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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1916
Page
5
An extended fair advertisement outlines bargains across many goods including clothing, furniture, and farm items. It details sales, low prices, and stock from a large establishment, with notices of real estate, cottages, and land offerings nearby. The piece also mentions a carpen ter’s court sentence and various local market listings.
The article notes wartime labor shifts and a British plan to curb wood pulp imports worsening paper scarcity. Colac Herald touts its modern job printing plant with fast turnaround, broad service, and competitive pricing, promising high quality for catalogues and booklets despite shortages.
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