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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
4
FY HE High School will commence duties on Thursday, February. The school is open to pupils who passed the standard of Elementary School or equivalent. The principal will interview parents from Thursday 7th inst. to Monday 9th inst. between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Pupils aged 12 to 14 admitted free, pupils above 14 years £3 per term, three terms a year. James F. Hill, BA, Dip. Bd., Principal.
A brief wartime style appeal invites volunteers from the community to join supporters, urging locals to supply needed aid and join the effort. The notice blends a recruitment call with a window display reference and a local contact point. In loving memory of Thomas N. Foley, who died January 24, 1913, the family memorial notes his passing at Colersine Road, Hamilton.
Weather shifts at Hamilton Local Training Centre reflect a changing pattern with rain after a hot day. A one month recruit training centre may be set up in Hamilton if thirty volunteers enlist within ten days, with staff from Merlbourne as the drive aims to mobilize town and nearby areas. A Portland wheat shipment debate follows in council, weighing bulk handling and rail routes versus port capacity.
The report describes a potato pest harming tubers with a bore-like insect causing odor and unfit harvests. Inspectors fear lower yields and higher prices. In Hamilton, council debates leasing issues for a town hall and hospital carnival events, while motor cycling records and police actions are noted. Snakes alarm local towns and Aborigine Angus King remembered.
Melbourne correspondent reports curtailment of railway works due to shortages and curbing economies. The piece notes impacts on schedules and local economies as projects slow and workers face delays.
Nine volunteers were accepted for service at Hamilton recruitment yesterday. Four were accepted, and one was referred to Medical Guard. Final names indicate Peter Cooper Marmily Arthur Hedy Thomas Hamilton Alexander Christensen Cook Hamilton.
Melbourne Thursday reports Acting Prime Minister told a deputation that the Hill white delegation’s dispute was referred to the Arbitration Court. Strikers were urged to await court decisions and attend fourt on the conferences conaltiin lord dyn by Mr Justice Higgins.
Several relief coupon applications were found to be for single men though claimed married. Coupons valued at L2G issued between Thursday and Monday. Adelaide fishermen and Firemen's Association condemned local branch for supporting strikers. News from New Zealand and Victoria lists successful candidates for student, teachers college and secondary certificates with names and places, noting report to college next Monday afternoon.
The Minister of Agriculture announced another cargo of Australian wheat was sold in London at 70 shillings per quarter for April shipment, equivalent to about 50 pounds per bumper FOB.
Wire from Gur correspondent reports in Melbourne that today’s Interstate conference could not settle the dispute in the carters and drivers industry. The matter has been made federal with a view to going to court.
Sporting notes report Ararat Turf Club plans a February Wednesday meeting with the Ararat Handicap worth £45. Nominations close Monday. weights released February 3. Rail excursion charges to be levied. In bowling, Hamilton defeats Jawell on Jawell's rink with close margins as Stowell led early but Hamilton edged ahead.
Mre CliMer, superintendent of Natura Health o will visit Hamilton on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 25 and 26, 1916, staying at the Victoria hotel from 2 to 7:30 p.m. The visit may include demonstrations on health remedies for women ailments and related conditions. Public is invited to consult and learn how to prevent misery with available remedies.
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