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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
1
Advertisement notes a full autumn stocking across departments at the Beehive, highlighting dress fabrics, hats, capes, jackets, undergarments, and a large selection of children's and men's clothing. Emphasizes silk blends, velvets, flannelettes, quilts, and Wool products at district-leading variety and low prices.
A retailer asserts they will press a section of customers with lower prices even as wool markets surge. The note highlights Serges and Dress Goods, Paton's fingering and Allow yarns, Colonial Flannels, Blankets, and related items.
Our stock of Black and Paoney Dress Goods is the largest in the district with a matching line of Tummings. New printed Firmness Planwloths and Velvgreens in Blousings attract early buyers as demand rises. customers should visit soon for first choice.
Readable text outlines fawn capes and capes in latest designs. Mentions coats and mackintoshes in wide prices, new shapes for ladies and maids, with winter wardrobe notes and brand names.
Classified advertisement notes latest trimmed millinery including felt hats in various shapes and styles. It promotes direct importers of ladies underwear and PLD garments, alongside men’s caps and pelisses with all prices listed.
A clipped market snippet notes that imports remained steady before any price rise. The brief implies the season’s pricing followed a trade excerpt and highlights earlier intake as a baseline for future costs.
Our tailoring department earns praise from observant buyers with no long credit or high prices and guarantees satisfaction. We offer made to measure colonial tweed Irish and English tweed suits and Fox's No 4 Serge suits with guaranteed perfect fitting trousers.
Advertises waterproof goods for a damp district with updated stock. Highlights black oilcoats with cape, black duck oilcloths, and men’s centennial Mackintoshes with all prices listed. Mentions deep cape driving coats and reliable, new wear.
Our boot department offers sturdy kip leather footwear praised for durability. The ad markets Boya Girls Kip Balmorale as dependable and waterproof Thompson's Beat Watertighia as the town’s best water resistant boot, noting quality over price.
Notes and events refer to the Furth 7 Commonwealth Bill with questions on when the war will end. Mentions Father Fitsruaurica arriving March 30 and hopes to reach native land by June. Includes registrar notes, land terms for a proposed line, and district appointments amid land security concerns.
A garbled column describes a Sunday event by Rev. Gentha e, and a public whipping of Mr Witt by Mrs Jerdine in Parliament Tomes. It notes a sale by Baker Sydenhall and partners of estate and farm assets at Warren, plus a new solicitor office in Murray Street. An Victoria Hall event features deaf and blind performers with oral, manual and Braille demonstrations.
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