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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
5
Minutes show Winchelsea shire discussions on road schemes, including creek culverts, gravel and metal work, and proposed public works accounts. Officials review tenders, payments, and governance for Wat ergait Noktie road, with reports on water meters and boundary projects across Wineberess, Winchelsea, and surrounding districts.
Reported by Reuters the trial centers on German officers accused of betraying military secrets to Krappa. The case involves high level Reich trade figures and war materials contracts, with testimony linking a former Krupy Derlis official to the alleged leak and plans to flee abroad.
Paris police report Friday night unrest at a ranch where several arrests followed incidents involving Germans and locals. Authorities say a yacht associated with Germany sparked the disturbance, and efforts to calm tensions continued as boat crews were guarded and several suspects confessed to burning a vessel.
Fragments describe a severe heat wave affecting cities nationwide. Reports mention dozens of deaths and widespread distress as utilities and communications strain under extreme temperatures. Incoherent phrases reference Cleveland Detroit Minnesota and Chicago as affected areas.
Fragmented report notes hunger strikers and suffragette leaders released from prison. Text is garbled but references to suffrage figures and periods of protest appear amid unclear details about dates and locations.
Reports from London show the Scottish Temperance Bill advancing in the Lords while the Commons adjourned amid amendments. The measure aims to regulate licenses renewals and club access, with earlier proposals for stricter controls rejected. Tenders are invited by the Council of the Shire of Coke for public works opening Saturday at 2 pm for road and bridge projects.
The notice outlines furniture auctions on a Wednesday and Thursday with items such as a buggy, copper, scales, tables, clothing, and household effects. It also mentions a public vote on electric lighting in Golag shire and a council meeting with details about the polling place and time.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a jumble of names, places, and terms from an election page. Items mention Victoria Motel, Bell vs Actos, Revunil Land, and scattered names such as Omar Joyce Thuan with unclear actions, dates, and entities.
The fragmentary text hints at a political meeting or committee activity with names, places, and actions described in archaic or garbled wording. It references a committee, elections, and possible organizing events but lacks coherent details or clear participants.
Auction notices announce sales by public auction on Monday August 4 and Thursday August 7 offering cattle store cattle fat cattle cows calves store pigs and horses. Entries invited and sale order listed with times from 11 am to 1 pm. The notices mention fat lambs and various livestock types and reference local auction firms and conditions.
An auction notice lists cattle sheep horses and sundries to be sold by ALGETY & CO LIMITED through their auctioneers. The sale includes various cattle heifers and cows, drovers and stock items with entries invited. The event is scheduled at 1.30 p.m with a date to be advised, in the ward area.
A garbled notice from Geanter and Fisher as proprietors of Polwarth Poultry Farm advertises public sale events. It lists cattle, dairy stock, and poultry, with dates and locations including Wednesd ay August events and a long sequence of items for sale at various yards, stores, and farms.
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