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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1916
Page
2
At season turn, stock of dress fabrics is ample. Buy now for best selection of Miss Field cut frocks with economy and lasting style. Navy twill, serges, wool tweed, and other materials offered with promised fit and satisfaction. Prices quoted in guineas with full season wear guaranteed.
The Colac Shire Committee held a meeting today to discuss council business. In Winchelsea a special meeting considered tenders for road works including a 730 yard approach, a timber bridge, and a culvert project, with bids opened and the lowest tender announced for advertising.
A local Gellibrand report notes extensive flood damage and a major house fire on William Rows property. The fire occurred as residents helped bystanders, with Michael Ross narrowly escaped harm. Damaged fronts of Mosurs Qesny's and Rape's properties lose fruit trees and hedgerows. A school raffle and charity socks event are mentioned, with renovations planned by Peters and Co.
The Beaw Forest tragedy remains unsolved as fear grows among parents about sending children to school. A large search party scoured the scrub between the hotel and the body site, hoping clues would reveal the murderer. Home pieces of dress matching the child’s were found, and police persist in narrowing down suspects.
A large gathering in Colac enjoyed a varied program of foot races, log chopping, dancing, and novelty contests. The day featured the Hib ernian Handicapped races, Saint Patrick’s Day events, and a lively wheel race show. Local officials led the event with strong community turnout and a festive atmosphere.
Heavy German attacks on Vaux north east of Verdun repelled with significant losses to the attackers. reports describe persistent bombardments west of the Meuse and intense offensives in the Fiori Valley and Vaux area. German prisoners say Verdun was intended as a final great battle and note officer deficiencies and shifting attitudes. The Tubantia sinking off the Dutch coast prompts neutral reaction.
The noisy fragment references wire works, threading limits, machine outputs, and safety notes. It mentions Perdue, Melbourne visits, and a Methodist Home Mission with station lists and district appointments. The text is garbled with numerous broken phrases and unidentifiable names.
Fragmentary OCR recounts steamer Palembang, aerial combat, and references to airmen, battles near Ypres, and wartime figures. Many garbled phrases obscure specifics, locations, dates, and names.
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