This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1911
Page
3
A long, detailed excerpt offers household advice on linen care, bed sheets, and winter textiles, plus step by step cake baking rules and kitchen routines. It also includes recipes and guidance on milk boiling, pillow cases, and fabric care, alongside a macaroni and cheese dish and sandwich preparation tips.
The Colac Ladies store announces a top quality dressmaker from Bright and Hitchpock Geelong to raise dress standards and keep prices low. Also LUDBROOKS offers tailored men’s suits made to measure with in house workrooms and expert tailors guaranteeing the best bargain, four pound suit for £2 28 Od.
A Colac resident describes severe kidney pain and other symptoms caused by kidney trouble. After using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills purchased at Thursheld's pharmacy, the user reports complete relief and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy. The advertisement notes Doan's Pills are sold by chemists and stores and will be mailed on request. Rentaly for Chee: Complaints framed. Also promotes a coughs and colds remedy at Walater Stephens Colac and J. & Airey Elliminyt.
A promotional note from JAS. YARDLEY of Murray Street Colac marks the 12th year with ROtherham Watch Manufacturer England offering a 15 percent reduction on all goods. The ad highlights jewellery watches clocks silverware and other items with plain price marks and a focus on Modern Exclusive Unique quality and craftsmanship.
A fragment collection carries a London scene with a guest misidentifying Peary and a party in fancy dress. Jokes follow about a cook’s pie caper and humorous exchanges at Queen's Hall with a sentimental critic, plus a verbal contract tale and a rural lawyer quip.
The Yards and Baw and Moulding Mills will close on Batour Day afternoon beginning Saturday January 1st in Year 1011. Yard customers on Wednesday afternoons cannot obtain timber unless orders are placed before noon to be left in the yard. Saturday orders for the yard and related departments must be lodged before noon. The approach follows a competitor’s earlier plan, adopted last year, and faced objections for disregard of our market needs.
A Colac tobacconist and hairdresser on Murray Street advertises SPECIAL ROOMS for LADIES HAIRDRESSING across branches. It offers a well selected stock of face pomade fringes fisita tails curls pulls wigs and related items with services in combing trimming washing and curling.
A period notice advertises Massey and Genuine bicycles with low cost second hand stock from £3, custom builds from £12 10s to £20. It mentions mass market export lines and provincial trade notices across the UK with freight paid on postal orders and advertising rates for dealers and agencies.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.