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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
4
The morning list records battle outcomes and statuses including killed in action died of wounds wounded and missing prisoners of war and returned to duty with many named individuals and units across Melbourne and surrounding areas. The document names soldiers by rank and hometown, listing prisoners of war and casualties among numerous private and corporal ranks.
Fat cattle 109 head with mix of light weights and heavies plus a few prime pens. Trade well attended but prices eased. prime bullocks £87 to £103, useful £17 to £19, cows up to £20, calves 26 penned. Sheep and lambs steady to easier with best wethers 43/ to 54/ and prime ewes 21/ to 34/. lambs ranged 18/ to 28/ with good to prime quality outweighing last week's pace. Overall demand cooled slightly from prior week.
A heavy yarding at Camperdown saw strong buyer demand across sheep cattle and dairy stock. Cows and store cattle sold well with high prices for dairy calves and yearlings. Sheep, store ewes, and breeding stock moved briskly as buyers sought quality turnout despite some decline in alow quality sheep. Prices ranged with cows from £9 10s to £10 1d, calves around £30, and ewes and lambs secured at varied rates.
The Melbourne cattle market report shows arrivals from New South Wales South Australia King Island Tasmania Northern Western districts and Gippsland with mixed quality. Prices ranged from prime to inferior with early sales steady to firmer and several consignments postponed or diverted due to shortages.
Camperdown constable Rewlinson, in service over a year, has had his request granted to join the Australian Imperial Forces. He will return from duties on the 19th of the month, then depart for camp in about a month. Local farmers join the government recruitment drive, with twenty one new recruits accepted at the local recruiting hall.
Residents of Winchelsea discuss a town meeting held at Hoya Park led by acting chairman Mer A Me Wieterneayd and secretary J. J. Patervon. The session covered petition requests, anticipated dates for a town council vote, and plumbing and finances with projected end of year credit.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Saturday game with teams including The Theodum and Naleamgi at De lewiliipe. Fouls misdate begin, referees enforced calls, and crowd reactions noted amid unclear player names and scoring details.
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