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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 29, 1905
Page
2
Fragmented ad copy describes ladies dresses styles and up to date garments priced cheaply. Mentions ladies’ draskete, wool bloomers, natural combinations with low per pair costs and varied old currency values.
An advertisement fragment touts 1000 pairs of sample hosiery and related items at half price. It lists men and women stockings, cotton and lisle hose, ribbed and plain styles, with mentions of brands and varieties across assorted sizes and prices. Numerous OCR errors obscure exact names and prices but the focus is a wholesale hosiery sale with bests and bylines referenced.
Fragmentary OCR describes a lawn fabric with hooded embroidery and decorative daisies. It mentions a loom or loomlike work, a Bos toponym, and a statement about procurement or sale but fragments prevent full context or date.
The readable text outlines a convoluted scene with scattered names like Gr in Mersata and Wyble, a river or sea context near Grinebur, and references to a 70th Mag event. It hints at civic or local reporting with mentions of a stream of data and a public interest sequence, but the fragment ends with uncertain lines and staccato phrases and likely refers to a broader narrative.
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