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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
2
At Newmarket yards buyers attended in strong numbers. Sheep and lamb prices rose 1d to 6d per head with crossbreds reaching 32s, merino wethers 34s, ewes 15s, and lambs up to 21s. Geelong market shows brisk demand and steady late rates for fat stock and store cattle.
A fragmented ad notes a remedy for chilblains and general care. Mentions iron, wine ingredients, and a tonic product sold in bottles. Reference to a growth or spot remedy and cautions about strong effects.
A garbled passage discusses a tight cough and irritated membrane causing trouble with breathing. The text implies recurring coughing episodes may signal worsening condition and potential future complications.
An advertisement extols reliable tailoring and customer satisfaction. It touts quality cloths, up-to-date goods, and a magnificent range of new winter fabrics. Patterns and self-measure forms are available on request.
Private sale invites tenders for choice dairying land in the Hunter Rover district of New South Wales. Areas available tailor to purchaser needs.
Longstanding district connection enables stock of clocks and watches suited to humidity and climate. Offers Dinin Nedroom Kitchen Hall Workshop tables in various sizes and prices. watches for all pockets including Sporting and Ladies watches in gold silver or metal. Pearsons guaranteed Gon Metal Watch at 30/ in high value. For Jewellery and Electro sale visit Pearson first.
Colac public notices report L Quinton announcing Western Coach Works on Gellibeand Street has taken over a local business, promising fair charges and honest work. The firm plans to operate with branches and to fulfill vehicle orders across many descriptions.
A Geelong Times report argues Australia must raise tariff protection as imported timber and cheap overseas labor threaten local industry. The piece cites factory closures, wage pressures, and the broader push for tariffs to protect workers and national manufacturing against cheaper rivals.
The tenth serial convention of the Chamber of Agriculture will be held at Warrnambool on July 2 and 4 with secretary Hooty Schwieger reporting full preparations. Delegates numbers rise to 500–600 from 112 affiliated societies as rain and monsoon activity affect Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland crops. Special trains operate from Melbourne to Colac, Geelong, Camperdown, and a Governor and ministers attend the opening.
English and Australian teams clash in the third triangular test of the season amid hot showers and rain interruptions. Attendance reaches about sixteen thousand as John Wood avoids the downpour but later suffers. England's innings and scores are reported alongside summaries of South Africa versus Scotland in Glasgow and a Niagara River disaster with multiple lives lost.
Reports from London describe suffragists at the Albert Hall meeting displaying strong forceful protests. Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Pankhurst Lawrence were among leaders, with others implicated in forcible acts and hunger strikes revealing ongoing militant tactics. Home Secretary My M Kina notes 46 women and one man among those detained for suffragist disturbances.
The death is announced today of Field Marshal Sir George White defender of Ladysmith in the Boer War. He had been ill for some time and passed away in London on Monday night. He was in his eighty sixth year.
In the House of Commons Chancellor Loyd George announced a surplus disposition of 6.5 million pounds. He stated funds would be allocated to elementary education in East Africa and to reduce the National Potato import costs while supporting British currency and expenditures.
The London Transport Council, chaired by Sir George Ask, opened a public inquiry into the current labor dispute. About two thousanddock workers who had returned to work last week stayed out after a Hyson Park meeting led by Harry Gosling warned of renewed strikes if reductions persisted.
The White Star line acted decisively amid a stowaway issue on the Teutonic. Twenty three stowaways were found aboard and returned to Liverpool where they were handed to the guiline and placed under ATTES.
The Rev. J Hoban of Australia spoke to farmers at Penzance Market on Victoria's offer to Cornwall. He highlighted Victoria as a garden state with strong ties to England, praised irrigation schemes, and cited profits from irrigated farms, dairying, and fruit growing alongside favorable land sale terms to attract settlers.
Mr William Gurr, former member of the Geelong Legislative Assembly, died suddenly at a local railway station after entering a carriage for a train. He was 64, had Bright's disease and heart trouble, and had been warned against overexertion. He served as Minister for Education and Postmaster-General. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.
The record lists inter-society debates with dates and matchups. Teams must select ballots, appoint umpires, and notify opponents three weeks before the final debate date, with a week to reply. Violations mean loss. Debates span July to November with topics on taxation, state powers, elective ministries, unemployment insurance, wages, jury systems, universal military service, bachelor tax, white Australia, and youth leisure.
The Tamworth pig, praised by H W Potts and NSW Hawkesbury College, is valued for lean meat, bacon quality, and good mothering. It matures slower but yields high quality fat and offal, with strong digestion and reliable milk. Sows are easily managed, with litters averaging four to five, and pigs show robust growth and thrift. Proverbial lines close the piece.
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