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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
2
A sale advertisement touts sample hosiery at half price for this week. It promises bold displays to attract attention and claims unusually low prices on imported goods. The copy emphasizes immediate and future needs with guaranteed savings compared with months to come.
Fragmented text recounts government actions on export grading and branding disputes. Mentions New Zealand, Britain, and Australia, with references to a public inquiry or judgement. Notes industry protection aims and questions about grade standards and penalties. Several names and specifics are unclear due to OCR errors.
A dense OCR fragment lists livestock sections with prices and lots, including cattle yard figures and various garments. It mentions breeds and prices in pounds, with names like Gippetan and Hendersoe, and lists women's and misses ribbed underwear, cotton weaves, cashmere hosiery, and children's wear with assorted prices. It preserves the market tone, offering a snapshot of goods and costs offered or traded.
Fragmentary text describes a misread account mentioning a chamberlain, a sale by Misery Bilvon and Co, storekeeper and agents Colne, and travel between New Zealand and Melbourne. It references a Great Pepper? cure and cough remedies, with numerous garbled words and broken phrases.
Colac announces Miss Macnamara will oversee dressmaking services. Customers are assured satisfaction in every detail as orders are placed in capable hands.
Specials in showroom feature up-to-date coats and grey dresses as well as figured skirts and underskirts. Included are woven, rayon, and striped items in multiple sizes with bold colors and detailed trims. A wide range of belts, ribbons, and decorative pieces highlight the Plumstone line and Condor collection.
Advertises special prices on dress fabrics including velveteen silks velveteen and tweed. Lists per yard rates and varieties such as black and colored velveteen Liberty silks and fancy tweed with assorted weaves and finishes.
Advertises black knitted worsted hose in assorted styles including strong knitted worsted hose for school wear. Mentions 64 yard ladice and plain cassimero huan with prices 24- gd per palit.
Fragmentary OCR lists items with odd spellings like enekeals frout glow het bison the parsee pelt bunks cages as aud pintars la hit tinarette crace fane træyn.
A jumble of disjointed words and misspelled phrases appears to be an OCR scrape from a historical newspaper. The readable elements mention places, potential names, prices, and generic actions, but no coherent event or clearly identifiable individuals. No verifiable facts or storyline emerge for a concise summary.
An excerpt lists various items and prices in a colonial era market. It mentions yard work, gardens, flags, rugs, and a noted theme of white bankers in Colonial, English, and South Galatva contexts.
The advertisement lists Christy hats new shapes at 10s 6d plus 108 6d. Boys navy woollen jerseys priced 2s 6d 1s. Dent wool gloves at 9s 6d. Goats Crimean shirts 4s 6d 5s. Butts to measure newest materials 6s 3d. Winter Fujama Butts 4m 1d 4s 6d. Natural wool pants 6s 8d. Extra good value at 6s 8d.
Specials in boots and shoes for ladies and children with varied styles including galoshes, landauer, felt slippers, children boots, and red ankle slippers. Pricing listed per pair with ranges and old coin measures. Also featuring cherry blossom shoe pads, varnish and wax, and Barry's Polish with a machine on offer.
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