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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
1
Local retailer announces greatly reduced prices across departments. Savings apply to clothing, home goods, and footwear with limited time offers and select clearance items. Shoppers urged to visit in person for the best selection and reduced pricing.
An ornate 19th century ad promotes Northcott's beehive corner shop offering a wide array of stock. It highlights garments for men women and children, Mantles jackets cloaks and dresses, plus an extensive boot department and tailored suits. The copy emphasizes value and variety, claiming the store is largest in the district with a focus on style and quality.
A Colac report recounts a funeral for a local resident with notes on a metals keyless wale and a silver chain found nearby. The piece also covers rainfall, weather, and regional agricultural receipts while naming community figures and a memorial service plan.
Tuliloh and Company announces heavy stocks across drapery, boots and shoes, groceries, wines and spirits, crockeryware, enamelware, tinware, ovens, wire mattresses, flour, bran, pollard and more. Prices fixed at the very lowest rates in their grocery department.
A fragmented notice lists items and prices tied to fashion goods. It mentions limited discounts on select brands and a request to apply for more details. The text references names and locations in a cryptic OCR style. Toward the end it notes reduced rates on a flood on application of TC gallome at tower rates.
Tuesday discussions reveal finances tight for the children’s fete. The committee eyed reduced shows and support for pyrotechnics, with liberty to use botanical gardens if funds allow. A public meeting and library events are also noted alongside plans for a charitable lecture series.
A detailed notice describes Coronation Day events in Colac at Victoria Hall. The program includes a sermon by Rev J M'Kenzie at St John's, Holy Communion, and a joint service, with a special Coronation service on Tuesday using canonical forms. A correspondent reports preparations, rail transport of rabbits, and local arrangements for the congress, along with medical notices and a reference to an ophthalmic optician.
A damaged report details an alleged forgery linked to a social event with multiple witnesses and attendees. The lengthy proceedings reference names such as Mrs KOS and Miss Stansbury while noting the ongoing charge and continued hearing actions.
A breach of promise suit is described involving widow Mrs Kr ally and widower James Greenwood. The court heard alleged interference by a third party during courting and that the case turned on management and visits. Defendants denied wrongdoing as the trial proceeded with remarks about evidence and witnesses.
Fragmented OCR text describes wartime figures Lord Milner Kitchener and Botha, mentions Lord Rifcimer's residence, dynamite conveyance, and conjectures about reconciliations and captures. The passage is obscure, referencing dates and places with many typos, but centers on political shifts, military actions, and European leaders.
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