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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
3
A disjointed reminiscence describes a distant event at a council station by a Scottish lake. The narrator recalls an engine arriving, gates opening, and an explosion or wreck that followed, ending with a recalled remark about a poet and escape.
A fragmentary narrative describes a maritime collision and a separate hunting tale. It recounts officers pursuing suspects on a warship, then shifts to a hunter near Central India chasing a panther by night using bait and a machan, detailing attempts, the shot, and aftermath.
A survivor recalls sleeping through a panther encounter at dawn and a brutal crawl of rats below deck. He describes stripping eyes and bloodied clothing after a furious scramble up the tar hold ladder. The tale ends with crewmen comparing scars and noting the ship’s voyage to New York.
A commission reports irrigation raised Nile water tables reduced cotton yield. Experiments kept soils at fixed water depths showing yields rise as underground water lies deeper. Findings aim to identify optimal conditions for cotton and other crops in Egypt and influence broader colonial agriculture.
Terang residents were shocked when William Nehill son of W F Nehill of the Terang Hotel died in a Camperdown road car crash. The incident occurred near Cayotik after a tire blew out, the car veered and tipped, Sewell and Basil Neball were injured but William Nehill died on scene. The coroner and local doctor attended, and the driver was among those seeking treatment locally.
A Colac reader rebukes a rival columnist known as Fair Play for hostile letters about Colac football. The letter accuses critics of profiteering at gate receipts, denies financial ties to the club, and defends Beeac’s premiership medals donated by individuals independent of Colac. The writer hints at circulating rumors about a well known businessman’s link to Fair Play and closes by preserving anonymity.
Advertisement stating Geo F. Anketell offers cash for single items or whole housefuls with no commission charges on furniture, appliances, or valuables.
Revised timetable lists passenger trains from Western District centres to Port Fairy. It shows Melbourne departure times and stops at Werribee Form, Winchelsea, Jarrawarra, Warrnambool, Port Fairy, and other stations with intermediate times.
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