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8 - THE NORTH EASTERN ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009Celebrating <strong>our100</strong> th yearPART 2 - The North-Eastern Advertiser 1909 - 2009SOME inaccurate information from afriend and a long and fruitless tripfrom the mainland to Queenstown wasthe cause of a Victorian newspaperman buying the North EasternAdvertiser in May, 1911, and his namebecame synonymous with thenewspaper.He was A.E. Osborne. He was oneof Scottsdale's most highly respectedcitizens, and for five decades he wasone of the most enthusiastic workersfor the growth of the district.At the age of 15, in 1893, A.E.Osborne - he has never been referred toby anything other than his first twoinitials - became apprenticed as aprinter at the Atlas Press, Castlemaine,Victoria. The firm published theCastlemaine Leader.Young Osborne studied Pitmansshorthand at night-school during hisfirst year of work and becameproficient. When he was twenty-one, hebecame foreman printer and reporteron the St. Kilda Mercury. Later he wasA NEW BUSINESS TO HELP PROTECT YOUR PROPERTYBe fire safe this summerWith the fire season approaching Peter and Maree Hartley of Bridport have expandedtheir excavation and earth moving business to include bush fire hazard reduction.PETER and Maree Hartley of Bridport have expandedtheir business to include fire break clearing, slashing,fence line clearing and tree removal.The tragic Victorian bushfires earlier this year are areminder of the devastating consequences of wild fire.The New South Wales fire service has provided the followingadvice for people wanting to protect their propertiesfrom fire risk.“Reduction of fuel does not have to be as drastic asremoving all vegetation. Environmentally this would bedisastrous and often trees and plants can provide youwith some bushfire protection from strong winds,intense heat and flying embers.In many circumstances, hand and mechanical clearingmethods should be considered the best way to protectassets. These methods can be safer than burning,and easier to organise and maintain.”Peter Hartley believes that risks can be significantlyreduced simply by clearing a fire brake around fencelines, slashing, and removing thick undergrowth anddead or dying trees.Peter and Maree Hartley’s machinery includes a 7.5tonne Hitachi excavator with blade and various buckets,a Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor with slasher and rotaryhoe and an International S-Line 10 yard Tipper.P.& M HARTLEY• Bush fire hazard reduction• Gravel and sand cartage•General excavation andearthmoving, roadpreparation, culverts and drainage.•Septics and french drainsContact us forestimation and adviceFULLY INSURED7 DAYS A WEEKPh: 0428 797 400Email: petemaree1@bigpond.comengaged in a similar capacity on theWarrugual Guardian where he gavevaluable service for six years.When his employer had to make ajourney to England, A.E. Osborne wasoffered a three year lease of thebusiness. He never hesitated inaccepting the heaven-sent opportunityalthough he had to borrow the princelysum of £100 on his insurance policy. Healso had to obtain guarantors for hisobligation to make a weeklyrepayment of £3 for the lease. In 1959 herecalled that he never did miss one ofthose repayments and the guarantorshad no worries.He was so successful that he wasthen able to transfer to Morwell wherehe purchased the Morwell Gazette. Inless than three years he had increasedthat paper's circulation and resold it - ata better price - to the former owner.It was at that time that acommercial traveller told him thatQueenstown in Tasmania had apopulation of 5,000, but did not have a• Peter Hartleynewspaper. The astute young Victorianwasted little time in crossing the BassStrait and visiting the thriving WestCoast town. But to his disappointmenthe found that the traveller had erredslightly. The town was well served bythe Zeehan and Dundas Herald.Osborne then travelled toScottsdale to see an old friend, RobertMcColl, owner of the North EasternAdvertiser. As a result of his visit hebought the business.And the reign of Osborne began. Inthe next 50 years almost every memberof the Osborne family was involved inthe production of the newspaper.A prolific contributor to the paperwas the Hon. A.W. Loone who wrotewidely widely about the first settlers inthe district. Later he gathered much ofthis matter together in his book,"Tasmania's North East," which hededicated to his four soldier sons.Mr Loone's interests were verywide and it would be difficult tomention any branch of local businessadvertisement• The 7.5 tonne Hitachi excavator in operation removing dead treesactivity into which at some time orother he did not enter. He is alsoremembered for his persistent effortsto persuade Parliament to pass an"Anti-Shout" Bill, which he maintainedwould reduce the sale of liquor.Another frequent correspondentwas Mr Robert Coplestone. His brotherAlex was also a leading public man atthe time and these two, sitting onopposites of the political fence,provided their full quota of copy.Mr J.B. Hayes, who bought hisproperty at Burnside, Scottsdale, wrotecommentaries on farming properties.He was elected to the TasmanianHouse of Assembly as a member forBass and later became Premier of theState. Later he was elected as a senatorin the Federal Parliament.In December 1959 A.E. Osbornedescribed his early years gatheringnews."The task of gathering news for theAdvertiser in the early days ofteninvolved considerable personalexertion. Very few people wereconnected by telephone and contactsoften had to be made on 'shanks' pony'or by push bike.Motor cars were exceptionally rare.Whenever one from Launcestonmanaged to negotiate the Sideling, itsarrival was invariably heralded by somuch noise and clatter thatshopkeepers hurried outside to viewthe novelty.The Advertiser used to make apoint of getting full reports of themeetings of Scottsdale, Ringarooma,Lilydale and Portland Councils.My first trip to Derby, where themeetings of the Ringarooma Councilare held, was made on push bike.This meant a solid day's workriding a total of 40 miles on hilly roadsnot then bitumenised, reporting thecouncil meeting, at the same timepicking up other news items as well asorders for job printing."(Next week - More from theOsborne years)• The Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor with slasher in operation
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST !9, 2009 THE NORTH EASTERN ADVERTISER - 9Hadley in themoney at HobartSPRINGFIELD trainer Max Hadley took three horsesto Hobart on Sunday and all of them figured in theplacings.First starter Matesforever was an impressive andcomfortable winner of the three year old event. DriverRohan Hadley sat behind the leaders and pulled awaydown the straight. Matesforever is by Christian Cullenout of Cosmic Ice who was also trained by Hadley.Transformer Man and another debutante, Ell EssBabe both finished second in their races.TRAINER OF THE YEAR277 G. Hodges65 M. Hadley54 W. Rattray16 I. Abraham, W. Campbell14 K. Rattray10 D. Krushka8 K. Hall7 D. Dunn6 C. Toulmin, M. Alexander5 C. Hill4 J. Johnson, P. Hay2 T. FawdryHORSE OF THE YEAR29 Karalta Crown28 Yakuza23 Gettysburg Address, Sky Tower18 Brunswick Bruiser, Ess Kay Precious, SpringHill17 Arras14 Karalta Macloud, Swanmaiden, Mitchell Sanz13 Kept Alight, Murillo Bromac, In Your Time,Twograndahand, Transformer Man12 Barooga Jasper, Toponeterry, Panoramic Star,Maggie Kennedy, Karalta Lady11 Strike A Life, Balencia,10 Atom Bomb Belle, Jonzaak9 Classy Ruler, My Centurion8 Jenna’s FetishRyan Williams receives awards in motocrossTHE 2009 TasmanianM o t o c r o s sChampionship hasconcluded and thepresentation ofchampions andpodium winners wasconducted at theannual motocrossawards, hosted thisyear by the CircularHead Motorcycle Clubat Smithton.Local Scottsdalerider Ryan Williamshadanothersuccessful season. Inthe 65cc 10 – 12yrsclass he finished 2ndbehind Jonte Ryndersof Railton and in frontof Dylan Banks ofDevonport. In the 85cc 9 – U12yrs hefinished 3rd behindJed Beaton of Beulahand Jonte Rynders.In his acceptancespeeches in front of acrowd of 150 riders, support. In particularcrews and their the professionalfamilies, Ryan workmanship of Clintthanked his mum and and Scott at Scottsdaledad for their tireless Suzukiwaswork during theseason washing gearand bikes, travellingto all the competitionsaround the state andfor the countlesshours of coaching.He also thanked hissponsors AndrewLette P/L, KC & KNHall, Rodane P/L,Wrights Contracting,Ian Blades andScottsdale Suzuki fortheir generousacknowledged.Ryan is now lookingforward to the 2010season where hemakes the huge stepup into the 85cc 12 –U14 big wheel classand the ultracompetitive 250cc 13 –U16 class.NEFU representative teams• Ryan Williams (left)and his trophies,with Jonte Ryndersand Jed Beaton• The NEFU Under 10 team was defeated by the Tamar Valley on August 2. Back: (left) Bailey Cox, JacobWhelan, Brayden Rainbow, Declan Beggs, Brayden Wilson, Lewis Burr, William Calder, Adam McGinniss.Middle: Daniel Nolan, Jonty Mullins, Sam Lockett, Jake Breen, Zac Kerrison, Jacob Kerr, James Hayward,Jacob Singline. Front: Celine Mitchell, Connor Reynolds, William Burr, Cory Nolan, Callum Hopkins, JakeKettle, Bailey Marshall, & Isiah Burr.• The Under 12s defeated Tamar Valley. Back: (left) Mitchell Bennett, Brayden Worker, Luke Forsyth(Captain), Trent Griggs, Logan Reynolds (Captain), Connor Garside, Isaac Thompson, Louis Venn. Front:Dylan Boxer, Toby Williams, Corey Lockett, Coby Ponting, Lochlan Smith, Jakob Lovegrove, MichaelWyenburg, Harley Sturzaker, Hamish Lockett, Sam Arnold & Grayson Lester.
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