Fragmented OCR Note on Local Event
Reading appears garbled with multiple misspellings and names unreadable. The snippet hints at a regional event or notice but lacks clear persons dates places organizations or outcomes to summarize reliably.
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
5
Reading appears garbled with multiple misspellings and names unreadable. The snippet hints at a regional event or notice but lacks clear persons dates places organizations or outcomes to summarize reliably.
A Monday sale attracted many buyers with 751 pigs offered including 457 fat pigs. Strong demand lifted most lots though some pens were poorly prepared. Prices ranged with top bidders paying for light and heavy stock, while porker rates led the forward stores trade. Next sale set for Monday 29th May with entries encouraged.
At a Colac Shire outer meeting the council proposed to remove and enforce thistle removal from operation of the Thistle Act amid fears of depreciation in land value from invasive weeds. Cr Baker described Mount Rouse memories of seven foot thistles and warned Crown lands and large areas were hard to clean. The motion to protest the Municipal Association’s actions and renew the act was carried. Also noted is an advertisement for Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
An extensive auction listing from Algety & Co Limited and Johnstone & Co details cattle horses sheep and pigs to be sold at various yards including Derinallum Colac and Woori Yarram with dates in May and June. The notices invite entries and describe numerous stock types including fat cows bulls store cows calves springing heifers and crossbred ewes plus horses and sundries.
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