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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1916
Page
3
A Melbourne City Council report outlines typhoid spread via flies and contaminated food and drink. It stresses fly control, sanitation, and preventive measures for homes and streets to curb outbreaks.
Historical brief lists timings and locations for January events and notices. Mentions January 10 5 am in Karmala and January 25 pom with references to merchants and stock rovers. Notes possible contact at Thurdiell’s pharmacy and a January 24 Saturday renewals.
Fragmentary text lists sowing guidance for crops and vegetables. Mentions January to May planting windows, cover crops, turnips, and early vegetables. Lacks coherent structure or clear events. No identifiable persons or organizations present.
A fragment discusses potato pests and prevention strategies in California. Growers consider crop rotation, resistant species, and a mercury sublimate dip as a treatment, with cautions about fungus and costs. The note advises only limited use and notes practical difficulty in keeping fields pest-free.
The speaker, Mle Vrunk Tate, defends steady work and cites whooping cough as contagious while arguing against sending children to school during illness. He laments excuses for breaches of trust and appeals for prudent, respectful conduct toward family and community.
The St Leon's united circus will visit Colac on Saturday January 22 for one night only. The show features 30 horns and 0 poops with the St Leon's Challenge Band of 14 soloists. Acts include the Bimars Miss Lorenza Miss Asole La Belle Marie and Miss Whilson in a program well patronised on prior visits.
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