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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1899
Page
3
A messy transcription shows a Sunday sermon outline with scattered themes about obedience, faith, and endurance. The text references Hebrews, Paul, and various rhetorical points, hinting at tensions in early church discourse and attempts to persuade listeners with theological arguments.
The readable lines mention a world event and a quoted phrase about power and a tempest. Entities are unclear due to garbled OCR but reference a notable figure and unnamed events. The passage reads like a partial report with missing context and dates.
A fragmented text mentions an older topic with names and places, indicating a local event or notice. It references a person aunt and a place, but the full details are unclear. The readable elements suggest a brief community item or notice without a clear outcome.
Reports describe widespread damage as Thursday fires in the Jack country raged with high winds, destroying outbuildings fences and grasslands. Homes were saved only with great effort while several properties including the Devon creamery and local residences suffered near-total losses and cattle roamed freely.
A public meeting convened by the President in the Mechanics’ room drew about fifty ratepayers from outside the Shire. Mr Moorfield gave a lengthy speech, followed by Dr Modycomb and Mr Allan Walker. Resolutions moved to oppose uncalled subdivision and injustice to outside ratepayers, favor retaining the boundary, and form a committee including Dunbar Walker Shiell Rew well Bodycomb Mapleson Drafin M Wonite Liddiard Pryde Cleave GR Clarke Tanner Rowell Widdes Masfield Manffeld and Drysdale to act, with Tanner to collect signatures for a counter petition.
Wide bush and grass fires raged across the district last week and into midweek, devastating properties of Coulthard Chewtall Bullet McLeod O Callaghan Felmingham and others. Homes sheds orchard fencing and stacks were burned while the Jack River bridge area saw flames threaten repairs before changes in wind saved the structure.
The Executive Council considered the murder verdicts of Tod and Radalyaki in the killing of Mabel Ambrose. A strong mercy recommendation led to commuting Tod and Radalyaki's death sentences. Radalyaki receives life with a 12 year term.
A long report on the St Patrick's Bay sports at Morwell includes numerous events with high turnout from Taralgon and Melbourne entries. Notable finishes feature Reidy winning a bicycle race, O Toole dominating the half mile, Salter edging Gooch in a close race, and Allwood’s St Patrick's Day Handicap fall with no serious injuries. The Day Handicap saw five heats won by F Brotin with Burton second and Barbera third. The crowd enjoyed clear weather after early mist and excitement, with strong support from local officials Hayle and O'Connor.
A garbled OCR lists race results and names from a track meet including places like Parkes and Williams, followed by an extended testimonial and advertisement for Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The ad features Mrs Hildebrand of MAllivey Street recounting relief from backache after using the product.
ND stock reports show mixed results with notable notes on weather disruptions and market responses. Cattle and dairy prices fluctuate as reports list private sales, yardings, and weekly averages alongside mentions of buyers and dealers reacting to conditions.
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