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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1913
Page
2
Saturday market notes show improving conditions with rain easing, prices mostly steady or low. Potatoes remain plentiful, wheat and flour steady, hay firm, and various grains, fruits, and vegetables listed with regional price ranges and quality terms.
Fragmentary classifieds mention eggs for sale, various animals including ducks and a horse, and local names such as Maser Padman and Dick. The garbled text lists items and contact hints in a faded section likely from Lacington Street, Vrorlong.
A poultry note states Thite Leghorn Layers secured a cockerel from a recent pullet-length show and plan to mate with last year’s stock. The White Lesborn laying strains are praised as top performers in Andee fiaia with strong progeny expectations.
Granter and Fisher proprietors announce extensive poultry runs and improvements and offer to supply orders of all kinds. They note fowl with guaranteed egg production and ready stock for killing. A client states excellent laying at four months and a cheerful tone is used to attract buyers.
An old wartime cough remedy is challenged in favor of a new approach. The ad promotes Whesler’s Cough Linctus as a modern remedy that relieves both cold and cough by acting on the affected parts and aiding expectoration. It claims one or two doses per bottle.
Colac Herald informs advertisers that alterations of branding advertisements must reach the office by 1 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays for next day insertion, and for Monday editions the change must arrive by Friday.
In the Colac shire area the forest section increasingly supports forming a separate shire rather than a fifth riding. A Beech Forest meeting signaled strong backing for self governance and local representation, arguing a forest-only council would improve revenue use and service delivery including roads and hospitals.
Owing to heavy rain the Beech Forest line suffered a washout on Friday with Gellibrand River overflow flooding the track up to 220 yards. The permanent way was submerged by up to two feet near Lovat, delaying trains until repairs allowed resumption of traffic.
A Beene branch of the Political Labor League BEEAC is formed electing Mr K Neleon as president and Mr T O Connor as secretary. The report notes losses in the area with the headmaster Mr Buller transferred and Miss Doyle severing ties with the Education Department. The piece details social events, recognitions, and a forthcoming Horticultural Show.
The column covers Miss Vere Pomeroy assisting at a Catholic schools concert in Pirron Yaloak, mentions Lord Sheffield in Victoria, and notes a Warrram cool entertainment by the Koroit All Star Comedy Company raising funds for the Catholic School. It lists Hibernians players, plans for a dramatic club, a church brick campaign by Father Robinson, Ave Maria and H.A.C.8 branches, and a public meeting on education with Royal Commission talk.
Dwellings flooded occupants required to leave premises as the tide rises and floods persist. Widespread damage reported from Woollaston to Unssidy's bridge with boats, gardens, and vegetables destroyed. The Drysdale Creek bridge at Purnim is completely washed away.
In Melbourne a woman on the old age pension was found with a bank book showing a credit balance over £300. After inquiries, £7 representing the total pension paid since approval was recovered by the Old Age Pensions authorities as they commonly do when evidence shows legal drawing of funds.
Melbourne on Saturday witnessed a serious accident in Rourke Street. Francis Cooling, 29, of Malvern, on a motorcycle, collided with a motor car near Russell Street. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital.
Sydney records three new smallpox discoveries in the morning with a fourth case traced to Wallerawang, as of Saturday. Public health teams monitor contacts and enforce containment measures.
Reports allege improper conduct in Mosman election selection for a Liberal candidate. The complaint centers on missing receipt books and suspected ballot handling. Claims include inflated League memberships and payments to candidates, with ordinary 20 joining rising to 4000.
Peter Kesoki of Nii Sara was arrested in Marinette on a charge of gossiping about a girl acquaintance. The court warned him against repeating the act and dismissed the case, citing that Wisconsin law does not permit gossip likely to injure a reputation.
Reports from Berlin and Hamburg indicate typhus cases rising in Germany with Elbe river contamination blamed due to milk bottles discarded into the water. Bathing facilities along the Elbe are closed as authorities investigate the outbreak and ensuing public health measures. In Paris, French aeroplanes aided reconnaissance and officer coordination, with praise for the Aero Corps and timely intelligence from aircraft observers.
Reuter's report from London notes a Dublin labor revolt as schoolboys strike and teachers suffer injuries after masters were assaulted with slates. Shipments halted, more firms lock out workers. Railway strikes in Liverpool and Birmingham may end, while North Eastern Railway faces potential escalation over extended shift hours policy.
Reuters reports in London that the inquest into the Adagill railway disaster near Kirkby Stepmen proceeded. The second train driver testified he chose to ignore signals to manage water in the boiler and said the train would have stopped but for his actions.
The article critiques British naval strategy and imperial policy, arguing it burdens the public with taxes while stoking rivalry. It urges restraint and questions the merit of aggressive plans, framed as a citizen plea for peaceful governance and wiser defense spending.
An elderly man named Duncan in England left a will naming Miss M Kinzie and others while revealing he had lived in Turla for years. The will, drawn by Colin M Nab Solicitor, states the hospital authorities will handle over £500 in the estate awaiting settlement and reveals a grand plan tied to an English life interest.
Fragmented report notes Alfred Aitken’s death after being struck by a truck near Northam Western Australia. It mentions a Northam incident and an 8814 signature petition from New South Wales members on public health vaccination and a local shooting near Bunyip. The text is garbled but records political stance and tragic events in Australia.
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