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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1905
Page
3
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A Wednesday evening concert by the Presbyterian Sunday school at the Mechanical Institute drew about 200 attendees. Rev R Mitchell chaired and announced plans for an address to children on content and discontent, followed by a lengthy program of songs, recitations, and readings, including items by Miss Haines and Mr Henderson. The event concluded with thanks and a note of proceeds for the Sunday school fund.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a long route spanning 149 miles with unclear origins and destinations. Mentions of names, places, and events are garbled, offering little verifiable context or outcome.
A dense list of horses and weights outlines Morwell event entries including Drownluck 7.0 and Hang Stace 182 with numerous names such as The Lowsn Fireball and Naughty Boy. Runners span Dandy Novelty Pony Race contenders like Wriggle and Joker, plus Misty Laura and Barelock among many others, with a final note referencing Handicapper Overend.
Telegraphic dispatches report continued Russian retreat as Japanese batteries and infantry press the pursuit near Mukden. General Oku leads a bold feint while his column faces a force three times larger, amid desperate fighting with casualties near ten thousand. A Reuters dispatch notes circumstantial reports claiming Mukden may have been virtually captured.
A large stack of hay came under threat as flames reached within 50 yards of it on Morwell Road. No fire broke out toward Mr Treppi’s area on Friday, but fire damaged grain behind Mrs Duck’s residence and Mr Bolger’s property. A. Nicholls and others lost fencing and grain. Last week a major fire in Upper Flynn’s Creek damaged fencing and grass, with State School and Mr W J Livingstone’s house narrowly saved by strenuous effort.
Market reports from Maffra and Bairnsdale describe cows and calves sold at fair prices amid wartime shortages. The piece notes large stock movements near Mukden and Warragul, with buyers prices listed for steers and heifers. It also covers Kuropatkin’s Manchuria setback and Japanese advances, with Russian losses estimated around 65,000 and reports of movements near Tieling and Mukden.
Auction notices from Little and Borthwick advertise land allotments in the Boslea Estate Morwell and a Traralgon horse sale with 200 head, plus a large sheep sale of about 3001 sheep. Reports from various yards cite prices for cattle, sheep, and pigs across Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, and Conwarr with strong outside buyer interest and updated consignments for future sales.
At Warragul on Thursday the 9th, a large crowd witnessed a busy sale with many lines of stock selling. Fat cows and store cattle moved well, prices for pigs and sheep varied, lambs and yearlings showed activity, and a team of working bullocks fetched £14 per pair.
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