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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
7
The article surveys Bilson & Co and nearby stores in a bustling Christmas window display. It details toys, clothing, furniture, crockery, jewellery, perfumes, confectionery, and fruit preserves, highlighting extensive stock and shopwide promotions aimed at attracting holiday customers.
The Cotac Annual Regatta committee plans a Saturday event on 11 January featuring rowing races and a Western District Fire Brigade competition. A hot water station, fruit and confectionery stalls, and afternoon tea will run from 11 o'clock. Special trains and holiday excursion fares are arranged with tram services from Millbourne to Beach Ports returning the same evening. A concert program accompanies the day with patriotic and charity focus and a full listing of officials and volunteers.
A brief note describes a novelty event focusing on stepping distances with quirky twists and playful competition. Organizers include a local club and venue details hint at a lighthearted community gathering.
A long scanned page lists multiple public sales and auctions including dairy cattle fat cattle store cattle sheep and lambs with lots of entries from various firms and venues. It notes sale times dates and locations plus tender details for forage contracts and pig sales for patriotic funds with numerous items and animals scheduled for January 1916.
Members of the Water and all AW N.L. branches invited to attend a farewell tendered to J. C Manifold MMA tonight at Victoria Hall. Event aims to honor Manifold with a formal gathering in the town venue. Local members urged to assemble for the evening program.
A parade of returned soldiers citizens and senior cadets will form a guard of honor for Hon Manifold MHR. The parade will leave the drill hall punctually at 7 20 pm with uniformed officers led by Lieut Chas W Sage.
An advertisement promises free delivery to any address in Melbourne area with a limited opportunity for friends. It mentions pickup at Colac Railway Station and urges early action to avoid the rush.
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