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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
3
A detailed transcript-like fragment covers council debates on meeting times, attendance, and motions. It notes changes to meeting hours, motions to alter proceedings, and references to individuals such as Cr West and various local figures. The text includes financial items and motions about inspectors, milking fees, and public works funding, with scattered names and sums.
In Traralgom Licensing Court W White sought transfer of the Cricket Club hotel licence from Henry to Assey and Serjeant. case adjourned for trustees. W Pascoe sought Shamrock hotel licence transfer from Than Tome, supported by Serjeant. T W Ord applied for Cab hotel licence transfer from RK Teoraas to Yormell. Serjeant supported. One defendant did not appear for the Saturny period. evidence centered on a good wine offer and licence status. No show by Elizabeth Veederickson of the Royal hotel.
Report from Glengarry indicates a local tennis match featuring Rosedale and Grengary players. With key rivals absent, Rosedale edged a mixed lineup in a 19 to 6 victory as indoor play and schedules were adjusted amid cold nights.
Reports from the front describe Boer escape from Pundes with 4200 troops en route west after a clash near Glencoe where 11 guns were captured. At Kroonvad a small commando fired on troops, two privates died, an officer was wounded, and three soldiers were captured, prompting a raid on the farm house and arrest of the owner who claimed unwilling involvement. Wessels of the Transvaal Peace Mission said Boers would resist again if defeated.
The column blends updates on the Mafeking siege with detailed land sale notices and civic items. Reports describe the British garrison holding actions while attackers target fortifications, alongside lists of property prices and unrelated community notices.
Markets reel as unfocused rumors mix with war anxieties. Kruger consults soothsayers amid bets on a June peace, while reports from the front describe British advances near Dundee and Biggarsburg. Meanwhile trade notes show commodity prices and shipping lanes unsettled.
Fragmentary text mentions a person A Shiels and a tannery named AKALOMN TANNERY with garbled surrounding phrases. No clear event or date emerges from the legible portion.
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