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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
2
A fragmented clipping notes wire netting Pollard Seed Oats Ammunition and related items. The readable text mentions savings and acquisition terms linked to materials and supplies. Further context is unclear due to damaged OCR.
W Stephens promotes a new pricing gimmick at Busy Enterprise House with “Safety Matches Day” last Saturday boosting sales. Each upcoming Saturday features a single item deeply discounted, starting with bacon 6d per lb and oatmeal 9d per bag, encouraging customers to visit at 8 am.
Colac reports record rainfall at the post offices this month while Terang Butter and Cheese Factory Co Ltd details its yearly production and financials. Local meetings discuss artificial manures and grazing association reps. political commentary critiques Deakin era Liberal coalition, noting party realignments and electoral implications.
Part two of the Victorian Year Book 1908 40 issued by Government Statist A M Laughton outlines finance and public debts. Tables show income by community groups with merchants and graziers among top tax payers. 1908 exemptions cut tax burden by £6285. State area 76 245 700 acres. land tax area tasqo20 eres about one eighth of the whole. Land tax yields about £44 000 annually, valuation representing under per cent of estate capital. Education expansion adds £67 707 over 1065 with buildings £445 568. Revenue exceeds last year by over six per cent totaling over twelve million sterling. ordinary expenditure up £612 868. Public debt at end of year ~£65 595 620 after redemption funds. over £1,000,000 spent on perpetual works. Total indebtedness June 1108 £68 489 077 or 254 3 5 per head, Victoria lowest debt per head among Australian States. Tax per head £4 4 7. licence grants to victuallers 79 vs 655 in 1907.
A reader letter discusses the unearned increment in land value, citing London New York City and California tax assessments. It argues land should be taxed like houses, estimates London and seven great estates produce large annual increments, and questions the permanence of current landholding power.
A critical editorial laments Mr Deakin's missed appointment, alleging loss of prestige and public confidence. It accuses Conservatives and Liberals, Protectionists and Free traders, of colluding for office, labeling the Liberal party as sold to the Conservatives, while predicting eventual Liberal revival and punishment for betrayed representatives.
Gerald Davies of Beeac plans a Colac visit if pupil numbers warrant lessons in piano and singing. James Wray of Colac suffers a tooth loss injury from a wire strainer incident. The Ave Marine H.A.C.O. 8 lodge held a quarterly communion in regalia with a sizable turnout and plans for future breakfast meetings. Mr Morrigan Wilk to fix a Colac plant sale date. An Auckland address reports Dairy Commissioner C Cuddie on superior milking conditions in Denmark and NZ’s dairy factory equipment improving, with pasteurisation and cleanliness emphasized.
The Caledonian Society of Golag Galedonian holds an annual meeting in Norwich Ulum on the Saturday afternoon. The year’s report lauds activities, notes lower attendance due to bad weather, and records a balanced financial position with subscriptions and various expenditures. The resignation of Mr W J Oliver is accepted and he becomes honorary life member. A ballot date error is corrected to Friday 25th inst.
Reuters reports King Edward will host Russian Council of the Empire members and Duce visitors in Britain. Sir Robert Stout advised local option reviews to educate public opinion, while Stout lunched at the House of Commons and urged a three year review.
Reuters dispatch from London reports that guards around the Czar’s yacht Standart during a Baltic patrol triggered further Russian nerves. An attack near Bjorko 44 miles from Helsingfors hit the British steamer Woodburn, wounding a fireman, causing hull damage, while five shells followed a torpedo boat strike.
In Melbourne a sale of Oliveden Estate was rejected by the State due to high upkeep costs after consultation with the Governor, Sir Thomas Gibson-Crozier. Ronald v Harper suit notes dissatisfaction with jury verdict. application filed for a new trial arguing misdirections and improper evidence. The jury found for the defendant on all issues, with grounds for a new trial cited.
Readers respond amid slander and political tension. A dying Premier’s letter to the Labour party is reprinted, urging courage and unity for the cause, while a second letter questions wealth inequality and farm holdings, criticizing responses to landowner influence and press pressures.
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