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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jan 26, 1916

Page

2

Massive Clearing Sale Boosts Big Stores Stock

Our big stores launch a sweeping clearance to reduce swollen stock and meet falling prices. Bargains span Showroom Sundries Nurses Aprons blouses and men’s wear with steep cuts on fabrics, lace, table damask, and gloves. Special values include Ladies’ blouses coats undergarments and men’s shoes and suits with many items offered close to warehouse cost.

Eurniy Cooummg Crewdson Grafton SSS Manchester Usua

Road repair method approved by council faces heavy work

The article notes experimental surface treatments on metal roads and the council approves a method that extends road life, though long and heavy traffic from Warrion and nearby centers will strain resources. It mentions costs and ongoing efforts to fund and implement repairs across multiple locales.

Alvigg Warrion

New Cheese Plant Planned by Dairying Co

Ratepayers urged to conserve water as a blockage in the intake pipe under the head weir is being cleared to preserve reservoir supplies for domestic use. Community notices reference a moonlight event at Meondan Larpest and an induction ceremony for Forster. Obituaries note the death of a local resident aged 11 and the funeral details for Maitip Alla Sharp and others, with lists of pallbearers and memorial arrangements.

Apecia Trust Teverace Maitip Alla Sharp Jolee Vlade Sheedy Alane Hobeak Neale Beil

Historical Horse Race Card Fragment

Fragmentary OCR lists horses, dates, and affiliations for a racing event. Names include Mark Twain, Handicaps, and various horse entries. The text reads like a race card with entries for a March meeting, but is heavily garbled and partially unreadable.

St Patricks Day Tug Of War Planned At Meeting

A St Patrick’s Day sports committee meeting agreed to include a tug of war March 17 with five men a side on the grass. Mr Jas Threlall opposed as steward for the event and the first prize was bid at five pounds. Racing weights announced for the Camperdown Cup next Monday list Hush Money Fidelio and others with many entries and fancied contenders. John dackem and others were killed on table McGrach a Se poe.

St Patrick's Pay Sporta Committee Chsats Jas Threlall Hush Money Fidelio Hed Donnes Unlue Radiator Allansford King Kirk Vandilla King Il Malvaceous Lady Sangulae Parades Glenbon Mrangle Lynceus Wid George Jannt Delphic River Tame Giepkirt Brasil Rotunda Loni 'Copulet Ovireasa Miss June

Unclear fragment yields tangled historical text

The readable portions describe a jumble of names, places, and terms with no coherent event or narrative, reflecting a damaged OCR page. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or outcomes emerge to frame a discrete news item.

Tobacco for Soldiers Strinders Pass PEE Ws West

Fragmentary OCR text shows a wartime tobacco program or distribution note. Names, places, and dates are garbled. reads like a local notice about supplies for soldiers and a foreman or post office reference with scattered phrases mentioning avenues of distribution and a comment by authorities.

Melbourne Market Prices and Produce Notes

A brief from the Melbourne market records listing prices for flour bran cheese and dairy items. Entries mention Merrylon flour and Victorian straw castings, potatoes onions and butter price notes, with Western District factor prices and dairy market observations showing butter price movement and cheese quotations.

Algeria Melbourne Melbourne i. Western Ding-Street

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