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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
2
Auction bulletin shows active cattle and sheep sales with strong demand and firm prices. Bulls and calves commanded good values while lambs and ewes fetched steady competition with best lots maintaining top quotes. Grain and produce prices listed alongside general farm goods and notes on hay cattle feed and potatoes.
An old advertisement warns of kidney trouble with symptoms like back pain puffiness and fatigue. It urges rapid cleansing of the blood using Nyal's Kidney Pills priced at 2 shillings 6 pence, claiming doctors approve proper compounding of prescriptions.
An old style advertisement touts a remedy for piles with claims of quick relief and tasting benefits. It mentions a prescription chemist and various targets like coughs and eye issues, urging readers to buy bottles and stop suffering.
Large stocks on hand of posts for sale including stock yard to wire posts. All sizes offered with Red Rock prices and prompt delivery. For full particulars contact Vagg and Sexton or R. E. Morrison at Carpendeil.
April 17 1912 report cites unrest over immigrant labor and pay rates. Debate spans housing land policy and manpower, with calls to adjust immigration agents fees and settlement schemes amid rising anti immigrant sentiment. Local council discussions touch electric light supply and municipal status.
Mr Edgaar the Public Works minister heard residents urge a joint effort by three municipalities and the Government to repair a 10 mile road from the bridge to the railway area at Woor Yallonk. He promised to seek a solution while noting the offer of local stone and carting.
At a Monday meeting Dr Fulton and Dr Johnston e and the Progress Association discussed improving Market Square with Mr Catani proposing a venereal drainage plan costing about £500 to £600, potentially plus £150 yearly maintenance. The council noted transfer questions, fencing charges, and recalled the square’s use as a market reserve for country residents opposed to camping. debate touched on beautification versus accessibility and riding member influence.
London reports the White Star liner Titanic of 45,000 tons sank after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Halifax dispatches claim nearly all passengers aboard the 1950 people were evacuated by lifeboats. details remain uncertain. Inquiries state only 675 saved at sea. divers and rescue ships—Olympic, Baltic, Virginian—vowed to aid remnants. A parliamentary update notes objections to the Home Rule Bill amid fiscal concerns.
A Canadian traveler was victimized by bandits who halted a train near Mexico City. They robbed her of money and jewelry and beat her soles to force disclosure of hidden jewels. The conductor was killed, and tensions rise as foreigners in the American colony arm for protection.
Forcible feeding was used on suffragettes jailed after window breaking protests. Home Secretary Mr Lansbury said 27 suffragettes were forcibly fed in gaol, five discharged due to illness and ten still fed by feeding tubes.
Officials report a bronze vault and female skeleton found at Neuchatel in western Switzerland. The artifact includes four bronze bracelets and two lignite wrist adornments, dating to before Christ.
Council discusses road deviations at Wyelangin and Wangerrip frontage, asks engineers for reports, and considers drainage and bridge works. Fisheries and sanctuary questions raised, fence and property damage noted, and petitions on Tennings Street lighting and Barrom road surface deferred. Council approves tramway link to Higgins quarry and Bleak House bridge contract.
The Colac Bunch ANA fortnightly meeting chaired by Mr TL P Dwyer approved funds for hospitalities to host 400 delegates, discussed improving attendance, and planned a new branch of the Order at Aline. The LO meeting led by Chief Lielder John M’tonobie proposed two new members and noted a substantial fund increase despite absences.
An advertisement touts Dr Sheldon’s Gin Pills for kidney disease with prices 1/6 and 3/6. A tragic incident reports Gladys Ryan aged 1 struck by a racing pony at Urisdale Lane, thrown into a water trough and railing, fracturing her skull and dying shortly after.
A London reader notes streets paved with wood and asphalt become highly polished after dry weather. Victoria Street and Piccadilly gleam at night, while central roads stay clean as horse droppings are blown to gutters. The Road Board grants aid to tar more roads, with tarred surfaces spreading from Kent across the south coast to the north, aided by continued warm weather, easing travel for road users.
The notice lists handicaps for the Cressy picnic races to be run on Monday April 22, including Maiden Hack, Brush Hurdle, Open Hack, Pony Race and distance heats. Names of horses and riders such as Poppy Swineman Dick Al iuity Winks Solo Whiet Hesitate and others appear with weights and race classifications.
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