06 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1906
Page
1
Remnants and oddments offered at surprising prices to clear stock. Six days only with a sixpence to twelvepence style range including wrapper sheets rollers Turkish towels millinery oddments hosiery samples and ladies natural combinations. Final day Saturday August 4.
A showroom advertises allowed flannel blouses at 55 6d each and girls skirts at 55 gd each. Ladies skirts 35 rad, corsets, kitchen aprons, and ribbons and laces appear with various old currency prices. Special offers feature items like Fite Nenklela and sack goods.
Manchester market report lists varied prices for unblowshed table damask, calico and heavy cotton shirting. Noted items include 1d and 4d finishes, 64 pound ye 3d calico, brown and white options, and multiple yard measurements across fabrics.
An old advertisement lists men and youths clothing items including a prize gent's shirt, flannelette shirts with collars, strong knicker trousers, and Victorian made underfinnery. It notes prices in old currency and promotes sample suits for youths to try.
Scattered retail listings for footwear mix with a long, garbled narrative about local events. Mentions include men’s Lester Welartights boots, ladies’ slippers, and various fabric and apparel items. the text then shifts to a chaotic tone describing a railway, a boarding, and a series of names and places that are largely unreadable, with a final note on a Saturday morning event and a contest result.
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