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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1914
Page
2
A detailed record of an estate cattle sale lists lots, prices, and participating buyers. The auction shows cows, heifers, bulls, and steers with prices per head and total sums, plus buyers and seller names and locations.
Local report notes that hundreds of families in Colac are affected exclusively by a developing issue. Details remain sparse as officials assess impact and coordinate support.
The notice outlines public auctions at Colac East and nearby yards featuring cattle pigs sheep horses and miscellaneous items. Sales include First and Second Bale sales, store cattle, fat and forward cows, yearlings, steers heifers and sheep with entries accepted up to sale times, plus scheduled dates in August and September.
The Port Fairy Gazette reports German ships sighted near the coast with 3,000 tons cargo, wireless duty at sea, and a humorous sentry episode in the harbor. J Ho Wray of Volar notes a £10 Irish jig prize challenge involving local dancers and Melbourne judges sought to adjudicate.
The Colac Coursing Club held a successful Saturday meeting with three stakes run. Ground was fair and results featured several winners including Farquharson and Griffin by Glenbolk in the Alvie Stakes and Star Booth by E Shelton in the Pirren Yalloak Stake.
The premiership matches continued with Carlton 9.11 Essendon 9.7 Geelong 9.7 St. Kilda 5.15 Friday 18.19 University 6.2 South Melbourne 8.1. Association public hall tomorrow features卡 playing from 8 o clock to 10.36 and dancing to 2 am. Income tax data highlight New York’s West Side as the richest district with two square miles and 1000 arsons paid in the district.
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