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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Hynes Liver Tonic for bad liver and skin complaints. It also offers Mynes Diarrhoea Remedy and Gullsay Cough Cure with bottle prices, urging sufferers to buy for relief in hot weather and common ailments.
A bustling Christmas trade page lists diverse discount items from Funes Wood Photo Frames to Crystalised Cherries and Rosella Peaches. The ad emphasizes "Right Prices" with wide assortments in homeware, tea sets, lamps, linens, clothing and food staples, urging shoppers to prove the claim with busy aisles and bargains.
An advertisement touts gifts for all ages with ideas from gift bags to stockings and gloves. It urges early shopping, highlights quality stockings, ties, and Nepalite items, and promises attractive prices and guaranteed kid gloves.
Classified listing of handkerchiefs in linen silk and cambric including men and women styles with prices and sizes. Items include linen handkerchiefs 43 9/6 6/01 B G half dozen silk handkerchiefs 2 6 4 0 4 6 six each and mercerised options. Also Cambric and Muslin handkerchiefs with decorative edging and a lace collarette mention suitable as gifts.
Railway services continue to Beech Forest on Wednesdays and Fridays while state schools break up for Christmas on December 25. In remote districts schools will close all day for Christmas if needed. A rash of items follows including discussions on a disappearance case of Viscountess Churchill, customs proceedings, planned indictments, social events and entertainments, local sales, auctions, and a note on price-focused shopping by Ladbrooks.
Governor-General and Lady Du ley depart to meet family in Melbourne and Mr Keen named head of Ballarat Agricultural College. Accused imprisoned for stealing jewellery in a case where the thief was not the bag’s owner. Legislative items include bills on hatels, domestic trade, and elections for the Bairnsdale-Orbemt district.
Melbourne reports railway revenue for the closing days of November showing improved figures over last year. The note mentions a weekly balance and details of revenue formation, while also noting government proposals to send a steamer to assist wartime supply efforts.
The piece details ongoing coal strikes on the South Coast with references to Mr A Beeby MLA and labor leaders, plus helper funds and depot applications indicating extended strike impact on miners families. It also reports a Colac versus Camperdown cricket match ending in a Colac victory with individual scores and bowlers.
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