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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
1
A long readable fragment outlines prizes and events at a prospect fair with bicycle road race trophies, district handicaps, trotting races, pony events, and a potato race on horseback. It lists officers, judges, timekeepers, and entry details, noting prizes in pounds and shillings along with various eligibility rules for participants.
A detailed program for a Saturday race day lists seven events including a Trial Handicap of 10 sovs for horses never having worn 10 sovs, a Handicap Hurdle around two miles, the Disre Cup over about one mile quarter, a Pony Race for ponies under 14.1 hands, a Welter Handicap, a District Handicap Trot over one and a half miles, and a Hack Race for horses never having won cash or trophies valued £5 or more. Entries close Wednesday Ath March with acceptance at scale and post entries noted.
The item lists various notices from Melbourne including farm land details in the Lulee district, descriptions of rich black soil for potatoes rye grass and clover, opportunities for homestead sites, and prices around £2 per year. It mentions D L Dowdell branch manager and local agent W B Edgar Colac with references to port applications and circulars.
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