Commercial livestock sale at Newmarket catalogues prices
Market reports show Monday sale drew strong participation from metropolitan buyers. Sheep and lambs dominated demand with good prime lots selling well. mutton and fat sheep maintained steady to slightly firmer values. Cattle and calves uneven, with some high quality bulls reaching up to 14 pounds 18s 6d. Produce futures quoted for wheat oats maize and potatoes with mixed activity.
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Lileks
Sith
Huyera
Coldan
Wickel
Newmarket
Gambling Evil Probed as Measure Sought by Hereford Bishop
On Monday night Vereival Bishop of Here sought to press a bill to curb gambling and public houses. The plan aims to suppress gambling and drinking establishments amid concerns over vice and public order.
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Hemedy
Don
Vereival
Tragedy in press aviation race stirs crowd in Altona
Fragmented report notes an aviation tragedy tied to a crowded event at Altona. Mentions a prominent aviator and a passenger casualty while others search for details of the crash and the race’s outcome. Includes scattered references to Newtown and shock at the scene.
Idle Rich Indictment Opens Debate On Wealth
An early 20th century report notes George Chancellor addressing critics of the idle rich in Britain. The discussion centers on wealth, leisure, and social responsibility with reference to London clubs, pursuits, and public perception of elite lifestyles.
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Nhon
George Chancellor
London
Guna
Battleship In Peril After Shellfire Disaster
London reports a dramatic naval incident as a dreadnought suffers a catastrophic hit. A shell cripples the vessel, but crew reactions signal a miraculous escape as bells ring and alarms fade amid the wreckage.
Housing Question Deliberations on Suburban Overcrowding
The Cabinet debated minimum allotments to curb future suburb overcrowding. No action taken yet. Premier Watt dismissed appointing a Commission while noting housing data is clearer in Melbourne than London and acknowledging King Edward's housing concern.
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Watt
Melbourne
London
King Edward
Mniol le Puting
Roars
Regulating Prices in New South Wales Butter Market
Evidence on butter price regulation was given before the Butter Factories Wages Board. Charles Edward Meares, secretary of the Dairy Factories Association and GM of Coastal Factories Society, said NSW butter prices were fixed in Sussex Street for six months and otherwise set by the London market and Commonwealth production. He noted weekly reviews, and that Victoria follows similar practice with three Victorian companies not encroached upon.
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Sydney
Butter Factories Wages Board
Charles Edward Meares
Dairy Factories Association
Coastal Factories Society ,Ltd
New South Wales
Sussex Street
London
Commonwealth
Victoria
Harmour
Seavons
Fat and mouth disease hits UK farms prompt Show restrictions
In London on Monday night the foot and mouth disease appeared in Morpeth Liverpool and Holyhead. Twenty four animals near Dublin were found affected. Mr Walter Runciman President of the Board of Agriculture told the House of Commons he has banned cattle sheep swine and goats from the upcoming Royal Show at Doncaster.
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London
Morpeth
Liverpool
Holihead
Deablin
Walter Runciman
Board of Agriculture
House of Commons
Doncaster
Strike Disturbances Leave 74 Police Injured in June
In a Commons reply Home Secretary M Kenna said 74 policemen were injured in the recent strike disturbances in June. He noted 22 were withdrawn from duty.
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London
House of Commons
M‘kenna
Home Secretary
Music Hall Stars Parade at Palace Theatre in London
Tonight at the Palace Theatre on behalf of the Music Hall Department a command performance featured thirty leading male ballad stars. The venue was lavishly decorated with roses and drew a fashionable crowd with a long queue forming for admission.
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Vwulera
London
Ming and Queen
Palace Theatre
Music Hall
Yoidoight
Democratic Convention Heats for Presidential Nominee
The convention bids its final ballots as Champ Clark leads but faces Bryan opposition. Clark appeals for nomination while Bryan challenges New York 91 delegates, demanding individual polling. Tammany and Murphy amid tied loyalties fuel tension as Woodrow Wilson eyes potential cross supports.
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Tosmorrow
Champ Clark
Clark
Bryan
New York
Tammany
Charlies Murphy
Rosa
Brvan
Woodrow Wilson
Brian
Rifle Shooting Match at Berac Ends with Beeac Victory
A rifle match held at Berac Saturday between local clubs Beeac and Camperdown ended with Beeac scoring 77 points more than Camperdown. The top scorer awarded the trophy by Deese went to H Weatherhead of Camperdown.
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Berac
Beeac
Deese
H. Weatherhead
Camperdown
Danger from Japan and Pacific power balance
London reports summarize J A Hogue of Sydney arguing in the Nineteenth Century that Japanese growth and China’s Japanisation could position Japan as East’s dominant power. He warns Australia’s sea routes and South Pacific interests hinge on Japan’s moves and warn Germany Britain US Europe must consider a Japanese-led settlement in the region.
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Reuter’s
London
J. A. Hogue
Sydney
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
South Pacific
Australia
United States
Africa
Aviation tragedies and record flight feats reported
Reports from Madrid Leutach and Mulhausen describe a fatal crash after control failure near 1300 feet while a pilot and passenger survived a crash in Austria. A German aviator fell from a height of a foot and died near Mulhausen. A Vienna aviation week opened as Lt Blaskhke and a passenger reached 14970 feet, a new record.
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London
Madrid
Bayo
Naved Sabalting
Leutach Wagram
Austria
Amsterdat
Mulhausen
Germany
Schad
Vienna
Blaskhke
Auctions at Howat yards and surrounding sales
Multiple public auctions announced across several yards including Howat’s Yards and Lavar’s Bill. Listings include cattle pigs vegetables potatoes fruit hides and tallow with varied start times and dates, plus pig and dairy cattle sales by various firms and clubs. Also ads for fruit and produce, hardware, and a gun club monthly shoot at the Union Club Hotel.
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Darcy & CO
Rorrison
Decease of George Cole Matthews Leaves Estate Notice
Under the Trustees Act 1400 executrices Mary Ann Matthews Frances Chambery Mary Ann Matthews junior and Sarah Ann Matthews invite all persons with claims against the estate of George Cole Matthews late of You near Colac Victoria farmer to lodge their claims by August 1 1913. Harwood and Pincott Colac solicitors announce administration of the will and caution that claims received after the date may not be considered.
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Cearge Cole Matthews
Yoo
Colacweth
Fune
Harwood & Pincott, Colac
Hugh McKay
Pirron Yalloak
Victoria
Deee
George ‘Cliford
Ty Amin Meredith
Joe
Harwood & Fincott, Colac Solicitors
Probate and Auction Notices From Colac Area
Notices announce Hugh McKay estate issues with claims process and appointment of executors, and a July public auction of estate assets near Colac, including dairy cows, cattle, farm equipment, and a house on Maguire property. Local solicitor Harwood & Fincott and Scott T. advertise services.
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Algety & CO. Limited
Will Bell
Public notices and auctions at Powell McDovdall firm
Historical ad page lists Powell McDowdall and Manners Sutton firms taking over carriage factory assets and offering buggy carts and harness. Auctions scheduled at Beech Forest and other yards with cattle horses pigs and sundries. Private sales include multiple cottages blocks and building sites with terms and dates to be fixed. Public auction notices cover diverse livestock, building land, and estate sales throughout the district.
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Powell 4& WM
Doucall
Manners Sutton &T
Culad and
James Akett
Avery
Hesse Street
Pollock Street
Moura Street
Queen Street
Weyne Street
Corangamite Street
Grant Street
Calvert Street
Dennis Street
Scott and
Miller Street
Queen Bt
Moore Street
Wynne Street
Large Bacon Factory Near Gippsland Co operative
A new bacon factory for Gippsland Co operative Bacon Vting Company Limited rises near the railway at Lande nong, covering about two acres. Brick, cement, and galvanised iron form the building with a railway siding, sophisticated pens, and an extensive cold storage system. Manager W Freeman Nott leads a cooperative farming scheme, while E F Gummings oversees works with Irish experience. Sanitary measures include vacuum desiccation of offal and a sewer system.
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Louma
Landenong
Gippsland
Farma
W. Freeman Nott
FE. Gummings
Ireland
Railway Purchases Action by State Cabinet Reforms Sought
The State Cabinet debated the mitcom committee report on purchasing stores and supplies for the Railway Department from abroad. Ministers call for reforms, prefer British manufacturers when feasible, and require explicit cost statements for foreign tenders. Emergency material purchases to be minimized and distant tenderers given more time.
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Railway Department of Stores and Supplies
Victoria
Pewport
Officare
Colac Branch Women’s National League Annual Meeting
The Colac Branch of the Women’s National League will hold its annual meeting on Thursday at 2:20 PM. Morrison is listed as an Hon. Bee. Also notices include for sale a piano or singer Dora.
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Usta
Women's National League
Colac
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