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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
4
Monday meeting notes from X Shire Council cover weighbridge plans for Yabba South, funding details, and maintenance concerns. Discussion includes engineer reports, road conditions, expected costs around £210 to £223, transport of grain, and accountability for road repairs and tolls.
A lengthy report details proposed motalling and gravelling works across multiple routes including Goria Street Road, Vaughan Street to Fryers Street, and Wesl oad to Bookie with estimated costs around £2000. It notes legal clearance and contractor arrangements, citing balance owed for quarrying, and references a Qookie plane project for railway access.
The Shepparton Cemetery Trust convened at the public hall to discuss cemetery property, maintenance, and access. The report notes involvement of trustees and a sexton, with financial figures and interest details, including expenses and a 234 pound balance.
Report notes cheap chaff and bran for silo storage, with farmers urged to buy at lowest rates. Mentions bay, oats, oil, and twins among feed items, and cites high prices for hay and dal substitutes as a contrast to available lower costs.
Smith, a vents maker in Tarrawaulus, Morse and Cowtugs at High Street Shepparton, urges warmth for horses and cows as cold snaps approach. If new mugs are unavailable, reuse older ones to keep livestock warm and healthy.
The advertisement describes Galanos of Dhuraingile Estate offering 2080 acres for sale at terms of 10 per acre and 19 per oil with a 10 year horizon. The land is presented as the highest quality, reserved by Mle Browne, and details are to be obtained from the owner and district land agents.
Fragmentary funeral notice referencing names and addresses with distorted phrases. Contains corrupted spellings and stray capitalized words, mentioning hearses and Maude Street but lacking coherent details.
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