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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
3
A Colac regatta program lists towel, video and boat events with multiple named participants and racing heats. The schedule includes children's demonstrations, regional races, and a flag ceremony with speakers and local dignitaries.
Local sources discuss changes to sports regulation in Amperdown including regulation health and recreation plans. The piece notes bowls and cricket as focal points, the town committee backing broader feasibility, and calls for weekly recreational holidays tied to war era conditions.
Geelong defeated Ballarat 94 to 80 in a District Association match on their home green. Morrell of Ballarat led with several strong ends, but Geelong's Hawkins, Hood, and England helped clinch the win as the Geelong supporters celebrated a rare home success over Ballarat. The article also lists round results and upcoming Geelong events.
Auction notices from Walter Belwood and Victorlan Producers Co. Ltd at the Yards feature cattle sheep dairy cattle and fat cattle sales on Thursday January and Monday January. Entries invited with times from 11 to 2 pm and details of various lots including fat cows lambs and hides. Central Bazaars Bromfield Street coordinates sales and valuations.
In the Legislative Assembly discussion on meat surplus, the Monter oy Agriculture cites 1 005 000 rareaees in cool stores, noting January storage difficulties but March capacity. Exporters propose to kill head in early January and two weeks later, with 0 000. An advance of 75 percent and efforts to transfer stock to Sydney and Western Australia are planned to ease space.
WANTED milking machine pump prefer Brown's good and cheap. Write full particulars to Re leaser Colac Herald. STRAYED into my paddocks at Alvie a black and white bull about two years branded P off rump. Percy Williams WANTED by lad with merit certificate just left school position in workshop or office Apply Will ing Colac P.O.
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