20 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
1
INTERCERSORY HERVICE. Spraber: Quinton. OHRAON in wad and tortag, mem ory of my dear husband and our Sieur father: Joh Stuephs Johan. 'tine departed thiefrom the THLE October, HLT Tie woury hour and day of pain. The cremnellent, work-out frame Nias and wet peat at att Noone brews how much we miss him.
Colac Shire updates record a Monday meeting with reports on roads markets and hospital matters. A special rate discussion, a Legion and Caledonian Society event, and a schedule of local notices and auctions follow amid war era community concerns.
The article notes a cabinet reshuffle in Paris amid a broader war context. It highlights tensions with Germany over attempted prisoner transfers and signals shifts in the French government.
At a Colac meeting the Colac Dairying Co called on butter and cheese factories to urge government inquiry into testing and management, aiming to establish a board to review the system. Members noted occasional complaints but urged evidence before pursuing action.
The Bacon Co operative Supply of Pigs plans to press for Western assistance to boost pig shipments. Orders from Cateraine and Hochester prompt discussions as directors Ruck and M'Kollar visit to view potential connections with the Western markets.
Potatoes rose to 12 on Hato Ath then fell to 12 earlier but recovered to 14 today as truck arrivals dwindled. Farmers rush to sell stock to capitalize on higher prices than October of last year amid a tight market and strong demand.
Melbourne reports Mr Wo Hutchinson states 4000 bags of Victorian wheat sold for late November delivery. Minor notices include Norfolk regalia events and Colac Fire Brigade practice with a brief call for volunteer participation.
The annual meeting of teachers at St Andrews Presbyterian Sabbath School was held Saturday evening with good attendance. Votes were cast for officers including Superintendent JG Johnstone and Assistant Superintendent A M Raly. Receipts and expenditures were reported and donations raised for temperance and parish funds.
Signaller T. Sheyhill from Hankton composes messages to his parents and mentions Mirch OME and Lieut Way Mack. The article recalls wartime letters, travels, and a poem about a returning soldier, noting his relatives and local ties in Colne and Hamion competitions.
A meningitis death occurred today in Melbourne for Seren Miior J. Colton of Droachmeadows. A second death was recorded at Tarra gme involving Mr G. Murphey, with five lambs and a total of twenty lambs reported in the period.
A long wartime tribute recounts a gathering honoring Private Neate of the 141% battalion and fellow soldiers. Andrew Aelius praises troops and the Patriotic League hosts a patriotic address while noting gratitude and remembrance for wartime service.
A garbled OCR passage mentions medical topics and trials with names and places obscured. It references examinations, an event or hospital context, and possible patient or physician roles but lacks coherent facts or clear outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR describes a Toran Aenegue Club event with mentions of Mey to TL Paritharsse Mushy Park Mirregurra and figures Lord Grattan-Axin Chestnut Wily and Lond tration. Details are garbled and dates or outcomes are not discernible.
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