This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1910
Page
2
Commercial colac fruit and markets report lists numerous produce items with prices and units, including apples, pears, plums, peaches, pineapples, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, marrows, and onions. The note mentions vendors, quantities, and local market points such as Palatine Viewrisy and ChaI-Vrong with dated references. The text is garbled but shows typical 19th or early 20th century market pricing and vendor names.
Ambiguous ad text promotes various liver tonics and remedies with claimed battles and numbers. Mentions Diarrhea relief and cough cures with assorted brands and bottles. No clear claims or verifiable details are provided.
A series of notices covers Fanny Bemith’s funeral at Colac with bearers named, plans for a Warrnambool asylum couple’s quiet marriage at St Josephs, interments at Colac cemetery, and community events. Reports include fire brigade fundraisers, property auctions by Dalgety and Co, and a large crowd at West’s Pictures with local civic speeches urging temperance and education.
The Victoria Hall crowd heard Rev W Harris and Rev Judkins urge action in the temperance cause. Speakers warned the liquor trade would tremble if citizens used influence, joined organized effort, and recorded votes for reform. The meeting stressed duty, courage, and unity against the drink traffic.
Apply for forma at any Post Office Savings Bank or by letter to The Inspector General of Savings Banks 20 Market Street Melbourne no charge for mortgage deed handling and processing guidance.
The article reports railway department revenue rising with wheat exports, noting ten days ending January 31 grossing £134,409 and total revenue since July reaching £2,548,422. It also covers butter samples from Queensland Pine, export tonnages for February, and related market contracts. Additionally it mentions legal notices, a court fine for obscene language, a railway accident injury, a political candidacy, a will in probate, and hospital committee financials with January and December figures.
A conference on settlement promotion was held Friday with officials including Mie Giulia and Vie Murrax. Mr Mead said a deputation visited recently and that offers to sell land will be invited to a standard allotment process, with land values set and a subdivisional plan to follow before immigration delegation departure. Mead criticized irrigation coverage, noting only 30,700 of 200,000 irrigable acres are watered and urging industrial employment strategies to address unemployment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.