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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
2
A textile advertiser touts deep discounts on ladies wool bloomers socks and undergarments with prices from 3s 6d to 1s 0d per pair. Promotional copy highlights cheap cotton and wool garments for men women and children, urging quick purchase before stock runs low at Bay.
A long OCR fragment describes cash buyers offering discounts on potatoes and jackets, cloaks and mackintoshes, citing a poor season. It notes price advantages, quality concerns, and references to market practices, growers, and trade conditions. The piece mixes ads with unrelated local notices and health items.
A dense, period ad lists a variety of ladies clothing and outerwear for sale at a fair, flagging winter jackets, capes, cloaks, walking skirts, and accessories. Items include heavy warm winter jackets, tweed ensembles, skirts, capes, mackintoshoes, and beaver coats, with prices in shillings and pence. The notice marks a two week sale ending May 20 and urges readers to attend on Saturday.
The fragmentary OCR lists diverse items and prices with scattered phrases about local goods and vendors. It appears to be a damaged display of ads or notices and includes references to outlets, products, and dates without clear context.
A local ad lists Scotch blankets and English blankets with prices in shillings and pence, warm knitted gloves for children and ladies, and a range of Ready-to-wear Duke of York suits with padded shoulders. Prices include 6d per glove and up to 195 Ba, 253, 405, 478 Gd and 45s for suit sets.
Ladies and men's footwear with varied styles and prices. Items include Goloshes at sixpence per pair, Ladies 1-Bar Shoes at 1s 11d, Black Felt Slippers at 1s 0d, Pegged Yard Boots at 4x 11d, Infants White Strap Shoes at 1s 9d, and Guaranteed All Leather Watertights at 7s 8d. Also listed are School Boots Nos 7-12, Leggings in multiple prices, and Puttie Riding Leggings at 8s 11d.
A garbled price list from a local shop shows varied items including imported goods, dairy products, cleaning agents, candles, canned foods, and household staples. It mentions brands, unit prices, and weights but contains many transcription errors. The readable entries indicate typical grocery items and their rough costs.
A garbled OCR style list shows various whisky and wine items with quantities and prices but contains many unreadable segments. The readable portions mention Clas Shanes Whisky and a few other beverage items with inconsistent pricing data.
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