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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1912
Page
2
Market report details fat cattle, merino ewes, calves and trucks with prices per head, coupled with fat lambs and market conditions. Also lists Colac shire tenders for road and culvert works, impoundments, and timber hauling with quantities and deadlines.
A vintage event at Colac Racecourse features a charity picnic and riding contests. Listed races include Maiden Hacks, Pony Jumping, Potatoes on Horseback, and a Cigar and Umbrella Race with varied prizes. Entries close Monday 18th November.
Victoria Racing Club Flemington announces November Day events with new standings and facilities including tentative 6000 metre chase, refreshed refreshment rooms, and new seating. Secretary WW Ryrosn Moore notes improvements and operational plans for the season.
Weather forecast for the next 44 hours predicts a pleasant day with a rain area to the north and winds shifting NE later, affecting southern ports. Local notices include exemptions for station letter boxes from late fees, a court summary of last quarter with counts of larceny assaults drunkness and other offences, and a successful subdivision sale of Noorat Park estate averaging 45 10 per acre with large attendance.
The Colac Bazaar exhibition featured a parade of displays including a rubber-tyred wagon and other items. Community events ranged from a Sunday School celebration to a Mens Day concert with a long program of recitations songs and duets. A public appeal was announced to support the Lyell Relief Fund with Senator Ready of Tasmania set to speak.
A letter from Mr George Armstrong of Youghal to Colac describes a trip to Ireland in poor weather with constant rain and flooded lands. He toured Dublin and compared it unfavorably to Sydney or Melbourne shows, noting stock sales and trained harness horses. He praises dairy herds in the Highlands but laments farmers suffering from blight and crop losses.
News from Belgrade and Constantinople describes Turkish reverses as Serbians and Bulgarians push toward key towns. The Serbians report 123 Turkish guns captured plus 30 earlier seized, while Greek forces near Salonika close in within 10 miles. Adrianople defenses hold amid heavy Turkish casualties and disrupted railway links.
Mr H. Warner, leaving the district, was honored by the Sons of Temperance with a silver mounted umbrella at Temperance Hall. A successful concert for Colac Hospital raised £20 at Shire Hall with performers from Melbourne, Geelong, and Winchelsea. St Thomas Church noted gifts for the parish and a Sunday collection of £4 3d. The Winchelsea Horticultural Society hosts a spring exhibition at Cheshire Hall on Nov 7 with prizes including the president's trophy and the Austin memorial pansy trophy. Mr T. M. Burke will address the Victoria Hall tomorrow.
The rural A.N.A. branch met with Mr J B Lawson in the chair. A donor from Mildura pledged £11 and £3 10 was approved for payments. Mr R P Holden resigned as vice president over Colac tensions. Foundation Day sports were planned with prizes over £50, featuring footracing cycling log‑chopping and tug of war.
Our London correspondent reports unsettled weather and a tense Ulster scene. Carson and allies vow to resist Home Rule as the veto debate lingers, with limited fighting and a wary stance toward the Lords after the veto bill becomes law.
The report outlines heated reactions to Home Rule protests, prison sentences for suffragists, and political tensions surrounding Lloyd George and Carson. It notes violent speeches, emergency measures, and shifts in leadership as Britain and Ireland grapple with unrest and constitutional questions.
Final act notes for the Melbourne Cup list winners such as Hawlicap Tibby and Mingeedale with placings in various races. Ascot races report results including River Handicap and Miss Query with top finishers. Club swinging news from Vancouver, golf form from Baden-Baden, and Warrnambool regatta crews plus rifle shooting trials and prize winners at VR A matches.
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