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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
3
The reader describes placing rounds on a floured tin, brushing with grease, and baking ten minutes in a hot oven. After cooling, the rounds are cut into neat triangles suitable for afternoon tea. the result is very West and spongy.
A fragmented ad style passage touts Doan's Ointment as a universal cure for eczema and skin irritations. It cites dramatic statements of relief and lists various remedies and places, presenting an infomercial tone with multiple names and references to medical claims.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a sports meet with references to distances, yards, and participants. Names and precise event details are unreadable, leaving only scattered numbers and unclear team or person references.
The article describes a winter meeting at the Metropolis MPERDOWN Turf Club with seven events scheduled for Saturday. It lists race types including hurdles and steeplechases, weights, penalties, nominations and acceptances, and details on amateur riders and weight limits for various handicaps and a trotting race.
A wartime style transit notice outlines special train arrangements for a Camperdown trip with half-way depart 4 special train leaves Hanlon ac Borann. Travel from Warrnanboun 4.35 and Allansfonl Yeo Cine Vannaane Wwls 5 to Camper Mawr arrive 11.00. Return from Camper Mawr to other stations on May 13. Fares and expiry details are listed, with Branstmoore Moodie Co as the agents.
Matt Wricklayer of Colac West P.O. announces he will undertake chimney and allied work by contract or day labor at reasonable prices. Prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed are promised to customers in the district.
A H Searle builder announces purchase of premises on Hamera Sutton Street to open an up to date timber yard and joinery workshop. He lists plans for lime and concrete products, lawn and garden work, and collaboration with local merchants and suppliers for low cost bulk materials.
An old ad promotes music education at St. Edwards College Rooms in Murre Street Colao. Enrollment hours 9 am to 6 pm with lessons offered in the Naunton Method promising eight lessons for £1 11s 0d or money back if not correct. Lessons claim simple axial reading and guaranteed piano playing without prior knowledge.
A mixed, fragmentary report notes a funeral or memorial service conducted at a local chapel by Tew Ti Carrick. It references attendees and the community’s response, with unclear details and many garbled phrases surrounding the event.
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