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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
6
A catalog recounts a horse sale at Swan Marsh featuring Thunder Jewel and other notable sires and mares. It notes racing pedigrees and past performances, including Adelaide and Horsham events, with prices, guarantees, and conditions of sale. The notice invites bids for a variety of horses and outlines terms, delivery, and care provisions.
Ancient racing catalog notes stallions and mares for 4/4 service terms. Mitchell & Fox advertise Colonel Colac shows, with Daisy Picentae and Chimes as featured mares. Young Baricham and Footling are listed as top ponies with past prime wins and future stud prospects.
A Leader article explains that bacteria cause stringy cream after 12 to 34 hours. Contamination can come from dirty milking vessels or stagnant water, cow housing dust, or infected cows. Remedies include sterilizing equipment, brushing udder and flanks before milking, and testing individual cows by separating their milk for a day.
The article outlines practical dairy cow selection criteria focused on milking potential. Key traits include a lean angular frame indicating dairy temperament, a long deep barrel for high feed intake capacity, strong constitution with large heart girth and lung capacity, and an udder of good size that hangs forward and behind with firm fleshiness.
A method for metering liquids uses a large cylindrical can with a false bottom to create a one quart capacity in the bottom chamber. Engaging a side opening and a mouth tube, the liquid fills the top space while the can is lowered to keep the bottom chamber at exactly one quart for controlled pouring.
The text shows a mother with her little boy near a sea scene, the child formulating a simple invitation in broken words. It also references a message about the next mail for Australian Expeditionary Forces in Egypt carried by the Mongolia and a GP.O. chief’s appointment for December 6, obscuring full details.
A historical timetable fragment lists train and coach routes including Birregurra Forrest Birregurra to Forrest service, Geelong to Gheringhap Maroona line details, Cressy to Ballarat changes, Colac to Beech Forest Crowes, and Beech Forest Crowes timings. It notes departures from Birregurra at 6 pm and trains to Forrest, Lorne’s Marsh connections, and various midweek adjustments.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a race or event with a top prize of six guineas and a person named Fis Love. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates a monetary award and competing participant(s).
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