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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
2
On Monday August 26 MPHail Anderson and Co will call at Bacchus Marsh at 1 oclock sharp selling springers and milking cows four Ayeshire bulls on account of Mr Jos Riddell Melton pedigrees at sale and a range of cattle sheep and pigs including fat and dairy stock. Peter Heagney district representative Main Street.
PIG and Calf TRUCK. A PIG and WALF TRUCK consigned to Mosars. McPhail, Anderson & Co. will leave Bacehus Marsh on TUESDAY west, August 27th. To be loaded out later than 4.30 pm. To bend at Melion. PETER HEAGNEY, Agent, Ballan Market. L. A. FAIRBAIRN & Co. will Sell at their Commercial Yards on above date. 120 CATTLE including Store, Young and Shurn Cattle 750 SHEEP. 150 2nd-cross Weaners 4 cropyiesl Station tired good econ lot 220 sho and eh. Weaners mixed ARKO. WH ab. Weaners 40 xb. Ewes with lant 4 foot. Pens of Fal and Store Sheep HORSES, PIGS, and SUNDRIES. L. A. FAIRBAIRN & Co, Auctioneers, Tallan. WILLIAM OF ORANGE Ini. By William the Third La Belle France by Melton. Will stand his season at The Lindale Stud Farm Parwan near Bacehus Marsh. Fee 20 Guineas Apply A. J. GRAY 161 Basset street Melbourne.
BR Haynes Pty Ltd advertises wholesale chaff and grain sales, Lucerne specialists, with agent L Scott at Bacchus Marsh. It promises prompt, quality work, English varnish only, and invites orders and inspection of work.
Melton Minstrels will entertain at Melton Hall on Friday September Provads to Australian Comforts Fund. A grand euchre party and dance will be held at Exford Hall on Friday September 20 with cards a dance extra lady moonlight and good music. Toolern Vale Mechanics Institute hosts the annual Wattle Blossom Ball on Friday September 13 with admission for gentlemen and ladies and refreshments. I G Gilby, Hon Sec.
Public meeting announced at the Shire Hall Bacchus Marah on Wednesday the 28th to form the Local Committee under the Repatriation Act. J A Brown Shire President issues the notice dated August 1918.
A public meeting will be held at Shire Hall Melton on Friday the 80th of the inst at 3 o clock to appoint a War Loan Organising Committee. All interested are urged to attend. J N Howell Shire President.
A bazaar will be held on Saturday August Mist in the afternoon and evening. Raffles will be drawn in connection with B C Chareh Bacchus Marth and Queen of Peace with event organizers Riddell B O'Neill and Joint Hon.
A grand athletic sports meeting is announced for Bacchus Marsh Show Grounds on Saturday August 11 1918 in aid of Queen of Australia Miss Nellie Vallence. Events include horse trotting footraces and novelty contests with cash prizes and entry fees. entries close Monday August 26. Also tender notices for road works at Ballan and a probate notice for Andrew Edwards with claims deadline September 1 1918.
A masked ball hosted by Melton Mechanics' Juvenile in aid of Queen of Peace Miss Monies Mac Guire will be held at Exford Hall on Friday September 6th. Tickets cost 2 shillings 6 pence with extra ladies 60. Music and refreshments provided by joint secretaries D Black and C Williams and others.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century trade listing shows BEST CONFECTIONERY and FANCY 0008 alongside TOYS and FANCY WORK MATERIAL. The text indicates a catalog or shop inventory entry with item categories and a brief label.
Shire solicitors respond to a letter dated 7th inst outlining state and local authority on eradicating boxthorn from river banks. They discuss ownership of banks, the Water Act beds and banks, unoccupied Crown lands, and Thistle Act implications. The notice urges adjacent landowners to eradicate boxthorn immediately. The document also lists meeting notices and local sales adverts.
The Bacchus Marsh market will operate on Monday next the 26th with Measra McPhail Anderson and Co offering stock. A strong demand is foreseen for fat and dairy cattle and pigs. Ballan market at Fairbairn's is set for Thursday next the 20th inst. A lecture at Mymiong on Monday the 26th will address the ailver-
Notices announce Queen of Australia close on Monday 26th with Saturday events. A lecture on the Army Exploita by Cyril Bryan ex Captain Australian Artillery is set for Monday 6th Sept at Bacchus Marsh Mechanics Institute. Bryan, a West Australia JP and ex Perth councillor, outlines his wartime service from Africa to France.
A visit by about 150 Base Hospital soldiers is planned for Melton tomorrow. Locals urged to greet them, while Returned Soldiers and townsfolk prepare a musical reception and luncheon. A Wound Soldiers’ Reception Committee meets Saturday to finalize plans.
The text praises Chamberlain's vantages over other medicines for coughs and colds noting it aids expectoration and opens secretions helping the body expel a cold. It counters tendency toward pneumonia, contains no opium or narcotics, and can be given to children as safely as adults.
Community notices show a social gathering hosted by Presbyter Church on Wednesday October 16 with inexact venue details and a Bacchus reference.
An imperfectly printed note describes a community initiative to assist planning by providing early guidance and support. The piece highlights local involvement and aims to help residents understand the next steps in organizing regional improvements.
Fragmented OCR reads like a chaotic theater or boxing crowd scene with numerous names and phrases. It references Promoters, a show or event at Meltay, and many individuals such as Miss Bessie Minns, Mr Gillepe, Mike Tr, Lil Trethinuey, Miss Milli Trothiwan, and Mies Meic McGllire. The passage lists attendees, roles, and a chaotic sequence of actions, with a focus on a staged spectacle and a unfolding crowd dynamic.
A chaotic OCR summary from a junior football match lists players for Darley and Bevochins Marattoler and notes a collection in aid of the Assocution funds. It records two scores 12 to 15 and 33 points to 27 by points, with numerous misread names and partial team lineups.
A short note urges early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia in elderly and vulnerable individuals. W framed by a local pharmacy listing W Grant Morton and partners as suppliers.
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