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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 17, 1911

Page

4

Colac Shire Council Minutes May 1911 Proceedings

Colac Shire Council notes present Dr Ramany and ten councillors. Correspondence covers land plots and road changes, Empire Day, lamp installations, marram grass planting, creek crossings, and a High Court appeal funding. Petitions request street lamps and tree planting. finances show balance £4017 17s 11d. engineering reports on roads, farms, and water sites.

Ramany Crs Hancock Duncan Johnstone Matthews Lennan Baker Bath Barnard Pink Meredith Fulton Wm. Currié Krambrok P. E. Denhert Railway Department Nelson Weering Queensland Summerfield W. B. Campbell Amiet Trew Feducation Department Cra Hancock Shire of Benalla Cherry High Court Damauee Colav Waterworks Trust Parkes Colac Hesse Fyang Serpent Carlisle Carlisle Road Mack's Creek Riche's Cutting Fyans Street Murray Street Bridge Railway Bridge M'Carthy Warrion Creamery Laver's Hill Webster Beerh Forest Princetoun Road Cameron Cape Twar Anderson Gerangamete Pitman Ro Tie Mount Hesse Nese Winchelsea Corangamite Department of Agriculture

Boots and winter wear advertised at Bilson’s store

Watson’s ad lists Boots for Winter by Hugh Thomson’s family name. It promotes ladies and children footwear including slippers and storm fronts, plus school boots in sizes 7 to 13. Also features Watertights and Java leggings with varied prices.

Hugh Thomson Famella Thomson Bilson Java

Special Value at Bilsom & Co Big Store Navy Fabrics and Crepe

Special value listings from Bilsom & Co feature navy cheviot serge at 2 shillings 6p, navy estamene serge 2s 9d, navy costume serge 9s 1d, cream cheviot borys 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 2s 11d, cream estamene serge 2s 6d and 2s 11d, plus cream golf fabrics in wide widths at 3s 6d to 5s 9d. Pretty light shades in fancy materials for evening wear offered at very cheap prices.

Billun and Co Universal Providers Opens Colac Outlet

Colac business Billun and Co Universal Providers operates from Murray Street offering household goods and daily essentials. The new outlet expands access for local customers seeking affordable items and prompt service in the town.

Household Goods and Lamp Sale At Tomoana

Local listing advertises a variety of goods including Biscuit Barrels Fruit Sets and Honey Jars with decorative patterns. Items feature prices from 1d to 6d and include milk jugs cream jugs pickle jars and white and gold cups and saucers. Lamps described as very fine offer excellent value.

E.P Tomoana

Harrison's Varnish Ad Promotes Furniture Polish

An advertisement promotes Harrigor's Varnish for polishing furniture. It urges readers to try the product and suggests its use for varnishing and restoring wood surfaces. The notice presents a concise sales pitch for householdly care.

Pegg's Murray Street Easter Goods Sale

Pegg's on Murray Street in Oolaq offers special value on a large assortment of ladies handbags lined and fitted from 13 GA upwards and many other lines suitable for Easter gifts. A new variety of Easter post cards has just been opened.

Colac Motor Hiring Co offers roadworthy car service

The Colac Motor Hiring Co announces a roomy comfortable powerful car and a capable driver ready to run on reasonable roads to any part of the Commonwealth with short notice. The service advertises up-to-date transportation for passengers and goods as needed.

Colac Motor Hiring Coy Eny Commonwealth B. J. Bwayn Gettes Colaa

Cobden and Terang News Briefs from Empire Day to Local Court

Cobden State School receives new desks as Captain Robilliard is sworn in as Justice of the Peace. A Coronation Day planning meeting in Geelong forms a sub-committee for celebrations. An old man is jailed for larceny of corned beef and sausages. Public meetings discuss city improvements and rail projects. Mortlake hosts golf club events and Terang silent competitions face participation concerns. Warrnambool reports a lightless bicycle death inquiry and a shop robbery follow-up. police praise officers’ work.

Sale Gostello Iay Land Pega Hip Gippsland Lilian Williams Tahuna Nelaon N.Z Alice Wes Liverpool N.8.w Sbe Parramatta Fresno New South Wales Bat Rodney Nannup W.A George Boni Tocumwal Finley Oss Ione Rodly Roderick M‘kensie King George Nearle New Zealand Redner Fritey London Wellington Macistrates Horace Jevee Castlemaine Woollan Barmail Florence Ayre Thes Finkeland Boulder City W.A. Presbyterian General Assembly No. & Shaft State Cal Mine Wonthagin Mia Henderson Albert Park Perey James Prencey Tower Invermay Tas Pi Telletti T Supperdy Bouth Geelong Are Ome Rainer Wan Little Prey Moscow Brephen James NASA Greene Boulder Kaleoorlin WA Cobden Robilliard Timboau Read Murphy P.M Mere Bovert Gam Vm Tonkin Schwieger B. Davidson Hantaman Bev BR. A. Davison Camperdown Frederick Roberta Ernest Barton Gleeson Phillpott Neighbor Marion Montgomery East Melbourne Dixom Bros Geelene Tovision Cressy Geringhap Maroon Acscheme Harbor Trust and Sewerage Board Hall Alderman Philpott H.F. Richardson J. P. Doyle M.donald Stull G. M. Hitchcock E. E B. Wilson Robert Parnell Chamber of Commerce Nnhit W. Ferrison J.P David Loveless Wangoom Bennett Provoelan Fennessy M'Kenzie Mr Dent Timor Street M' Ren Wie

COLLIERY DISPUTE CREATES WORKER IDLENess IN Newcastle AREA

A serious stoppage at P Min Colliery Newcastle prompts the Miners Federation to demand reversion to prior conditions and a two-ship operation. Proponents of one-ship work face opposition from colliery owners after Minister Edden intervened. hundreds of miners remain idle at Pelaw Main Torabha. Separately Tasmanian apple exports rise by 123,137 cases to 90,217 TEABOS to date.

P Min Newcastle Miners’ Federation Te Po Federation Edden Sydney Falden Pelaw Main Torabha Wang

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Colac Shire C. A. Johnstone Central Hush Fires Michael Burke Warneourt C. T Forrest Cola Progress Association Cotnnl Tlemmas Park Aml Y Street Owas Barnond Geemided J. J. Cross Skene Midlhy Lealie Loewia Franks Cape Otway Bolmehase G. A Apollo Bay Berry Peter Stokie Roone E. F P. Taylor Creasy Su Pervision Sererain Beeno Education Department W. T. Cottman Colac Tennia Club Corangamite Street Johnetownty W. Oped Colac East Cond’s |Adler Colac Fire Brigade Oua Rane Wedg Repairs Bilson & Co’s. Big Store Navy Estamene Serge Billun «& CO Murray Street Trotter’s Fancy Goods China Warehouse Farrar & Harrison Mondat Colac Herald Bruehl M.D Berlin Beech Forest Laver's Tilum Gals Doge Harrison Harrigor National Library of Australia PEGG S. Murray Street Oolaq New North Wales Thoretay Arhannar Ublig Wotiiog ayIrom Tham Pitrict News Wit Mortlake Mortlake Golf Club Armatrong W. T. Armstrong M‘donald B. Archer L. Wagg K. Pollow Port Farry Sackville Bankstresta Miss Grant Miss Sprague Herr Wendianat Torang Terang Claude Hall Hampden Warrnambool Adrlinn Leona Sharrock Selina Lyons Fitzroy Mestra G. Ruswell W. Ferguson J.s.p Carlisles Tires Shire Council Gin Hiraus Ik Saundy Rt Malcar Tavtiter Prams Tle Perel Ion Fry Mr Wirts Malena Topmetia TATA Tibrand Morales Bedi Thane Tibet Deereetinen SaMehiy Rome Gelly In Sl & Ea Fort Avena THE Tosinaaco Flinders Melboug Comao Victoria Hotel Wheeler Madero K. J. M'Lean Cole's Arcade Melbourne G& Peoc Wools Nla.gov
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