Talbot Railway Revenue from Victorian year 1914 report
Revenue data for Talbot station shows a net increase of £309 58 among the 1913 14 figures despite a drop in parcel trade. Totals exclude inward passengers with three main streams listed: outward passengers £125 12, parcels £27616 7, towards £208 90, goods outward £1240 11 10, inward goods £10013 9, livestock outward £95 10 3, inward livestock £2715 9, miscellaneous £20 1, totaling £4024.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorian Railway Commissioners
Talbot
Destructive Fires Hit Multiple Homes and Workshops
Fires swept Gowenvale and nearby areas destroying a seven room residence and workshop, two busses, and the blacksmith shop saved. Insurances were light as Mr Williamson faced heavy losses. later fires at Levia, Majorca, and Garden Flat destroyed more homes with little to no insurance coverage and heavy losses for the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Williamson
Gowenvale
Williamson
Leviathan Reef
Bovenvale
E. Black
Majorca
Joseph Gibbs
Gibbs
Garden Flat
Joseph Lobb
Lobb
Maryborough Agricultural Show yields modest gate, strong entries
Maryborough Agricultural Society held a midweek show with gate takings of 103 pounds, down from 119 last year despite poor mood. Dairy and livestock impressed with award winners including Williamson and Gillies, Clarke and Pope Bros in sheep, Ballarat exhibitors strong. Exhibits in poultry, embroidery, and baked goods also praised as officials led by J. Lewtas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryborough Agricultural Society
Messrs
Williamson
Carisbrook
N. Gillies
Havelock
R. T.clarke
Glengower
Pope Bros
Donald
Ballarat
Wyatt
Talbot
Mies Mabel Philippi
J. Lewtas
Patriot ic Fund Talbot District Update
Details from the Patriotic Fund appeal show receipts and totals for the Talbot District. Acknowledgments list misses Kent and Amherst Peniate among contributors, with a grand total of £9806 reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Amherst Peniate
Teff Grass Expected to Boost Fodder Supply in South Africa
A reader letter discusses teff grass native to Abyssinia and introduced to South Africa. It highlights rapid germination, seven weeks to hay, multiple cuttings per season, high nutritive value, and drought tolerance. Farmers report cattle preferring teff to lucerne and dairy producers noting increased milk flow. Estimated dry-country yields reach three tons per acre with good crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinis
South Africa
B. Harrison
F.r.hs
Burringbar P.O
N.8.w
1914
Maryborough District match opens with five teams in competition
The Maryborough District Association competition starts this afternoon with five teams: Maryborough A, Maryborough B, Carisbrook, Havelock, and Talbot. Carisbrook meets Talbot on Talbot ground. Players include Eaves M Phee Dowling Stodart Schmidt Wardley Gane Albert Ladd Wonda Colinette Long and Howard. In a practice last Saturday Talbot beat Maryborough 76 to 131 with Walker scoring 49 for Maryborough and M Allister taking multiple wickets for Talbot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryborough
Maryborough A
Maryborough B
Carisbrook
Havelock
Talbot
Eaves
M'*phee
Dowling
Stodart
Schmidt
Wardley
Gane
Albert
Ladd
Wonda
Colinette
Long
Howard
Walker
M'Allieter
Rewell
Kelly
Gould
Morton
Allister
Haberle
Burge
Wouda
M‘allister
Douglas
Eaves Ory Waugh
le Walker
Reynolds
M'Allister
Youlden
CARSBROOK STOCK MARKET AND MELBOURNE PRICES
Market reports from Charles Bucknall show cattle at 40 head with bullocks and steers fetching 7s 6d to 12s 6d for best, fat sheep at 8d to 12s, lambs prime at 13s to 14s 7d. Melbourne weekly market lists Flour, Bran, Oats, Maize, Barley, Potatoes with varied prices. Also ad notes throat relief product Brown’s Bronchial Traches and Clarke’s Blood Mixture with health claims and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bucknall
John Weatherson
Tasmanian
Politician Recalls Faces and a White Horse Joke
A round of constituents with his wife leads a witty exchange where the MP asks about the farmer’s wife and a white horse. An advertisement touts Clarke's Blood Mixture as a permanent cure for pimples scrofula and blood diseases, claiming thousands of cures and urging beware imitations. It also promotes pills for urinary and kidney issues free from mercury, with forty years of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Clarkes
Farmer
M.P
Gilad
Enid
Aedie
Scianca
Australia
T. Waite & Co
Maryborough
Terang
Annual Boxing Day Sports Benefit Meeting Amherst District Hospital
Public meeting of interested locals to organize the annual Boxing Day Sports in aid of Amherst District Hospital at Borough Halk Talbot on Thursday evening next the 5th inst at 8 o clock Convener A Gale Universal Services on Sunday November 1st with speakers Morning Rev C Mason Evening Mr H Rowlands Lantern Entertainment Ben Hur 70 colored pictures and Coffee Supper admission ed. Anniversary services at School Hall Camp Street November 22nd and 23rd 1914 with a bright musical programme prizes distributed collections for school funds conducted by W J Lona Miss M Davis organist Miss Roby Ross Hon Sec
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Talbot
A. Gale
Rev .C. Mason
H. Rowlands
Ben Hur
Camp Street
W. J. Lona
M. Davis
Roby Ross
Boyproof watch offers total protection for boys
A compact wristwatch designed to be dustproof and boyproof features a double back cover concealing the movement. It is stem wind and stem set with a double roller escapement, nickel plated finish, and a one year guarantee. Although marketed to boys the watch is also popular with men for its quality and appearance. To wind turn stem right until it stops and to set push in the stem and turn hands while applying pressure.
Opening of Flemington Racing Carnival Promises Wide Derby Field
Racing notes announce a strong Flemington start this afternoon with the major W R C Derby featuring Amateur aiming at Woorak. The Melbourne Cup follows on Tuesday with a wide open field led by Posinatus or Woorak, Uncle Sam, Ulva's Ile, and an outside possibility Sir Solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
Woorak
Determined to trust genuine Sander Extract claim
A historic plea against counterfeit eucalyptus extracts promoting Sander's Extract as superior for healing and antiseptic power. It emphasizes quality, warns of dangerous imitations, and cites authority while urging readers to choose genuine products and inspect trusted brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders & Sons
Sander
Subscriptions and Arrears Urged for Prompt Payment
Readers are urged to forward their current subscriptions and arrears as early as possible. Each individual amount is small, but collectively they total a substantial sum, underscoring the need for prompt payment of these small dues.
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Sporting Notes
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Commercial
Carisbrook Stock
Melbourne
Pollard
Qate
Straw
Dairy Produce Market
Thureday
J. T. Lawless and Co
Brown
John I Brown and Sons
Boston
United States
Farringdon Road
London
Engl
Talbot Boxing Day Sports
Methodist Church
Methodist Sunday School
Phelan & Sons
Talbot & Maryborough
Bride
Bowenvale
Ce Talbot
Lexton District Agency
Jonas R. Simpkin
Lexton
Robert Allen
Talbot Lasdar
Leamington Oils
H. Ennis
Aving
Talbot and District
R. Simpkin
Republic of
Jas.Gray
Co-Operative Butter & Cheese Factory Co
Bankers, London Bank of Australia, Ltd
Talbot National Bank of Australasia, Ltd
Newstead
J. H. Jones
Camp Street Talbot
N.B
Mai
Adam B. Ross
Boot
Crescent
A T
A. B. Ross
J. J. M‘donald
Wilson's
Street
Ballarat Street
P. Moloney
Arpenter
Bank of
Australasia
Prioas
Lafayette
Paris
France
Victoria Raging Club
Orther
H. Byron Moore
Borough of
P. W. Salmon
Scridera
Richards and Co
Wilks and Son, Jewellers
Marryborough, Ballarat, Ben
Edigo
Overcoat News
John Zimmer
Hatter
Mercer, High St., Maryborough
Bize
Price
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