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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
1
The readable OCR fragment lists varied groceries and prices including Best White Sugar, Climax flour, Marvex and Dana products, and numerous meat and pantry items. The long list appears as a blocked advertisement or catalog page with many brand names and per bag or per unit prices, plus stray notes about availability and promotions.
An advertisement for trimmed millinery and bargain prices on men and boys clothing hats ties and shirts, dress goods at wholesale rates, a grand assortment of Xmas bargains for holiday wear, plus ales wines and spirits by the bottle at wholesale prices.
Tulloh and Company promote cash store bargains and the lowest prices for goods in the district. An inspection confirms value and quality, with a focus on attracting customers to shop for unorded items.
A fragmented inventory style list shows numerous goods with prices and units including flour sugar kerosene and various groceries. The text names items and vendors in a miscellaneous catalog from a market listing, with numerous illegible or garbled segments present.
A local drapery department reports a shipment valued at £600 of season’s goods from Gollaf Gnon. The stock, described as “what-eless Helmless Goods,” includes prints, Zephyrs, and shirting fabrics with related items, marked for two months’ holding and offered at special rates to clear the season’s stock.
An advertisement touts guaranteed tailoring work and large wool suits at discounted prices. Items include a Really Good Tweed Suit and a Rough Irish Tweed Suit, with prices listed around 508 to 850.
Vor Largs Yard and Free Stati push forward with renewed trade discussions, citing mutual benefits and ongoing negotiations. Officials from both organizations expect concrete proposals and potential new accords to emerge in the coming weeks.
A late 19th century report describes a long council session in Ballarat with debates on railway from Namtaen to Pitchald and the role of the railway commission. Witnesses discuss engineering plans, possible routes, and the impact on local towns while the committee weighs alternatives and finalizes recommended actions.
A garbled early 20th century sports note mentions an oil play and a game at Cedae Arena with scattered names. Despite the unreadable OCR, the fragment hints at a matchup or event involving teams and players, captured in a brisk newspaper card style.
Fragmentary notes discuss the legislature, ministerial approach, and party positions. It mentions Mr Lean and ministers facing questions, and opposition dynamics with figures such as Mr McCry and Mr Gillen amid parliamentary tensions and confidence motions.
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