This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Violet Town Sentinel
Location
Violet Town, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
3
Violet Town Shire Council met on Monday February 9 with officers and councillors listed. Minutes of prior meeting read, outward correspondence noted, and various petitions and financial items discussed including valuation complaints, tramway funding, dam purchase, public holiday, and road and bridge works with several tenders and estimates reviewed.
The text outlines Mr J Giddon's weather predictions for New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Tasmania. It forecasts a wet March to April with showers and storms then a dry May to July followed by variable conditions into September. It notes a poor harvest potential and mentions highland weather and cold spells.
Theeshing progress and strong returns mark a district sale with fresh records. Cronyn reported 123 bags of dirime Alsedon and 16 bags of Guru ous per acre, averaging near bags per acre. A well managed farm grows diverse fodder crops while buyers arrive by rail and telegraph. Miss Tufcal has been appointed temporary townslip head, and Friday reached 100 degrees as a summer heat peak. A pleasant Sunday is noted in Sight place.
In Wangarita on June 28, 1890, Inspector Milne and Sergeant Steote cornered bushranger Nel Kelly at a hotel. Kelly was wounded but escaped after steel helmet helmeted shots. Steote fired again, striking Kelly, who fell. the sergeant reportedly vowed to meet Kelly at death and claimed the death as justice in a dramatic confrontation marked by faithful, fatal last words.
For years families have trusted Chamberlin's Gondh Remedy to treat coughs colds and bronchial complaints. Mr Herbert H. Woorhead of Wentworth testifies it never fails and praises its relief for children. Sold by Mitchell the People's Store.
Fragmented ad style text describes headaches and a dubious remedy, mentions Chamberlain tablets and a transition to a product called Ob-mah rain, with names and locations partially legible and references to a store and seller R. Mitchell at the Puoples Store.
A testimonial letter from Henry Holliday at 115 Madeline Street Melbourne describes his recovery from months of exhaustion after using Clements Tonte. He credits two bottles with restoring strength and urges others to buy the tonic at chemists and stores.
Violet Town Race Club holds an annual meeting with officers listed including President T. G. Hoskin and treasurer F. Wallace. The program covers Maiden Plate, Honeysuckle Handicap, Trial Handicap, Pony Race, Welter Handicap, Open Hack Race, Farewell Handicap, with entry rules, penalties, and admission details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.