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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
4
In Melbourne the Watt approach signals cabinet control over education reform and resistance to tinkering with the Education Act. The piece notes ongoing progress and partisan debate on a workers compensation bill, with contrasts drawn between reform advocates and conservative opposition amid Victorian political tensions.
The judge described the offence as grave and akin to a pitched battle between the legislature and gold theft. He noted community efforts to save a languishing industry and urged stern penalties for such crimes as prosecutions rose. A meeting in Town Hall discussed education funding and religious tensions, with officials opposing unequal treatment of state and non-state schools.
A fragmented Western District report covers court matters at Childers Court, local club discussions in Winslow and Penshurst, and plans for Terang and Easter meetings. It notes potential financial impacts on local clubs, sand deposits with lime content, and irrigation material tests on the Wangoom road.
A Russian official report on Bulgarian atrocities before Adrianople's fall details mosque and house demolitions, corpses in wells, and mass killings. It cites brutal orders by General Velthoff against Greek and Muslim residents, with Bulgar disdain for Russia and consuls saving lives. The text notes Turks returned to order and welcomes their national restoration.
Belfast business leaders secure seven point insurance against property damage if civil unrest worsens following Parliament’s Hotel Mule Bill. At an inquest into Francis Armstrong’s death amid Londonderry riots, witnesses alleged police fired toward Armstrong’s home and damaged windows.
An Australian music education advertises eight one hour lessons for £1 1s with a money back guarantee. Madame Leona Russell offers simple reading, modern Naunton method and organ piano instruction. Demonstrations and classes operate at Murray Street Colac with pieces purchasable through J. F. Parkinson's.
Local retailer announces a stocktaking driven clearance to make way for BIM goods arriving soon. The sale features women and children’s boots and shoes in Glace Kid and patent leather, with many items cut to sale prices such as 7/6 and 9/6, urging prompt inspection to secure bargains.
A list outlines reforms including Torrens land tenure, women's eligibility for offices, primaries for nominations, a state commission for regulating trade, widows and mothers pensions, compulsory workmen’s compensation, limits on daily work hours for women, probation of indeterminate sentences, and prisoner release for good conduct. Notices indicate official actions.
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