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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
1
The Corio Grocery Co advertises a cash sale of 2000 cases of Water-White Kerosene, flour, sugar, tobaccos, syrups, beans, oils, and miscellaneous general goods. Listing dozens of items with quantities, brands, and prices, it invites the public to purchase direct from Melbourne and Geelong depots, promising lower prices and bulk discounts.
A local retailer advertises a monster clearing sale with special record breaking prices on new and fresh lots of bargains. Daily remnant and odd lot specials announce marvellous bargains and flash deals to attract shoppers.
The notice touts a new trading system in the town aimed at boosting business. It pledges to avoid long credit, favor quick profit, and offer goods at the lowest price with strong customer support. It claims to meet competition and maintain leadership while expanding future offerings.
Readable fragment lists various fabrics and textiles with prices and codes. Mentions crepe, grey twill sheeting, white covers, and tapestry items. Includes references to blankets and colonial wool blankets with prices in old currency.
A 13 year old entrant, Meare Benthesharn, presents at the Malbonram Inters national Exhibition in Watoles, DC. The event features junior artists and local exhibitors showcasing promising talents under the supervision of Load, with Ment taturere and Waris Mant providing guidance and support.
An unreadable OCR fragment recounts varied figures and places including Geelong, Colac, and Melbourne area mentions, with numerous personal names, ministries, and events. The text alludes to political, social, and agricultural topics, citing cows, milk yields, and public figures without clear coherence or chronology.
Reads as a garbled newspaper fragment with scattered names, places, and dates. Key entities remain unclear though multiple personal names and locations appear, suggesting a clipped sports or local notices page with illegible details.
A fragmented listing highlights Ballarat tweed trousers and serge trowsers with assorted sizes and prices, plus ballaret bas ayer and mo’s ballaret sarge. Also mentioned are hose, collixe, minty boys tweed knicker suite and flanelette shirts in various prices.
Special value in tailoring offers with no long credit and no bad debts. Fully paid options include one pound per tailor measure. Goods listed include 5 and 554 imported tweed, fox serge, and a pair of trousers per measure. Patrons invited for responsive service.
An old shopping notice advertises boots and clothing with a large stock and reduced prices. It mentions special offers on items like belts, maid outfits, and brine garments, urging readers to visit the store and take advantage of the sale before stock runs out.
Fragmentary OCR text describes damancel road work and stabling facilities, urging use before winter trade and noting capacity planning at Largo Yard and Prov Stabling prior to wet season. No clear event dates or named entities discernible.
Disjointed dispatches describe battles on the South African front with references to forces under General Roberts and the Boers. The report notes naval dynamics, troop movements, and political currents shaping the conflict, highlighting courage, endurance, and strategic shifts across regions and commands.
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