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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 29, 1911

Page

6

Wreck of the Mandalay Disaster Story

The text recounts the ship Mandalay wreck during a heavy gale near Albany last Friday night. It describes crews struggling against rocks and rough seas, distant rescue attempts, and the peril faced by sailors with limited lifeboat resources. Various names appear in garbled form, noting the effort to save the crew and the ongoing distress lasting days.

Dluodalay Albany Leeuwin Vt Apynus Ag Bamy Hadwin Betnewi Boy Emacs Ronan Cass Forest Petiu Wiley Dee Gee Tom Owed Ehryriy Caine Watt Randy Jow Water Adi Mcutty

Deadly Prairie Chess Hold Up Ends In Escape Bid

A frightened young architect Mr Nichol Lee recalls being abducted on the Fall River prairie by a masked man who forced him to play chess while dragging him through cactus and into a hut. The captor used a skull and a bowie knife as props and threatened death unless Lee won.

Nichol Lee Fall River Dackota Ford Osver Hin Bet Tia Winnell Liberty Kalle

Chess duel ends in tragedy as opponent hangs self

A tense chess game escalates to a life or death struggle. The narrator uses a dramatic queenless sequence to force mate, then escapes unnoticed only to learn the opponent later hanged himself, believed driven by isolation amid sheep-tending duties and ranch danger.

Sopjivela So ‘Doirg Lopes KBS Inwandty L Toles Bia Knight Amarl Haili Knnife Trowe Patra

Letter Highlights Cough Remedy Endorsement in Ballarat

In a Lake View Hotel letter from Ballarat Victoria Moree Ure praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for children with over twenty years of experience. She notes cases of "ormnp" and urges use after three or four doses, with sales listed at Bjian and Co Colac and Boylan Bros Carorooke.

Lake View Ballarat Vic Moree Ure Chamberlain B Jian and Co Colac Boylan Bros Carorooke Advi

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