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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
5
Revised timetable lists trains from Ararat and Warnambool areas to Melbourne with connections to Camperdown Colac Cressy Ballarat and Colao. Services run on specific weekdays including Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays with noted departure and arrival times and intermediate stops such as Camperdown Maree for Forrest and Deans Marsh.
Fragmentary transport notice lists Ballarat to Crest times at 1.31 am and 16 bm, Newtown 19.08 pm, with arrivals at Crecer and Crosty over Mondays and Wednesdays. It includes irregular spellings and partial station names, making exact routes and services unclear.
Train times show Ballarat to Geelong and Geelong to Ballarat routes with departures from Ballarat at early morning and afternoon hours and arrivals at Geelong at 7.40am and 12.10pm, plus outbound services to Beech Forest and Crowes arriving around 6pm. Also notes services for children and care.
A scrambled 19th century fragment describes a Chinaman operating in a busy market, noting a rice price scene and a method of steaming and balling rice in wooden vessels. It details a process with tubs, heat, moisture, and nested steps, reflecting peculiar trade observations of the era.
A lengthy account details an extractive dairy process involving milk, salts, agar, and Matty cite with exact proportions, claiming a dangerous mixture with bacteria and a flavorful but unsafe result. It discusses aeration, thermite bacteria, and a proposed pasteurization-like method, warning of health risks and urging regulation to protect the public.
In Wisconsin a 1920s dairy equipment cost estimate details rising prices for dairy plant setups. The article cites Bullen and researchers, noting milk cooling, agitation, piping, and steam equipment costs per unit, with coal and fuel expenses and installation challenges. It discusses labor, capacity, and the impact on small farms adopting new pasteurization and mixing methods.
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