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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
2
At the Melbourne market 3700 pigs were penned for today’s sale with excited demand for porkers. Prices ranged from moderate to high across stores and hog types, with notable gains driven by buyers from Sydney and strong bidding on prime stock.
Fragmentary OCR line reads as a garbled list of names and phrases lacking coherent event or context. Limited readable entities include several personal names and scattered words, but no complete action or outcome to summarize.
A cluttered advertisement-like page item lists cheap goods and bric a brac with prices from 1/6 to 63 shillings. Items include shaving mirrors jewelry cases purses combs brushes wallets and various faux leather goods.
A chaotic list shows diverse toys with prices and descriptions in a window display. Items include mechanical toys magic lanterns and boats with scattered figures such as Exjisx Waggoms and Venopetographs, inviting inspection and urging families to bring children to view the display.
M T Mgrath and family thank friends and neighbors for letters telegrams and tributes sent after their recent bereavement.
Local 1912 edition labeled The Colic Observer dated Monday December 23 details a compact era newspaper page. It appears to present a community chronicle with notices and brief items typical of early 20th century local press.
The notice lists holiday publication dates for the LULAC Neral and records a local death in Warrion Emily Phyllia, age unknown, with funeral details. It also reports the Gippaland Cooperative Baron's annual half yearly meeting, funds, capacity expansion, and share uptake among 2,000 shareholders with plans to issue 10,000 more shares to boost capital.
The report details milk stock at 227 072 gallons and 99 205 lbs for a week, with weekly factory output. It covers court fines, license grants, and the Gippsland cooperative firm urging Western District buyers to order bacon. Community events include a Ladies Aid sale, a lake boat service, and Colac Agricultural High School’s second-year completion and exam successes.
London sources report the Great Powers, advised by their ambassadors and Sir Edward Grey, have agreed that Belvia will gain access to the Adriatic Sea. The Friday announcement follows consultations in London on the Adriatic arrangement.
A Salonika dispatch reports King George of Greece and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria among royals at a Te Deum service in Salonika on the same day. King George then hosted King Ferdinand at a banquet. Turkish and Balkan Allies delegates at the London Peace Conference were hosted at the Mansion House luncheon by Lord Mayor Sir David Burnett, with Prime Minister Asquith among guests.
The Bristol biplane recently bought by the Commonwealth Government has been shipped to Australia. Two monoplanes and two additional biplanes are under construction for Australia at a cost of PQ yi.
Four children in the Haul Save province were playing when their clothing caught fire. All suffered severe burns and died from the injuries. The incident underscores the dangers of open flames near youngsters.
A memorial service for Whitelaw Reid the late United States ambassador in London was held at Westminster Abbey today. Captain H. M. Collins the Secretary of the Commonwealth in London represented Australia.
Representatives from Austhallan and Los Dun met with Thomas W. Russell of the Department of Agriculture to discuss the Meat-Marking in Treland Bill. The bill would classify imported meat as British, colonial, or foreign and omit the term frozen. Russell supported reviewing the bill but said it had been dropped for the current session.
The annual prize distribution at St Andrew's Presby School highlighted high marks across senior and junior divisions. J. Tolinstone presented awards, with Bequest Scheme results showing Colne in fifth place. prizes honored top performers and special medals were awarded for church and Sunday school attendance.
A farewell social for Miss Cross, new Colac State School teacher, drew a large crowd at Port Campbell with speeches by Mel Ho Whalley and others, a presentation by Miss Mary M'Kean, and a Christmas tree with prizes for pupils. A garden fete by the Women's Missionary Union raised funds for the Korean Medical Mission. The Corangamite Challenge Shield shooting event saw Beech Forest triumph over Gellibrand in a two-day match, with scores led by A Pierce and Captain Webb, amid favorable but hazy conditions.
In Geelong West, the Geelong Racing Club invites applications for the handicapper post replacing J H Davis who has taken office as a Willie B C appointed steward. The Geelong Cup offers £100 prize with £25 plate donation by Harvey Patterson of Elcho at the January meeting.
Judgment delivered by the Chief Justice in the first prosecutions under the official Trusts Act 1910. Six firms including King and plat merchants association of New South Wales Sugar Refining and others were found guilty of breaches in sugar transactions. The Buck Company alone fined £850 for discount dealings, others charged £100 each for knowledge and participation in the Sugar Company offenses. Total actions levied £1100 plus costs with stay of proceedings and appeal security arranged.
A dubious claim from a self-styled dentist prompts warnings about high grade modern dental work and forged recommendations. The letter-like text lacks clear names or dates but implies deception and urging trust in questionable practitioners.
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