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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
3
The Colac shire secretary notes November 22 gazettal and June 22 references on road deviations in Aire parish, with plans to sell adjoining land in Ondit parish. The council discusses leases in Wyelangta and track conditions, and awaits views on residency and park conversion proposals.
OCR text presents a garbled list including references to wells, depths of 255 feet, prices around £604, various fonts and measurements, and scattered names. The readable bits describe equipment and locations but no coherent event or story emerges.
Roomed dwellings and rental properties offered in Colac and surrounds. Includes Rae M location with 160 acres water access for dairy or sheep use, a 5 shillings weekly roomed house on Colac East, and additional 4-room and brick dwellings near Deans and Manissid with weekly rates and land details.
A committee from Colee Shire Baker Cockerill and M Lennas presented a report to the monthly meeting on Monday on forest roads in Coranga jaulte riding now main roads under the Country Roads Board. They warned the full cost would exceed local capacity and proposed phased work of about two thousand pounds per road to allow time for funds. The council agreed and adopted the report noting metal for such expenditure is unavailable and that the council pays half of each project.
The fat cattle draw shows 156 head with a shortage of about 50 versus drawn figures and a generally easing market. Bullocks sold to 29 and cows to £16 12s 6d with various vendors earning lower averages. 80 per field decline noted. Fat sheep 2682 drawn with fair demand, slight easing on late reports. crossbred and merino prices listed. Fat lambs 526 drawn with mixed demand and occasional falls. best prices near last week’s levels.
Mrs Clifford the Natural Health Company Melbourne will visit to meet you on her next tour to Ulue. She will be at the Victoria Hotel room 16 Thursday and 7.40 Friday 11th and 12th November. Consultations are free and treatments aim to relieve women's ailments headaches backaches indigestion catarrh and piles with Persian Rose skin medicine carried.
Applications are called for leasing 1200 acres at Larpent on the estate of HL Clifford for a term. Tenders returnable on Thur day 2nd inst. Highest tender accepted. Property praised as well situated six miles from Culuc and near Larpent railway station and State School. JG Johnston & Co recommend the rental with confidence.
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