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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
3
A garbled 19th century fragment describes a dramatic event in Toongabbie Factory involving a fire and dangerous collapse. The passage mentions a boy named Lobrine, heavy furniture, a partially collapsed structure, and a perilous scene affecting nearby crops and trees.
Readable bits show cricket activity with players, locations, and scores scattered across a chaotic OCR fragment. Mentions include Rosedale, Garay, MeLeag, Nip, Fort Bowen, and town references while many names and numbers remain unclear.
The Gormandale Athletic Club schedules their annual sports on Thursday with a 120 pound wager between We ile Heard of Traralgoo and J. Wight. Entries and handicaps list Derend Baxvicar and a long roster of competitors. A separate note praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Cromwell for Myrtle, a four year old with croup.
A damaged OCR reads like a scatter of names and phrases about weather, people and events. It mentions Kubert, Foe, Par, Phese, and Phase with unsure context and dates. The readable parts hint at a public notice or local report but lack coherent facts.
Phillip Gorman, aged 60, longtime Gippeland resident of Gormandale, died yesterday morning at Nurse Ericksen's Private Hospital after a long illness. Born in Tavistock, England, he came to Victoria 48 years ago, having previously lived in Walhalla. Funeral details expected from Nurse Ericksen's facility.
Weather seems unsettled as communities discuss how best to counter an invading foe. King, W Chester, and P Richard win in local committee. Village smithy reopens after lease. Toongabbie Rifle Club fires second Ellissmith trophy round with 400 yard shots amid good participation and scores.
Melbourne Pig Market reports by Theo B Little Co under March dates show 2401 pigs penned with spirited demand and improved prices across weight categories. Extra prime quality ranges and farm lots indicate steady gains. cooperative store and employment notices appear from Traralgon and Glengarry for dairy farm work and sales.
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