Melbourne market notes report mixed demand and cattle prices
The Age describes import markets in Melbourne with fair turnout and strong demand for grain and bread substitutes. Fat cattle and sheep show variable prices, with some premiums for prime stock, while trade in hides and skins continues but with cautious buyer activity. Local uplifts include Barcaldine and Ballarat figures, signaling a busy but uneven market landscape.
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Mesis
Berkrasn
Mimler
Pyke
Dr. Whyte
Colac Electors Debate Mr Connor's Conduct and Gardens
A Colac Herald report from May 27 1876 discusses electors’ views on Mr J H Connor’s political conduct. It urges Trustees to raise funds to secure gardens and seeks Shire Council takeover with Land and Works Board. Also notes a meeting turn and Mr Connor’s attendance, plus notices on accounts collection and a death in Tarnalla Colas.
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Charles Buchanan
Feily
Bir
Connor
Debated Colac Public Gardens Handover Offer
At the Shire Council meeting Trustees proposed transferring control of the Colac Public Gardens to the Council with liabilities. The Council declined, hoping debt clearance first, while critics urge shared funding and note £120 debt, unpaid gardener wages, and risks of trustees resigning. The editorial advocates joint management to revive the gardens and attract visitors.
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Shire Council
Colac Public Gardens
Philadelphia
Board of Land and Works
Colac
Contested Meeting Reports Prompts Local Debate
In Colac district residents dispute a Hampden Guardian telegram over Mr. Connor’s meeting results. Aiming to correct the record, Colac Times faces criticism while urging attendance at the Oddfellows Hall gathering on Saturday night. The issue touches local politics, press fairness, and upcoming public discussion.
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Colac Times
Deelong
Éfempden Guardian
19Th Instant
Connor
Colee Timer
Hampden Guardian
Oddfellows’ Hall
Geelong
George Lesa
Hills
Tamalla
Colac
Foster
M. Anthony
England
Wagg
Church of England
la Last
Oddfellows
Paralysia
Soone
Daley Wes
Impudence Triumphs In Adelaide Races Amid Moderate Crowd
Race day in Mrunovise reports Impudence winning the big event over Emulation who placed third. Pride of the Hills and other stakes race results show times of 1 min 443 secs for the main sweepstakes and 3 min 7 sec for the two mile cup, with a disqualification for Wain Hope after a post infringement.
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Evecraiy Teena
Mrunovise
Aly
Impudence
Aaron
Shakespeare
Lamentable fatal accident and multiple local incidents
The latest telegrams report the death of William Allen at 18 years old after a duck hunting accident in Leura Swamp. An inquest is planned. Other items include an inquest finding manslaughter under provocation for William Conlon, railway workers. ongoing Customs v Stevenson. Trevorrow's first fifty lashes. a Licensed Victuallers Association annual meeting electing G D Carter as President. Fires destroy Harper’s Oriental Mills and Shaw’s warehouse, with Saunders and Lazarus building also damaged. The railway to Stawell opened with large crowds. Echuca reports a boy crossing the river on a rope like Blondin. a Deniliquin line collision damages track equipment.
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Thornlay
Pam
William Allen
James Allen
Camperdiwn Chronicle
Leura
Customs v
Flinders Street
Messrs. Shaw
Harper's
Messrs
Saunders
Carlton
Stawell
John Cools
Echuca
Freeman
Blondin
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