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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1866
Page
3
A garbled transcription captures a Presbytery of Macualon and Werribee meeting. It shows discussions on church governance, appointment of moderators, and disputes over ministry vacancies and authority, with calls to regulate prerogatives and address congregational questions amid a turbulent session.
Fragmentary record shows two profile meetings behind closed doors in an unnamed city. Debates center on church authority, magistrate duties, and trials impacting clerical influence before government acts. Names like Mayo and Bowne appear in partisan notes with unclear outcomes.
The arrest of Semlor Walsh and Cunmtalle Crean in Ballyar is related to the suspected murder of Patrick O Mara on November 18. Dennis Murphy, accused of luring O Mara to a hut in a forest near Bullwarke, is being pursued by detectives Will, Mason, and Hurval, with searches planned around Meihouras to locate the body.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century notice outlines council activity including appointment of deputations to discuss urban projects, library provisions, and bridge works. Mentions Borough Council of Duyloxrth, Usher Rowil Uousds, and proposals for roads, tenders, and financial arrangements.
Councillor Atkinwon moves to refer matters to the committee on primary and coal gas, with Councillor Short and Grubin in support. Debate covers roadwork, supply of yards of wire, and bridge improvements along with future conditions and approvals. The council carries the motion and schedules funding for the North Bridge area and related works.
A letter to the Press defends a public meeting at Blackwood, correcting errors in last week’s report. It discusses the Kyneton Rand Bond, school building funds, and the election of Mr Magnus as a candidate for Justice of the Peace. The writer urges accurate coverage and references church and local governance issues.
A sweeping, error-filled excerpt covers European diplomacy including Austria Italy Prussia and the Papacy, with mentions of Victor Emanuel and Napoleon in a fractured postwar context. It also reports on a major local disaster, a theatre fire in Conlon and a potato field tragedy in Ireland, plus scattered notes on Ireland Scotland and Ireland.
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