VETERINARIANS in Warrnambool were investigating the possible outbreak of a deadly horse disease.
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It was believed the disease was linked with a similar outbreak which killed four horses in Bendigo.
THE Central Court Motel on Raglan Parade in Warrnambool sold for $1 million. A representative for the buyer said plans were to lift the motel to international standards.
OVER $3000 was made from the eighth annual St Pius White Elephant Sale. The money went towards funds to build a new church.
AT the Port Fairy Show, the showgirl winners were Melissa Crow from Port Fairy, Jemma Watts from Yambuk, Nareda Perry from Port Fairy and Janelle Johnstone from Cudgee.
WARRNAMBOOL High School year 11 student Sally Goldstraw won the Lions International Youth of the Year competition. Miss Goldstraw went on to compete in the regional final.
THERE were ribbons and honour on the line with the staging of the Warrnambool Primary School Sports Association competition. Students competed in track and field events.
PANIC was starting to set in for beer drinkers with the very real possibility of no beer for Christmas. A strike by Carlton and United Brewery workers meant supplies of beer were running dangerously short.
TALKS began on the possibility of Warrnambool North Technical School opening its doors to girls. Traditionally regarded as a boys’ school, a motion was on the table to allow girls to enroll.
REAL estate was a little cheaper back in 1980. A three-bedroom house on a one acre block in Port Fairy was selling for $39,000. For those wanting a new car, the XD Ford Falcon GL was selling for $7990 while cricketers of the day could buy a top-of-the-range Gray Nicolls bat for $79.95 and batting gloves for $7.75 a pair.
IT may have been the football off-season in November, 1980, but the Hampden league handed down a big decision. The league made the call to move from a top four to top five finals system. The league said the move would provide a financial boost through extra games and would also allow another club the chance to play finals.
A MAJOR Australian film was on the big screen at the Warrnambool Drive-in. Breaker Morant, starring Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson, was showing while at the Capitol Cinema it was Don Adams starring in the Get Smart spin-off The Nude Bomb.
FORMER Daddy Cool frontman Ross Wilson was in town to play a show with his latest band, Mondo Rock, at the Tatt’s Hotel. Support act was emerging Warrmnambool band Goanna. The Tatt’s Hotel was the place to be with The Models also playing there. At The Cally, headline act was The Ghostriders.
THERE was some carnage on the streets of Warrnambool in November, 1980. At the corner of Koroit and Henna streets, there was a four-car collision. Traffic edged around the accident scene until the damaged cars were towed away or pushed to the side of the road. While all four vehicles were extensively damaged, no-one was hurt in the collision.
ACROSS town at the Warrnambool abattoirs, it was a scene not normally witnessed on city streets. While it was not unusual for a flock of sheep to be taken to the abattoirs, in this case it was the method of the transport that caught the eye. A farmer decided to bring his sheep into town the old fashioned way. Mounted on his horse and with his trusty dog, the farmer turned drover.