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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1912
Page
2
Dated notes from Geelong and Melbourne sections cover ship and animal health inspections, including certificates of freedom from disease for consignments. It reports rail fare tickets, a court case over a three month validity ticket, and local parish meetings with plans for school expansion and social events.
Reuters reports a sudden collision off Howth Foreland near Dover during maneuvers involving eleven submarines and the Hamburg-Amerika liner Amerika. Fifteen sailors perished. Lieutenant Pollerne survived after a three quarter hour swim, recounting the collision and the sinking of Submarine BY while Captain Percy O'Brien drowned.
Details from Westport Connecticut recall an express wreck yesterday as the engine failed to take a curve and overturned. The boiler exploded and several coaches burned with eight dead including five women, while others escaped severe harm.
A locomotive boiler exploded on a fright train hauling cars in Reno Nevada today. The engine driver and fireman were killed and sixteen cars piled in a heap after the blast.
A masked man and woman attacked a wealthy widow’s maid in Charlottenburg, manacling the servant before entering the widow’s flat and stealing her belongings. Police investigated the sensational late night robbery in Berlin.
A fatal incident occurred during a London leg of the Wild Australian show as performers fell ill from fumes aboard the touring production. Emergency crews responded as team members were treated for exposure, with reports describing a deadly outcome and investigations underway.
The session quickens as ministers press major legislation amid clashes over the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society crisis. debate centers on a fresh Board of Directors, possible government resignation, and a planned investigation under the Companies Act. A compromise avoids further obstruction and signals a smoother path forward. The Henley on the Yarra regatta plans, with decorative houseboats and special trains, conclude the update.
The Colac Yacht Club held its annual meeting in Norwich Chambers with a large attendance. Officers were elected including President W L Watson and Commodore Fred Moyer, and plans for improving club facilities and lake Fochtomen governance were discussed.
Fragmentary notes claim a Serbian priest was killed during a nationalist incident as Allied destroyers outline orders to Greece. The report mentions an Albanian assassination amid rising tensions, with references to patriots and sensational circumstances.
The Rev H M Gowans of MLeoven Memorial Presbyterian Church was lauded at a farewell social held at the Mechanics Institute on Tuesday evening. Attended by a wide cross section, with speeches from Dr Joby M'Lennan and others, and musical items by Miss Farquharson and Mr Moodie. The event closed with Auld Lang Syne.
The community gathered at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Marion to honor Mr Corboy for forty years of service as church trustee. Presentations by Mr KE and others followed a tea and service, with teachers and altar society members gifting a brooch. Mr Corboy expressed gratitude and asked acceptance of the will. A separate event highlighted a Young Men’s Club function and a hospital fundraiser piano dress sale planned for Nalangil.
Weather report for September notes rainfall totals 3.43 inches, heavy rain on the 14th and 15th, strong gales, and high river levels. Soils and water supplies improve, crops show peaches plums and pears flowering, stock look good, with a promising harvest season ahead.
Melbourne hosted the annual Dunlop gold cup bicycle road race with excitement despite dull weather and occasional showers. Promoters aimed for a strong field as riders prepared at Winchelsea for the start and finish in the city.
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