09 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
1
Cuornthwaite Licensed Surveyor offers undertakings under the Transfer of Land Statute for trust money handling and lending. Public notary services and affidavits available in Geelong and Colac through AkRwoop and Pincoutt solicitors.
A wounded soldier recalls a Maxim gun firing through a brick wall at close range, mowing down retreating Germans as the wall collapsed. He emphasizes the vast, personal toll of war and how each survivor remembers a single vivid incident from a brutal day at the front.
A compact item lists music educators and examination offerings. It notes piano and violin instruction, theory and harmony, and university certificate preparation. Locations include Victoria Hall and Pollock Street, with lesson schedules and that lessons cater to ladies and children.
The notice outlines three forms of rheumatism Acute Chronic and Muscular. It describes symptoms of each form and notes back or joint involvement with lumbago and sciatica. It promotes Dr Vorse Indian Root Pile and Nerve and Bone Remedy as a recommended treatment from The OM Cosmetic Company in Sydney Street.
The text outlines Montcalm the Brilliant Thoroughbred Stallion holder of the Australian Mile Record with lineages including Musket and Cuirassier descendants. It cites races such as the Metropolitan Handicap and Rosehill events, notes a one mile record time, and lists related horses and sires with breeding details. Terms include sale notes of four shillings six pence and a disclaimer about paddock and responsibility.
Private sale listings include Hoomed Cottage with stable water laid on and 161 foot depth priced at £520. A 4 home Cottage on Hemme Street priced £1476 with outbuildings and one acre garden. 6-Roomed House on Campbell Street frontages with copper fittings priced around £356. A New Roomed W B Cottage on Calvert Street with bath priced £458. Central, well situated properties with varying acreages and improvements.
SCONNOR auctioneers and Kamnersbution Street Colac promote weekly sales of horses, furniture, fowls and farm produce with estate listings at Yeo and Dreeile. They also offer fire and livestock insurance through London Lancashire and Australian Assurance Company, plus properties for sale and rental notices in Hart Street.
A fragmentary breeding notice describes Loyal Arthur a four year old stallion with quality traits and lineage to Royal Arthur and Prince Albert. It notes infoal prospects, sale terms for mares leaving the district, and references to champion status and export origins. The rough pedigree includes Dotany Bay Botanint Flower Ballock and Hamto Robin lineage.
Revised timetable for the Melbourne to Port Fairy route shows the Colac to Beech Forest service operating at 11:15 am on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays and 9:16 pm on Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays with return from Beech Forest at 6:45 am on Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays and at 2:15 pm on Thursdays Wednesdays and Fridays. The Crowes to Beech Forest service departs Crowes at 12:05 pm on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving at Beech Forest by 4:25 pm the same day.
Land Tax Commissioner Mr G A M Kay says accelerated rate from 1-36,000d to 1-16,000d will hit every taxable estate. Expected yield ranges from £300,000 to £900,900, excluding Crown leaseholds. Leaseholds and city tenancies face tax. pastoral holdings formerly exempt. Ad lists greeting cards and clocks closing November 4.
The text outlines a distorted timetable for a train from Hirregurra to Forrest with inconsistent times and place names. It mentions departures from Birre burre at 10 25 pm on some weekdays and arrivals at Forrest around 2 15 pm, plus Monday and Saturday departures with other times.
TO STAND the SEASON at ELLIMINYT the thoroughbred STALLION with details of lineage and notable progeny. Master bob described as brown horse of searea age with lineage tracing to Bull of Jortland and connections to Thunderbolt and Musket, with further notes on mares and sires. price set at £3 payable when stinted. GEORGE PORTER, Elliminyt.
Train timetable notes a Forrest to Birregurra service at 1.20 p.m. arriving Deans Marsh at 40 shillings and Birregurra at 8.6. P is for Lorne change at Deans Marsh, coach departs at 11.10 a.m. on other days, with return from Lorne at 10 p.m. daily.
Colac Aerated Waters and Cordial Manufactory thanks friends in the Colac district for royal support over six years. George Wilmot Breck expresses appreciation and hopes for continued patronage as the business shows gratitude for local backing.
Local dealers offer a wide range of instruments and records with accessories. Advertised items include Edison phonographs, violins, strings, Gramophones, and electric pocket lamps in stock at Melbourne and Colac agencies with notices for coast distribution and supply of circulars.
A list of merchants including Aritiah and Continental Goods offer a wide range of items from books and stationery to hats footwear hardware and perfumes. Bulk discounts apply on demand with reductions starting from £18 upwards across stores in London.
Incomplete timetable notes a departure from Geelong at 6.50 a.m. with doubtful figures and fragmented stops including Wineedl and Purs Woestmere. Arrival at Maroona listed with unclear times and fare data.
The note lists arrival times for several stops with times like 3 p.m. and 8.3. It mentions places Li Cressy and Geslong and refers to dates 6.10 6.17 7.37. The fragment appears to be a timetable or routing record with unclear context.
Train timetable fragment lists Colac departure at 9 40 pm and Irrewarra 10 45 pm with stops at Ondis and Besse. Times become unclear toward 11 pm and late evening arrivals to unspecified destinations.
The provided text is garbled and does not contain a readable news item or identifiable entities to summarize into a two-line record. No actionable details or individuals are present.
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