wireless installation inquiries for electricity and power, with payment terms and risk of service cutoff for unpaid accounts. Also referenced are timetables or notes about travel routes via Sydney Melbourne and related destinations, plus a local clockmaker listing and a Leicester street address reference.
J Weedow and Co Limited notes Mount Lyell Company's Chester B mine on the Kaw Bay railway is active under a trilateral agreement. Ore from the 100% level is sent to smelters while water inflow slowed driving on the MNM level but is now controlled. Pioneer and Crown shares falter as prewar investors react to price drops. assays imply notable gold per ton in sands and slimes.
Fragmentary remarks from Lyell District reference waiting for a change and uncertainty about what the future may bring, with mention of Mr. Mirawder as a comparison figure. The text conveys mood rather than clear events or outcomes.
A brief legal item notes unresolved action in Silver District as parties contend ownership rights and court records show ongoing proceedings with filings and notices indicating potential further hearings.
Kalgrorli, claimed by his brother John Mayman to have served with General Botha's forces in German East Africa, won the Victoria Cross. The note omits details of the deed. John Mayman, 47, famed on the galiphery for mining work and life-saving rescues at Hidden Secret and Berry No 1 mines in Victoria.
The report lists day quotations and sales on the Sourne Stock Exchange for various brokers and items. Entries include mounts and prices such as Mount Jasper and Mount Lyell with recorded bids and sales, highlighting inconsistent formatting in the OCR.
Juneath, 1916 appears in a fragmented notice listing names Teohan and Dundas Flerala with other associated text uncertain. The readable portion notes a dated reference likely related to a legal or public notice in a historical newspaper.
A confused notice outlines pay and allowances changes for enlisted men and their dependents. It states the daily rate for a soldier with a family rises to ten pence per day, with adjustments to the maximum allowance valued from one to another base. The wording suggests corrections to veteran rates and family supplements, though details remain uncertain.
The readable text presents garbled OCR about Tim and a parade of names and numbers. It lacks a clear event, date, or venue to form a complete report or identify a real person or organization.
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