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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1913
Page
2
Market report lists cabbages 2/6 to 3/6 per dozen, carrots 9d to 1d, parsnips 2d to 2 3d, Swedes 1/6, red beet 1 to 1/-, potatoes 3/6 per bag, onions 2/ to 2/6, rhubarb 1 to 1/3, apples 1/3 to 4/3 per case, pears 2/6 to 4/, grapes 4/ to 6/, pineapples 6/ per dose.
Fragmentary catalog note shows footwear terms like waterproof boots and box call items. Mentions usual price and sale price but lacks complete details or sale terms.
Readable line announces a sale at Strong's Shoe Store highlighted by a racing meeting event on Saturday 6 March in the local area. The notice encourages shoppers to attend the sale event with promotional phrases.
Sporting programme for J Rrewillipe Athletic Club includes handicaps and events at Anson's Paddock with details on hurdles pony races and choppings. It lists race names, distances, weights, entry fees, prizes, and steward decisions for the Twenty Sixth Annual Sports held on Saturday April 5 under President J Baker with multiple handicap and amateur events.
A distorted report notes a rider named Taylor of Warrn amid a thin leg issue that threatens his season and career as he chases a prize fee of 33.
Colac hosts a hospital carnival at Show Grounds with a grand procession and many judging prizes. Events include decorated vehicles bicycles cadets horse and rider races and novelty contests with first prizes up to £22 and a grand tug of war. entries close March 15 and a grand concert is planned for the evening.
The Irregular Turf Club lists a full programme including Maiden Hack, Pony, and Handicap races with distances from 4 to 14 furlongs. Nominations close March 12 with entries via Secretary Birregurra, and officials note weight penalties, betting deposits, and a starting gate for all races.
A large crowd welcomed Colac cadets home after a Warrnambool contest where the N Company led with 684 points, Warrnambool G63, and other teams from Camperdown and Stainsbury. Local officials lauded the cadets for defending the Commonwealth, while celebratory ceremonies at the Colac railway station and Town Hall honored the officers and recruits.
Paris dispatch reports The Humanite alleging Franchet d Esperey ordered a surgeon to remove wounded soldiers from care or abandon them to Alpine Chasseurs during Morocco operations. All wounded were reportedly killed by Moors after abandonment. Lyautey allegedly suspended d Esperey for thirty days while Etienne denies any abandonment.
Reuters reports London Friday night that the Imperial Parliament was prorogued. A private bill to extend the vote to women over 25 who are occupiers of horses or wives of occupiers is to be introduced next session. The measure would enfranchise about six million women.
A suffragette connected to a garden fire case in Abo owes arrest was tried and found guilty. She received a sentence of eighteen months in prison and was ordered to perform a period of good behavior with two years of probation.
Ottawa reports the Empire Defence bill faces a stalled House session with the Canadian license committee still seated. Debates over the measure continue as lawmakers weigh gradual approval and potential revisions amid ongoing Saturday sessions.
Reports from Berlin indicate the German army contribution could rise from a fortune tax revenue, with observers blaming Turkish and Balkan instability, Austrian frontier exposure, and Italy’s North African difficulties for reductions and strain on military funding. The piece cites Fran Bertha Bray, Krapp's proprietor, as a key but unnamed figure in the tax impact.
The Elli minyt Progress Association met Saturday evening with president E N Thomas presiding. They discussed dead beasts burial in the abattoire paddock, cutting down the race course hill, and water reserve at Elliminyt West. Delegates will attend the next meeting on April 12, and a proposal to improve local facilities was debated. The Tennis Machine place opened with over 30 members, and afternoon tea was provided. A meeting in the Botanical Gardens on Wednesday was planned to report committee work.
Accounts detail J M Sexton alleging deception by a speaker at a public meeting. The critic pressed for source data on large banking debt claims tied to Commonwealth Acts and warned such schemes threaten Australia. He challenges publication of the figures and accuses the speaker of fabricating or withholding data.
A letter from A N M'Kissock laments unpaid shire rates and perceived neglect by council. He urges ratepayers to demand timely due payments and criticizes street maintenance, bicycle lamp enforcement, and local spending, ending with a plug for a Labor event in Venetia Hall.
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