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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
5
A garbled historical passage discusses a milking machine and its operation, mentioning experiments, failures, and theoretical questions about the mechanism. It notes attempts to test the device and references competing ideas about effectiveness and timing.
Train schedule updates list revised Western Territory routes to Moonie and Parcrest with departure times from Tareguarra and marsh towns. Cancellations and altered services include Monday, Friday, and weekend patterns with return trips and connections to Colac, Cressy, Ballarat, and Glendian towns.
The article explains proper use of a milk separator and warns about maintaining correct temperatures. It stresses ensuring clarity of the setting, avoiding underheating, and preventing damage from running the machine at too low a temperature. It notes dangers from improper timing and temperature control during processing.
An account from a Queensland mining camp recounts a man bitten near a creek while drinking. Doctors doubted the bite's venom as the patient showed no clear symptoms, but an investigation of his actions revealed the bite may have occurred while stooping to drink.
A garbled article discusses a Jersey calf and dairy topics, mentioning Mr. TS Com and a noted Jersey Impatter. It mentions prize value around £2K, discussions of breeding, feeding, and digestive development in calves, with references to dairy powers and observations by observers. The piece references a parlor, a cow, and developing digestive powers in a calf.
A discussion highlights the Jersey cow as a prime dairy breed known for rich milk fat and quality. It notes consistent records across climates, distinguishing it from other breeds and praising careful breeding practices and the breed’s strong national and industry standing.
Fragmentary OCR lists weekly transport mentions Cressy and Colac with times 7.90 and 8 cents prices 6.57. It notes arrivals on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with tran leaves and Bueno 8 amid unclear context. The lines reference Howse Litewarre and SLALS pym in an unsettled schedule.
Incomplete timetable notes trips between Ballarat Cremy Newtown and Cressy. Mentions arrivals at Cremy around 234 pm and 8 4 on Saturdays with various times. includes 11 32 am 12 68 pm and 6 35 pm references.
Train times show Ballarat to Geelong and Geelong to Ballarat with departures and arrivals listed. A stray note mentions a children's hashing cough remedy referred to as Woods Great Peppermint Cur priced at 1/6.
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