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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
3
A fragmented report describes a community gathering with emphasis on a reunion, local branches, and a working bee. It notes participants from Merete and Toongabbie, mentions Toss and Morayies, and references a lively display of crafts and a bicycle field event.
A meeting chaired by Horstman and with secretary Stevenson resolved that butter factory directors must enforce first class grading for export butter. Attendees urged that each export box be clearly graded and branded, praising Minister Swinburne and dairy officials for supporting dairy interests. proceedings concluded with toasts and a plan to publish a full report.
The Cowware Butter Factory held its annual meeting with fair attendance. Directors reported milk supply for the month was the largest ever and recommended a dividend of 1 per cent per year with 2 per cent depreciation written off. The balance sheet listed various costs and receipts including Melbourne sales, exports, and employee expenses. Sundermann and Hay were elected to the board.
Report covers several local cases from Heyfeld including a charge against Maher Gleeson for assault on a boy named Morgan, warnings about public conduct and references to fishing and community issues. The text also contains an advertisement for Char Periain's Cough Remedy and other unrelated fragments from the period.
A detailed account describes the butter plant at Teter Cooney, including a 12 hp wagon, refrigeration, a large factory with enhanced grinding, packing, storage, and testing rooms. It notes labor savings, modern temperature control, extensive electrical and water systems, and continued expansion planned with new vats, pumps, and conveyors. The piece credits directors, secretary Mr Womersley, and Messrs Loma dale and Co for securing services and strong market pricing.
The report notes a surplus carried forward of £194,659 and states that in 1903-04 revenue excluding the surplus was £308, with funds used for public works and improvements in mountain districts, including land, roads, and bridges, with depreciation and new allocations for stations and rails.
Fragmented OCR text references a charity matter from 1995 with financial figures around 111,517 pounds and a bank or stack context. precise entities and full context are unreadable, but indicates a charitable or fundraising item with substantial sums involved.
Messrs A M Lean and Co report a small Mafra yarding on Friday with buyers present and prices largely steady from the prior week. Fat cows ranged to £5 15s, £6 to £8, with old store cows £3 to £3 8s and heifers £4 16s to £4, and calves and young stock noted in several lots. Store cattle included a line of young steers at £1 19s to £2 10s and numerous lighter lots around £3 and £6, with sheep and pigs bringing varied returns and town buyers active.
The notice lists dairy heifers, weaners and prime poultry values from Melbourne and local towns, with prices per pair and per dozen for ducks, turkeys, hens, and geese. It also includes medicine advertising and a lengthy ecclesiastical notices section across multiple churches in Traralgon and surrounding districts.
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