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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
5
The Winchelsea Shire Council held a lengthy session with President Mountjoy and members including J. ii, Brown, C. H., Neda dA Dee, and W. Romeay. Topics covered included suppressions, lease reports, and financial arrangements, with actions postponed pending further review.
An estate sale listing details Corahgamite properties offered by the executors of Sir Samuel Wilken. Private arrangements raised £194 per acre as base value with numerous lots selling at diverse rates from £14 to £80 per acre, led by notable bids and multiple buyers.
Fragmented OCR lists quarrying work and sums for yards of spalls and cubin yards, mentioning sites such as Barwon fark road Shelford road Goo Alecp and Creasy road Geo Alsop with amounts like £130 £12 and £35. The text references Wwooholeen J D Lockyer and railway gates and includes unusual spellings andIncomplete names.
The report describes a Melbourne pie market with discussion of hed and parelkers, noting demand for pork and pork products and prices. It mentions traders, the supply of meat, and varying weights and prices, with references to stalls and conditions affecting sales.
The report covers a week ending Friday December, noting fine weather after a high pressure system. A near approach of a broad disturbance brought northerly winds and cooler, unsettled conditions Monday through Thursday with thunderstorms in the northeast and substantial rainfall in several regions. Showers were general Friday morning as the storm moved east to Tasmania, with west to southwesterly winds. Rainfall figures vary by district, from Nil to 416 mm in Tallangatta, with wide regional differences. The period ends with mild conditions and light winds.
A long, entangled passage discusses bird migration and behavior, noting desertion patterns, faithful nesting in pairs like blumtits, thrush and robin movements between Europe and Africa, fly lines across the Mediterranean, and the persistence of species across seasons. It references London and various places, with unrelated auction notices appended.
The report covers Friday and Saturday sales at Geelong with four selling brokers handling about 16 000 bales. High quality offerings attracted strong demand from Sydney buyers, though some classes showed limited price strength. The feature highlights notable prices achieved and the wide range of wool types traded.
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