27 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
1
Giant stock of beverages and delicacies advertised in old catalog style. Includes whisky brands and sparkling ales with low prices per bottle. Also lists table waters, preserves, and new season fruits as available by the retailer.
Bilson and Co offers a wide range of dolls including black white and rag dolls as well as unbreakable varieties and other toygood items for all ages in stock at their shop windows.
A brisk mention lists items such as the Walking Policeman Acrobats Sandows Gymoaste Motor Cars Moor Cycles Handsome Cabs Divera Performing Bears Minstrels Chinamen Russians Schoolboys and many other novelties including Daisy Air Rifles Rapid each.
Colonial made wood toys and carriage toys promoted for children as Bilson & Co advertises its largest holiday trade. The copy emphasizes low prices, heavy competition, and anticipation of high demand during the season with a claim that last Xmas was the biggest trade.
For all ages the Grama phone and Musical Boxes offer entertainment selections. Drapery shoppers find a chosen lot of goods across departments, specially bought for the Xmas trade.
The grocery department advertises a wide range of Christmas delicacies and preserves including smoked fish, pickles, cakes, wafers, sauces, cordials, wines, and spirits. The list features brands such as Lipton Morton Captain White Heinz Carrs and Buchanan's with assorted imports and domestic specialties.
A damaged OCR fragment contains scattered letters and stray terms. No coherent event or identifiable individuals are readable to form a complete news item or assignable context.
Me Levi en son of J F Levien member for Barwon is named commercial representative of gn im the Ent at a salary of 27. A Bowth Melbourne constable Reddie was attacked today by an unknown man with injuries not considered life threatening. recovery likely.
From our Correspondent strong demand for mining lathe timber is being sent to Vietori and beyond with shipments to Albury. A Beech Forest train had a record turnout last Saturday with 120 pox wingers and a timber track noted. The Roman Catholic Church at Beech Forest plans a show in mid February conducted by Ardbishur Carr and Dr Higgins. Special trains will leave Coloc for Beech Forest at 9 o clock Sunday and return about 3 o'clock.
The Edinburgh Review weighs the Great Reform Act era and the Irish Land Acts, arguing reform tests Parliament’s competence to legislate vast social changes. It highlights industrialization, factory legislation, and the balance between legislative intervention and economic interests.
Victoria 387 in their first innings and New South Wales 370 for 2 declared at stumps. Notable names include A Christiny P M'Alister and T Warne among the scorers as the day ends with the visitors close to victory after a productive session.
A chaotic report details a deadly boating accident near a coastal resort. Witnesses describe a sudden surge, a vortex that pulled several people into the water, with one man surviving after a harrowing struggle to reach safety. The accident leaves multiple victims identified by name and age, with authorities investigating the circumstances.
A large assembly gathered at Beech Forest Butter Factory last Friday for the opening of a new refrigeration plant. Directors, organizers, and guests praised the facility and its potential profits, with speeches from Mrs H. M. Hall and others on industry benefits and local employment.
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