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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1916
Page
4
A long list of fabrics and garments is advertised with prices and descriptions. Items include muslin shirts, lace trimmed dresses, crepe fabrics, wool coats, silk coasts, and various collars. Promotions highlight season’s fashion, with discounts noted on several pieces and ensembles for women.
A report discusses the value of dairy testing and breeding in improving butter production. Experts estimate 175,000 dairy cattle in America could benefit, arguing testing and education lead to efficiency gains, with Department of Agriculture backing national expansion.
The article discusses testing and nutrition in dairy herds, noting that individual cow butter yields vary with lactation and test results. It argues dairymen should join testing associations and actively recruit others to raise overall production and community welfare.
G. S Connors stock and general commission agent promotes sales across the South Ferrible and grazing portion. Weekly auctions on premises include poultry, produce, furniture and sundries. Livery aid offered to clients arranging insurances on houses stock crops and hay stacks. Colac address and telephone listed.
Auction notice details multiple kiln or wooden dwellings in Jennings Wallace Pollock Fyams Queen streets with wash houses lath and plaster rooms yards and outbuildings. Prices shown range around £315 to £520 with 4 acre land and woodshed options.
Central Weather Bureau notes southerly winds ahead of a high bringing cool weather. A large monsoonal low kept clouds and higher temperatures inland. Thunderstorms and cloud prevented extreme heat with maxima around 102 103 degrees on the 5th. Lowest minima were 38 40 degrees on the 2nd. Rainfall varied widely with scores of points across regions from Mallee to Central and Western districts. heavy totals reported near Kaneira Wiramera Minvip Serviceton and Melbourne outskirts.
E G Baker attempted to break the 24 heures record on a 24 mile Mortlake course amid favorable weather. He rode a 47 lb Indian motorcycle averaging mile per hour, reaching 75 miles ahead of his plan before a wheel spoke failure ended the run after 12 laps.
The House passed the bill after a tense floor fight as 403 to 186 votes with a large majority approving the measure. Leaders argued the Empire’s unity and war aims, while critics warned of risks to labor support and domestic strains.
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