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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
4
Nationwide war notices record 16 officers 2 nurses and 1514 other ranks in action with many listed as wounded or dead. Names include Major F. J. P. Murray of Malvern and Private J. Bewdue of Colac among numerous others from Ballarat, Melbourne, and regional towns.
Large entry of 2260 cattle, 1265 bullocks and 985 cows, with trucks altering weights. Bullocks opened strong at top rates but closed around 16s per head below opening. cows showed strong start then eased about 10s. Sheep yarding of 2902 held brisk, primes firm at or above prior week, with ewes in demand for breeding and mutton prices steady to firmer.
The article notes that critics blame the butter export embargo for depleting dairy herds as farmers send milkers to fatten for meat. It cites Victoria slaughter figures during the embargo period and describes concurrent cruelty case at Culac Police Court and a level crossing accident near Cromy station involving an Indian hawker and his team.
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