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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
2
A jumbled list of fabrics and notions including floral grounds, checks, stripes, laces, taffeta, and crepe de chine. Mentions yardages, colors like navy, pink, heliotrope, and cream, with prices and descriptions of drapery fabrics and curtains.
Local notices record the death of three children aged 3 years 2 months from Pollock Bureet Colac and Norwhich War Hospital casualty Private Giver Richard Missen age 27 of Heene and an unrelated fire event at Theias Kettles residence. Funeral arrangements point to the Colac cemetery.
Notes cover a variety of items including a church meeting in Colac, a call to begin ministerial work at South Melbourne, and the Elective Committee’s praise for Rev J Patten McCarthy. The column also reports on a prisoner of war James Hemple and resignation plans of Mr Charles Melntash at Colac Branch Bank.
A Colac meeting chaired by J Hancock heard Mim Parker of Geelong train 44 girls for a regatta dancing exhibition. Albert Park Ladies Rowing Club to enter a crew and a soft drink booth was approved. Arrangements were made for an aeroplane exhibition and a fatality notice followed about William Lauder of Winchelsea aged 67, a local air sports supporter and RN member, with funeral arrangements noted. The meeting also covered Royal emphasis on national unity lectures and a funds sale at Victoria Hall for the Church of England Girls Friendly Society with multiple local officials and residents mentioned.
On Friday November 10 the Lavers Hill and Wyelangta State Schools held Flower Day with a Queen Carnival. Daphne Mine Olive Dew Wyelangta won Queen of Roses and Mim Nellie Thew Lavers Hill was Queen of Roses winner with 379 votes. Events included school work exhibition, local timbers, cakes and pastry, a Whase Ball game and a flag race won by Lavers Hill. Proceeds totaled Th.
The press bureau states that hostile airships appeared along the northeast coast of England this Monday, signaling a potential aerial threat amid wartime tensions.
A large crowd attended a Colac event praising Father McGloin for his service and popularity during his stay. Speakers highlighted clergy devotion to faith, country, and unity, noting his impact on youth and the Colac parish before his farewell.
A large audience honors a speaker who urges dignity and duty, praising the uthene people of Australia for their worthy contribution. The address lauds chivalry in peace and war, gratitude to supportive societies, and reflects on a life history, followed by an evening of music and dancing performances.
An OCR fragment describes shifting lines and enemy movements toward a border town. It mentions Romanian and Hungarian forces, a maze of trenches, and a tense stalemate as fighters clash along an uncertain front. The text is garbled with misreads but conveys ongoing wartime pressure and territorial maneuvers.
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