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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
3
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a sale action and local officials but lacks clear names or dates. The readable pieces indicate an official notice about a public sale with unspecified location and timing.
Council and the Trust clash over fire plugs and trench repairs costs. Officials discuss who pays for road work, with talks of petitions, six month repair limits, and plans to prepare a formal claim for funds at the next meeting.
The readable parts mention a baffling exchange about a game or match, with garbled phrases and missing names. It references attempts to arrange a sale and mentions a tally or score, but details are obscured. The piece reads like a stray OCR fragment from a local report with multiple unreadable segments.
W Christensen and Co report holdings on 23 October with items listed for sale including chaff maize potatoes onions cabbages cauliflowers rhubarb lettuce carrots onions radishes cornsacks bags and secondhand goods such as sacks and blankets. Also held sales on account of the Leidator of the Toongabbie Butter Factory and Mr and Mrs Jas Bogert including harness vehicles and household furniture.
Traralgon residents are promised a memorable evening as Memrs J and N Tait, noted concert directors, bring Amy Castles a celebrated Australian soprano to perform at the Technical Institute on Wednesday 10th. She will be supported by a full concert entourage including News Nicol Paur Victor Baert Adrian Amadio.
The Executive Council reported year end finances and adopted resolutions. The Association Fidelity Guarantee fund rose to £1681 0s 0d, assets up, with efforts to reduce railway freight for road and bridge materials. Delegates toured by Harbor Trust boat with Powlett attending. speeches by Premier Madden and others covered municipal government and parliamentary matters.
A Saturday cricket match at Tyere between the Tyers club and Ti ended with Tyers by sight. Scorers list Toucan W. Gadd 24, Chalmers 20, Molden not out 6, Owens 7, Hillsley 0, and others. First innings 24 for Chalmers, second innings 167 for B. Mitchell. Next match set for Show grounds Saturday with Tra Emery, Kelly, Milligan, Millar, McLeas, Olive, Ryan, and others.
Athieson and Davis advertise a sale due to expiration of lease by My Wailapa. The property near Dawson Station includes 25 milking cows, springers, heifers, pigs, poultry, two mares in foal, harness, farm tools, and household goods. Neilson’s lease ends November 9, with all land and belongings to be sold to the highest bidder on Tuesday the 6th of November. Buyers urged to attend this late estate sale of grain, stock, and utensils.
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