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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
3
An OCR fragment from Piney area notes an evening gathering in Wailnie with unclear times and activities. Mentions of names and items like quill pieces and bites appear, but the text is fragmentary and hard to interpret.
A garbled OCR of Australian rail timetables lists trains from Melbourne to towns like Ballarat Geelong Colac and Warrnambool, with departures arrivals and connections. It mentions Forrest Birregurra Lorne and other stops and notes changes and special schedules for holidays and events.
A fragment lists cottages and lots with measurements and prices, including Weatherboard Cottage Jennings Street Las, Prien E200 and IeMoum Cottage on W Campbell Street. It notes water access, frontage and depths, with several properties priced from 200 to 900 and a note that Johnstone and partners will sign to provide further information.
Proportion for bale and lease items listed by Thomas and Joyce Auctioneers Land and Finance Agents. Multiple properties on Mukkatt Street Wallace Street Chapel Street Dennis Street Downie Street Wilson Street Colac West and other locations offered. Details include weekly rents, deposits and room counts with several dwellings and land plots described.
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