14 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1874
Page
1
Stock-keeping partners announce a stock-taking sale on Thursday April 30 1874. All stock is open for sale before then and will be disposed of if possible. They aim to renew stocks and clear a large surplus, guaranteeing that the goods will be sold.
The books will be closed from March seventeenth and all accounts up to that date will be made up. No further entries will be made after that. Heirs, creditors, and debtors are notified that accounts will be ready on the seventeenth. Four weeks will be allowed for settlement, after which a collector will be empowered to act.
The Bacchus Marsh Ballan Agricultural and Pastoral Society announces the prize list for the March 20 show. It covers draught horse stock, blood stock, neat cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, dairy produce and Implements. Details include first prizes from £1 to £9 in horse classes, cattle and sheep awards, egg and butter premiums, and farm machinery, with dates and agents noted for entry.
Public notice from W Watts bootmaker Bacchus Marsh advertising prices for boots and shoes, material and workmanship guaranteed, items include trench calf elastic sides and women s boots. Also mentions cash for hides and skins, agent for Northern Assurance Company and Fourth Victoria Building and Investment Society, and various public entertainments and meetings with dates and conditions.
The fragment outlines a Victorian era weekly paper from Australia with sketches, tales, ladies pieces, foreign extracts, and mining and sporting news. It lists offices and agents at multiple regional towns including Melbourne Bacchus Marsh Ballan and Myrnong.
William Watson builder seeks business for Lambstonea grave stones bluestone tombs grindstones and related cemetery work. Offers sensible terms and requests suppression of office hurdles.
G Wood, wine and spirit merchant, general storekeeper, offers a large assortment at low prices to meet the season. Cradles, scythes, hooks, hoes, rakes, shovels, mining tools, milk dishes, boilers, pots, kettles, irons, knives, brushes, paints, oils, powders, pulleys, pumps, locks, hinges, machine requisites, and farming implements fill a varied stock advertised with emphasis on strength and value.
G. W. will be found to sustain his reputation for supplying wines spirits ales porter and other beverages of the very best description very fine quality of colonial wine on hand for sale to customers and shops in the area.
GW Threshers, in best order for the season, will journey through Bacchus Marsh Colmadai Ballan Gordons Bungaree and nearby districts, aiming to please clients and secure continued patronage. The Mechanical Institute and Free Library at Myrnong announces a spacious hall ready for lectures and public events with varied pricing for balls political meetings public entertainment lectures and charitable functions, with applications via Mrs J Tyson Nyroong.
John Carroll, son of the tatar Carroll of Bacchus Marsh, announces commencement of boot and shoe making in Colimadai adjoining the Colinndal T Hotel. He promises careful workmanship and steady trade to local inhabitants of Colimadai and nearby districts.
An advertisement touts Holloway's Ointment as a universal remedy for wounds ulcers piles and many ailments with claims of deep penetration and rapid relief. It lists extensive uses from respiratory issues to rheumatism and kidney disorders and promotes pills and ointment sold from London and worldwide distributors.
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