11 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
1
Readable portions show a jumble of likely misspelled or garbled words without clear names, dates, places, or events. No identifiable individuals, organizations, or locations are confirmed for a concise headline or factual summary.
A Friday attack in which two Turks fired on a large party of excursionists traveling by rail from Broken Hill to Silverton. Several people were killed and seven wounded before police shot the assailants. The German club at Broken Hill was burned in retaliation.
Jat Benalla judges the Shepparton Model Band noting multiple faults across pieces including mistimed quavers, uneven attack, and tremulous soloists. Comments cover Quickstep and Congruent sections, with scores around 51 to 128 and calls for better blending, timing, and expressive unity.
An advertisement announces a manufacturer offering tents tarpaulins water bags and related items. It promotes SMITH Water Bag for cooling and lists summer goods including verandah blinds aprons coolers marquees and flags for hire with repairs available.
Funeral business advertises respectful services and in stock requisites. Located at Maude Street Shepparton. Summer months offerings include hearse with plumes and related items.
An Victorian era advertisement notes the Galeta Dining Rooms offering delicious cool drinks, fruit and hot tea or coffee. The piece identifies Proprietress Craum 8 a 4 as part of the establishment scene in Shepparton, Victoria, with printing by Malcolm McPherson and the Shepparton News Publishing Company.
Four literature prizes were awarded to higher grade pupils before the holidays at Numurkah State School. The ATR TO prize went to Nellie Hiatt, with wins also by Jean M’Whinney Vera Bulleid and Dorig Thomson. The report notes it as noteworthy that all winners were girls and questions whether the boys competed.
The Dookie Racing Club installs an updated scratching board at £13 10s and plans more companiondhs for the Jockoya. Work finishes before the club’s annual meeting. Races on Wednesday January 27 feature eight events including Corinthian Handicap and Dookie Handicap with nominations closing for several races on January 23. Special training schedules run from Shepparton and Katamatite.
A lively muster of Shepparton Fire Brigade members met at the fire station on Tuesday night with Gnapt, CG presiding. Officers approved payments, noted tenders for the new station and pledged trophies, while welcoming enrolled new members from Pink and others.
Farmers are criticized for lacking business habits such as bookkeeping and stocktaking. The piece argues many farmers shun cooperative efforts, resist external input, and fail to adopt practical efficiency measures, hindering progression toward more businesslike farming.
A Melbourne sensation follows discovery of ten forged notes in circulation. The original forged note, numbered N536739, was found by the manager of the St Kilda branch of the Bank of Australasia.
Orient Line steamers offer routes from Melbourne to Fremantle Colombo India Egypt Naples Gibraltar and Plymouth via Adelaide with fortnightly sailings. Vessels Tons Melb Orsova Orontes Ophir Osterley listed with 12036 9023 6814 12077 tonnage and dates. Passages prepaid and modern safety and comfort features emphasized. Local agents J. McNamara & Co. Melbourne manager Dr Dowdell 912 Collins Street.
Advertisement details weekly Orient Line sailings from Melbourne to London and South Africa with third class comfort, wireless telegraphy, and saloon accommodations. Fares listed from £16 third class to £90 to South Africa, return options via Suez, and special tickets for alternate routes. Tickets available through Dalgety & Co, Melbourne, and P&O 8.N. Co. agent Lewis Plumber.
Massey Harris Co. announces a full line of high class harvesting and general farm machinery. Meaper and binders reaper threshers hay rakes and tedders hay loaders grain and fertilizer cultivators and seeders disc harrows spring tooth cultivators orchard disc harrows and many plows including stump jump and 4 wheel plows. Also supplies binder twine and related farm equipment.
Wyndham Street TO offers four oil engine repairs with valves bearings bushes and piston rings made quickly. Repairs guaranteed with best workmanship and local endorsements. Also advertises low priced corned beef small goods and meat kept fresh in heat via cleanliness and service at Fryers 31 opposite Union Hotel. Firewood hay chafe and twine for sale with farm chaff outline at low rates and high prices for hay and oats.
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