Melbourne Sheep Sale and Geelong Live Stock Market Summary
A busy sale at Newmarket yards saw strong demand for sheep with 4224 trucks and 6170 head by road and 211 trucks with 1720 lambs by wood. Prices ranged with crossbred wethers to 16/11 and merino ewes to 10/6. Fat Lambs up to 12/. Geelong market described firm late rates for bullocks and cows, but dull for fat sheep. crossbred wethers to 16/1 and merino ewes to 10/6. A Drrregurra sale by Strachan Atufray and Bluni nom Pty Ltd reported high clearance, with fat bullocks to £7 10s and fat cows to £5 13s 6d, vealers to £1 18s 6d, and sheep prices modest for fat lambs and crossbred ewes. A promotional note followed urging readers to pursue superior garments and new season patterns.
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Geelong
Mondas
Reck
Birrecgara
Messrs
Strachan, Atufray, and
Bluninom Pty. Ltd
Dirregurra
Belyea and Duncon Tailors Colac Advertises Goods
Colac district business Belyea and Duncon Tailors along Munray Street thanks friends for 35 years of support. The note lists manufactured beverages and syrups offered for sale including champagne fruit cordial lime juice lemon squash claret cup and ginger ale with various bottles and syrups available.
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Srorgh Wilmot Mannere
Sutton Street
Colac
Colag
Times
Merida
Line Jolte Champag
Limerick
Cordini
Murray St Saddlery and Harness Ad Teaches Quality Value
A Colac notice promotes VEAL eo JG Murray Saddlery and Harness claiming top in price quality and quantity. It stresses reliability workmanship and solid materials as reasons to visit and buy. The ad urges customers to compare and see ideal goods at ideal prices in the district.
Kidney Health Elixir Ad Declares Rapid Relief
An old advertisement touts a cure named Thoxes and a Bullseye Couch Mixture for kidney ailments and coughs. It includes casual pricing and device-like branding, urging readers to stop coughing and seek the remedy.
Credit Foncier Loans For Farms At Moderate Rates
The notice offers loans on farms from 250 to 9000 pounds at low interest with up to 1 percent principal reduction. Loans cover freeholds or Crown leases, which can be made freehold on payment of balance. No mortgage fee. forms available via Post Office savings or by letter to the Inspector General of Savings Banks, 29 Market Street.
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Credit Foncier
Guis
Inspector-General OF
Market Street
Aielbourses
Industrial discontent and calls for fair wages rise globally
The text describes a surge in worker discontent across Europe, especially Great Britain, as long hours and poor conditions push demand for higher pay. It argues workers deserve a fair return, notes public support, and compares German progress with other nations, urging better education and living standards.
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Great Britain
Sil Tradoy
Ulagatige
Lif
Reno
Misiel
German Empire
Dust nuisance eyed by Colac Shire Council
Colac Shire Council discussed street watering on dusty days. The Colac siding members noted past experiments were unsatisfactory and cited Melbourne conference recommendations. The report urged extensive watering and tar sealing to reduce dust, with tar painting or light sprinkling in extreme weather where full watering isn't possible.
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Colac
Melbourne
Divorce Sensation Shocks London Society In High Profile Case
The Earl of Tawton and Sybil Marshall see dissolution of marriage after a scandalous petition alleged conduct unbecoming of a wife. The case names Lorik Hamilton as co respondent. Neither respondent or co respondent entered a defence and a decree nisi was pronounced.
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London
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Liontensit
William Tawton
Rulium
Daily Telegraph
Sybil
Mare
Redovick’ Marshall
Lorik Hamilton
Daleit
Count Wolff-Metternich Released From Prison
Berlin reports a sensational develop ment as Count Wolff-Metternich previously convicted of card sharping is rearrested on a new charge upon release from a five month sentence. He had lived lavishly and threatened a duel with the Crown Prosecutor as he departed the privates.
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Router
Berlin
Tony
Glesbert Woolf-Motternich
Wolf-Motternich
Count Wolff- Metternich
Count Wolf-Metternich
Privat
NEW VESSELS AND A 1900S-STYLE ARMY EXPANSION REPORT
Lloyds annual summary shows last year UK launched 700 steamers totaling 1 783 008 tons 72 sailing vessels 2986 tons and 60 warships 280 786 tons. In Vancouver robbers strike streetcar. two armed men rob conductor and motorman. pursuit fails. Vienna reports Reichstag to face army peace footing rise armored cruisers and a third squadron with Kiel as base. 5000 extra seamen expected.
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Lloyd’s
United Kingdom
Reuter
Vienna
Momady Wight
Reichstag
Germany
North Sea
Kiel
Anid
New Life Sighting Device Tested by Serjeant Ommundsen
Naval and military authorities test a life sighting device invented by Serjeant Ommundsen, famed for winning the King's Prize in 1901 and later visiting Australia. The device is claimed to remove the need for judging distance in rifle aiming.
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Nayal
Serjeant
Ommundsen
Nurkaman
Australia
ICH Skaters Fate at Bowden River Disaster
A terrible tragedy at Bowden Hanover Prussia occurred on the River Ems when ice broke during skating. Many skaters fell into the water and 27 bodies have been recovered with the final death toll still uncertain.
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Ber
Bowden
Hanover
Ems
Britain lays keel for twenty-fifth Dreadnought class ship
Britain’s navy announces the keel laid at Portsmouth for the new flat armored ship, the twenty-fifth vessel in the Dreadnought class under the current naval construction program.
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Crantar's
London
Portsmouth
Indian Troops Sail to China to Protect British Interests
Bombay Times correspondent reports two battalions of Indian troops set to sail for China to safeguard British subjects and interests amid the Chinese revolution.
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Routar
London
Bombay
Times
China
Colac council weighs costly railway station alterations
At the Colac Shire Council meeting the Colac riding Members discussed a plan from Fitzpatrick Abel and Ford of the Victorian Railways for extensive station changes at Colac. The proposed £10,000 project would close Gellibrand street crossing and add an overpass at Corangamite street, with officers seeking local opinion before a formal plan is submitted. The debate highlighted traffic shifts and potential impact on nearby properties and amenities. The motion to adopt the report was carried.
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W. A. Johnston
Gallibrand Street
Colac
Dire M‘kean
W. Co-operative Company
Eid Perth
M'Lennan
Culac
Gqorangambe
Colne
Atock
M'Lenolan
Meredith
Cora- Tooke Police
C.M
Cortinian Church
Bagaar
W. G. Thomas
Dentlat
Melbourne
Victoria Flotel
Marth Queensland
Lawes Department
Queensland
London “Financial Times
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All.o
van Digmen's Land Company
Daillieu
Old
van Diemen's Land Company
Pew Company
Finnncial Times
Wit van Dieman‘s Land Company
Tentinas
H. M. J. Powell
Colac Shire
Fitzpatrick
Nine
Abel
Ford
Hailways Department
Gowle
Gellitrand Street
Corangamite Street
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Baker
Gellibraed Street
Wes
Johnstons
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Oolac
Gellibrand
State Owned Steamers Backed by Government
Minister for Agriculture Mr Graham endorses Hobart Labor Conference resolution for Commonwealth owned steamers. He supports state ships to transport produce to markets and to bring immigrants, addressing shipping shortages hindering immigration.
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Graham
England v Australia third test match ongoing details
The third test between England and Australia resumed with Macartney nursing a damaged thumb and Mead showing a strong 105 minutes at the crease. Australia started with a deficit of 369 and braces of bowlers Hordern Cotter and Matthews aided a tense day. England posted 801 in their first innings as Cotter led an English attack that included Hobbs Foster and Mead.
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England
Australia
Macartnsy
Hana Fond
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Foster
Hordern
Mead
Dons
Limeell
Carter
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Matthews
Cotter
Maiden
Douglas
Macartney
Hitch
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Bardsley
Kellaway
Harvesting Boom and Local Meeting at Cressy
Harvesting is in full swing in the district with excellent wheat quality and yields of a high average across fields. The wool season at Cressy, the Warrion cricket match results, and a library institute committee meeting discuss building improvements, fence works, new meeting rates, and banking overshares.
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Mt Salmon
Cressy
Wr Mechruies” Institute and Library Wu
C. Minnes
Hoye 4
Spalding
Warrion and
Gdofes
Remarkable Balloon Trip From Dresden to Ekaterinoslav
In St Petersburg observers report a feat by Hoi inni and Korn of the Sax ony Acca Club. They launched from Dresden and flew 1800 kilometres to Ekaterinoslav in 40 hours, a remarkable long distance balloon journey.
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Korn
Saxony Acca Club
Dresden
Ekaterinoslav
Digestive Tabules Sold by Walter Steptiena
Fragmentary ad copy notes tabules used for digestion and dyspepsia. Mentions Dr Steldon's Digestive and pricing 2/6 per tin of 20. Source text references tabules and Walter Steptiena in an early 20th century advertisement style.
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Steldon
Walter Steptiena
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