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Newspaper
Kerang New Times
Location
Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
5
The readable text mentions Csaberlal's Cough Kemady grant for coughs and whooping coughs, with references to mothers and a unnamed product. A portion notes a plowant Yotake and Te20, but the handwriting is unclear and many terms are garbled.
Shipping news reports ongoing stock movement from Victoria to New South Wales amid limited rail capacity and high freight costs. Cattle and sheep are pooled for voyage, with ships loaded to maximize space. rates cited include 34.44 per head for cattle and 7s per head for sheep, while water supply for the voyage remains a concern and ships prepare to depart Melbourne and Gippland for Newcastle and another destination.
The passage discusses proposed measures to restrict wheat bag imports weighing 200 pounds or more. Minister Chap man advocates a proclamation to ban imports that would increase storage capacity, with opposition from Premier Wade and others who fear higher costs and railway propagation issues. It notes potential federal versus state control and debates over enforcement via railway departments.
Obscure obituary notes the life of David Gibeon Carmichael born 1569 in Edinburgh. Educated at St John’s College Cambridge obtaining BA 1881 MA 1654, he allied with Liberal interests and served as deputy lieutenant of Midlothian, member of the Board of Manufactures in Scotland and director of major galleries. Married 1886, he pursued a political career including a failed Parliament candidacy in 1602 and represented Midlothian 1900 under Thomas Gibson-Carmichael.
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