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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
3
Enormous sale listings reveal cheap bargains across clothing hats shoes and fabrics. Customers urged to inquire Thursday February for post orders and in showroom items include dresses calico fabrics and men’s shirts with wide price ranges.
Train schedule on the South-Western line notes Melbourne to Colac express at 5.18 pm and Colac to Melbourne at 10.19 am with limited stops. Various services connect Colac, Geelong, Birregurra, Forrest, Airstrong, Beech Forest and surrounding towns on specified days. Also advertises an eye specialist visit at Victoria Hotel on Thursday 16 March.
An advertisement from E. Marks on Murray Street Colac announces a stock clearance before the Austral Hotel move to new premises. The notice lists men and women shoes, boots, and children's footwear with prices and urges swift removal and clearance.
The programme lists events including a 29 yard handicap hurdle, a two mile trial handicap for horses with no win, a pony race, the Vohden Cup, a distance handicap trot, and the Hark Thaee race. Nominations close February 1 with fees, ages, breed, and color required. Accessibility rules apply. horses must be registered. stewards mandate approvals.
The notice lists stewards Moessra Humyuck Ney don Wilson Adimanesy and others for a February meeting. It details entries and handicaps including a six furlong race and pony events, with entry fees, penalties for height, and nomination and acceptance terms.
A dense, vendor style advertisement listing numerous treatments for diarrhea, liver complaints, coughs, rheumatic issues, fever, and skin diseases. It promotes Hynee Diarrhoe Remedy, Busitsys Cough Cure, liver tonics, and other tonics, plus cameras, manicure sets, perfumes, and beauty products. Includes prices like 2/6, 1/6, and 2/8 with broad claims and promotional phrases.
A catalog note lists Ludbrook's Hesitation for stack covers and men's and boys' straw hats with bell prices. Galatea Bulls and White Mannlin Bronces show reductions on dates 3/11 and 4/11, and ladies' linen costumes are cut to 6/11.
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