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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
2
Cash prices prevail for three weeks as the Clothing Department discounts menswear. Geelong tweed suits, doublet jackets, and sailor outfits are offered alongside juvenile garments, khaki blouses, and cord trousers with wide assortments in various sizes, from boys to adults, all at markedly reduced cash prices.
Fragmentary report describes a rescue attempt and various named individuals including Mr Davis, Mr Dim, and Conatable Sherr Peurnel Hore amid nautical confusion. The text mentions a water incident, a boat, and distracting details about people and events, but the damaged OCR limits clarity on roles, location, and outcome.
A garbled postwar ad fragment lists medicines and dosages for Whooping Cough and Croup treatment. It mentions locations like Port Paicy and Bevas-T and includes patient timing references. The read describes a medical product claiming relief without side effects and notes prior remedies failing.
A garbled race day program lists events at Maldou and Farm and Dairy Produce Show including various handicaps and pedestrian events. It references the Western District Factories Company and a long schedule with entrances, prizes, times, and distances. The readable items mention a morning program, turbogs, and a wide array of horse and athletic events amid uncertain OCR text.
Enterprise News notes a display of photo frames in large and small sizes along with white and black frames and a wide selection of fancy goods marketed as suitable Christmas gifts at famous low prices.
A garbled extract recounts colonial and caste themes, mentioning alliances, quarters at Belis Sit themy, and a narrator’s stay at Orwinge Wilk Bevish Homdarns. It references polygamy, legal limits, and punishment, plus descriptions of slavelike practices and imperial authority in a distant region.
A list of grocery items with discounted prices including pate de foi, olives, tomatoes, smoked fish, sauces, ketchups, puddings, cakes, waters, wines, soda water, and various beverages. The catalog highlights broad selections from pantry staples to desserts with emphasis on value.
An unclear report describes a Proctor Wael inquiry with three Committees and a plan to reinstate a government action at the Bailey Court. It mentions taxes, rents, promises, and potential signaling by figures including Tait and Gabor, with references to years and resale schemes.
A garbled OCR fragment lists varied items such as frames doors rooms books calendars bikes and perfumes with scattered names and phrases. The passage appears as stray notes or a misread classified section with no coherent event or clear entities.
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