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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show a chaotic scene with names, places, and stray phrases. Beads, Captain, party, and locals appear in torn lines, hinting at a meeting or gathering but lacking clear actions or outcomes.
A school room discussion led to forming a tennis club with 25 members ready to join. Officers to be appointed, a working bee planned to erect a court, and ground use permission sought from the school committee. New residents show tennis enthusiasm and the club is expected to succeed. Debate on road culverts noted as separate Council items.
In a tense cricket match the Callagnee team edged the Railways by two runs. Railways batsmen faced early exits as Maloney and Dawson shone with key wickets, while Callagnee posted 57 runs. Notable scores include Tanner and Charman contributing for Callagnee, with the Railways tallying 55 despite several good singles and partnerships.
Commercial Al McLead and Co report private sale lines of stock including 131 fat lambs 862 ewes 44 dairy bullocks 15 springers 25 paddock sheep and 198 heifers. Prices realized range with prime cows to 6 7s 4d per 100, store cattle steady, dry conditions depress market with well bred stock selling reasonably. Big yarding at Morwell and Stratford with substantial sales of sheep fats and weaners. pigs good at local centers. overall successful sale with strong attendance and high prices for prime cattle and sheep.
The report records cattle trades with Mathieson and Davis noting strong demand for prime cattle, prices from £2 7s to £5 2s, with medians around £3 to £4. Sales include cows, heifers, store cattle, andBullocks at Heyfield, with yarded numbers and forward consignments from Traralgon Gormandale and Woola, plus assorted weights and classes.
A shipment of pigs will be consigned to Theo. B. Little Co in Melbourne. The consignment travels via Tig Jaleamen with routes through Glengarry and Traralgon on the specified date. The item notes the consignor and destinations in Australia.
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