From the Newspaper Files
100 YEARS AGO
West Gippsland Gazette – Tuesday, September 13, 1921.
Cricket Club
The football season is drawing to a close and the officials of the Warragul Cricket Club are leaving no stone unturned to make the coming year a success.
The local club are fortunate in have two “live wires” in Messrs F. Peake and H. Miles who have already (ably assisted by other members) done a vast amount of the telling work.
It is hoped to have a turf wicket put down on the oval and negotiiations are proceeding with the Victorian Cricket Association to achieve that end.
Cricket does not prove such a draw as football, still every community has its admirers, and there is every reason to believe that the Warragul Cricket Club will have as enjoyable and successful a season as any of its predecessors.
A Generous Company
It is not often that it becomes a pleasure to give a company a free advertisement, but the Moe Butter Factory Co deserve it.
The shareholders are evidently good men, and they are represented by good directors At their last meeting an appeal was made to them by Mr Thos Treloar of Moe, and the directors passed the handsome donation of 25 pounds otwards the nurses quarters of the Warragul District Hospital.
It is not the first time by many, that the hospital has been indebted to the goof offices or Mr Treloar, who is a members of the Hospital Committee.
Sign of Prosperity
It seems somewht strange that an expanding crime sheet at the police station should be a sign of increasing prosperity.
Yet, according to Senior Constable Ryan, such is often the case. Warragul is at present experiencing this somewhat undesirable phase of prosperity. In the year 1919, when business was generally depressed and dull, there were only 35 convictions at the Warragul Police Court.
In 1920 business was getting back more settled, and certainly more brisk, and the crime sheet increased to 55 convictions.
This year it would seem we are geting abundant prosperity, for although nine months are not yet complet, the crime record has increased to 91 cases. With ample employment at high wages men are more prodigal in their spending. More cheques are “knocked down” and there are more minor offence in consequence.
Objectionable practices
At the shire council meeting on Friday the inspector again reported upon the unsightly condition of the rubbish tip.
Cr Prime said the complaints made concerning the careless manner in which some people tipped their rubbish on the shire tip were so frequent that the council would have to take drastic action and prevent people carting their rubbish there. They would have to arrange wiuth the shire contractor to do this work.
50 YEARS AGO Warragul Gazette – Tuesday, September 14, 1971
Warragul man dies
A 23-year-old Warragul man who recently completed Natiional Service and served in Vietnam, was killed in an accident at his work yesterday.
He was Brian Gilroy of Witton St, Warragul. Gilroy was trapped between a semi trailer and a traxcavator on the property of his employer Mr J. Elston of Albert Rd, Warragul.
Action on bypass
Work on a $6 - million freeway to by-opass
Drouin and Warragulis expected to begin in the 1973-74 financial year. This was announced by the Country Roads Board in Melbourne this morning.
The proposed 10-mile freeway will by-pass Drouin on the north side of the town and Warragul on the south side.
Polluted stream
Hundreds of brown trout and large eels have been found dead in the Hazel Creek art Nilma.
Latrobe Valley Water and SewerageBoard officials are investigating the mystery death of the fish.
Theexentsive “kill” was observed last Thursday..
A new approach to raising money for charity will be seen next weekend when a “starvation” will be held at the Nilma North Hall.
Members of the Presbyterian Fellowship of Australia (PFA) will fast for 24 hours from 5pm Saturday to 5pm Sunday.
The venture being organised by the PFA’s Latrobe Valley District Council will benefit “Lifeline” organsation operating in the Latrobe Valley area.
PFA’ers will keep themselves amused with games, music and anything else to keep rtheir minds off food.
ALP Starvation
An ALP selection committee last Sunday gave unanimous endorsement to Mr F. Mountford of Warragul as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the Federal electorate of McMillan.
Mr Mount ford, the only canddiate for pre selection, answered searching questions form the committee on topics ranging over rural problems, education, pollution of the environment, overseas aid and the plight of pensioners in the current inflationary spiral.
Mr Mountford is principal of Trafalgar High School.
Smash Grab
Smash-grab thieves who broke into the jewellery shop of Mr A. Page, Napier Street, Warragul early last Saturday morning, left in a hurry.
They escaped with a $550 haul, but did not bother to stop to pick up four rings they had dropped or the hammer they used to smash the window.
Two trays of rings were removed from a front window shelf.
Stolen were six diamond rings and nine eternity rings.
Star injured
Hallora-Strzelecki basketballer Shirely Coe received concussion in the EDNA A grade final at Drouin last Saturday.
She was taken by ambulance to West Gippsland Hospital and allowed to leave after treatment. Shirley’s team won the match.