26 Feb 1875
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1875
Page
1
A large fire at a Melbourne wool milling facility gutted a wood building housing wool, dyes, and machinery. About two hundred finished blankets were destroyed while salvage valued around £1000 was planned for auction to benefit affected workers and the company.
A fragment reports very limited supply of vegetables and fruit on a Wednesday market alongside shortages of potatoes and other staples. It notes rationing impacts, with price hints and scarce items like oats and straw. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Market report from Geelong and Ballarat live stock yards notes fair attendance and satisfactory prices. Describes cattle and sheep demand, prices, and weekly trends with references to buyers and sellers including Messrs Win English, M Molloy, T Tigdon, and Ki Fletcher among others.
The Victoria Press urges immediate government action to fix a flawed crime code after Husler, acquitted on insanity grounds for murdering his wife, remains detained. It warns the liquor linked delirium tremens risk and calls for a vigilant health inspector and stronger public safety measures.
Notes from Colac recount a reward offer for a malicious act killing a Shetland pony, a £10 donation to the Colac Fish Committee, fire near the National Bank, and a busy Easter Monday program with 18 events and major prizes. Also covered are garden funds, health concerns from measles, horse racing news, and forthcoming auctions and public notices.
A jumble of notices and ads lists entertainment at a Corso Division venue on Easter evening and market items like potatoes and jobs. It includes a reward for information, a furniture sale, and a notice about a house parlor maid position, with several broken names and garbled lines from the original page.
The Society of Victoria AYte consults at his residence near Public Gardens Culiv for the Annual Meeting set for Saturday at Cot Witatin Hotel. A notice about staled cleaning work and the return of broken items is listed, with charges to be collected by a collector.
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