Colac Market Report Details Strong Cattle and Sheep Demand
Large turnout and strong competition marked Colac markets on Thursday. Cattle prices rose with prime beef and store stock proving scarce while sheep and dairy cattle commanded higher bids. fruit vegetables and other goods saw steady demand amid a broad range of lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twee Nae
Rox
Colac West
Joe Harber
Gey
Carliste
Hulle
Tes. D. Rhodes Wangerrip
Murhare
Wangerrip
Birresurra
Cromer
iLarpont
Winehelera
Crewe
Waneertmp
Hill
Laverne
Frelay
Mt Cressy
Meyers
Chelle Brand
TH. Bassett
Heney
Bowen
Elem
Melbourne Produce Market Report Summary
Market notes from Melbourne show rain impacting feeders and easing supplies. Prices edge for potatoes and onions with firmer demand. fresh country arrivals help but overall turnover remains light amid Easter trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Sippeland
Northern Carates Selling Co Ltd
Therdotnet
Mel Hart
Berar
Gromn
Bean
Cape
Andrew's Presbyterian Sabbath School Special Services in Golac
Special services at Andrew's Presbyterian Sabbath School Golac including 7 pm collections and sabbath school sharing. Sunday May 23 features children and adult programs at 11 am and 7 pm with Rev Mor ton Ho Williams and others. Victoria Hall May 2 lists preacher Rev J P McCarthy with collection for local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flaan
Subjert
Deputation Pleads for Wyelang Bridge Grant
A deputation led by Johnstone MLA lobbied Minister for a 180 grant to build a bridge over the Air River at Wirelungia. The minister promised careful consideration when the next financial year is set in July. The letter from Major Ofori and other correspondents amid community pleas outlines local hardship and drought impacts on dairies and roads. The note also records a wedding at St John’s in Winehelwa and obituaries notices, including George Hichmond of Barmah Plains.
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Dretie
Otelge Shellie Ee Vuittie
Wirelungia
Jg, Johnstone
MLA
Inc
Meredith
Baker
Mockerill
Wyelang
Wednesiae
Aeue
Argus
Albert Minko
Trades Mall
Victoria
Arth
Ketel
Lerda
Bern
St John’ Keman Catholic Church
Winehelwa
George James Hichemond
Ohio
James Michmond
Kathleen Murphy
Joseph Murphy
Maude Hichmond
Molly Murphy
Clifford Kheheoond
Jack Murphy
Creek Reserve Improvements and Proposed Works
A fragment discusses pro per supervision along the creek reserve and potential schemes to improve the foreshore. It mentions possible transfer to Mote and duties for council as plans reference road works and quarrying on ridings. Notes limited to seasonal weather for efficient execution.
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Jaetedithen
Comneil
AW S L Monthly Meeting and Village Notices
The AW S L held a meeting at Fire Brigade Hall with Mrs T W Johnstone presiding. Sympathy was sent to members and relatives. progress noted on cattle nuisance and an Empire Church service announced at Victoria Hall with funds raised. A Heene ladies meeting adopted the Helen Hutton scheme and appointed officers.
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Aw.s.l
Mra. T. W. Johnstone
Mire J. Dee
Mutch Kympathy
T. W. Hancock
Mire Peretiet
Mra Moore
J. Gaylard
Empire Shelbod
Heene
Mre Gray
Mm J G Johnsons
Mins
MM Dowling
Mire J) Morrison) Wise
Mre. Tray
Mra
J. M'Lean
Mire ¢ Drecke
Hom
Mere Angwir
Australian Major General Bridges Dies of War Wounds
Melbourne reports Major General Bridges of the Australian Forces has died from wounds received at the Dardanelles. Also in Melbourne, word says the Australian submarine was sunk by the Turks and its crew captured, with the vessel having steamed 20,000 miles, a record for a submarine voyage.
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Melbourne
Thurrsdoy
Bridges
Senate
Admiralty
Gallipolli Fighting Through May Advances Reported
Reuters reports from London that Allied forces at the Dardanelles made steady daily progress to May. General Cox's brigade repulsed a May 22 attack with heavy Turkish losses and Gurkhas advanced half a mile the following day. British howitzers and aeroplane directed fire struck Turkish positions, demolishing trenches and targeting heavy Turkish howitzers.
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London
Dardanelles
Cox
Gise Pean
Australian Defeats Turkish Opponent in Tight Duel
In a noted bout, the Australian fighter gains the upper hand against the Turkish opponent. The contest ends with the Turk hurt and unable to continue, leaving the Australian in control as both men endure a hard fought exchange.
The Casualties From Victorian War Report
The veteran roll lists casualties by battalion and region detailing killed wounded and pneumonia cases. Names include Private A Weed East Trunk and Private J Athinaga with multiple units listed across Victoria and nearby towns.
Nineteenth List of Casualties Published Tonight
The list records one officer killed and two wounded, with 238 wounded and multiple fallen, naming numerous privates and noncommissioned officers by surname and location across Australia. Officers Lieut Welfenden and others are listed among the dead or wounded, alongside many soldiers from Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Portland, and surrounding districts.
Australian battalion rosters list service personnel by district
The page enumerates soldiers by battalion and home suburb including South Melbourne Northcote Kew Moonee Ponds Kensington Carlton Egan Whotuwn Bendigo Seymour Bendigo Kyneton Stawell Coburg Warrrackna Beaconsfield etc. It names sergeants corporals privates and a sergeant major among many districts showing the wartime muster.
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T. E. Cunningham
South Melbourne
H. Charge
Northcote
G. H. Naylor
Kew
J. W. M'Jurkin
Moonee Ponds
A. Breskell
Kensington
H. 8
Peckham
Carlton
Mth
W. Menadue
Eganwtowrn
W. Friest
Footscray
Rog. Duncan
Lome Gully
A. &. Hempel
Malvern
Lance-Corp
W. T. Jones
Seymour
C. G. Kingsley
Bendigo
J. H. Powley
Boweya
Et. H. Bracy
Warragul
KE. Lisson
Katamatite
Noah) Gosden
Cos- Uemaine
H. ('. Giles
W. Hoder
H. J. Dunstan
Coburg
A. P. Ewins
Warrecknaibees
J. J. Fleming
Wangeratta
A. E Forster
South Meteon
B. Johnson
Avoca
W. J King
Telford
W. J. Lewis
Penshurst
T. G. Leeke
Ararat
J. Logan
Canterbury
Fo. Newsome
Mandenong
F. B. Pollock
Tallarat
A E. Sheldrick
J Tuohul
Toteure Beret
J. Wallis
Geelone
HO A. Bree
Inileworl
W. J. Welsh
F S M'Reath
Surrey Hill
Perrick
Benalla
J. O'Neill
Dardanelles Wounds Claim Local Private Victims
Local notes recount several Colac and district men wounded or killed in the Dardanelles campaign. Private Robert Douglas Sy, 33, born in County Clare, Ireland, long in Australia, married to Mr Marriner’s elder daughter, served in the Contingent. Private Noel Wilfred Magg, of Colan, wounded at the front, son of Mr and Mrs Attar, Manifold Street. Private Raynor, from Mercy Sisters, a prominent Society member, and Private Albert Sheldrick of Colac, both serving Victorian forces. Private ML Perrotter of North Portarlington died of wounds. Details cover enlistment, unit notes, and local ties.
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Robert Douglas Sy
Colac
Dardanelles
County Clare
Ireland
Ogi
Noel Wilfred Magg
Lurdons
Colan
Mm Ti
Manifold-street
Coro
Vate Raynor
Sisters of Mercy
Hos
Albert Bo Sheletry
On A. Sheldrick
Perrotter
North Pitarer
Mire Tek
Cole Hewawee
Miter Drive
Hov
Baramates
Elie
Winnibeor
Pilet
War News Fragmentary Dispatches From Fronts
Fragmentary OCR text references Votteradt Yawnie Meee Vistula and enemy positions. Mentions allied lines, Czech and Lithuania context unclear. Contains garbled phrases about operations, programs, and a possible reference to Vilnius and Bielarus.
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Votteradt
Coffietin
Carmen Enti
Heyne
Bieber
Untitled OCR Fragment About The Meter Event
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a meter event or activity with multiple garbled words. It references people or places like Meamier and Atami and includes dates or measures that are unreadable. No coherent facts or outcomes are identifiable from the text.
An unclear fragmentary item about a tour and meeting dates
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a tour and meetings with references to Washington and the United States. The text is incomplete and readable elements are insufficient to determine exact events, dates, or names.
Fragmentary sports notices from a distant cricket page
The readable lines mention teams and players in fragmented form, with odd spellings. It references Casterton Coy on Wits and Camperdown, plus scattered names like Se Vodshi and Poret. The rest remains garbled with unclear events or outcomes.
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Casterton Coy
Wits
Camperdown
Cellent
Melbourne Market Prices and Butter Cheese Barge Note
A fragmented market notice from Melbourne describes price hints for butter and cheese products and a reference to a prime barge. The text includes stray geographic markers and partial product terms, reflecting a disrupted OCR record of a local goods listing.
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Melbourne
Kingtreet
Local Advert Map Fragments From Bilson’s Shop
Fragmented OCR reads like a shop notice for Bilson’s offering cheaper items and a children’s event. Mentions Chips, Belgian Hellet, Nalangi Vienne, Chaft Brane Molasses, Horse Rage, and Great Peppermint for a Children’s Mucking Night.
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W. Toleman
Vienne
Bilson
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15Th Battalion, South Gippeland
T Burke
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J. HW. Phelps
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Leongatha
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