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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
2
Thursday August 9 sale lists milkers and springers cattle fat store and young cattle and a pedigreed Ayrshire bull. Sheep lines include fats stores pigs and sundries. 18 sheets new GC from 6ft Ord Account Mrs F Brighton property Gaynor Street Maddingley next sale September 6th 1917.
La Fairbairn and Co. will sell on August 9 at 12 noon at the Corporation Yards Bacchus Marsh. Auction of allotments 1 and 15 Section D with frontage to Gaynor Street and 20 ft depth. Property includes a two roomed dwelling with shed on about half an acre, under lacerae. an oreland of trees is coming into profit. Tithe Certificate L A Fairbairn & Co. Bacchus Mareh.
Gippsland Northern Co operative Selling and Insurance Co Ltd at 49 Flinders Lane Melbourne lists nominal capital 240000 pounds subscribed capital 57015 pounds paid up 49106 pounds. Owing to strong backing from graziers statewide the commission on fat block sales at Newmarket is reduced to 24 percent for shareholders.
Company progress figures show turnover of £1 004 026 for year ending 4 4 17 with bonuses £56 998 and dividends £9 716. Consign farm produce on consignment to share profits. Monthly sale held at Ballan second last Thursday each month. Local agent A W Flack Ballan.
Coghlan Boase and Co announce their Ballarat offices will hold weekly sales of fat cattle and sheep each Wednesday, horses each Friday, and store and dairy cattle every Friday. Geo A Bence joins as auctioneer to give personal attention to all consignments. Phone 331 Tattersall's Bazaar Ballarat. Im pronounced rates for old worn out cattle and horses offered without charge.
Tenders addressed to the Shire President and received at Shire Hall Bacchus Marsh by 10am Monday August 13 1917 for Contract No 13 forming metal binding and gravelling 15 chains Mun Lane Myrmong Contract No 14 supplying 500 cubic yards gravel for footpaths Township of Myrmiong Plans and specifications available at Shire Hall Deposits as specified Lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted Le Cocq Shire Secretary 1st August 1917.
Shire of Ballan invites tenders for footbridge construction over Eastern Moorschool. Tenders close 11 am on Monday 6 August 1917 at Ballan Shire Hall. Deposit required with tender. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted. John V Porter acting secretary.
Notice to cadets requiring return of belts pouches and numerals to the Arcs Office at Showgrounds Bacchus Marsh on Saturday August. Proceedings will be taken against those who fail to return the above mentioned articles. K J Darby Lieut Arc Office, 65 A
In the Mechanics Institute Bacchus Marsh a trench night event at 8 pm offers a gift of TV gifts for the boys at the front. Beatrice W Anderson is honorary secretary for BM Ladies Patriotic Guild.
Prizes of 15 and a gift from Mrs. E L Simpson offered for best pair in a knitting competition. Entries close August 1 and are open to Bev Beatrice Walderon Honor Secretary BAM Ladies Patriotic Guild for particulars.
Plain and fancy dress masked ball planned for the Mechanic Institute Bacchus Marsh on Tuesday August 21 with proceeds to the Bacchus Marsh Red Cross fund. Social evening and dance at Coimadai B C Church on Friday August 10 with admission 1/6, music and refreshments. Grant & Bacchus Marsh advertise firewood for sale and Melbourne experience fit and style guaranteed.
The Shire of Bacchus Marsh calls for nominations to fill Dr W Grant Morton’s vacancy. Nominations due by 4 pm on August 5 1917 at the Shire Hall Bacchus Marsh or with Returning Officer G F Ramsey, Barcins Marsh. Nomination papers must meet Local Government Act 1915 provisions.
Notice of election for one Bacchus Marsh councillor in 1917. Nominations close August 9 with the Returning Officer John McMahon at the Shire Hall. Election to be held August 23 between 10 am and end of day. candidate entries delivered to Returning Officer or deputy Le Cocq.
Notice proclaims nomination for the Pentland Hills Riding election under the Local Government Act 1913. Nominations close on August 6 1917 at Shire Hall Bacchus Marsh with Returning Officer David Robertson and deputy S Le Cocq. Multiple details reference the time frame August 24 1917 and the requirement to deliver nominations by a specified deadline.
A Chevrolet entry won the hill climb event and took first prize. The ad notes the car as the only vehicle to complete the hill the whale way, and lists contact details for J J Barry Jun of Beechus March for fair dealing in hides skins bottles old iron and related items.
Melton Shire to elect Councillors for South North Rockbank and East Ridings on August 23 1917 to fill vacancies from retiring members. Nominations close August 6 1917 between 10 am and 4 pm with return by the Shire Secretary Mr George Minns. Returning officers named for each riding: Thomas Robinson Josiah Westley Walter Frederick Charles Holden and James Norman Howell.
The Shire of Werribee announces the annual election for Councillors in the Central North South and East Ridings to fill retirements. Nominations close August 8 1917 with papers filed at the Shire Hall Werribee between 10 am and 4 pm. Returning officers listed for each riding.
Notice of annual election for Central East West and South Ballan Rulings to fill vacancies created by retirement. Nomination day is August 1st 1917. Nominations to be delivered to the Returning Officers at Shire Hall Ballan by 4 pm. Returns officers named for each riding. Ballan Aust 1st 1917.
H C Wraith news agent and Melton advertise subscription services for The Melton Express. New subscribers welcome.
A historical ad touts Iains Cough Remedy as prompt and permanent for bad colds. It claims to ease lungs aid expectoration open secretions and restore health, noting worldwide sale and distribution by W Grant Morton in Bac.
A fragmentary notice alleges trespass and hunting with dogs on private property. Names John Shine and Werrike Wise appear amid terse accusations of poison and prosecution. Publication details and sources are unclear, but the item reads like a legal or property dispute note in an old paper.
Gaunt. On Tid July accidentally killed Tip Bock NEW Biewari, Jene Saved Maintendl of Gareh Ghet Reid versus Loskhart and younger the late George and Teese Grant Myr ninng.
Local items list auctions and sales at Bacchus Marsh and Maddingley, including property on offer, charity race entries closing, council and shire meetings, and multiple public notices. Also covers church services, war anniversary observances, cadet orders, and community announcements.
The Bacchus Marsh branch of the Australian Women's National League held its annual meeting in the Mechanics Institute with strong attendance. Mrs W P Greene was re-elected president. officers include Irene Robertson treasurer, and Emmet and Kerr named vice presidents. A social tea followed, raising funds for Red Cross and soldiers at the front, while notes from Commonwealth meteorology and a Newmarket sale highlighted the day.
Nominations are due by Friday for Melton Suire seats across multiple divisions. The week includes church services for the anniversary of the War, a Sunday sermon series at Christ Church, and a soldiers' entertainment committee meeting. The Melton Farmers Union discussed a district council bid to buy farm requisites, with branches from Bacchus Marsh to Toolern Vale represented. A public meeting and school committee reports note funds raised for the British Red Cross and a forthcoming stock sale.
The fragment cites park trustees and secretarial roles, including J. Minne and H. Wraith, mentioning annual meetings, committees, and park matters. It references permissions, moonlight events, and assorted local officials, with scattered names such as Casey, Moylan, Corbett, and Robinson.
Fragmentary local notice lists names and roles in Werrilee Shire election matter. Mentions McMurray Shaw Maher and centralizing item with unclear context and date. No clear outcome or actions readable from the fragment.
The Melton Coursing event at Creighton Stakes features numerous hounds as rain complicates racing. Mortis Aerial Bloc wins despite heavy competition, with Cheerful Gate and Montasin La Moloney’s Geolddeal among notable runners. Fleming’s Hae and others chased strong performances in a tightly contested meet.
Royal Pictures announces another William Hutraction chapter of The Darkening Trail presented in five parts tonight. A novel scheme of subaqua? trading will begin. residents of Marsh will see the feature each of four nights starting Saturday with free prizes for attendees. Crisp & Sons, Church St, Marsh, offers stationery at low prices nearby.
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