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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various places and names with partial dates and actions. The legible items reference Perth and coast areas, likely noting rallies, meetings, or notices without clear sequence or outcome. The text is incomplete, hindering concrete facts or identities.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a ninth and a meeting, with references to people and places. It reads like garbled notes about a local event or council matter, but lacks clear facts or names to confirm specifics.
Readable fragments describe Lake Colac Rowing Club at a regatta with boats on the water while spectators and oarsmen gather. Details are sparse but indicate a racing event or practice session with attendees at a park setting.
Melbourne reports the Caulfield meeting opening the Victorian Amateur Turf season with several stakes events and notable horses including Caulfield Stakes contenders. Entries mention Kwanind, Sharpehooter, and Tugorand Steplesite among others, with race results showing finishes and placements across the day.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local notice section mentioning Mr Bela Barongaroby and Basale Morrow of Ellis with a death or arrest reference. It also references Mrs Date and a 70th birthday event, plus a weekly gathering at a university site on Tuesday evening.
A sequence of obituaries and sympathy notes details expressions of regret for Corirooke residents Mio M and others. Local gatherings and auctions follow, with mention of a school teacher and community figures, reflecting a period of mourning and public notices.
In state political circles a House headcount shows 0 seats for the referendum bill and the Speaker Sir Frank Madden supports the bill while others doubt his casting vote. Experienced members think Madden may be bound to oppose or record the parliamentary referendum against the bill.
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