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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
2
An old sale notice touts heavy discounts on clothing and boots for men boys and youths. It lists numerous items including suits overcoats hats shoes and undergarments with prices for various sizes and styles, promising extensive stock and special offers for all body types.
Public sale listing shows a wide range of boot styles and prices. Items include mens solid Lee and Kip Derby boots, box calf and kid leather pairs, ladies derby and pumps, youth school and box hide boots, with prices from 4/6 to 14/6 and up to 11/ per pair. Sizes span multiple ranges with plain or cap options.
A messy report covers a church or fraternal meeting with notes on officers accounts and recent events. It mentions a court hearing placeholder, a reception, and a jumble fair raising funds for soldiers. Also notes a dolls house competition and a Colac Turf Club committee meeting scheduled for December.
Five year old Reginald Keith Colenco son of W Colonno of the ara Hotel Lara was killed when he fell from a tray to a road while riding with a vehicle. The accident occurred about 3 50 pm on Monday afternoon. Proceeds from a Colac Caledonian Society concert at the Wietor Hall aim to aid Colac District Hospital. The Caley's famous Scotch entertainers will perform including The Caleya with music and comedy acts. Hospital relief efforts follow the wounded soldier Hugh Tall's return from Gallipoli and his ten week leave of absence before further hospitalization.
The notice advertises a meeting of militia officers at Colee Court to be held at the depot. It specifies the session for ten participants and outlines the procedural seating.
The American war correspondent Mr Shepherd reports remnants of the Serbian Army are retreating toward Durkge 36 miles southwest. Berlin issued a communique saying the pursuit continues and that the Imams have captured 662 pieces including heavy artillery during the campaign.
Report from Pharks notes Bulgar troops have crossed the Carrason River as snowstorms halt operations on the Franco-British front. No further details on units or dates are provided.
A Daily Telegraph correspondent describes Russian forces near the Danube besieged by Bulgar and Czar loyalists. Emperor reviews troops with visible enthusiasm as banners fly. Turks reinforced and a division reportedly wiped out amid border turmoil last week.
New York officials of Hamburg America line face charges of allegedly attempting to charter ships in the United States to raid Allied commerce. Emil Paul Olsen testified that a German supercargo sought to recruit him to coal German warships in September 1914, offering large bribes, but Olsen refused, claiming British citizenship.
The Anglo Australian committees of the Red Cross are sending Christmas funds and gifts to hospitals in England for wounded soldiers. Australian soldiers will join English Tommies in festive events without friction. The London Committees plan Christmas tobacco and cards, while the Australian War Contingent Association has sent chocolates to every Australian in Egypt and Gallipoli.
Earl Kitchener, secretary of Biac for War, recently toured Gallipoli Greece and Italy and has now arrived in Paris en route to London.
Greece replies to the second enemy note in friendly terms. The move is seen as paving the way toward a desired settlement as negotiations continue.
The fragment reports a Berian crisis at Kayo with signals scattered and a portion reaching Meydtegegie. No clear events or entities are fully defined due to garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions locations and entities including Aurel Varsdas and Chalabi. The readable fragment hints at a planetary or site context with a regional reference but lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes to establish a definite news item.
The readable text hints at a London political context with references to a cabinet and commissions, mentioning ambiguously named persons and a scramble of terms. Specific facts or events are not clear due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary report notes Russian and German actions with references to Crimea Ravimenel Nevel Pinsk and a German division. Mentions prisoners and generals and a German retreat. OCR errors make precise entities and dates unreadable.
An official communique reports a lively French assault that drove the enemy from a mine crater, inflicting considerable losses since Saturday. The morning briefing notes renewed activity along the front with steady pressure from the French forces.
Poem-style reflection urges civilians to acknowledge the sacrifices of soldiers in trenches. It questions reader duty and debt unpaid, contrasting frontline tolls with home front protection and the cost of peace. Strong imagery of poison gas, shells, and endless labor underscores the plea for support.
At Seattie Hall on Friday evening residents gathered to bid farewell to four friends Messrs M M Crickard M Crickard A Hamilton and Moore who sail from their native shore The gathering included speeches praising the departed and their service to the district plus presentations of pipes and mementoes for Moore and his companions
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to St Andrew's Day events and individuals, but specifics are heavily garbled. Names, dates, places, and activities are unreadable, yielding an incomplete newspaper fragment with limited verifiable facts.
A fragmented report notes extended debate as fourteen bills are aimed for passage this week. The Queensland government faces criticism over funds and public service questions while a broader review of spending and constitutional matters continues through the session.
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