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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1912
Page
2
Readings show current prices for commodities including Wheat English Barley Maize and Potatoes. Market notes list onions chaff hay and straw with Victorian export figures cited for the period in Melbourne trades.
Fragmentary text discusses appearance and success as a key factor in achievement. The passage seems to argue that looking right aids winning, though it remains unclear and garbled. The piece appears more like an editorial ramble than a cohesive report.
The notice proclaims one hundred percent cash sales with goods priced in plain figures at the lowest possible prices. It guarantees refunds if cheaper or better options arise and asserts reliance on cash purchases, no on approval sales, and exchanges only on premises.
An advertisement touts Ditehlay Perk Hotel at Beech Forest 1800 feet up with panoramic country views including Corangamite Colac and nearby lakes. It offers camping ground near Ditehler Park station, showers, train service, and a large stock of Massey and BSA bicycles with prices and terms, inviting trade-ins and orders.
A gathering of regional cultural figures named EAUHEN and VOWAL CULTURA in Waelbeomer to discuss community arts. Notable attendees include Bea Bill Moedhirciat and Stephen's Ladies, with focus on local performance programs and upcoming events.
A notice from a Murray Street shop owner announces closure of the current premises and transfer of the painting and paper hanging business from a private residence on Mantfold Street with workshop entrance from Corangamite Street. The owner cites growth of outside business and a wish to supervise operations, while stocking up to date supplies for customers in Colac and surrounding districts, and thanks the public for past support.
An old newspaper ad touts Ludbrook's as the place to find value in the Drapery Line with a bold slogan urging customers to shop there every time. The brief copy emphasizes consistency and price appeal to attract shoppers.
Bruehl M D Berlin physician surgeon and ophthalmic surgeon may be consulted daily at his residence near the Public Hall Beech Forest Fort nightly at Laver's Hill on sale days at the hotel.
Colac ad promotes JOHANNES SCHILLER pianos and a wide range of musical instruments jewelry and leather goods. It highlights Gramophones and insists on buying only the His Masters Voice brand with E B Faull the art dealer located on Murray Street three doors from Bilion and Co.
Loans from £50 to £2000 at 4 per cent on freeholds or Crown Leaseholds with no charge for mortgage deeds. Principal reductions allow loan repayment to JIE years. Applications via Post Office Savings Bank or by letter to the Inspector General of Savings Banks, 29 Market Street, Melbourne. Beale. Colac. 17 February.
Reports from London and Berlin suggest ongoing diplomatic efforts to normalize Anglo German relations. The Tagliche Rundschau notes officials Haldane and de Strimm will begin talks in London and Berlin, with a German newspaper urging support for improving ties. The Kaiser's England visit is seen as a culminating step.
Four men found guilty of murdering a foreign woman were hanged together in the state jail. Disturbing scenes occurred before the executions as the four men resisted warders and mothers fainted wife of one man. Some petitioned for pardons but none received clemency.
From Murray River, the Wielima Hill Club joined Western district rite clubs for rifle shooting. Wind shifts at 500 yards troubled many shooters as Colac Ride Club edged ahead by a small margin. A W H Jansen scored 49 of 60, despite gusts.
Vic Am Turf Club opens at Caulfield with Warrick Hurdle winner Home Tue and Oakleigh Plate winner Queen o Scots among final placings. Sydney Warwick Farm meeting reports Flying Handicap win by Gigandra and Welter results as spectators attend. Officials listed and racing described in brisk Victorian style.
The Melbourne pig market report shows dull demand at lower rates with many inferior birds unsold. Baconers sold unevenly with prices mainly down and buyers holding steady to easier, while lighter weights were neglected. The handier horses and cycles ads follow with racing results noting Silver Shield narrowly ahead and a local picnic planned for Easter Monday in Cellibrand.
The correspondent flags government hesitation over a Commonwealth Bank and London branch plans, noting Fisher’s vague replies and contrasting statements by Mullard and Bent. He also surveys state politics, tramway troubles, Labor wind, deputations to ministers, savings bank opposition, and regional issues from Geelong Harbor to the Buchan Caves and Victorian tourist schemes.
The weather for the week ending February 16 shows generally dry pleasant conditions along the coast with cooler nights and inland higher daytime temperatures. High pressures over southern waters drove the pattern with a trough forming over the Bight on the 15th, shifting winds northerly and lifting some station maxima. Thursday's high near 108 is expected to be surpassed at many stations, and only light scattered showers occurred with no significant rainfall.
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