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The Gazette, August 15, 1922 SCHOOL EXHIBITION
An interesting exhibition of school work, from 100 schools will be held in the Public Hall on Friday next. Mr. Frank Tate, Director of Education, will open the exhibition. There are two sessions, afternoon 2.30 and evening 7 p.m., and excellent concert programmes will be given by the children on each occasion. For particulars see the advertisement. Mr H.J. Greer, hon. Sec, has received a very nice letter from Mr Tate accepting the invitation for him to visit Warragul and open the exhibition. All parents should endeavour to be present.
COAL NEAR WARRAGUL
Sir John Mackey visited Warragul on Friday, with Mr Baragwanath, director of geological survey to inspect an outcrop of black coal at Ferndale, near Warragul. On his return, Sir John Mackey reported the result of the inspection to the shire council. He said that Mr Baragwanath has expressed the opinion that the coal was of fine quality and the most promising he had seen on the Strzelecki Ranges. He considered the cutcrop well worth developing and suggested that a syndicate be formed, and probably the government would assist. The site is adjacent to the newly surveyed road to the Strzelecki railway station, which has a splendid grade. Other seams of black coal are known to exist in the vicinity, and it is hoped that further development may open up a profitable field. The Director of Geological Survey is a brother of Mr Baragwanath, manager of State Savings Bank at Warragul.
VOTE OF THANKS
At the last meeting of the Warragul District Hospital committee, Father Roche, on taking the chair, moved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the retiring President (Mr H. Copeland) for the enthusiastic manner in which he had carried his duties as President during the past year. This was seconded by Mr Kimber and carried by acclamation, Mr Copeland suitable responding
WARRAGUL PREMIERS
The grand final contest in connection with the second grade premiership eventuated last Saturday afternoon on the Darnum oval between Warragul Juniors and Buln Buln.
At frequent intervals there were flashes of football shown that would have done credit to more mature players and they were deservedly applauded for their efforts. The final scores were: - Warragul Juniors 6.12 (48 pts); Buln Buln 4.6 (30pts)
What with the Juniors annexing the coveted honors in their division, and the seniors gaining the day in their engagement, there was naturally much jubilation in Warragul last weekend. The Juniors are now turning their attention to lend a helping hand to one of their players who was unfortunately injured some fourteen weeks back, and who is still obliged to get about with the aid of crutches.
The President (Mr Wright Pearson); the secretary (Mr Keith Jennings), supported by a good working committee, are leaving no stone unturned to assist one who has “fallen by the way.”
50 years ago The Gazette, August 15 1972 “SHOTGUN” vigilante group at Drouin Sth
Drouin South Farmers have formed a “shotgun vigilante group” following an alleged campaign of malice waged against a farmer in the area.
The group was formed after an outbreak of vandalism on the farmer’s property last weekend.
Several farmers are believed to be sleeping with loaded shotguns beside their beds.
The farmer who claims he is being victimised told The Gazette today he intended to maintain a “shotgun patrol” of his property.
He said the weekend incidents were the latest in an apparent campaign which began earlier this year. The incidents that led to the formation of the “vigilante group” were:
FRIDAY night - Walls of a house damaged, windows broken, paint daubed on walls of house and five young Black Poll calves valued at $15 each killed.
SATURDAY night - Radiator of refrigerated milk vat damaged by tomahawk blows, milking shed hot water service damaged
SUNDAY night - Milking shed equipment damaged
He has offered a $100 reward for information leading to a conviction.
Drouin Police and Warragul CIB detectives are investigating the incidents.
Less railway staff
Several Victorian Railways employees at Warragul are likely to lose their jobs within the next few months.
It is believed that at least three men will be
retrenched from the VR’s electrical depot and three from the ways and works branch.
Another four employees and their families will be transferred from Warragul.
The moves are the latest in a series of retrenchments from the Warragul staff for the past four years.
The reshuffle of electrical depot employees follows VR’s transfer of its power operations to Melbourne.
Eight “overheard” employees have been transferred from the depot in the past four years.
The latest move affects the employment of four power operation engineers and four telephone attendants.
It will have the effect of reducing manning of the depot from 24 to eight hours a day.
It is believed that at least three works branch employees will be retrenched under the VR’s “mechanisation scheme.”
NEWS IN BRIEF… Seven trees in a “memorial avenue”
on Bloomfield Road, Nilma have been felled by Warragul Shire.
The trees were removed in the past few days during reconstruction work on Bloomfield Road.
Warragul Shire assistant engineer Mr G. Payne said yesterday there was no alternative but to remove the trees.
“Apparently the avenue of trees was planted as a memorial after the First World War,” he said.
“We were told they were memorial trees after three were felled last Thursday.
“The trees will be replaced by other trees as soon as possible,” he said.
West Gippsland Hospital will spend an estimated $2500 on improvements to the fire escape stairway at the rear of the western end of the hospital building.
Tenders have been called for the removal of the stairway.
JUST OLD BONES
A Warragul man has shared in the discovery of mammal bones believed to be 32 million years old.
The bones were discovered last Wednesday in limestone rock in a quarry on Curdies River, in the Timboon area of Western Victoria.
The bones were found by Mr K. Yeowart, a Gippsland field officer for Curdies Lime.
They were embedded in a large piece of rock which fell from a quarry fence 25 feet below ground level. The area from which the rock fell was near where a mammal skull was found three years ago.
Monash University experts are currently reconstructing the skull which is believed to be from a large whale.
The skull showed evidence of a snout almost six feet long. University experts’ tests indicated that the skull was 32 million years old.
It is believed the bones found last week are from the same mammal.
The bones in the piece of rock, found by Mr Yeowart are extremely well-preserved.
The rock also contains small sections of calcified bone where the lime has reacted to its presence.