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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
1
Australian public faces rising costs not from shortages but from middlemen and profiteering during wartime. Calls intensify for Commonwealth action to curb inflated prices, requisition supplies, and protect consumers while mobilizing national resources for victory.
A report to the Volae Hospital Committee notes £1510 received between September and February, plus private contributions, ensuring funds to year end. A committee minute thanked district residents for the splendid response, and a local land board meeting covered forfeiture causes and parish allotments. A noteworthy local event tonight includes an address and a planned public gathering at St Andrew's Mall.
A weekly intercessory service will be held tonight to give friends a chance to attend the induction service at St Andrew's. The gathering invites participation and fellowship within the church community.
The Rev Karl Forster of Casterton will be inducted as minister at St Andrews Presbyterian Church tonight after being entertained by Heart's Church congregation in Casterton and presented with a gold watch. A land raffle tied to Colac Hospital Fair drew last night with ticket 551 held by A Evans of Wattle Hill. Mies Kene Evans sold it.
The ill has been lodged for probate of Stanley Charles Giarrand of O'Keew, Melbourne, who was killed in action at Ypres. The estate is valued at £24,685 and is left to his widow.
Melbourne reports the State Cabinet weighing a wheat purchase to ease bread costs after wharf laborers refuse to handle flour and butter for export. A sale to millers at a fixed price is proposed with bread priced at 7d per pound. Victorian harvest is officially estimated at 40 million bushels.
Thousands of soldiers at Casala and Liverpool Camps New South Wales refuse duty on Monday, raid hotels, seize vehicles, and attack Toohey’s brewery. Civilians and troops clash while authorities move to seal the city. one soldier, about 19, is killed and others wounded as events unfold into night.
In Queensberry street a car driven by Mervin Brunswick overturned after losing control near Leicester street. Passengers Doris Neil and Frederick Horton escaped with minor injuries while Stephen Jeffry suffered critical head injuries and remains in hospital. An inspector sustained a skull fracture and is feared dead. all three were removed to Melbourne Hospital.
Fragmentary text mentions an alien and crew of 73 near Punta Arenas and Boones Ayres with strained geography. no coherent event or entities can be confirmed from the readable lines.
The Catholic Federation reports growing membership in Victoria and abroad, with emphasis on Catholic education, equal pay in education, and political party relations. It notes strong youth representation and aims to extend progress to South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, while condemning discrimination in education.
An article recounts experimental farming on a plot near Melbourne with 50 varieties of roots and onions. It records planting methods, ploughing depth, bagging procedures, and monitoring of outcomes, noting personal responsibility for results and a focus on comparing potatoes and other crops.
The annual OUD RUT Arnau Practice begins on the 19th with events for fetal arm ey etc. Members urged to notify officials before Thursday if attendance is impossible and to arrange replacements. Entries close soon with secretary Mr ti. HL Nicoi handling the roster.
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