17 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
1
A notice from George Wilmott of Colac thanks friends in the Colac district for royal support over a year. The advertisement promotes private tuition in piano organ theory and composition, listing qualifications, addresses, and the Australian Violin College system.
A fragmentary local notice mentions Avet a well known house undergoing recent renovations and advances for several gentlemen. It lists Mather Mathieson at Manners Hatton Street Colac and refers to private property matters and a business dealing with broom production.
A garbled historical passage describes German commercial activity and plantation links in the southern region. It mentions the Treoi Ohanerher as a notable figure and hints at colonial exchanges, including references to Palma exhan and various islands. The text also includes an advertisement for tobacconists and hairdressers in Colac, with notes on imported lines and local merchants.
The notice describes Orient Line steamers serving Fremantle Adelaide Colombo Fespt Saples Toulon Gibraltar Plymouth and more with fortnightly sailings. It notes safety and comfort aboard and lists agents in Melbourne and connections to insurance and leather goods firms.
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