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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
5
A warrant has been issued for Allan Bartholomew Charlton a clerk in the Colonial Pine Insurance Company for allegedly forging cheques totaling 290 pounds 10 shillings Charlton disappeared around April 1st from Melbourne authorities pursue him with the warrant and search.
Melbourne report says Balsillie, a wireless expert, has applied for a patent for a rutemaking machine. The wire summary notes the inventor’s claim and the patent application progress.
A fragmented Melbourne cattle market note shows prices and movements for bulls cows and calves. It references buyers from Kew Bow Wales South Eastern Northern districts and Booth Gippelant with fluctuating demand and uneven weights.
The Hamilton Festival Choir drew strong attendance for a successful performance of the cantata Esther at the town hall. Rev J Andrew Barber noted the aim was to stimulate interest in part music, with Mrs M B Thomson and Mr J T Warren guiding the production. The cast featured Miss Middleton, Mr J C Burgess, Mr Giddines, Miss Frame, Mrs B Burgess, and others, with over 40 voices and notable instrumental support.
Reported yesterday at Hamilton shows temperature and humidity ranges with notes on dry and wet conditions. Corrected data include barometric readings, rainfall totals, moon phase and daily sun events with figures spanning January 1870 to March 1914 for average rainfall.
Weather forecast for Melbourne indicates Thursday will be cloudy with northerly winds. Cooler temperatures are expected across Sper power areas and along the southern coast, with a chance of fresh winds near the water.
The farewell at the new higher elementary school honors Mr. Moroney on his transfer to Yarraville next Tuesday. Teachers, committee members, and students praised his six years at Hamilton Air, noting high exam results and his dedication. Colleagues voiced regret and wished him success, while the community hopes to see him return.
A new remedy by Shakion's Gin Ville claims to ease pack pache and kitchen troubles with a price of 2/6. The ad promotes Ultainable availability and credits its inventor as a remedy option.
A highly successful sale by Messrs. John Fenton and Co at Coleraine yarded about 250 head of sheep and cattle Realised around £200 with strong demand from buyers including Templeton and Fitzgerald. Prices showed advances across crossbred wethers ewes and fat cattle, with notable top figures reaching 25s 3d for fat crossbred wethers and cows to £7 7s.
An 19th century notice describes a child afflicted with worms showing irritability dental grinding and sleep starts. It notes irregular bowels with constipation or diarrhea and occasional dysentery like discharge. It promotes Comstock's Worm Pellets as a specific remedy to kill worms destroy eggs and expel them, with sale via chemists and general merchants and mail order from The W. H. Comstock Co. of Long Street Church.
Balmoral Race Club releases a mixed programme of trials with multiple trophies and purses across four or five events. The card lists weights distances and entry fees for pony and horse divisions including a two mile handicap and a five furlong sprint with admission and bookmaker details.
A readable OCR of rail timetables shows mixed service on the Ararat Hamilton line with multiple daily and weekly departures to Ararat Maroona Willaura Dunkeld Glenthompton and Hamilton and with the Hamilton Portland line offering several daily and weekly mixed trains to Portland including looping stops at Heywood Condah Myamyn and Milltown.
Inland timetable notes several weekly mixed passenger services linking Hamilton with Coleraine, Casterton, Warrnambool, and surrounding towns. Timings vary by day, with frequent arrivals in Hamilton around early afternoon and evening. A daily motor service runs Warrnambool to Hamilton.
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