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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
6
A wartime plea urges women to help recruit and press men to join frontline service. The message insists women must act to strengthen Victoria's war effort, arguing many men hesitate to enlist and that public pressure could turn the tide.
Tuesday notice from Defence Department reports the death on active service of Private 40 Kennedy attached to B Company 1th Reinforcements Dat Heatalion Brigade ALF. Heen April 2 1918 and later buried. service details and local memorial arrangements noted.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a livestock market with cattle yarding numbers and various prices, brands, and lot details. It references Ballakat live stock exchange, perishable goods, and mixed lots, but the text is largely indecipherable. No clear events or outcomes are discernible.
Fragmented readable items describe a melon market alongside garbled trader names and prices. The passage mentions per unit costs, weights, and several place names, but most details are indecipherable due to OCR errors.
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