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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
2
The store reports brisk selling as overstocked departments clear slow moving items. Bargains include aprons, dresses, blouses, ribbons, table damask, voile jackets, and heavy undergarments priced well below wholesale, with several lines offered at warehouse costs and reduced to encourage early purchasing.
Special speakers from Melbourne appear at Victoria Hall on Saturday night February 12. David M Duncon of Bea is listed among the representatives addressing the gathering.
A Victoria Hall recruiting rally is planned for next Saturday evening by the local recruiting committee with a leading speaker expected. A township property sale is set for Wednesday March 1 by Jo G G Johnston & Co and Dalgety & Co with Mr G F Sydenham offering Mooringarara and 21 building allotments.
The Swan Marsh bachelors held a grand social in Swan Maren Hall on Tist uit with six violinists Messrs Warr Walsh Silvester Corbuy Jeffers and Ackerley. Eileen Vane and Jeffers at the piano led the evening’s music while Mr J Kervin oversaw the MLC duties. Dancing continued to the early hours as Swan Marsh ladies plan a return event the following Wednesday to outdo the bachelors. Admission for gentlemen is 2/ with Mrs Morgantt, the honorary secretary, striving for a strong turnout.
A Colac Herald reader argues workers strike for higher pay while merchants claim increases, noting bakers and butchers in Victoria did so last year. The writer contends war doubts and inflated living costs burden the public, urging restraint and warning of recruiting harms from food and clothing profits.
The event on March 4 features a fete organized by the Ladin Patriotic Committee with assistance from local ladies. The program includes pony races, flag races, and prizes, plus a district churnmi race for under 11s. A farewell to Archie Hanlon was held, with tributes and a gift emblem.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names, dues, property, and organizations with unclear context. Reads like a list of names and items such as dues, collections, property, and various proper nouns without coherent events or dates.
The notice lists entry closing dates for upcoming races with reference to fixtures around Tuesday Wednesday and Friday. It mentions February and March deadlines and events in a local sports column.
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