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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
2
The O’Hare family thanks relatives for toasters cards and moral support during their recent bereavement. Special thanks go to members of Malo for their kindness.
Generous support marked a Tank Corner Methodist Chuals gathering with morning and evening services led by G. Pailin and Rev H Smith. A substantial social and program followed, raising funds to reduce church debt and ending with a thankful doxology.
The J Nolan and Brothers and Sister express gratitude for the many kinds of sympathy, wires, cards, and visits extended during their bereavement.
A stalled dispute among Government, Goulburn Valley Industries Ltd, and the Shepparton Treigators Association over obligations to settlers endangers the coming harvest. Officials debate funding for the barrier industry while farmers warn that inaction risks the season market and irrigation estates. Local townspeople urge a conference to resolve the deadlock and protect producers livelihoods amid mounting anxiety.
David March is committed for trial at the General Sessions in Shepparton on May 3 on a charge arising from the Terminus Hotel fire. He denied perjury claims about a coroner's inquest and was remanded after confessing details in a lengthy magistrate court proceeding.
The Melbourne weekly carries a disquieting note challenging the quality of peaches in Shepparton. MO. 8. Call quotes assurance from Mr. Dowrick Hurmes and Mo. 8. Call officials that drying samples and packing will meet high standards despite adverse opinion.
Church services listed for Angusun A and various Shepparton congregations with times. Highlights include Evensong sermons, Sunday worship, and a special ceremony unveiling a parish honor roll featuring eleven enlisted members. A choir program performed Magnificat and Simeon-Dimilli in the week’s Sunday service.
A prominent official warns of serious wheat damage in the north eastern Victoria region as mice infest and destroy stored wheat. The Wheat Board plans to move up to five million sacks to the Seaboard in coming weeks, disrupting trucks and potentially flooding the Goulburn Valley lines. Multiple stock piles from Katandra to Numurkal show severe decay, with losses estimated across Opan stacks and cooperative sheds at Wanghaw to Nuthwala, risking reduced yields and lower prices.
Ballarat hosts a week of festivities led by the Forward Ballarat committee to reunite old friends and showcase local industry artworks and gardens. Public notices praised the effort, with schoolchildren, business and civic groups decorating storefronts and roads. A conference in Shepparton discussed agricultural development and savings, while a forthcoming event promised prosperity and civic pride for Ballarat.
Shepparton markets report a dull opening that improves with sales, detailing prices for oxen and cows across quality grades. Notable figures include good quality oxen £16 15/ to £19 7/6, cows £15 to £87 10/, and yearlings £5 15/ to £7 10/.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss market prices and availability at Derecos and Marshall's, noting affordable goods and questions about stock levels. Mentions goatawell and Inshall's, with uncertain references to locations, times, and vendors in an unclear context.
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