[SEL] Austral Raffle

Russell russell at ncable.com.au
Tue Sep 3 15:41:57 PDT 2013


Back luck if a women won the raffle hey!


On 03/09/2013, at 9:19 PM, Patrick Livingstone wrote:

> I found this interesting little snippet on Trove. Good to see R-T helping
> with the war effort nearly 100 years ago.
> 
>> From the Hamilton Spectator 29 July 1915
> 
> RAFFLE OF OIL ENGINE FOR
> PATRIOTIC FUNDS.
> 
> Messrs. Ronaldson Bros. and Tippett, of the Austral Engineering Works,
> Ballarat, have given a 10 B.H.P, Austral portable oil engine,
> value £205, to be raffled in aid of the Red Cross and Wounded Australians
> Fund. 'The special aim into secure   £1000 by the sale of 20,000 tickets at
> 1/ each. The firm undertake to start and guarantee the engine for three
> years as usual, and supply all necessary tools and extras, and in
> the event of the winner not requiring the engine, they will undertake to
> sell it for him. Tickets can now be obtained at the office of the district
> ag ents Messrs. Young Bros., Hamilton and branches.
> 
> 
> Patrick M Livingstone
> 0418 692013
> Earlwood NSW
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
> 
> 
> 
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