Unclear OCR fragment hints at a local notice or ad
Fragmentary text references a company, private contract, rates or charges, and a street location near Queen and Woolwich Streets. Difficult to extract a coherent event or names due to garbled OCR.
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary text references a company, private contract, rates or charges, and a street location near Queen and Woolwich Streets. Difficult to extract a coherent event or names due to garbled OCR.
A cluttered advertisement notes numerous goods with discount prices including light bulbs, water bags, polish mops, vacuum flasks, screws, rivets, bits, hammers, saws, autograph stationery, greeting cards, post cards, writing supplies, cases, knitting bags, pens, brushes, and toy items. The broad sale pitch emphasizes low pricing amid wartime shortages and urges shoppers to view store windows.
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