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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
3
A busy livestock sale featured 458 prime sheep including shorn lambs and ewes, with strong demand and full hammer sales. Prices covered Lincoln and Shropshire breeds, crossbreds, and 20/6 to 37/8 ranges. fat cattle scarce, store cattle mixed, several young steers and cows auctioned in a lively trade.
Mesara J. R. Mootie and Co with Mears JG Brewart and Co ran a large cattle sale at the corporation yards on Wednesday, yarding about 700 head. Buyers came from Ballarat Mount Gambier Warrnambool and nearby districts. Most lots sold above recent prices with strong demand for young cattle. total yarding sold around 650 head at an excellent average.
The Ha r har ten Hacking Club holds a meeting on April 14 with promising entrants led by Catherine Chen and coaches. Entries close on April 10. Special trains are planned from Warrcramboot. A meeting of families will arrange touring the team. The North Brantholme Racing Club picnic meets this afternoon with donations for patriotic funds. A special train departs Hamilton at 1.36 pm with a 7.15 pm return. First race starts at 2.40 pm.
The Condah and District Trotting Club will stage a charitable meeting on Monday April 23 featuring a Cruveling, Handicap Trot, Novelty Pony Race, and MATAA 14 service events. Nominations close with secretary Mr D L McLeod on Saturday, and handicaps will be published Thursday April 19.
A detailed report covers a College versus High School cricket match played on Wednesday, with the College team defeating the High School by a noticeable margin. It lists individual scores, bowlers, and fielding figures, along with subsequent club activities and a schedule for upcoming shoots and matches, including Good Friday musketry contests and a captain’s team selection for forthcoming events.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a historical event involving Hamilton Lawn Tess and Raker with references to Mowses Martyr and Wilton. The imperfect text hints at a practice or procedure linked to athermal design and a vehicle. Names appear inconsistently, limiting precise reconstruction.
The 284th casualty list lists actions and losses including seven officers and men killed wounded or missing. It names J W Duncan and others among wounded or missing, with multiple divisions and hospitals noted, and lists Belgian hero fund and Red Cross support figures alongside memorials and aid efforts.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century ad style note claims Cuticura heals eruptions on a child after vaccination. The passage mentions creams, a doctor, and healing progress, with obscure references to persons and places like Cecilia Wilesa, Verwan Su, and Sydney. The text is garbled and partially illegible but centers on a medicinal treatment claim.
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