Colac Markets Weekly Stock Sale Report
The Colac markets held their usual weekly stock sale with varied cattle and sheep yardings. Prices were generally satisfactory and attendance was strong, with buyers purchasing fat lambs, ewes, wethers, and calves at market rates across multiple lots from numerous estates and vendors.
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Siaghthy
Tolleess
Fey
Voter Core
Hk Bd Ag Bae Lf
Helland
Peevisn
Taghorn
Amd
Tiasbord Oowes
Unclear historical note with mixed fragments of social events
A fragmented report describes dances, weather, horse accidents, and local happenings. It mentions a successful district dance, upcoming New Year’s Eve event, a fatal horse incident, and an old resident’s narrow escape from injury, with scattered names and places obscured by OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Gut
Hank
Barwee
Murroon
Dean
Maresh
Ital
Unclear fragmentary notice with mixed phrases and product items
Fragmentary text mentions fashion, colors, and sponge cloths with prices and yard measurements. The readable parts discuss clothing style and sale terms but lack coherent events or persons. No clear event location or date is identifiable.
Train service changes and local notes from Colac area
Mixed goods train on the Beech Forest line will run only Tuesday Wednesday and Friday after December 7 with late departures from Colac at 11 15 pm and from Beech Forest at 2 5 pm. Rainfall measured at 16 points in the twenty four hours to nine o'clock Wednesday morning. Camperdown show prize winners include Mr W T Rumell Colac for yearling filly Princess Heather sired by Carmichael Patron. Children's Industrial Fair to be held at Victoria Hall next Wednesday to Friday with school improvements fund raising. Presbyterian Women s Missionary Society annual fair and sale held with elaborate stalls and decorations. Lieutenant H L Fletcher-Auler of the Grenadier Guards recounts Allied defence in a ten day stand against German forces with emphasized losses and reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Forest
Colac
Camperdown
W. T. Rumell
Printess Heather
Princess Heather
Carmichael
Rusaeck
Victoria Hall
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Iion
Mesdames Edgar
Forbes
Dr Dunoon
Langhorne
Mesdames
Geo Punoon
Gibbs
M’kennle
Mrv
Mary Johnstone
Mesdames Murphy
A A Johnstone
Tucker and M'Leod
Ruby Edgar
Doris Johnstone
Dora Wiiton
Misses Tucker
Florrie Johnstone
Meadames Whitson and Dalton
Mims
Rita Ball
Muriel Johnstone
H. L. Fletcher-Auler
Grenadier Guards
England
Gmbers
Boyoonslwik
Eamn
Edoat
Fletches
Vestalian Mutual Provi dent Mtrts Attention Readers
Fragmented OCR yields a garbled note referencing a mutual secure benefit program and its supporters. Details are unclear but mentions a meeting, a program by PSU, and a request to extend benevolent influence.
Local club forms officers after Saturday meeting
Members convened by Moser Wo Habe ood Eicher elected officers led by President My Hayes and Secretary A Hind as they plan to ready ground for play. A working bee is set for upcoming Saturday to prepare the field and a spoon shoot at Warnevurt rifle butts saw fourteen members compete with Wo J Dennis winning a firm place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moser
Etek
My Hayes
Field Aparich
A Hinds Trea Urer
Air Edgerton
Cquimile
Inder
Jack Hardy
Saphhine
Jai. Haru
Caaplain
T. Griffin
Winchelwa
Dean's Marsh
Am Tuijetus
Warnevurt
Wo J Dennis
Young Henry Didier Wins Trophy Shoot Amid Winds
On Saturday trophy shoot Xo fired over 500 and 600 yard ranges with seven shots allowed. A strong wind favoured misfires as 17 year old Henry Didier won first prize with F Blomeley as runner up on count back against W Surtees. Six top scores list Didier 590 600, Blomeley 28 15 6, Surtees 33 5 63, Hite 0 26 5 6, Denning 24 2 63, George Didier 27 24 12. A progress meeting notes a quorum issue and a protest over railways plan to amend goods traffic schedule. Local athletic club meets Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Didier
F. Blomeley
W Surtees
F. Momeley
Wm. Surtees
Arthur Hite
W. H. Denning
George Didier
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