Birregurra Stock Sale Report Large Turnout and Varied Prices
Commercial Birregurra stock sale reported a good attendance with 76 cattle and 50 sheep yarded. Cattle brought prices up to £5 for light cows, calves to £24 17 76, and fat cows to £4. fat wethers 14/7, ewes 16/, and multiple crossbred ewes offered. Outside sales included 610 prime weaners for A G Campnell and Birregurra, plus 200 comeback weaners for O'Bryan and Napthine.
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Birregurra
Strachan, Murray
Shaston
Mir A. G
Campnell
Bireregurra
O'Bryan
Birregurra Athletic Meet at Recreation Ground May 4 1812
Birregurra Recreation Ground hosts a day of athletic events and races on Saturday May 4 1812. The programme lists maiden plate, boys races, open hurdles, flat races, sack and boot jumble, drop kick football and dancing with prizes including cash, trophies and gifts from local sponsors. Nomination and acceptance details apply with rules from Western Victorian athletic associations.
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Birregurra Recreation Ground
Thirst
Fire
Buffer
Ennis
Colac
Race Rules and Betting Terms Issued by W.R.C
The first race is set for 1 p.m. with ponies requiring height certificates from Tendall Watson or T Carey. Hoolonakers must deposit £10 with the Secretary and pay 10/6 to bet. Rules strictly adhered to. A starting gate will be used. TR Warquharson, Hon. Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs Tendall, Watson
T. Carey
TR Warquharson
Savings Bank Loans Offer for Farms in Melbourne Area
No tinge credit schemes propose loans on farms from £50 to £2000 at 4 percent per annum with reductions of principal at 1 percent to extinguish the loan over 314 years. Some loans are on Crown leaseholds and can be made freehold from balance of Crown loan at any time. No charge for mortgage deed. Loans may be repaid at half-yearly intervals, with small charge if paid off early. no poverty after grant. Apply at Post Office Savings Book or by letter to the Inspector General of Savings Banks, 20 Market Street, Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Lance
Inspector-General OF Savings Banks
Market Street
Melbourne
Orr
London
Melbournette
Metropolis
Australia
Bngland
John Taverner
Australie
Europe
Victoria
Hungary
Fiume
Commonwealth
Germany
Eunope
Meat Hao
Ip Toha Robertson
Abe
Colac Hernia
Allivers
Publication of Colaq Herald Easter Monday Notice
Holiday publication notice announces the ColaQ Herald will publish on Easter Monday April with J Woods & Co Webster. In loving remembrance Robert Webster died April 2 1509 at his Skene residence. Wife Sarah A Webster inserts verse about reunion and peace in the afterlife.
Notes and events from Colac Herald April 1912
Easter holidays suspend Colac Herald. Tug of War at Victoria Hall extended entries with a 10 pm Saturday pull, first pulls on Easter Monday. A. McLeod injures head in Murray Street fall and hospitalised. Presentation at Colac Tennis Club to Miss M Bannister before her Melbourne move. Reverend Polkinghorne departs Colac. farewell gifts and sermons noted. Geelong court fines Walter Jose five pounds for threats on January last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corunnun Rowan Catholic
Barnar
Victoria Hall
Colac
Durin
Esater
A. M'Leod
Colac West
Colac Hospital
Murray Street
Colac Tennis Courts
Satorday
J. A. C. Birth
Misa’ M. Bannister
Melourne
Firth
Miss Bannister
C. M'Intosh
Ustr
Gsager
Birregurra
Griffin
A. Johnston
Polkinghorne
Webb
Harrison
Livingstone
Wolkinghorne
Geelong
Walter Jose
Murphy P.M
Evdones
Little Malop Street
Jona
Jose
Local Court orders against Blackwood over small debt
Report from Corse Police Court notes Telford Brow obtained an order against BE Blackwood for £1 6s 5d with costs. The article also records long service honors at Peters and Co., onion land sale details, balance sheets for Melba Company benefiting Colac Hospital, and various local notices including a women’s suffrage meeting and Defence address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corse
Telford Brow
BE. Blackwood
Peters and Co
Bach
James Hazeldine
Carter
Messrs Petora and Co
J. A. Laws
Hazeldine
J. W. Hill
J. Hill
E.P. Cruet
F. J. Allen
Thomas Baker
Frank Maloney
D. O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Baker
Colac
Melbourne
Sydney
Tucker
Melba Picture Company
Qolac Hospital
Great Britain
Lady Brook
A.W.N.L
Norwich
Indies
Boasr Law
Henry George
England
Thord
Beene
Frnday
Thos Baker
Mra Gray
Bath
Mide
Edna Pink
Lily M'Kenzie
Kaneen
Miss Forrester
Heytesbury
Department of Agriculture
Cobden
Rivering
Wil- Hiatmetown
Worksthers
Hertesbury
Opera Hono
A Ory
Coal Strike Sees Welsh Miners Favor Resumption
Report from London says eleven million pounds lost in wag es and a South Wales ballot shows 2 to 1 in favor of resuming work. North Wales largely supports return while Cornwall opposes. War wickshire strike collapses with 10,000 men back at work. The Times notes costs and shifts in wages during the dispute.
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Rauber
London
South Wales
North Wales
Comerland
Rotherman
Keir Hurdle
Bradfords
Syndicalium
Socialium
Bnowdee
Blackburn
Idhbam
Times
New South Wales
America
London Carmen's Union
Tom Maou
Herike
Glasgow
Thondda
South Wale
Dlecussion
Miners' Federation
Lancashire
Frei. Gell
WLP
Hermanton
Yorks
Doncaster
John Wilson
Mid—Durham
Miners’ Union
Heijnmin
Charlee Buck
Nowspapper
Guy Bowman
Cotmons
Fitny Isaace
Bowman
Sporting Notes From Local Clubs And Meetings
A report from the Gola Turf Club notes a Monday meeting with nine members present and decisions on a telephone installation and punctual start times for the Winter meeting on June 3. Other items include selections of events, attendance from Western District and Ballarat trains, and notices from Birregurra Athletic Club and Nolongi Sports Club. Rifle shooting plans cover Colac and Western District matches, with Easter Monday and Good Friday activities scheduled and entries announced for the Geelong Easter Tournament featuring local players in singles and doubles events.
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Cormutes
Gola
Planie
Melbourne
Worrnombeal
Ballarat
Ing Hondiap
Waa
Wester
Birregurra Athletic Club
Aaturiay
Dth
Nolongil Sports Club
Colac Alfie Club
Mussetry
Pridoy
Western District Trifle
Walon
Metropolitan Union
Warrasmool
Colac
Geelong
God
I. A. Forbesser
G. Laoug
J. A. Lang
Oxford Wins Slow Thames Boat Race in Heavy Storm
The eight oared Oxford crew defeated Cambridge by a few lengths in a stormy Thames race. A hailstorm struck mid race, boats carried reconceived drainage aids, wind blew hard, and waterlogged conditions nearly echoes the Saturday fiasco. Cambridge led briefly early, but Oxford pulled ahead and finished in a slow two hours ten minutes.
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London
Ozford
Cambridge
Fevorien
Almout
Wombridge Esak
Bach
Uvintu
Hammorsmith
Gambridge
Ceveral Pluetr
Oxford
Two Artists Die From Asphyxiation In Separate Homes
A remarkable coincidence links the deaths of two noted artists, Robert Newmann and Miss Louisa Echoheld, found dead at their separate city homes. Each death resulted from accidental asphyxiation by gas that had escaped, and there is no evidence of any connection between the two cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Newmann
Mise
Louisa Echoheld
Man Attacked at Public Meeting in Waukesha
A maniac struck Senator Gore of Oklahoma during a public meeting in Waukesha. A bystander knocked the assailant from the platform and the crowd overpowered him. The attacker was identified as a man named Schomulta, a Polish individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waukesha
Ipecen
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Schomulta
Burglar Steals Jewelry Worth 14000 Pounds in London
Robbers broke into P. Bittlinger wholesale jewelers at 176 Regent Street by forcing a wall and climbed through a kitchen hole. They failed to move the safe and fled with jewellery valued at 14000 pounds, leaving behind a disturbed scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
P. Bittlinger
Regent
Bitlinger’s
Miners Vote on Strike Resumption as Britain Hints Settlement
Results from the Miners Federation ballot show a tilt toward resuming work with some against and many abstentions. In London Prime Minister Asquith argues Royal Commission limits, while Lansbury cites drills near Ireland. Government aid would feed 12,000 children in The Potteries as talks continue.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Tts
South Walee
OGD
England
Isi
ODS
Tamworth
Brafford
Warwickshires
Iness
Goton
House of Commons
Asquith
George Lansbury
Labor
Bow and Bromiey
Robert Billie
Motherwell
Lancashire
Trouble in America as 100000 Men Idle
In New York on Monday night the coal dispute in Pennsylvania worsened as about 100000 miners halted work during owner–worker talks. The suspension follows the expiry of the workers’ agreement, though a full industry strike vote has not yet been taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pennsylvania
Brutal cruelty alleged in Water Policy Court
William Lynman alias William Clarks alias Edward Lardene faced cruelty charges in Water Policy Court for beating Magogie Levens at her Liverpool Street home. She described repeated assaults from February 3, dragging by the hair, threats to murder, and a 10 foot fall after escaping to a window. Committed for trial. bail denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Policy Court
William Lynman
Willian Clarks
Edward Lardene
Diniere
Lynman
Mre Lewena
Melbourne Herald
Laver's Hill Social News Notes and Local Dispatch
The CMélical Picture Company hosted a crowded ball Saturday and sacred colored pictures Sunday with strong audience interest. A Devondale annual sports event is set for the fifth. a ball will follow in the evening. Mr Small opens his shop today and Mr Danny of Glen Aire joins cheese making. Mr Chan Franks, injured recently, is at Beech Forest under Dr Backhouse and Nurse Tucker for recovery.
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Cmélical Picture Company
Devondale
Small
Danny
Glen Aire
Copa Tna
Chan. Franks
Beech Porest
Backhouse
Tucker
Oltely
Colac man charged with indecent assault on a girl
Malcolm John Mathieson of Colac a factory assistant faced Colac Police Court on an indecent assault charge involving Home Spriggs, 17, on March 16. Witnesses described walking with the girl, resistance, and claims of alleged coercion. He was committed for trial at the Supreme Court with bail set at £95.
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Qolac
Stephen's Corner
Murray Street
Market Square
Constable Fenton
Defendant
Stephen’s
Gellibrand Street
Mr Cunningham
Fenton
Malcolm John Mathieson
Colac
Procer
Nelson's
Contro
Co- Inc
Lhe Trench
Library Street
Gedlong Supreme Court
Electric light for Cob not to be delayed says Colac Herald
Local correspondents urge Colac Shire Council to approve electric lighting for Cob, noting a large Metheny and English company offer with favorable terms and no local liability. Cadet drill concerns prompt calls for balanced holiday scheduling and reasonable training times.
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Colac Herald
Metheny
Colac
Cob
Pny
Pany
Lderatand
Tragic Fire in Seymour Leaves Man Incinerated
A fatal hut fire near Seymour, early Tuesday, incinerated Thomas Waller after he allegedly tried to escape through a door. Firefighters found Waller among the ruins as authorities prepared for coroner’s inquest. Police gather evidence for Deputy Coroner J. Chitkick.
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Seymour
Thomas Waller
Stan
Waller
Lamtden
Deeputy
J. Chitkick
J.P. Waller
Melbourne Herald
Brutality Allegation In Camperdown Court Case Involving Dog
Witness John Horne testified that on March 5 the defendant Joseph Ernest Peverill allegedly held a dog off the ground with a rope kicked it and bashed it. Cross examination raised questions about character with sharp exchanges as the judge ordered a fine of three pounds or seven days imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ernest Peverill
Charg
Camperdown Court
Cracl
John Horne
W. Sutton
Thu
Mr Sutton
Council
Barkhouse
Sutton
Horne
Backhouse
Birregurra Turf Club Weight Claims For Meeting
Birregurra Turf Club announces weights declared for overflows events at its meeting on Banter Monday 2 November. Includes divisions such as Novelty Pony Race with horses like Lady Ethel and Platinum, Ripple Vale Handicap featuring Idalis and Lady Hautmost, Handicapped Trot with Nimble Lad and Barrister, and various handicap takes with Metric Bliver Shield listed among others.
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Birregurra
Ripple Vale
Brey
Cluston
Ohief
Idalis
Lady Hautmost
Nutty Brown
Blossom
Wild
M'Gregor
Boena
Honeysucks
Black Cater
Batay
Hock Aye
Glen Cog
Cones
Butler
Yde
Bally Golly
Yia
Nimble Lad
Barrister
Rosetti
Yna
Metric
Castila
Vito
Rouge Agnes
Aubbette
Cable
Goldmine
Fry
Silver Shield
Wen Ulban
Ormy
Balancer
Wounderlen
Knotter
Miah Alva
Motric
Bendall
Haydicipper
Sugar Millionaire John Arbuckle Dies Without Will
Death reported for John Arbuckle called the Sugar Millowner in New York. He leaves an estate valued at 24,000,000 with no surviving children. Sisters of Mr Arbuckle are heirs potential beneficiaries, estate likely to be contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
John Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Melbourne Produce Market Report From Western District Co operative
The Western District Factories Co operative Produce Op in Melbourne reports on butter prices with limited activity and rising varieties. butter listings show inactive de fused brands and minor quotations. cheese ranges from prime to semi matured with price notes across privates.
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Western District
Lbi
Eine Street
Melbourne
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