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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 31, 1915
Page
7
Melbourne records a Saturday report detailing inquiries about wounded individuals and casualty tallies. The document lists multiple locations and names, noting various statuses and lines of inquiry across Geelong Ararat Melbourne and surrounding towns.
The readable OCR fragment lists numerous towns and personal names such as Malvern, Dandenong, Maryborough, Hepburn, Newport, and Windermere alongside a set of scattered identifiers. It reads as an index or roster rather than a full narrative.
The article reports a public appeal and funds for the public library and related wartime relief. It references a balance sheet from a recent committee meeting and notes a governance discussion about improvements and accountability.
A unclear listing describes a relief fund tied to a Mechelle event and a sale of notable items with multiple donors and participants named in a dense archival pedigree. The notice cites Ginger Ob and the Seociety figures, naming several local residents and trustees involved in the fundraising drive.
A historical notice records donors and amounts for the Belician Relief Fund. The lengthy ledger lists many individuals with monthly or irregular contributions, including names such as Mount Huneon, Viren Bhattpeey Teaneepree, George Houl, Meredith, Koplow Cohie Thdire, and Annie Read, among others. The document cites numerous May and April installments, with totals and per-person contributions across a broad community fundraising effort.
Debates reveal ruinous meat prices, stagnant rents, and stock in cold storage. MPs press ministers on shortages and high market costs, with calls to curb profiteering and increase animal supplies for the army.
Early Saturday morning a plate glass window at Edward G. Brott's jewellery shop on Moorabee Street was broken and 164 wore at stolen. A newspaper runner who heard the crash saw a man running away from the window.
The London market reports cold Australian apples imported by RO Orentes and Blue Funnel Telamon with variable quality. Western Australian fruit shows strong demand prices from 25 to 13s per case for various sorts. New York pears fetch 10s 6d to 11s, Bourlets and Victor pears sold at multiple tray prices, while winter pears move at higher prices.
A damaged Atlantic liner named Uharmporme was hit near St Nazaire at the mouth of the Loire. Ten passengers aboard VeVvard were injured as the ship faced a harrowing incident on the coast.
An extensive mobile hospital coach unit features private rooms, nurses lounges, a chief medical officer's office, kitchens, and fully equipped surgery facilities. The design includes four extra coaches for upright patients, steam seating, and separate wards with water and service tanks. A pompous peer in a motorcar voices a courtship quip as a girl seeks a suitable husband.
In the league matches, South Melbourne defeated Kasen dam 6.16 to 8.7, Carton beat Geelong 4.12 to 5.10, Melbourne 19.11 defeated 1. Kilda, Fitzroy beat Richmond 7.12, and Melbourne 10.10 won against Prob ran. Tod etna 5 5 beat Basendon 4p, Grighton 11 108 beat Hawthorn 10.9, Sinnewick 9.01 beat Willian own 8 e, North Melasiinae 6th defeated North tote 542.
Multiple sales announced by Scwoop VAG Dalgety & Co and partners including farms and livestock. Public auctions list cattle horses pigs sheep goods with dates, locations, and entries invited, featuring dairy cattle beef cattle and farm implements.
The page lists several race events and results for Melioirne on Saturday. Notable entries include the Pollownethinn Handicap with Glenfinnan Kolberth Menthe and 15 to 1 odds, the Welter Handicap won by Winthorpe Mise Metten, and subsequent steeplechase and hurdle entries with various horses and odds.
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