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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
2
Fragmented record details cattle, calves, cows, and sheep sold at market with prices and notes on stock quality. Mentions buyers and sellers, including J Howe and other registered names, plus multiple price ranges and stock counts observed across the sale.
An advertisement touts a blood remedy claimed to be mercury free and free of injurious ingredients. It asserts the product strengthens weakened patients by rebuilding blood and urges readers to bring prescriptions for proper use.
An old local advertisement from Colac promotes HM. W. Wheeler on WUBBAS STREET offering Hypophosphites and hair products. The noisy pitch promises fatigue relief and restores hair color with Biltong hair dye and restorer claims.
W Thursfield as Family and Dispensing Chemist markets a large assortment of measure sets perfume casket and toilet requisites for spring use. The ad lists Thurstfield remedies for skin ailments cholera diarrhoea cholera and summer complaints and includes bottles of various tonics hair care products and tonics. Thursfield Murray Street Colac.
An old advertisement promotes a store offering furniture including oak framed writing cabinets and pedestals, updated stock with new prices, a line of pipes and cigarette holders, cigars and cigarettes, Santa Claus gift items, perfumes and toilet requisites, all with special Christmas pricing and mail order options.
The report outlines the dairy co operative turnover for the year amounting to £708,000 plus credits and bonuses. It notes increased payments to suppliers, a total bonuses distribution, and significant figures for half year and year end. It references suppliers, patrons, and a grant to suppliers with overall activity around the year.
Hapcock and Daly clash with Baker over Board control of roads and funds. Councillors back a plan to take over theCreasy to boundary road while residents of Lavers Hill-Chapplevale urge the Board to grant £400 for essential country arterial. Debates spotlight forest allocation and rural transport needs.
In Colso County Court, Judge Moule presided over a breach of warranty suit against J. Z. Duns. Evidence showed the defendant sold a pony claimed quiet but the animal balked, reared, and broke gear. the plaintiff recovered the horse and money, while the defendant contends no warranty existed. Verdict returned for the defendant.
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