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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1903
Page
3
A Thanksgiving service at Warvest Temple featured a large turnout with sermons emphasizing divine providence and gratitude. The preacher highlighted blessings from harvests, generous offerings, and a call to aid the needy while praising God for protection and daily sustenance.
News notes discuss a rash of tramp-like laborers in Traralgon and burly hawkers selling various wares. The piece critiques Tattersall’s laws, citing revenue losses and calls for reforms, while referencing debates sparked by local leaders and a distant Age leader.
A preacher emphasizes personal accountability under the law of nature, arguing whatever one sows in life reaps later. He urges repentance and scattering seeds of kindness, noting that words and actions influence future harvests and that true change comes through surrender to Christ. The choir and Muss Cuare lead a closing moment urging benevolence.
An Australian report warns that adulterated blue vitriol used in seed wheat pickling may fail to prevent smut, risking poor germination and costly losses estimated at £50,000 across Victoria. Experts urge strict quality checks, proper copper sulfate strengths, and pre sowing analyses to protect growers and national supplies.
A garbled race card lists numerous horse names and connections for a St Patrick's event. Entries include Never Tell Alberta The Lawan Musketry Minnie Exile and others, with unclear owners jockeys or stakes.
The proposal outlines how income from property, personal exertion, partnership and pastoral and agricultural industries should be allocated. Taxpayers must complete assets and liabilities, show mortgage and overdraft on the liability side, and list bank balances, debts, stock, and machinery on the assets side. Surplus assets over liabilities will be taxed at four percent, with income division by tax officers. schedules are available at tax offices and must be filed by March 31.
A Mclean and Co announce a clearing sale for Mea O Connor at the Schapel featuring her dairy herd implements and furniture as she leaves the district. Little and Borthwick hold a horse sale at their yards in Rath and Rath March offering 500 head of good horses.
Market notes from Warragul and Traralgon report mixed cattle demand with farm stock and dairy animals selling at varied prices. Prices ranged from about £3 to £9 per head for steers and heifers, with some consignments privately traded. notable activity includes a sale near Traralgowned Warragul and a fortnightly sale at Monilay, with buyers from J. Kerr’s compact property and local firms Keen on fat cattle and sheep.
KEWS and PATTERSON announce cattle sale at their yards including fat cows heifers steers and pigs with a refund policy for tickets. Obituary and thanks from RF Grubb for sympathy after bereavement. Patrick’s Day activities in Morwell feature prizes, brass band, picnic, concert and dance. Tender notices for Cre ek Flats and Trespassing warnings from P O’Brien Kilnvals.
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