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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented meditation on Thanksgiving faith blends biblical imagery with nature and covenant. The text references God, seed, harvest, and seasonal cycles, noting humanity’s place in creation and the hope of divine guidance through seasons and covenantal vows.
A fragmented cricket report lists players such as Trumper Hayward and Noble with wickets and runs, noting scores and dismissals by bowlers including Hayward Gunn and Braund. The weather is described as showers and cold with about 4,000 attendees. wickets fell with several adjournments due to rain.
A Victorian court critique highlights mild penalties for stock theft and other crimes, contrasting harsher treats for related offenses. It cites Mr Justice a Becketts rulings over enticement of a girl and mentions public concerns about jail terms, police presence, and municipal efforts to reform city tips and curb scavenging. The piece questions justice consistency amid cases like Dickson and Trinity College frauds.
The Traralgon crowd discusses the Crooke trophy race, praising Wilson of Rosedale for his fine innings last Saturday. Local boys must win next Saturday to secure the title, bands and public events enliven the town, funding permitting. A petition hints at an indignation meeting over the banner, railway officials face skepticism, and travellers’ concerns persist amid upcoming arrivals.
A garbled text fragment presents a cryptic jumble of words and names. The piece hints at religious imagery with phrases resembling a divine figure and a hunt but lacks coherent structure or context. The reader cannot extract a clear event or claim from the OCR damaged wording.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Kombahye tape and a tag bling with unclear context. No full event or clear entities identified to form a coherent news item.
The report covers a cricket match at Crooke ground with about 200 spectators. Wilson top scored with 5 but was backed by Meynell while bowlers Clarke and Ro Mits contributed. Mitchell led with 6 wickets and Anderson took several, while several batsmen are named in a detailed but fragmented scorecard.
London dispatch details a major Boer drive near Harrismith and Wilge River, with 800 Boers killed or captured, 3,000 cattle seized, 200 waggons and thousands of rounds captured. British columns under Major-General Elliot, Lord Kitchener reports 759 prisoners and 430 unavailable, NZ and NSW units praised for durability and discipline amid extended operations.
An Australian promotion extols Bile Beans as a direct digestives tonic with fast, lasting cures for dyspepsia. A Melbourne reader Mrs Annie Robertson describes six years of suffering, severe weight loss, and heart palpitations, followed by rapid improvement and recovery after starting the regimen. The advertisement lists the product as addressing female ailments and liver and kidney issues, with a price of 13 4 4 and mailing options from Sydney.
A dated note from March 3 complains that two more inches of rain are needed to replenish water holes and that recent rainfall arrived too late to salvage tanks and windmills. It claims the Beach well is dry and useless, cites £150 spent on wind mills and tanks, accuses councillors of waste, and recalls a councillor from Ceweatr who found action ineffective.
The Long Tunnel Extended Company cleaned up on Friday for a splendid yield of 1268 ounces from 1015 tons. Director Mr Jackson said he was highly pleased with the reef appearance at the 2000 feet level and the mine's future prospects. New Loch Fyne reports 65 ounces of amalgam from plates last week. The No 1 Intermediate level reef remains about 9 to 10 inches wide in both ends and carries payable gold throughout. The north reef has broken into old workings, possibly 30 years old, with a rise exposing more payable stone. The battery started working two shifts Monday last.
Mesers A Mlean and Co report a small cattle yarding at Maffra with fair buyer attendance and generally solid demand. Prices ranged from £4 to £7, with store cattle around £3 to £4 17s and prime cows up to £7, while sheep and pigs saw varied activity amid dry weather. Several yards report steady to modest demand, including Traralgon fortnightly sale and Moura, Warragul, and other yards noting general softness in some lines and better activity for prime stock.
LITTLE AND BORTHWICK announce a branch in Traralgon under Louis Bell management with sales by Mr TB Little. A rate of one pound in the pound will be proposed at the Shire Council meeting on Saturday the 8th of March 1902. Tender call opens for road works and supply contracts with details at the Shire Hall Traralgon.
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