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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1870
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a legal notice or summons with scattered names Laveca, Hine, Mullany, DePAULTERS, and entities like TATE and rusk, mentioning a specified date and place. Details are incomplete and some terms are garbled, but the piece reads as a public summons or court-related notice with surrounding names and venues.
Fragmentary OCR of a late 19th century reward advertisement. Mentions a horse described with white hind feet and black shoulders, to be delivered to a listed contact in Hilton. Offers a reward for information leading to recovery, with several garbled names, locations, and dates, including a date of November 28th and a location near Ballon and Hilton.
A listing details a large well-grossed cattle and crop property near Dolton with stock units and stores for sale. It notes a 600 feet deep well, cattle and crop yields, and offers terms including one-third cash and credit arrangements. It references buyers like Nicholson and references to local markets and ownership, urging attention to the property’s value.
Readable portions describe trading activity with mentions of goods like onions and cadences of pricing including pounds and shillings. The text references various entities and locations, brief trade terms, and notes about quality and supply, with a focus on market listings and cost data.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and places including a bank reference and dated amounts. The readable parts are insufficient to identify a coherent event, person, or location for a proper headline. The passage appears damaged with misread terms and lacks a clear narrative.
Citizens face a three o'clock public meeting to decide on a proposed levy to fund road damage repairs. The discussion covers government aid, district burdens, and rate impacts, with emphasis on equitable distribution and timely bridge and street repairs.
Drafted measures aim to end unlicensed night licenses after June and curb grocers and colonial wine licenses. Proposals seek to cut license fees, restrict selling wings near licenses, and reform penalties. Support favors lowering licenses to allow shopkeepers to become publicans while retaining some fees. critics push against beer and liquor expansion.
The Balmea shovh of the Oirborne Toad District faces criticism for high public spending and poor returns. Expenditure on the Lavechield main road reaches £2,190 with £384 10s still due, while the year's total in the subdivision tops £4,217 17s. Critics flag government endowment cuts, mounting liabilities, and calls to form the district into a Shire as discontent grows among ratepayers and local boards.newline
A northern newspaper discusses a push for veteran volunteers to receive land certificates and pensions, criticizing delays in issuing £60 and £40 certificates. It argues for a refined volunteer force with better pay, annual parades, and possible compulsory service modeled on Prussian methods, urging Victoria to lead before Britain.
In the Kyneton Shire Melton Board debates a subdivisional expenditure system to fund road maintenance. Proposals favor sharing costs among subdivisions, with possible tolls or taxes as alternatives. The Southern Subdivision backs responsibility without tolls, while Melton weighs adopting a toll if others resist.
The Reverend J Murtio of Coltine Ave leads a prayer meeting at a local church on Monday evening. The deteriorating structure has collapsed causing concerns for worshippers and neighbors as the crowd faces a troubling scene and unusual reports emerge from the incident.
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