BLACKWOOD NEWS AND EVENTS AT WESLEYAN HALL AND BEYOND
A crowded Wesleyan church hall event in Blackwood on Wednesday drew Rev WB Jones and local performers. The Bishop of Melbourne visited on Thursday with 15 candidates confirmed, followed by a social in the Mechanics Hall and a presentation to Interuperintendent Arnold Noall. The late Mr. W E Noall was buried with a large turnout of workers and regional delegates. An incident at the North Red White and Blue mine caused by a boiler sinking disrupted operations. The piece also notes local reminiscences of Maddingley life, plus a wartime dispatch from Capetown describing Australian troops arrival and public reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood
Wesleyan
Barry's Reef
WB. Jones
L'Rent Hour
W. B. Jones
Misses Broad
Messrs
John White
A. J. Bryant
J. Wilson
Mr. N. Williamson
Mise McAllam
Master Ei
Bryant
Mesdames Jones
Gribble
Maree
3Hiss Moore
Mr. A. Bevant
Miss E. Kidd
Dunnite
Mrs. Mackin
Aong
Mr. Chamberlain
D. Goodes
Mother
Mr. Guest
Murr Gratan
Jos. Terrill
J. Song
H. Wilcon
W. Willan
Brad
Moore
Machin
Chamberlain
Melbourne
Goe
Mechanics’ Hall
G. J. Chambers
Gee
Arnold Noall
Noall
Smith
Chambers
Conn and
Maguire
L. Jensen
Me. G. Armstrong
A. Trewhelle
N. T. Loakes
Gles
Mrs. Boeay
Jessie
C. Gribble
Misses Jensen
KL Loakes
J. Carruthers
A. Janeenong
A. Trawhella
Vigor
W. E Mnoall
Blackwood Cemetery
Tey
O. J.chambers
Prave
P. Duncan
All Sainia
C. J. Chambers
North Red White and Blue
Wellal
Inet
Martyr to Bilious Headaches Finds Relief with Bile Beans
Thomas Reece of 23 Clayton Street Ballarat suffered fifteen years of severe headaches sickness and biliousness. After trying many doctors he found relief using Bile Beans for Biliousness and wrote a grateful testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Mr. Thos, Reece
Clayton Street
Ballarat
Bile Boona
Reece
Fay
The Early Days of Bacchus Marsh
By A Forster Restoenr the article recalls Bacchus Marsh life in the 1860s focusing on the Hordor Inn and Mr Pibner with James Watt, the Werribee bridge effort, and Watt’s hay pressing schemes. It notes the Woolpack hotel replacement, bullock drivers from Tasmania, freight rates from Melbourne and the Marsh, and local race and liquor culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forster Restoenr
The
Marsh
Hordor Inn
Pibner
James Watt
Denmark
Wate
Geelong
Werribee
Munro
Watt
Ballarat
Ballock Drays
J. Ei. Crooke
Wattle
Borderton
Border Inn
Woolpack
Unclear OCR Text Summary
Fragmentary passage appears to be garbled with missing letters and names. No coherent event or identifiable entities can be determined from the readable words.
Bracy Opera Company member touts Australian tour value
Ada Berthold of Bracy’s Comic Opera Co. lauds Western Australia audiences while recalling illness during a seaside trip. She credits Dr Williams pink pills with curing typhoid fears and improving health, urging readers to ask for the medicine and noting local distributors in Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wost
Australia
Ada Berthold
Bracy’s
Comic Opera Co
Seq-Sida
Freemantle
Dr. Williams
Miss Berthold
Tivoli Road
South Yarra
de. Williams’ Medicine Co
Ojo Roche, Tempsite & Co
Flinders Street
Melbourne
Melton Police Court Case Involving Geddes & Co.
In Melton, before Mr Keogh, Kennedy v Geddes & Co drapers, plaintiffs claim wages and goods valued at £13 with partial cash, alleging Geddes used access to the shop for credit sales and kept a key for Kennedy to enter. Verdict recorded £3 17s 0d to plaintiffs, defendant seeks time to pay with £5 down and £30 per month. Sports committee for May 24 remains inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton
Keogh
Pol
Harkness
Kyle
Chalmer
J's P
Thos
Kennedy v. A. Geddes & Co
Drapers
Herbert Dorval
Dorval & Horsfall
Mr. Sharp
D& Sharp
Geeldes
Warrnambool
Mrr. Geddes
Geddes
Melbourne
Hugh M'Donald
Thia Place
Kennedy
John Comerford
Thomas Cowerford
Almo
Local Fire Brigade to Visit Bacchus Marsh for Exhibition
Ballan residents invited to fund the brigade’s trip to Bacchus Marsh on Zod May for a trophy competition and exhibition. The aim is to spark a friendly contest and initiate a brigade presence in Bacchus Marsh, with Donks of Melton supplying the trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballan
Donks
Bacehos Marsh
Bacchus Marsh
How to Use Scraps of Bread and Memorandum Pockets
A long, practical guide covers repurposing bread into toast cubes and milk puddings, steaming bread, and drying crumbs for chops and stuffing. It includes methods for chestnuts and shoe care, plus a note praising Lance Corporal D Squires for a dangerous river reconnaissance with a Boer War era unit.
Moth Treatment and Skin Care Prescription Fragment
A historical fragment describes a moth remedy with torata¢um, dosing for several nights, plus a regulated diet. It cites an older flower ointment, mu one, and sulphate of mine, applied nightly and washed off. Additional instructions mention iodine of po teeulim glycerin and rainwater lotion to apply with a brush sponge.
How ts Make Tough Chicken Tender and Mule Traits
A jumble of old quotes discusses tenderizing poultry with cider vinegar and proper linen collars, then pivots to British mule purchases for South Africa. It quotes a breeder praising mules as tractable, starting work at four and useful up to forty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
How to Temper Steel for Delicate Pieces
The article explains hardening a long thin steel piece without warping. It recommends using a uniform bend, heating with an oil mixture, and quenching in a cooling fluid. Castor oil plus kerosene or a mix of linseed or cottonseed oil is advised for balance of hardness and toughness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thia
N&e
How to Keep the Hreath sweet and care for a puppy
The text discusses dental care and mouth rinses with gentle substances, then shifts to guidance on raising a newborn puppy through weaning. It covers feeding before and after weaning, milk options, and transition to solid foods, including home remedies and brand preferences, with a brief odd note on meat processing and clothing in the later lines.
Notch this Fact Adlest? Manning Seeks Votes for Water Trust
A dated notice from R. Manning of Bucchwe Marsh Water Trust invites voters to return him as representative. The misspelled plea reads Notch this. Fact and asks for attention from the whmout, dated March or April 1900 in Bacehns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADLES
Ibw Bucchwe Marsh Water Trust
Frithfnlly
Puen
R. Manning
Bacehns
Weriribee Post Office and Court House Site Debate
Councillor A M Naughton advocates building a combined Government post office and courthouse in Weribee. He argues the local court has little business but the current setting in the Mechanics Institute is impractical. A central site would avoid the odd rationale for placing the post office away from business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M.naughton
Werribea
Mechanics Institute
Mt. Sturt
Australia
Cottage plans for landowners near Manor gates stir township
The article notes Captain Chirnside facing landowners to build at least four cottages opposite the Manor gates, while locals along the Warri Bee side have land and funds but lack speculative drive to construct. It also mentions cottage relocatability from Melbourne suburbs, and a possible midyear site inspection by Mr. Watt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chirnside
Warribee
Melbourne
Worl
Brendsley
Mr. Hestie
Long Forest
Radhar
Watt
Rogers
Patterson
P.M
Wyndham Shire Connell
J. Brown
Oo Cothurst Burr
Richard O'Connor
Constebla
Hmph
Banch
Har Os
Neill
Onnister
Geslong
Costa
Mary Pavey
Edward Geerza Faray
Wyndham Shire
Metropolitan Parasite Club
Cocoree North Biute
J.P
Pwear
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Bile Bean Manufacturing Company
Pitt Street
Sydney
Bushman
England
Xeal
Anatral
Rosz, Lincrrt, Dt
Warribes
Maddingley
Parwan Creek
Werribae
Higgins
Border Four Mill
Old Road Board
T. Anderson
Bacches Marsh
Matson
Bald Hill
James Matson
Tina
A. Williamson
Reynolds
N.5.w
London Field Artillery
Capetown
Dellewle Learchets
Wolfe
Braqys Opera Company
Hucchus Mareh Observation Station
Daton
Dati
Max
Hainin
Tom Thomb
Reay Thug
Lancecorporal Equires
Bacchus March
V.M.R
D. Squires
WMLA
Stockerstrom
Mft
Squier
dyLit
Major Butcher
Squires
Os Salot Dornard
St. Barnard
Bown
East
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