25 years ago
CASTERTON families were evacuated and more than 30 homes threatened by the flooding of the Glenelg River. The area “resembled a lake” after heavy downpours.
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THE cost of mooring was to increase in the south-west to $10,500. Boat owners said it could lead to ruin.
WARRNAMBOOL’S new pinball games were proving popular at Big E’s Entertainment Centre.
PORTLAND residents were upset after Bendigo won a decision to site a $310 million aluminium rolling mill.
50 years ago
THE retiring mayor of Warrnambool City reported a year of progress with improvements to property, utilities and health services.
WARRNAMBOOL community members were handing over souvenir weaponry to the army – including a First World War German machine gun.
A HIGH school fete in Warrnambool sold student girls ‘slaves’ to perform tasks for money.
WARRNAMBOOL was building another supermarket on Timor Street.
THE federal government removed the marriage bar on women employees.
75 years ago
DISTRICT farmers were complaining about weekend shooters on their properties – particularly those with dogs – as it reduced their lambing percentages due to scared sheep.
A STAWELL man escaped injury when his car crashed into sheep wandering on a foggy night near Penshurst.
100 years ago
COMPLAINTS had been made about petty thefts at the Warrnambool State School. In the latest incident, vegetables grown by school children were taken from a garden on the grounds.
A WARRNAMBOOL soldier was hit and killed by a newspaper train as he was walking on the railway line.
THE secretary of the Warrnambool branch of the Women’s National League appealed for donations to supply Christmas boxes to sailors on HMAS Melbourne.
125 years ago
THE telephone line from Warrnambool to Woodford and Purnim was almost complete.