THE TRARALGON & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC |
DOCUMENTED EXTRACTS FROM THE TRARALGON
'JOURNAL'
For the years 1924, 1925 and 1926
Taken by John W. Davidson, in 1981
Webmasters Note: For the years 1924 and 1925, Mr. Davidson's extracts are small, and a later note, that some earlier papers were missing is a probable explanation. Extracts given in the Bulletin as follows: |
1924 |
| For the first time in many years, the Brass Band was not on parade very often, and a letter in the Journal asked - "Is the Town Band dead or only sleeping ?" |
| Apart from the Journal publishing a great deal of sketches of the opening of the Gippsland railway from Sale, 8th October, 1877, on 20th November, and the fact that 40 Boy Scouts camped at the Koornalla Reserve during the Christmas holidays in charge of Scoutmaster Rev. Blundel, I have no further information. |
1925 |
| Also for 1925, I have no information, except for a fire at the Railway Goods Shed on 27th June, and another on 4th December when Slattery's wash house was burnt down. |
1926 |
February |
| On 18th February, 1926, Mr. H. Collins re-opened the blacksmithing business recently conducted by R. Thresher at the rear of Layton Bros. store. |
| "Black Sunday", 14th February, was worse than "Red Wednesday", 1898, and resulted in bad bush fires at the time. |
| April |
| The State School held an Anzac Day Ceremony on Friday, 25th April and a Sugar Gum tree was planted in memory of Private Marshall Robert Macfarlane. Mr. Pitcher was headmaster. |
| May |
| James Robinson, an early and well known surveyor, died in Traralgon, 18th May (father of Mrs. Hugh Du-Ve). |
| Rev. J. McMaster left the Presbyterian Church in May. |
| June |
| July |
| Journal Editor Mr. Barbor's wife's grandfather, died at Trafalgar, aged 100. Mr. Barbor took over the Journal on 1st July. |
| Late in July, the Town Band became active again after a lean period, with Mr. Wedlock in charge. They now practised in the business premises of Denmead and Bodycombe. They played outside the Town Hall for the first night for some time, on 8th September. |
| Richard Mackay died 20th July. Born in Scotland, he left there in his 'teens and went to America. He came to Australia in 1853, aged 19. Some years later he selected a farm, now owned by T.H. Waite, and had to cross the Latrobe River by punt to Traralgon. He returned to Traralgon after his Goldfields travels in 1915 and lived with the Coates family. (Unfortunately he is buried in an unknown grave at the Bluff cemetery J.D.) |
| August |
| The Tyers R.S.L. held its first meeting for several years on 24th August, 1926, for reorganizing of the League. |
September |
| October |
| Mr. Hender had the newsagency in Franklin Street before Mr. M.C. Brown, and was the founder of the "Traralgon Bazaar and News Agency". |
November |
December |