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Newspaper
Corryong Courier
Location
Corryong, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
Wide range of blouse lengths and ladies neck wear plus dress buttons in latest styles. Special values on blankets in white and color, traveling rugs, eiderdown quilts, white marcella and grecian quilts, sheetings, calicoes, towels, cretones and fancy sateens offered at strong values.
The Clothing Department offers a wide range for men and boys including overcoats oilskin coats suits trousers shirts ties and pyjamas with emphasis on a best district assortment. Borsalino hats are highlighted as a specialty in the latest shades and styles.
The Boot Department opens with a full range of shapes for ladies, men, and children. New styles include felt slippers and boots, designed to fit every foot and occasion.
Retailers tout a broad selection of patterns and styles with emphasis on fit and customer satisfaction. Shoppers are urged to explore the latest patterns from a leading district dealer, promising guaranteed comfort and value.
A compact newspaper item promotes groceries of all descriptions along with glassware crockery and ironmongery. It touts best brands and says Prices the lowest. The notice emphasizes value and affordability for shoppers.
Incomplete OCR fragment shows brief listing of teams and scores with unclear context. Names appear as gibberish or misspelled terms and no clear result or event is established.
Notices address Presidential applications for a Valuer position and related roles with a salary of £160 plus 20 percent commission. Details direct applicants to Secretary W. S. Maddock. Also lists May visit dates for Miss Robin’s itinerary through Coughlan's Shelley's Borringnina Corryong Tallangatta with times and venues across May.
The report details Old-age Pension figures under the 1924 act with cumulative totals and April updates, including 00,885 pensions paid and 42,622 deaths or cancellations since inception. It also notes 19,440 invalid pensions, 419 applications pending, and Australian note circulation changes with gold reserves. Additional items cover an earthquake report near Riverview, a police case in Tambarumba, and Federal land tax assessments with £1,787,800 across 15,416 returns.
From our correspondent an enjoyable ball was held at the hall on Friday night. A large audience attended. The floor, relaid by Mr Taylor of Cudgowar, proved highly satisfactory. Misses Waugh and Otty served as junior secretaries, with J Nugent as M.G. Guests and performers contributed freely to the evening. Mrs Klippel and Mrs Thompson provided pastry and cut sandwiches as donations.
The Tallangatta Race Club event report highlights a crowded program with Maxi stakes and multiple horses, including Knight's Golde Colac and Merryform, plus various placings and times. The chaotic OCR lists riders and horses such as Shinty and Merryform, with open races and a Fernvale Handicap.
The ordinary directors meeting at the manager's office Doregang on Thursday last discussed attendance, confirmed minutes, and approved a guarantee bond for signatures. The manager reported activity for the week ending 17 April 1915 with detailed expenses and revenue, noting reduced supply and high nurse-feed costs impacting freight. accounts totaled £, with payments paused for £.
Fragmentary historical weather note discusses long term rainfall trends from 1913 to 1940. It mentions Australia, high variability, and projected periods of below and above average precipitation with references to specific years and seasonal patterns. The legible text is garbled and mixes forecast talk with unclear proper names.
Court of Petty Sessions at Satoringe schedules a visit to Gurryony on Sunday with a Tintulilen pinic no later than Friday May 24. Mentions of a sale by Alfred Insileary and ongoing deadlock in the Sydnap wool trade. Murray River water level near Swan AUT and tender acceptances totaling £225,025. Government charity funds and maintenance allocations noted, plus advertisements for Woods Great Peppermint Cure and related products.
A wartime charity record lists items donated including shirts towels and linen from Mrs Meakin and Mrs Bayangis and Mrs Nugent plus contributions from J F Mitchell and Mrs Gibson as Belgian aid drives receive domestic goods and household textiles. The missive notes further items such as woolens and footwear and mentions a community effort to stockpile for relief.
At a Towong Shire Council meeting the motion to impose a tax to fund Belgian relief was argued. Proponents said voluntary giving is insufficient and direct taxation is needed, while opponents argued the council should not pressure the federal government or levy new taxes. The motion was defeated.
Opening sales at Melbourne markets showed fat cattle and sheep strong, with fat cattle reaching up to 248 to 105 and lambs around 10 500 penned. Prime quality cattle and fat lambs fetched higher values, while general runs showed little material change.
Report on horse and cattle sales at Albury municipal yards on 27 April detailing bullocks steers cows lambs and store stock with prices and buyers. Also notes Wodonga horse sale on 22 April where over 260 horses traded including draughts Irish pony and saddle mounts with prices from about £20 to £38 3s 4d.
The church announces that starting this Sunday evening services will begin at seven o clock instead of half past six. Woods Greek Peppermint Cure is noted for coughs and colds.
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