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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
2
At the Melbourne sheep market on Tuesday fat cattle and sheep prices eased slightly, with cows down 10 to 15 per head and bullocks softer. Fat lambs sold around 15 shillings, while crossbred wethers and ewes fetched mixed gains and declines, sewing a steady but cautious trading tone across stock categories.
Arts and Industrial Exhibition to be held in the new and commodious public hall at Berac on Wednesday and Thursday October 12 and 13. Afternoon and evening sessions. Admission sixpence for children sixpence.
The notice lists events including underhand log chopping, novice underhand, and trading handicaps with prize money and nominations. It advertises a grand ball at night with music by Miss Yabini and Mr Ryan, bookmakers, ground admission, and a campbell estate building blocks sale. Also advertised are 195 acres of land near Colac with dwelling, outbuildings, and access details, plus furnished estates and immediate possession notices.
The next shoot will be held on Saturday the seventh inst for a team match and ten pound handicap. Eight men per side will shoot from ninety yards. Entry five dollars a team with options sweep stake handicap double nominations. Stakes and starting time announced by Hon. Sec H F Ett.
The event at Colac Racecourse on Saturday November features a full programme of pony races hacks and novelty events to raise funds for the hospital bazaar. Entries include Uwe pony races hack races tandem pace and a cigar and umbrella race with prizes and stewards oversight. All hacks must parade and safety declarations may be requested by nominators with entries closing Monday November 14.
In a somber remembrance a daughter mourns her father who departed this life on an October day. The notice, signed by Hose and Lewis Chant and grandchildren, expresses quiet grief and calls for personal mourning rather than outward displays.
The Tolac Herald reports on council motions sympathy for Dr C A Johnston and family, a regatta committee meeting, and plans for New Year events. It notes robbery trial cases, a funeral at Colne cemetery, and Ballarat competitions with local youths placing in marching and piping events.
Belgrade dispatch says Servians under General Jovanovich advance from Viranlis toward Zihitehe near the frontier as Turkish troops clash at Podujevo near Mitrovica. Seven Serbians killed and 120 wounded as trenches are captured. Black Sea warships bombard Kavoiis and Varna forts silenced.
Greek forces seized Lemnos island near the Dardanelles in a bold morning operation. Reports say troops moved ashore and established positions, signaling a shift in aeria control and regional tension.
The Colac West district school committee reviews proposals for an infant school. The Rev G B Murphy urges timely action and the Education Department sends notices about funding. The committee backs remodelling of school No.17 but resists extra expenditure without department approval.
The article argues against land value taxes and local rate levies on improvements in Victoria. It asserts the need to align taxation with fair value and warns that current schemes penalise farmers and workers. It cites comparisons with New Zealand and New South Wales and calls for municipal responsibility to share road and public works costs.
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