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100 years ago The Gazette, July 25, 1922 FOOTBALL
Last Saturday afternoon the competition in connection with the West Gippsland Association were advanced another stage. Warragul’s engagement was with Moe, whom they defeated by 14.7 (91pts) to 6.5 (41 pts). Yarragon were opposed to Yallourn, last season’s premiers gaining the day with a score of 9.12 (66 pts) to Yallourns 4.8 (32 pts). Trafalgar journeyed to Drouin, the visiting 18 securing a victory to the extent of 10.12 (72 pts) to 9.8 (62 pts). Narnargoon were hard pressed by Bunyip, only a point being the difference, as the scores will show:- Narnargoon 5.10 (40pts); Bunyip 6.3 (39 pts). Iona had the bye. In the junior competition Warragul Juniors played the first semi-final match at Buln Buln. Victory rested with the Warragulites, who kicked 10.16 to Darnum’s 2.9. Next Saturday Ellinbank and Buln Buln will meet at Warragul, and winners of that contest will play Warragul Juniors for the second grade premiership.
ALLIED TO DOMESTIC ECONOMY
A varied program was provided for the initiation of the “Wake Up, Warragul ‘’, movement, proposed by the Shire President on Thursday, when in the public hall there was a public display of electric appliances for giving light and warmth as well as for cooking purposes.
Miss Knight of the Agricultural Department also gave a very interesting display on the upto-date process for preserving fruit, and her practical dissertation on this important art was listened to with great interest. Some beautiful samples of preserved fruit in bottles were shown, and the explanations given by the exponent made the process at least “seem” very simple. Most ladies preserve fruit every year, but perhaps not everyone is able to produce such excellent results as were to be seen on Thursday afternoon. Preserved pears, peaches, cherries and other fruits were shown and the syrup being almost as clear as the water itself. All the cooking was done by electricity, which seemed to have no trouble in causing pots and kettles to boil over and “raise steam” generally.
Prime Minister’s visit
The secretary of the Warragul branch of the National Federation (Mrs J. Sharp Brown) has , for some time past, been in communication with the Prime Minister’s department, on behalf of the branch inviting Mr. Hughes to visit Warragul at an early date. Mr Brown has now received a letter from the Federation intimating that the Prime Minister will visit Warragul and Gippsland in about five weeks time. A further announcement will be made in our later issues.
Hospital X-Ray
The Warragul District Hospital will soon be furnished with a modern X-ray apparatus, which will be of great service to the honorary surgeons of the institution. As will be seen in our report of the hospital proceedings on Friday last, two Warragul ladies, Mrs E.J. Ley and Miss Davine, have very kindly undertaken the task of collecting at least a portion of this money, so that it will not fall so heavily on the hospital funds.
They have been very successful, the business people of the town responding liberally, while one lady generously gave £10 10s. There may be others who would like to help, and any contributions sent in to Mrs Ley or Miss Devince will be gratefully received.
The X-rays of course will be used for the benefit of patients from the shires. Residents therefore in those shires who wish to help are invited to send their donations to the ladies referred to.
TENNIS CLUB
The handsome challenge shield presented by Major a’Beckett, of Bunyip, for competition among tennis clubs from the West Gippsland Tennis Club’s Association, and won this year by the Warragul Club is now on exhibition in Mr J.A. Martin’s shop window. It is to be competed for each year, and the club winning it the greater number of times in five seasons will retain possession.
The local club is looking forward to a successful season, and have decided to have the courts renovated and a dressing room prepared.
50 years ago
The Gazette , July 25, 1972
Warragul course takes toll of State cyclists
Australian Olympic road cycling team members filled the first three placings in the 1972 Victorian Road Cycling Championship in Warragul last Saturday.
Clyde Sefton retained his title with a brilliant ride over the 120-mile course at the Twilite Drive-In circuit. Sefton, of Camperdown, covered the distance in 5hrs., 17mins.31 secs.
He defeated fellow Victorians Reno Sansonetti (Preston-Northcote) and Don Allan (Blackburn).
Of the 60 starters, only 60 contested the final sprint.
“Casualties” included Olympian John Trevorrow (Morwell) and Australia’s gold medal “hope” in the 4000 metres pursuit event at Munich John Bylsma.
Trevorrow was forced to withdraw with a foot injury.
Victorian Amateur Cycling Association officials were impressed with the course and staging of the titles.
Warragul Amateur Cycling Club juvenile cyclists competed over the 12-mile course last Sunday.
Thieves are active
Thieves escaped with cash and goods worth almost $1000 in two breakings in Warragul district last week.
They broke into a grocery store at Yarragon and a house at Warragul South.
The Yarragon store of R.N. and M.M. Williams in Campbell St, was entered between 6 p.m. last Thursday and 8 a.m. last Friday.
Mr C.W.J. Wallace’s Warragul South house was broken into last Saturday night while Mr and Mrs Wallace were attending Ellinbank Football Club’s Golden Jubilee dinner-dance in Warragul.
Thieves gained entry to the Yarragon store by cutting a hole in the iron roof.
After removing a lock from the inside of the sliding glass door, they cut an exterior padlock on the door.
Police believe the thieves used a store hand trolley to wheel a small safe from the building.
The safe contained about $15 cash, two cheque books from the Yarragon branch of the CBC bank, and personal books and papers.
A quantity of cigarettes, tobacco, chocolates, tinned hams, men’s socks, razor blades and women’s panty-hose was also taken.
The goods were valued at $150.
It was the second time in the last month that the store was broken into.
ACCIDENT “LET-OFF”
A Drouin man had a lucky escape from serious injury in a road smash at Drouin South last Saturday.
Walter Kelly, of McClure Rd, Drouin South, received facial lacerations when the car he was driving crashed into a tree at the corner of Athlone and Westernport Roads at about 6.20 p.m.
A woman received a facial injury in a threecar collision in Warragul yesterday morning.
Mrs Isabel Kelly, of Trafalgar, was taken by ambulance to WGH for treatment for a lacerated lip following a collision on Princes Highway, near Latrobe St, at about 11.25 am. Anti-pollution group at WTS
A group of Warragul Technical School Form 6 students plans to produce a 10-minute film on pollution problems within the Warragul district.
The students have formed an Anti-Pollution Investigation Group (Anti-PIG).
The group was formed following a discussion at the school on pollution.
It will work in conjunction with a Warragul District Environmental Advisory Steering Committee formed at a public meeting two weeks ago.
In addition to locating samples of pollution with the district, the group also plans to conduct a survey among district residents, seeking their views on pollution.
They will also seek public opinion on the merits of an Environmental Advisory Committee.