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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
3
Programme details for Muckatah Races include a maiden event, a trial and a six furlong race. The entry list mentions horses such as Leadley and Sineraet with weights and conditions given for the maiden and trial events.
The document names a long list of officials for the Cobram Races including President J Geant View, Handicapper W Hill, Clerk of courses F Holton, and Stewards Thorpeon Dunn Dean Hanrahan Kiehler McMamara Padren. Also mentioned are judges and other key roles with several names such as Hush Drow Sarter Brown and Lewin.
The passage reflects how people in the Goulburn Valley are stirred to supportive action during a period of trouble. It notes their long spared exposure to suffering in Gippsland and expects a generous display, deepened by memory of past hardship.
Coronial inquiry into the death of labourer Timothe Lyrly yields a finding against Thomas Ward for manslaughter and sets dates for further proceedings. Report notes trainer Mur TL Kelly and community plans for water supply, school hydration, and local band entries with delays and public notices through early April.
Victorian applicants protest against land grants as New South Wales seeks controls. The piece notes Riverina development and wheat growth, with officials debating aid and regulation. It references penalities, demonstrations by local residents, and planned poultry yard and shelter demonstrations led by local figures.
A report cites upcoming sales of Riverina freehold lands at Tocumwal and Hillcrest Farm 2494 acres auctioned by Campbell and Co with Dhulgety. Local committees plan recreation ground funding and loan arrangements while noting irrigation schemes and water supply governance.
The case of Clayaros Wands and Thomas Campbell against Roott Denson concerns a wage claim for 69 per day wages from December to early January. Testimony details farming tasks, Sundays work, and disputed payments, with witnesses noting a broken dam and weather affecting work. The court considered payments offered and the defendant's failure to settle, while other local matters and notices are mentioned in a broad, period-appropriate report.
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