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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
3
Councillors debated how to verify measurements on the Calhgnen road. Some urged visiting the site themselves with Riggall and others to compare readings against the engineer's report while an outside expert might settle disputes. The council agreed to tour the road Monday to observe and assess firsthand.
The Australian Natives' Association social evening at Mechanics Hall drew a large crowd. Tables overflowed as attendees enjoyed indoor games and shooting, bagatelle, and draughts. Performances featured piano, songs by Mr Croad, and selections by Mes Crom and Dr Mitean, with popular participant Miss M Carthy delivering a noted rendition.
A long illness ended the life of Mr Shella of Loy Yang who had farmed and grazed there for years before leasing his property to a nephew and moving to Traralgon. Dr M Lean attended the scene as the body lay in a room, with the funeral set for Saturday at Traralgon cemetery.
Mr Hopkins, president of the Progress Association, will depart for Serpentine near Bendigo after a smoke night in Nambruk attended by about 25 residents. Mr Jay Bermingham chaired and opposed Hopkins with a travelling hag for the public hall committee. Hopkins, praised as an energetic resident, announced selling out at a profit and moving to a larger holding. Residents toasted him, songs were sung, and wishes of health and prosperity were offered. The meeting noted local drought impacts on farming, delayed seed germination, and potential rain in the next two months could change prospects. Rumors circulated that Mr McQuilkin’s land might be subdivided.
Fragmented OCR lists players and scores with unclear teams and events. Names such as Courtney Peay, Cyrene, Me Tog Brows Mirth, Sue Mirth, and White Star appear amid broken team annotations and odd spellings, offering little coherent context.
The ceremony at Warburton united Mr Leulie H. Samwell and Miss Ella Sambell with the church prettily decorated. Attendants wore white Organdie frocks, carrying bouquets. best man was Me A. K. Sambell, and the reception followed at the Parish Hall. Honeymooned at Mount Buffalo amid telegrams of congratulation.
An action commenced in Melbourne Supreme Court by Robert Miller and Annie Miller against the Commonwealth for £400 damages for injuries alleged on 27 September 1909 in York Street when a telegraph wire trailing on the ground caused a fall. The judge remitted a point of law to Mr Justice Beckett on whether the Commonwealth could be compelled to answer interrogatories. The judge held the rights of discovery should be as in similar cases between subjects. The defendant should answer the necessary interrogatories by a suitable officer. Also noted is a vacant sale at Nambruk by Mesery Theo, B. Little and Co, with farm stock and crops listed.
A collection of notices from Traralgon includes a Friday evening meeting at the Mechanics Institute to discuss securities and a secretary's notice. An expression of thanks to town residents for support during illness follows. The friends of the late John Shetells invite procession to Traralgon Cemetery for his funeral on Saturday at 2 pm. A pound sale at the Pound Yards on Saturday at noon lists cattle and other stock for sale.
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