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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
1
Partial from a battered report outlines a diphtheria outbreak in Ban shine and a council decision to close the State pchod for seven days. The Geelong Beverage Town claims £100,000 spent on its steerage scheme amid rising rates. Several local incidents, deaths, and accidents are noted with sparse details.
Amended ratex charged for connections between the exchange and offices in Alvie Bese Cororooke Ondit Barongerook Birregurea Beech Forest Cobden Camperdown Tetang Forrest Geelong Warrnambool Apollo Bay Peterborough Mortlake with three minute calls priced at two pence In Deans Marsh GelistUd River and Winchelsea three minute calls cost four pence and one additional minute adds sixpence.
The notice promotes Royal Mail steamers to London with calls at Adelaide Fremantle Coloma for India Egypt Naples Toulon Gibraltar and Plymouth. It describes passenger facilities across classes and says fares and bookings available on application with prepaid passage possible. Local agent details and a formal thanks note follow.
Proprietors Polwarth Poultry Farm Beret Colae announce a developed poultry run with west improves tents and offer to supply ordure of all poultry line. They claim prize winning qualities and provide client testimonials. Address Pro prietors Polwarth Poultry Farm Buesc D Gramter Beret Colae.
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