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Newspaper
Ultima And Chillingollah Star
Location
Ultima, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
2
Auctioneers MORROW & CO. announce a stock sale listing Farther Aaron Wan Tales and the Ditka property. The note indicates the sale is conducted by MORROW & CO. with Ditka involved as part of the auction.
On 10 June 1915 rate payments are due by the deadline of 10 June to avoid interest. Ratepayers must ensure names are full and correct in the rate book. A meeting of ladies is planned at Mechanics Hall on Tuesday at 2.00 to discuss assisting the Cross. Convenor W. Cowper provides details.
The article urges a permanent building for the Court of Petty Sessions to ensure proper recording and preservation of records. It notes current use of the Mechanics' Hall where crowding and distractions hinder proceedings and counsel hearings. Also mentions a possible State Labor Ministry and mushroom season affecting local commerce.
A soldier from Ultima, Mr Will Ryan, has enlisted and left for Berar with plans for Brooke and Irving to run his business. A meeting convened by Mrs Cowper aims to aid wounded soldiers. Returning stock losses affect farmers, with trains bringing back worn animals and dairy losses up to 50 percent in Colae. War Precautions Act tightens alien enemy rules, including reporting, weapon bans, and newspaper restrictions. Australian notes issuance increased, with gold reserves at £10,483,014 and rail work updates on the transcontinental line including Port Augusta.
A nine hole mixed foursome was won by Miss Berry Trewett and Mr R. Crawford. Numerous pairings posted scores with Drewett Crawford and Gardiner Navier among top finishers. On Saturday next the Ultima links will be formally opened with afternoon tea by Mrs Rowan.
The Ultima Brass Band held its sixth half yearly and third annual meeting in the Dillon Street band room with a full attendance. The balance sheet showed a debit of 14s amid promises of dues payments and reductions of back debts. A list of officers and committee members was elected, and sympathy was sent to the widow of former bandmaster H Goldsmith. The band was urged to purchase new music and to perform at the golf links opening.
A Quambatook District Water League committee met in the Mechanics Hall reading room chaired by Mr J B Mann. Minutes were confirmed, a Murray Waters Agreement note from Attorney General McKinnon was read, and Boort Water League replies discussed. A petition headed by the president was planned with sub committee to meet Saturday night to draft it.
Shire of Swan Hill discusses tenders for sand escapings and main road formations between allotments of Johnson and Leach, considers deviations, and authorizes engineer to proceed if costs allow. Councillors request action on road surveys, toll reforms, poundkeeper appointment in Ultima, and eradication of wild tobacco near Lake Hoga. A new court house for Wuma is urged due to unsuitability of the Ultimo site.
The government engages J P Jones of Canada to visit Victoria and draft a full report with plans and specifications for bulk grain handling. Jones, 61, has built Canadian terminal elevators and served on the Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners. he will bring a draftsman, spend about ten weeks in Victoria, with the government paying £1400 plus expenses.
The war widens as fighting extends over 600 miles with fierce clashes on multiple fronts. Australian troops defend Gallipoli against Turkish forces while Allied naval and land operations push at the Dardanelles. Casualties rise with thousands killed or disabled, and ships sunk in ongoing bombardments.
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