100 YEARS AGO

West Gippsland Gazette – Tuesday, July 6, 1920.

Tree Road Ranger

Jas. Watson, road ranger to the Centre and South Ridings, reported having impounded 17 head of stock since last report. He also tendered his resignation.

Councillors regretted to hear that and the President asked that the ranger be called to give his reasons for tendering his resignation.

Mr. Watson said it was owing to interference by Cr Casey, who had said that for the past two months there were horses and cattle on the road in front of his place. He had been along that road four times last week, and was along there once every week since his appointment.

Cr Casey last called him that afternoon, and then was not present himself. He was being pulled up continually by Cr Casey with complaints.

Cr Petschack said all complaints by councillors should come from the council table.

Cr Byriell considered Mr Watson was the best ranger they had had since he had been a member of the council. He hoped Mr Watson would withdraw his resignation.

Mr. Watson then withdrew his resignation.

Farewell

The “Yarragon Advertiser”, which came into existence just a year ago, sings its own humorous funeral dirge in the following pathetic plaint:“We would be pleased to receive prompt payment of all accounts rendered from the office of our late lamented friend – the “Yarragon Advertiser – whose existence ends today (June 21, 1920).

“We desire to tender our best thanks to all who assisted us during the life of the deceased, whose sudden death was mostly due to the lack of house accommodation and the fact that the main part of its diet (job printings) was given to other ‘kids’ in foreign parts.”

DISPUTED FOOTBALL MATCH

At a meeting of the Central and West Gippsland Football Association, held at the Orient Hotel, Warragul, a protest was lodged by Warragul Club against Yarragon being awarded the match played at Yarragon on Saturday, June 26, on the grounds of non-eligible players having taken part to assist Yarragon securing a victory.

Delegates were present from Thorpdale, Moe, Yarragon, Trafalgar and Warragul.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Johnson, of Trafalgar, was voted to the chair, and in the course of his remarks spoke very strongly concerning the absence of representatives from Iona, Longwarry and Drouin clubs on such an important occasion.

Mr Sexton (Warragul) stated the case for his club, which was to the effect that Yarragon had included in their team on June 26, players who were not eligible according to the rules governing the local Association.

The names of these players were alleged to be Brown and Morrissey, members of the Carlton club.

These players, it was stated, had travelled by the ordinary train on the morning of June 26, and had got off at Darnum, and were subsequently driven to Yarragon.