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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1915
Page
4
Wholesale prices on wide linoleum and patterns today at Salvard. One piece 12 by 14 linoleum 276 and 12 by 12 standard quality linoleum. White and Grey sheets and towels, woollen caps, hats, straws and felts offered at sale prices while supplies last.
The Defence lists officers and ranks among those lost or wounded in action, died of wounds, or ill health. It details numbers killed in action, died of wounds, and other casualty types, with many names and places noted. The fragmented text references towns such as Mildura, Cooma, and Prahran, and mentions various individuals and units among the missing and deceased.
Advertisements tout Hean's Essence as a remedy for coughs colds and whooping coughs in children. Mothers from New South Wales praise its ease of preparation and effectiveness, claiming it soothes night irritations and improves children’s health. The copy urges buying from chemists and lists fueling details.
Incomplete OCR text mentions an engine or plant with seed 90 and references to associations and a person named Ba ee rim. The readable items show scattered terms rather than a clear event, place, or date. No verifiable entities or actions emerge to form a coherent news item.
The Winchelsea Court of Petty Sessions closes its books in Winchelsea and transfers proceedings to Birregurra fifteen miles away. The Winchelsea Horticultural Society meets next Tuesday in Wittchelesa Shire Hall to select show judges and finalize prize schedules. Mr William Lauder, an early settler and pioneer aged 86, remains ill in bed. The Winchelsea Waterworks Trust progresses with the reinforced contract tank nearly finished and service pipes to homes due by mid October with new rates starting October 1.
The article notes work on Geelong Town Hall while a plan for a new city hall faces opposition led by former mayor James Austin who has links to Glastonbury Abbey. It covers local elections, a Kardinia Ward race, and mentions the Geelong Music Society concert and ongoing Greater Geelong proposals.
Melbourne reports demand at the week’s rates with prime pork and bacon selling at small advances. Prime light to prime heavy hogs show varied prices from 15/ to 65/ for bacon, 58/ to 44/ for prime medium, and 70/ to 0/ for prime heavy. Backfatters steady for prime and weighty at 7 10 to 10, with heavy pigs up to 17, while rough quality remains lower.
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