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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
3
A feature offering sewing and dressmaking advice, shoe fit, and wardrobe care for women. It covers ironing muslin, starching dresses, and maintaining fabric while suggesting practical home tips and small-scale craft projects for dolls and household uses.
A jammed recipe fragment outlines ginger beer preparation with lemon juice, sugar, and yeast, then serving with lemon and sugar syrup. It also details battered cucumber preparation stuffed with forcemeat, frying, and serving with a cucumber sauce, plus a rich butter milk and egg pudding and a beetroot onion dish. It references Doan's Ointment for piles in an advertisement fragment.
An official statement from Premier Murray addresses rumors of a ministry reconstruction and his possible move to the Agent-General post. Cabinet members protest plans to shift him, while the government signals it will continue under Sir John Tavener for another term.
The notice promotes spring merchandise and tailoring services with patterns and measurements offered. It highlights prize offerings including an Elamp motor car and belts, with references to Dalgety & Co and Sydney Hospital centenary. The tone imitates a sales page from a historical newspaper.
A fragmented program lists prizes for a Commonwealth Championship event featuring St Augstino's Orphanage Band. Numerous amateur contests include pony prizes, boots, trophies, cash sums, and a grand ball at Public Hall with ticket details and entry lists.
A Colac hairdresser on Murray Street draws attention to his special rooms for lads hairdressing in all branches. He advertises a well selected stock of face powder fringes curls wigs and related items. Ladies invited for shampooing trimming and dye services with a large block of hair dyes and pins.
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