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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
1
A long OCR style ad lists various items with prices for mens and boys wear. Included are hats, trousers, braces, boots, canvas shoes, and ladies and girls footwear with unit prices described in old currency terms. The text presents a general sale of dry goods and apparel with cash only terms.
Fragmented advert style text lists items and sales topics with numerous garbled phrases. It mentions boots and shoes, cardboard buttons, and Chinese terms, followed by stray references to work orders, writers, and payments. The reader is urged to send remittances via postal notes or post office orders.
Sam Jacobs leads a Tuesday market shift as traders weigh cash trades and new players join the rhythm of a volatile street. Jalan and Certony alert watchers to how other houses follow Mia's lead and attempt to compare tactics.
Tulloh and Company promote their general prices for EXSA items, claiming to aid shoppers during the packing months and ensuring their price list is the lowest in the trade. The notice emphasizes customer service and value.
A fragmentary price list covers flours sugars kerosene meal tea and assorted groceries. It references Pure Wimmers Heller Flour 12s 0d per bag and multiple items including sugar, soap, candles, tea, chocolate, cocoa, and hardware by various suppliers and brands. The text is heavily garbled but lists items, quantities, and prices in pre decimal currency and weights.
A vintage advertisement promises guaranteed tailoring work and savings from 900 to 304 6 suit. It highlights a Really Good Tweed Suit measured to fit, plus Rough Irish Tweed Suit all wool at 50x. Also listed are England Tweed and Fox's No 4 Barcode suits with prices around 85a and 638.
A fragment from a late issue shows Tulloh and Company advertising a large yard sale with emphasis on time to avoid missing bargains. The text is truncated but suggests an event focused on discounted goods and seasonal items.
A muddled OCR fragment references Watch Magefactoring duties and an approaching engagement. It mentions Ladysmith, South Africa, and British forces concentrating troops, with fear of a broader European war if peace talks fail. The piece hints at public meetings and local fundraising for war relief measures.
Odds and ends from the event include Liberal clubs faltering in the external sprint and a late day hurdle race preview. Coaching rules and selections appear, with Ath Povines and NY UW captains noted. Aims to cover the day’s races, officials, and crowd turnout amid muddy conditions.
Dispatches describe continued battles near Kop, with Boer forces retreating in places while British units report gains. Reports note leadership comments from Redvers Buller and Lord Wolseley, detailing troop movements, frontline shifts, and anticipated offensives as the war progresses.
Fragmentary notice from a historical page mentions yield figures and dates with unclear references to persons and places. The legible items include a 74 total reference and a monetary symbol, but most specifics remain obscured. The overall content reads like a market or auction fragment with scattered names and numbers.
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