10 May 1918
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Newspaper
Zeehan And Dundas Herald
Location
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
1
An odd OCR fragment from a Texas notice advertises May 4 1918 sales by producers Fann Datre and associates. It mentions CHester MINE A E Bruce Yarban Bae and a place where goods like cured pork, lard, and fruit are handled, with Sloan Weer Gok Weekly referenced for prices.
Town council discusses rate increases to cover annual defecit in ward accounts. Warden and councillors debate 1/6d to 2/6d rate rise, electric light costs and debt of about £1100, aiming to balance budgets without cutting essential services.
In a lengthy session Councillors Dunk and Barker-I discuss the temper of the town over a rate and street improvements. After about ninety minutes the clerk and sanitary staff are reassigned to Montagu and Rosebery areas as the council approves the motion and outlines staffing for the work.
An Australian colonial report notes lighter timber construction at The Narrows Port Kaperame and a new steamer contract for the Commonwealth Government while Devonport hosts crown land and shipbuilding discussions. Hobart timber lighter nearing completion and a ketch project proceed as steel steamers for defense are planned along the North-West coast.
Tasmania faces rising timber demand as imports halt. Local shipyards anticipate building several vessels, with five yards named in Hobart and Port Esperance plans. Prominent companies like Alen Traber and Rohort Tiukoe are cited as leaders. The report notes a push to expand shipbuilding to become a major state industry.
A fragmentary OCR note recalls Edmund Barton delivering a speech on German peace at Granville New South Wales. The text drifts through garbled phrases about peace, wealth, power, and European nations, with uncertain dates and many misread words, reflecting a damaged page.
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