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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1904
Page
3
Fragmented OCR records a town council meeting tackling water supply, drainage, and sanitation issues. Arguments center on health controls, rate changes, and the role of officials like West and Howitt, with applause for steadfast council guidance and calls for responsible budgeting.
August 90 reports a successful B C ball here with about 60 couples dancing late into the night. Music by Wicks and Rice, catering by Phuch and Mrs Morrison with Misses Gibney and Cook, and Father Shanahan pleased with the outcome. Auction news follows as Sadler’s sale nears. G Willis loses three cows to illness. Local trades note W Raynor’s new jinker and milk cart. Leslie, Ryland and W South plan West Australian land departures. Water shortage affects young pepper trees at the school. Also advertised Mepterse tonic for coughs and chest complaints with regional sellers listed.
A wedding between A Seales of Flynn's Creek and Miss Dolly Banstan of Carrajung took place at a local church officiated by Rev. R Mitchell. The ceremony drew a crowded church and guests showered the couple with rice as they departed to celebratory toasts. Afterward, guests joined a breakfast scene hosted by Mrs Aubrey, and the couple planned to travel to Melbourne and Ballarat for a short honeymoon before returning.
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