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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jul 14, 1913

Page

4

Campershall drill hall resumed and Warrnambool union growth

Captain J E Hindbaugh reports immediate resumption of the Camperdown drill hall construction with a larger plan. In Warrnambool the Woollen Mill Union counts 110 members. Local council notes rail and goods shed concerns with no active cargo checks and vows to pursue the issue. Liberal district bodies unite for Curia electorate. Women's League opposition cited. A Market Street accident records a sewer collapse at Maloge Street. Walter Halley faces trial after a July incident injuring Constable Gardiner. bail set at £400 or £210 fine.

Warrnambool Dre Ramsay Webb ING Curia Rffarte O United Party Women’s League Labor Hinluciog 1le Eleam Rodler Counails Guard Maloge Halley Gardiner Tebbe Geelong

Dentist Pledges Personal Care and High Standards

Colac dentist H. M. J. Powell advertises modern high quality dental work with personal case focus and no surgical assistant. A separate shoe shop advert promotes superior boots at right price with on premises fitting and a local phone contact.

H. M. J. Powell Colac Tel Murray Street

Geelong Harbor Trust criticised in Parliament

In the Legitatus Assembly Mr Farrer MLA attacked the Geelong Harbor Trust. He said government spending on harbor improvements had been minimal and questioned the lack of progress on the channel, the wheat-loading wharf, and other promised works. He urged accountability and pledged to press for completion of planned projects.

Legitatus Assembly Farrer M.L.A Geelong North Shore Mellawene Haldei Awl Eelong Harbor Trost Hense Melbourne Marvrav Holden Pinnerer Lanter Polk Thibtop Marko Melhourne Geeling Harbor

Weather report notes a diterctic storm and variable winds

A cautious forecast describes a Monday arrival of a diterctic storm with strong northerly winds and minimal rain in parts. Frost inland remains common with minimums around 23 to 26 degrees. Weekly rainfall is light across most regions, with scattered showers and troughs near Cape Borda and Nagambie.

Bowth Australia Cape Borda Omeo Mallee Nagambie Apsley

New Wonders of Nature at Royal Society Exhibition

Report of the Royal Society conversazione at Burlington House with exhibits from the Marine Biological Association. Highlights include living crabs from the Mayflower shipwreck, peculiar bottom-dwelling species, and early mammal remains from Dere Bugti with a giraffe-like neck and a possible leviathan label.

Conversazione Royal Society Es Brillmot Assembly Archibald Geikie Hurlington House Queste Marine Biological Association Porta Plymouth Harbor Axperta Plymouth Pacific Tmrnacleea West Ebella Abell C. Foster Cooper Dere Bugti Foster Great Library Antarctic Flimmer

Constant dripping wears away stone ad for Tucker's drapery

An advertisement urges readers to visit Tucker's for drapery needs, claiming small weekly tips wear down a purse and noting it's a safe time to buy. It references the phrase about pennies and fil lings and mentions Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs.

Tucker's Ludbrooks

Earth Turning Up Side Down Supposed Tropical Poles Debate

Historical note discusses Captain Scott fossils suggesting past tropical climate at the Antarctic Pole. It surveys axis drift, planetary rotation theories, and two tropical periods, debating whether the South Pole once faced the sun and caused equatorial warmth across arcs of time.

Scott Antarctic Geologica Vega Beatt Booth Pole W. H. Pickering Marvin Observatory Posar Pickerin South Pole South Polar Equatorial

Qaganic Soil Analysis Reveals Decline in Organic Matter

The report notes a significant drop in soil organic matter over time, with older cali soils showing nearly half the original content. Decay processes release carbon and organic acids, but minerals and nitrogen become less available to plants, reducing soil fertility and crop potential.

G. W. Walle Soils Chowist- Sinners Experiment Station

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