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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1900
Page
3
There are two events to be run at Traralgon Shire Hall near Flynn's Crock with Welsh runner and Lancashire Lad among entrants. A separate Jeeraling route heads by Traralgon Saul and back. three entries include Ge, Pugh Hog, All Sern. General Hunter and others contest the course amid rough track conditions and buoys of competition.
Maw Smailman has earned a promotion at the Withiny State School after seven years of service. Parents praise the school's conduct and progress, noting strong moral character and discipline. The community reflects on dairy house and feeding challenges amid saturated pasture, affecting milk supply and factory output.
This late 19th century style ran a cavalcade of Boer War action and world events. Capt Reynolds and Travers reportedly surprised Boers near Kotex Dit, with close gunfire at seventy yards. Baden-Powell directs near the Brand Water Basin as Roberts warns severity for oath breakers. Pretorial intrigue unfolds with a press-involved plot to kidnap Lord Roberts and murder officers, while allied forces advance toward Beijing with Chinese accounts detailing foreign troops entering Pekin and imperial responses.
British and colonial forces report a major Bushmen engagement with Boer defenses around Barberton. Australian mounted units under Colonel Hore and General Carrington’s Bushmen clashed near Hland’s River and Mafeking, with casualties including Colonel de Lisle and other mounted troops. The action followed Boer resistance after a protracted siege and a northern push toward Zeerust.
A devastating blaze swept through a Ripon South Trees residence on Saturday night, killing Thomas Jenkins and his family of seven. Neighbors and rescuers described chaotic scenes as flames engulfed the home, with all inmates found dead inside or nearby. Local authorities investigation awaited. Russian and Chinese world-news items interjected briefly amid the tragedy.
Fragmentary 80s style dispatches describe allied and Japanese actions around Pekin. Reports claim German and Austrian cabal channels delivered intelligence to Europe about the Pekin expedition’s success. Japanese squadron in the Gulf of Pe-coil allegedly moved toward Pekin while Chinese resistance intensified near the capital amid bombardment and siege conditions.
Fragmented overlong report describes roads, culverts, and drainage works around Traralgon, with references to Me Wortham, Me Boy, and local officers directing a flood recovery program. It notes river clearance, earthworks, and supply tasks, estimating chains of access and the need for temporary shelter, while naming places like the Meope river and Steube Bridge and mentioning authorities and suppliers.
A fragmented report from Gippsland markets describes cattle buying, shearings, dairy stock, and merino wool with prices ranging from modest to high. It notes firm values for some lots, varied quality in others, and buyer interest at Morwell and Sale amid unsettled demand.
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