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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1915
Page
6
The article lists daily recruitment targets of 60 for Victoria and height requirements of 1 inch and 45 years age. It details separation allowances for married members and dependents, plus pensions for widows on death or disability. Also includes horse sale terms for a dark chestnut mare by Lord Clarendas. For further details contact H. Scupin, Corarooke.
A Pacific Dairy View discusses the imperative of regular milking schedules to maximize milk yield and udder health. It warns against unequal intervals, notes seasonal time changes, and stresses calm, clean, and comfortable milking conditions for both cows and workers.
Royal Arthur is described as a bright bay five years old with strong bone and high quality. The mare lists extensive bloodlines including Royal Albert and Botany Bay with imported sires, full pedigree details, and a claim of champion status. The notice notes season standing at Sean Maret and references a long breeding and sale index with conditions for mares leaving the district and payment terms.
An oral correspondent reports on Swiss dairy farming noting vast grasslands and dairy yields far above Britain. It highlights cow numbers, milk production figures, and exports to the United States while contrasting with British cattle.
Al The Dure bred Crydentals Stailioe Tweedside Chief, approved for mares, with cram s4/4. Both heroes hold Government Life Cert for soundness. Mares use free next season. Swan Mart.
Cathedral Chimes is described as a champion trotting mare with notable titles and earnings including Richmond £100 and Horchow Handicap placements. The piece notes her beauty, size, temper, and strong conformation, with terms of sale and payment options for mares.
The report notes Young Brigham II and progeny taking top prizes at local fairs. Details describe entries linked to Colac, government medal honors at Moree Parade, and notable ties to show rings, with archival phrasing indicating 1014 and regional showcases.
The article lists the pony stallion Footline at 14.1 hands with gait and lineage notes across several sires. It records race results including a 4 furlongs event at Myong, a 5 furlongs Ascot purse, and other handicaps with times and placements. Further particulars are directed to John Calvert at Weqeiay.
A fragmented note outlines Scotland Bloenwis and Sire Scotland's Fashion with 12000 CSD, plus Vel NAVI page 134. It traces dams Botany Bay Fite Lyon imp and Crawford's Land Clyde imp, noting Cent Speplend's Bloom as a noted descendant. The text praises appearance and conformation and invites further details from the owner.
Property notices show multiple Butler Street and nearby listings including Well-pailt b-Room House with water, copper and bath on 266 feet depth priced 1600 Well-Gull b-bhooty College four feet and baths priced 2500 t-Hoomi Cottage Meoure Street with acre land and fire sale price 550 Well-built Koom Cottage 44 by 244 feet Campbell Street near Kellway Silulion with various outbuildings price 1544 Wravesend Street and MuiDel Sutton Brest areas also listed for sale with stables and outbuildings sale series 1476
Thomas Joyce auctioneers advertise 6 room houses in Ras Stanley Pollock and Dennis Streets and a New 4 room dwelling in Thomas Street with weekly rents. Listings include 160 acres at Yeo with permanent water for dairy, ½ acre at Colac East, and deposits ranging from £5 to £60. Also a coal meeting tonight and a land regatta announced.
The article discusses whether soil analysis reliably guides malarial treatment and fertiliser choice. It notes wide soil element ranges, crop variability, and limits of chemists in predicting usable plant food, summarizing Hall’s view on when analyses help or fail.
A LIVERPOOL hospital recounts a missed ten inch tube of radium worth £1000 dropped from a patient’s bandage. The dust cart carried the ruined debris until a radelsis detect is made by Professor Wilberforce using an electroscope. The tube is recovered in the twelfth bucket and secured in a safe. A second item notes robins nesting in an old boat in Tolworth near Kingston England.
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