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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
2
A mixed offering of sheep and lambs met with slight price reductions. Crossbred and merino stock sold to a range of rates, with best woolly lambs around 14 to 17 shillings and ewes up to about 15 shillings. Bullocks and fat calves were steady to improved despite lighter demand. Grain and hay prices also listed with modest shifts.
Sporting races planned for Saturday March 1 1913 near the railway station with officials including J Axford S Mitchell J Robertson and W Hickey. The programme lists several events such as hack races handikapped trots and a Publican's Purse with nominations due and weights to appear in newspapers.
A 1913 notice lists events at P and A Bocisty Grounds with multiple races and prizes. Harriers cross country about five miles, cycling, tug of war, dancing contests, pony trots, and novince mile all on the program. Entries close January 1 with secretary H L Hopkins in Colac for forms and details.
Forrest Athletic Club hosts its seventeenth annual gathering at W. T. Fletcher's Paddock on January 27 1913 with special trains from Geelong Colac and Cressy. Events include log chopping novice and handicap races with cash prizes and a grand evening program in Forrest Hall.
The Warrnambool Turf Club and Bessy Turf Annual Meeting publish detailed trial handicaps and events for ponies and horses. Entries close February 1 with weights listed in local papers. prizes include 18 sovs and 10 lb penalties for repeat winners.
An amateur pony racing meet at Corangamite Estate near Camperdown, 9 miles from Avlac and near Pirron Yalloak Station, scheduled for Saturday January 18. Officials include President J J Crete and judge T Purcell. Multiple events with trophies, nominations due January 5, 1913. certificates for pony heights required.
Advertisement from P. Hynes M.P.S. War am a c G hem atical Ghemat Colac urges use of grape saline to refresh purify blood and enliven liver, promises eczema cure with Cutal Ointment and kidney pills to remove gravel. Colac address and contact details listed.
An advertisement extols the Kodak as a means to preserve Christmas memories with family reunions and joyful scenes. It pitches simple Kodak photography as a timeless gift that brings pleasure year round and across generations.
H W Wheeler operates on Armagist Murrau Street Colac with night bell service and telephone number 30 for inquiries or orders.
Illustrated catalog promotes L E D milking machines Alfa cream separators and Felix Farm Motors. Offers free district agent contact W. B. Edgar for dealers and buyers to call and obtain one copy.
Shareholders of the Colac Dairying Company will discuss at the forthcoming half-yearly meeting whether to fund electric lighting for the town. Local preference favors municipal control, but under the riding system action is unlikely. a private local company may be granted permission after thorough shareholder consideration.
Mr Douglas Archibald English meteorologist on way to New Zealand after 12 years forecasting British weather for major papers. He says under Bruckner three year cycle the period 1913 1917 will likely bring the heaviest rainfall in Australia, with 1913 marking the mid point of the wet half. He plans to meet Commonwealth Meteorologist Mr Hunt in Melbourne to discuss further.
Notices warn male residents born in 189? to register under section 142 of the Defence Act with penalties up to £10. Reports cover Colac Progress Association, Turf Club, railway progress to Gheringhap and Mayoon, and local deaths and weddings. Also includes school safety measures, tax reminders, hospital committee meeting, and a Forrest New Year wedding.
A large turnout at Beech Forest on the January 4 range meet competed for the trophy. Wind and rain hindered shooting. the contest included seven shots at 200 yards and eight at 600 yards. Veteran G. F. Hall won the trophy. In a separate note, an inhabitant of Peruwelz died when electrocuted while touching an electrical wing. The incident occurred in France.
In a Reuters interview from London Dr Alfred Wallace, president of the Land Nationalization Society, argues that raising workers' wages benefits a nation and criticizes inaction on poverty. He also contends the state should inherit and provide for future heirs if needed. A separate Paris dispatch reports eight dead after a main condenser explosion on the battleship Maseenpa at Toulon.
Percy Collins, arrested at Horsham, Sussex, faces another Police Court hearing on charges of sending threatening letters to the King and to actress Miss Lillian M Carter demanding £1000. He is committed for trial and his mental condition is noted by prosecutors.
The Evening Standard discusses Field-Marshal Lord Roberts proposed compulsory military training. Despite broad Unionist and Liberal support, political leaders fear endorsing compulsion. They doubt persuading working men to send sons for six months of defense training.
In the report the miner’s wages in the fed rated area increase by five percent, reaching 60 percent above the standard and the highest on record. The piece notes the rising cost of living and criticizes Liberal wealth sources examined by a Committee of Unionist MPs.
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