Town Council Considers Lamp, Roads and Water Needs
Town clerk reports £340 license balance since treasurer's statement, overdraft reduced to £84 6s 4d. Lamp on Prince Alfred street proposed, Mr Boxshall to oversee. Treasurer’s bonus £5 5s approved, £3 3s to general, £2 2s to water supply. Debate on roads, telephone link to Lexton, and water regulation. Accounts totalling £111 13s 11d approved. council adjourned.
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Chalmers
Prince Alfred Street
Cr Ead
Commercial Road
Public Works Department
Talbot
Lexton
Gane
Albert
Crescent
Camp
Bulwer
Elgin
Plana
Peterson
Water Supply Correspondence and Local Infrastructure Notes
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission approves receipts and expenditure estimates and rating for approval. Lexton Shire urged new culverts on water race crossings. W J Hayden offers 25s rent for Amherst reservoir reserve or caretaker role. decision delayed. Mining Registrar requests quarterly water value data. secretary provided figures. Caretaker report details water restrictions and repairs in Crescent and Prince Alfred streets. incidents of turning water on without authorization discussed. potential penalties noted. Borough Surveyor forwards plans detailing reticulation layout.
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State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
Shire of
Lexton
W. J. Hayden
Amherst Reservoir
A. E. Roffey
S. Allison
Crescent
Prince Alfred Street
Dr Chalmers
Whittaker
Gane
E. P. Dowding
Friendly Societies Plan Cricket Match and Social
The branch held a fortnightly meeting with vice-president F Eaves in the chair. A letter from the Lexton branch requested a return cricket match on Wednesday 29th inst followed by a social with a Board of Directors member hoped to attend. Eaves Congress and Wouda to pick the team from listed members. A progressive euchre tournament awarded the ladies prize to Miss Deans and the men’s to President C Cullip. The syllabus item for next meeting on the 30th inst is Question Box.
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F. Eaves
Lexton
Messrs Congress
Eaves
Wouda
Miss Deans
C. Cullip
Fortnightly Lodge Meeting Notes and Parades
The lodge held its fortnightly meeting on Thursday evening with P.G Bro. Ead presiding in the N.G. absence. Sick pay of £7 63 8d was approved for payment. The April quarterly church parade was postponed due to a change of clergymen. the next parade will be at the Methodist Church.
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N.G
P.G Bro. Ead
Methodist Church
Secrets of a Complexion Specialist Promises Quick Restorations
At a specialists conference a two ounce rose water lotion with tincture of benzoin and flowers of oxzoin, named Floxoin Lotion, is touted to restore ruined complexions in days. The ad claims it smooths wind-chapped skin and offers peachy bloom, advertised with blood cleansing claims and many cures of skin diseases.
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Clarke
Labour Minister outlines career from Victorian mining to Tasmanian government
Mr J Belton the new Tasmanian Minister for Lands Works and Agriculture describes his life born 1856 at Talbot Victoria. He mined and farmed in Friars district before moving to Tasmania in 1895. He served 15 years on Euroa Shire Council and led ANA in Victoria. He notes earlier Labor activity and a brief political bid in Waranga.
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J. Belton
Daily Post
Talbot
Victoria
Friars
Euroa
Murchison
Busic
Tasmania
Labor Party
Waranga
A.N.A. Society
Odgen
Mines and Labor
Zeohan
Picnic at Talbot Sunday School at local race course
The annual picnic with the Talbot Presbyterian Sunday school was held at the local race course last Wednesday. It drew a large crowd despite threatening weather and featured transport by multiple local wagons and carriages, tea by J Barrett and H Bailey, ample provisions, and races directed by Mrs Chamberlin and others.
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Talbot Presbyterian Sunday School
Mantell
Messrs
Members Ticket Admits Gentleman and Two Ladies
Entry forms and further information are available by application to P. W. Salmon, Secretary, for the event. Children enter free and five shillings for a member’s ticket covers access for a gentleman and two ladies.
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P. W. Salmon
Soveretary
Market Prices Reported by James Lentas Yesterday
Mr James Lentas reports yesterday’s market prices for vegetables fruits and livestock. Marrows pumpkins carrots parsnips cucumbers beans and German sausages listed with varied values. Pigs fowls and sundries also noted with satisfactory prices.
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O Maryaonouan
Priday
Jdanes Lentas
Market Report from Carisbrook Stock Market
Charles Bucknall reports brisk demand under a slight market dip. Fat cattle and store cattle show decline from last sale while prime bulls bring up to £15 19s and cows reach £9 12s 6d. Sheep rise with prime crossbred wethers at 30s and ewes around 20s to 23s. Pigs lightly traded with two suckers at 10s 6d.
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Carisbrook Stock Market
Charles Bucknall
Los
PRACTICE MEETING Weds at Town Hall and Anniversary Sermons
The HE Society will meet for practice on Wednesday at 4 o clock in Town Hall. Anniversary sermons of the school will be preached on Sunday the 19th April at 11 am 3 and 7 pm by Rev C Mason with special singing. On Monday 27 April Colman Bros and Party from Mary borough offer a first class entertainment with coffee supper. Admission adults one shilling children sixpence.
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Town Hall
A. J. Long
C. Mason
Fuller
Colman Bros
Maryborough
Ballarat Market Reports and Prices Across Goods
Ballarat produce markets list prices for butter eggs lard honey cheese and fresh goods with Melbourne weekly market rates for flour bran oats maize barley chaff hay potatoes and related items. Also includes notices of patent medicines promising cures for urinary disorders and blood purification claims.
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Wally
Ballarat
P. Lawless and Co
Great Eight Hours Art Union Fete in Melbourne
A grand 58th anniversary event in Melbourne features a bazaar and art union to aid town and country charities. It offers 166 prizes valued at £1000, including two oil paintings as top prizes, with drawing set for May 19 1914 and prize lists in the Melbourne dailies. Tickets are 1s each or packs. agents and secretary John Hyman arrange sales.
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Melbourne
ART Union
P.O
John Hyman
Trades Hall
Carlton
Victoria
G. Robinson
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General Business
Water Supply
Amherst Lodge
M.a.loo
Labour
Presbyterian Picnic
Walla
Terang
Amhersteel Hospital
Ammerst
M.C
Ferguson
Talbot Racing Club
V.R.C
Wen
Beresford
H. Bailey
J Secs
Amherst Methodist Sunday School
Ste
Eight Hours Art Union
Mevoy Anp CO
Market Street
Caralulup
Robert Allen
London
Enfield
Eastham
C, Williams
Kitchen Gardens
Craigie P.O
Talbot and District
Co-Operative Butter & Cheese Factory Co
Ream
London Bank of Australia, Ltd
Talbot National Bank of Australasia, Ltd
Newstead
J. H. Jones
Camp Street Talbot
N.B
Leamington Oils
H. Ennis
Aving
W. H. Beresford
Talbot and Maryborough
Adam
Ross
Wwa
A.B. Oss
Fice Talbot
John Zimmer
Mercer
High St
Stanley W. Hodkinson Studios
Stanley W. Hodkinson
High Street
Yeoman and Co
Mitchell & Cos
THE
Yeoman Studios
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