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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
3
A detailed report covers a recent pageant with costumes from Morwell to Traralgon South and a motor reliability contest from Melbourne to Sydney. It notes judges, participants, prizes like the Dunlop Cup and Garland Cup, and the extended schedule amid local advertising and upcoming events in Traralgon.
The annual society show was held in fine weather but attendance suffered as entry rose to 2s instead of Ta 61 in the afternoon. Exhibits were generally good but the show shed was cramped. hunter classes drew strong entries with notable jumping though a horse ridden by a young Shingles fell at the first jump injuring the rider. Both riders escaped serious harm. Prize winners included fat cattle and cows by W Pearson and J Widdis, Ayrshire and Shorthorn classes led by J Bowden and others, with merino sheep and Lincoln ram and ewe prizes noted among entries.
The report notes Latrobe remains flooded with low-lying river areas causing delays this year. Requisitions are sent to Mery Gal Braith and a decision is expected by week’s end as crops begin to yield toward harvest.
Massive demonstrations in St Petersburg and Moscow greet the new constitution. Workers students and students march with red flags, sing revolutionary songs, and demand troop withdrawal and political prisoner releases. Clashes occur, casualties reported including three Cossacks killed by a bomb near the Technological Institute.
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