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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1912
Page
6
Passenger timetable for the north western line to Colac starting May 1 outlining Melbourne to Port Fairy runs. Includes observed early and late trains, stopping points, and likely daily frequency for the route.
Fragmentary timetable notes show a Colac to Perch Forest and Crowes route with partial mentions of depots and stops at Birregurra. The text includes garbled place names and times such as Forrest Yangher Gerangamete and Dean Marsh with unclear scheduling details.
The New Zealand Parliament opened with Governor Lord Islington delivering the Speech from the Throne. Key points include light railway construction, land reforms, compulsory resumption of certain estates, farm experimentation, tariff adjustments with Australia, and reforms to pensions and local government.
North Gee long links hosted return singles and doubles between Geelong and Camperdown clubs. Doubles finished with Geelong ahead 31-10. singles swung to Geelong as well. Notable results include Cooper and Jonen 11-5 for Geelong and Hardine and McGill 6-5 for Camperdown.
An advertisement touts Dr Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs and colds, urging immediate use to prevent severe illness. It promotes a supposed cure with a price of 16 and 3 and credits Walter Stephens as the seller.
The proprietor announces a move in Murray Street to offer a full stock of up-to-date paperhangings glass and colors from top brands. He cites growing outside work and the need to supervise operations personally. He seeks continued public support and invites customers to visit the shop and assess the new services.
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