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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 17, 1904
Page
3
A disjointed Morwell game featured unsettled play and sparse scoring as spectators watched a rough, ineffective tempo. Despite moments of effort from key players, the visitors could not sustain offense and the home side gained a narrow lead late in the firs quarter before fatigue and turnovers dictated the outcome.
A Maldon Temperance Hall inquiry investigates work on the Institute by Mr Barry Jaggers and cabinet responses to board resolutions. The summary details alterations discussed for stage fittings, ventilation, and fire safety, including nonflammable wall linings and guards for outlights, with accounts showing £6 in costs and a £20 6d credit balance.
Readable remnants mention a trophy event and various players, with hints of an upcoming meeting and possible outcomes. The text remains garbled, but references to teams, players, and a potential award suggest a local sports item awaiting clarification.
The article notes milk output at the creameries holding steady around 2000 gallons daily and butter production strong. It mentions timber from Midland gaining notice, a planned slaughtering company near Faginhawk Creek, and water challenges affecting prospecting. Local politics center on the Glen seat, with voters split between an old member and a Labor challenger, and readers reported solid support for Mr Harris at a community meeting.
May 16 burial plans for Me MI Hollingsworth, who died around 2 pm after a lengthy illness. The deceased leaves a young child and is remembered with sympathy by relatives. interment set for Tuesday in Toon cemetery with light showers noted earlier.
Fragmented items describe gravel pits resuming operation boosting ownership prospects and a ballast train making trips. Butter factory activity rises with a new base in place. Blacksmith Raynor relocates to Hine Ty and a May erection features. Mentions election quiet but possible reshuffle. plaster and medicinal remedies cited.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear event or identifi able entities. Unable to form a coherent summary with named persons or organizations.
A report states General Kuroki landed and cooperated with 20 000 Japanese forces to invest Dalny. St Petersburg notes Dalny's garrison joined Port Arthur after destroying surrounding facilities to hinder the Japanese advance.
Personal experiences recount the Ballarat era, detailing digger grievances under corrupt administration, harsh licensing and police actions, and the brutal labor of early mining days. Gathered memories praise the era’s brave diggers while noting poverty, coercive taxes, and the endurance required to survive deep shaft work.
A detailed sale note records cattle and sheep auction results across Trafalgar Warragul and surrounding yards. Prices for fat cows and prime steers vary from about £6 13s 6d to £8 11s, with store cattle and heifers, calves, and sheep selling at multiple quoted ranges. Yardings show strong attendance, with organized private sales and consignments from several breeders including Messrs Frivolly, Mathieson, Davies, Skews, Patterson, and others.
A garbled advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief of coughing irritations. It implies early dosing prevents illness and touts sales through Milligns to Atevewtions, with distorted names and phrases.
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