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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 06, 1912
Page
2
Advertises sole agents for Hugh Thomson boots with claims of superior leather and self-supply. Promotes dress materials, tweeds, velveteens, trimmings, and a new dressmaking department under Miss Masterson. Also lists clothing and rainproof coats, oilers, rugs, underwear, hats, and related goods.
A long community meeting opens with notices and events, and discussion shifts to immigration policy and land settlement. Speakers address labor, unemployment, and the need for favorable schemes. a government plan for permanent employment draws mixed reactions.
The text argues government effort should favor domestic growth over imports to boost population and farm output. It links prosperity in manufacturing to settlement, urging sincere action to attract people and reduce reliance on imports, warning that continued policy may swell the ranks of the unemployed.
Mr H P Richardson of Geelong notifies his candidature for the vacancy caused by the death of Hon T O Harewood. A long active participant in municipal government, he has been a Geelong City and Barwon Abbe Councillor and vice president of the Municipal Dissociation of Victoria. He plans a tour of electors before polling day and runs an extensive auction and promotion business in Geelong.
A British inquiry in London continues hearings into the Titanic wreck. Sir Thurlow Isaacs for the Board of Trade notes that reduced speed prior to impact and warnings of ice near the ship were present. The inquiry highlights many male passengers lost and few survivors, while other discussions touch on industry actions and safety measures. Kaiser buys sheep to reduce Germany’s wool dependence and promote settlement in German South-West Africa.
Fifteen pickets stood before the Police Court over a dispute between motor works employees and their employers at Leicestershire. They were ordered to penance for intimidation of workers as authorities sought to restore order.
reports detail widespread homelessness across New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas after the river floods. levees breached and towns inundated. steamboats rescue hundreds as officials plan relief. other items note railway disputes and local political candidacies in separate notices.
At Tickwond racing on Saturday the events produced winners including Gimes ta-L and Glen Belle for the main purses, with Hobby Eva and Lad' Eying tha winner in various divisions. Other victors include Battlebuy Smoodger and Lady Argyle in subsequent plates.
A Colac Herald reader recounts a March meeting of Liberal, People’s Party and allied figures in the Worpwood district debating the party’s strategy for the Federal election. The letter claims a broad liberal consensus favors a general approach, noting two thirds of participants were People’s Party or reform-minded Liberals and citing the Camperdown conference minutes as evidence of a united stance. The writer, T. Bath, adds that the People’s Party backing remains strong and urges continued cooperation.
Delegates met at St Andrew's Hall in a bid to simplify this winter's events. Debating, singing, quizzes, draughts, chess and more will now be held in a single hall on one night per month or less, with larger prize funds and adjusted entry fees. Entrants must pay by Friday May 21, and teams advance after syllabus and fee clearance.
A Birremuera Rifle Club banquet praised the team that won the shield at Port Campbell. Speakers lauded defence effort and patriotism, paying tribute to captain Dennis and members Wagstaff Leake Denis Meredith and others. Gifts included pipes for captain Dennis as councils and donors were toasted.
A 19th century classified style notice touts modern dental services and prices while stressing quality and patient trust. It asserts no tolerance for poor work and mentions a physician named Powell in a local context.
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