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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
7
A crowded market report lists cattle, calves, fowls, apples, oranges, vegetables, and dairy items. Vendors advertise stock sale on Tuesday 27th with prices in pounds shillings, noting varied quantities and quality.
The notice outlines prices for various goods including Western Distinct product lots and prime figures per pork weight with quoted rates. It also notes ordinary and private fines and reports agent Hayes selling 300 mined earth head stock this week and transfers involving Rose Park, Mr Fresh Baulch and the Derringham Estate to a Northern buyer.
In a courtly speech Peuter's Virtue Minister lauds unprecedented support from Australasian and New Zealand generations for the mother country. The term Az a rises with boyish pride as forces fight in France and Flanders under Botha and Groclal Smut in Africa.
General war dispatches describe a Zeppelin crash in South Belgium during a storm and a large airship destroyed. Allied forces claim surprise advances north of Vosges and south of Verdun with gains and 73 German prisoners. British commander Sir Douglas Haig reportedly expressed strong support for Joffre amid Verdun actions.
Fragmentary report from Amsterdam mentions vessels and German warps or onion Se iches with references to civilians and a Nunnius mand cin Italian Gerermatent. Details are garbled and cannot be tied to a clear event.
Auction notices for multiple Colac properties list land frontages of 182 feet and 14 feet inches, including a two room dwelling on Sutton Street and other blocks on Manners Sutton Street. Sales feature cash terms, title certificates, and quarterly payments, with additional public auctions for farm lands, buildings, and various livestock and goods, set for June and July at the Colac yards and nearby streets.
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