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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
3
A detailed rotary of the Traralgon Bowling Club gathering includes a heartfelt toast to Mr Meyers and the club’s future plans. Speakers praise Meyers for his contributions, note the club’s growth since inception, and discuss inviting metropolitan players while contemplating a change to the annual meeting month.
In July at Traralgon the court heard cases including Mathew Ibraith for neglecting child vaccination with a fine imposed after the registrar recorded the birth on 12 July 190%, and Thomas Crisp for fence violations with a 2 pound fine. A separate rule case against William Leslie concerned leaving an unlocked vehicle in the street near the Post Office leading to a minor collision and a contested account of the horse’s movements.
A fragmentary report covers a bowls club gathering with plans for a match and a prize, plus local weather, telecommunication line talks from Gormandale to Traralgon, and church notices. It notes rainfall figures for June and mentions the death of Mr Brady in Sale Hospital, with tributes to his years in local business.
OCR fragment describes an unclear meeting with references to various people and places. It mentions Jamra, Weshea Sat Dearmigets, and Me Meyers with scattered notes about attention, justice, and a possible public discussion. The text is garbled and many facts are unreadable.
The Traralgon Coursing Club held a Wednesday meeting at Es Whittakers Estate amid floods along the Latrobe River. Twelve entries including from Bairnsdale, Sale, Morwell and Toongabbie competed in the Traralgon Champion Stakes with Happy Valley and Lady Morwell winning initial heats as several dogs chased hare after hare through marshy ground and tough late rounds.
The district mourns Mrs May wife of Rt. May who died in Traralgon on Wednesday at a very old age. A long-time Tyers resident she lived in Cornwall before migrating to Australia in 1857 aboard the War Spirit. She leaves a large family including Rev W Biers and Richard May, with 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral rites were read by Rev W G Laster and arrangements handled by Mr F L Grubb.
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