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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
2
A sale advertisement lists household items including a two putt piano, dining table set, bedroom suite, chairs and child’s high chair, kitchenware, blinds, fenders, and sundries for auction at 4 Street, Bacchus Marsh, with partial names of organizers noted.
Darley area allotments plot occupies about 2 acres with boundaries along Trunteges and Washington Streets. Adjacent to Mera Misery and Wing allotments, listed under L. A. Fairbairn & Co. local brokers.
Land sale notice for Colmadat Hotel and adjacent acres in Louisiana. Auction to be conducted by LA Fairbairn & Co on March 3, with immediate possession and easy terms to successful bidders. Includes Greenside Plainside properties with 205 acres, two dwellings, outbuildings, and water access. tender forms available via agents.
Monday listing shows MPRAIL, Anderson and Co offering cattle milkers and livestock including bovine and sheep, with details on lots such as 100th ewe, 119 Laide, and 50 Marine-Wethars. Agents J Beel Ford and Phil Reel referenced. multiple names and brands noted in this fragmented ad.
Thursday March 8 sale of farm near Korobeit on the Blackpool Road. Property spans 140 acres with improvements including a dwelling and outbuildings set in a working farm layout. The farm is subdivided into nine paddocks with water supply from Myrmiong Creek and steady access by two roads. Owner in indifferent health puts the land on the market through Fairbairn & Co and WW Drops.
A large clearing sale is advertised for Monday February 26 at My Robinwin Sunnyside Palmer's Hval Truganina and other locations. Henry Robinson curates the auction offering complete farming plant including draught geldings harness horse farm implements ploughs harrows drills cultivators wagon gear and a portable forge among other equipment. Auctioneers Adamson Stret tle Co Pry Ltd Bourke Street Malhourse list full inventory.
Fragmentary OCR shows nominal capital of £340,000 and paid up capital £48,060 with mentions of turnover and dividends. Text is garbled with multiple spelling errors and unclear organization but cites company totals and proposed or paid figures, including a turnover figure around £8 million and dividend notes near £55,076.
Auction notice for sale of Exford Estate portions near Melton and Staugh ton Railway Siding. Describes parcels, sizes 1060 acres 14 p, 15 1a Sr Ip, and 16a Sr 26, with terms including 1/8 deposit, 20 year installments, interest, immediate possession, Crown Grant on completion. McPhail Anderson & Co, 368 Bourke Street, January 2 1917.
The Shire of Ballak invites tenders at the Shire Hall Fallin until 11 am on Monday, March for multiple contracts including metalling and gravelling works, gravel and timber bridge construction, shooting range fencing, and road works between Gordon and Egerton. A 5 shillings cash deposit is required with bids.
Saturday March 3 events listing from MCPHAIL ANDERSON & Co. announces full line of cattle and dairy stock at Man's Horn starting 12:30 p.m. The notice mentions Pat Stork and Dairy Cattle as part of the sale, with Ford Arent also noted among participants.
Bacchas Marah Stock and Property Agency informs clients that the agency will relinquish its representation. Mr J Seelford named to take over agency duties and end of the old arrangement is announced with instruction to Barbidge for two persons.
National Federation party alerts members of a public meeting in Melton tonight at 8:30. All electors invited for the annual membership and to hear speakers, including H. C. Hall Fisk, Bopecentativa.
Elton Branch Red Cross Society announces its monthly meeting at the Mechanics Hall on Tuesday. An illustrated lecture by Mr. BA Francs will cover a capital trip. A fundraising event on Friday March 18, 1917, includes a dance and refreshments to benefit Red Cross activities.
Let by tender for a farm at Melton Keeor area with details, and multiple small ads from Bacchus Marsh selling firewood and household items. Also an estate listing in Grant Street and a contact for William Ramsey Bacchus. Includes assorted incomplete phrases and phone-like cues.
A fragmented notice previews a program titled World’s Pasture Drama with a Bed Driver and a cast including Aunt Coane and Empey. It lists topicals and admissions prices, highlighting children and star attractions with prices around 30 dollars for new showtimes.
Waldemar Seidel, LICL, LIC, a Gold and Silver Medallist of Trinity College of Music and Associated Board London, appears as a pupil achieving high marks. He competes in junior and senior divisions, with multiple medals and exhibitions noted. Visits Bacchus Marsh every Wednesday to Mr. W Beldel at 157 Heide.
In memory of the late Dr A A Maly Mtetcea of Warrboa. A memorial apron lists loving remembrance from family. Also a tribute titled In Memoriam for a departed friend dated February 1916.
A letter claims a local firm failed to complete repairs and promised below standard work. The writer asserts best materials and skilled workmanship were promised with prompt service but alleges unsatisfactory results and seeks action.
Readable fragments list various sales and auctions at Fairbairn Co Barnes Market and Bacchus Marsh in March and April including farm allotments, properties, and a magnesium refinery tender. Notices invite traders to attend auctions and conveyance tenders with dates in March and late February.
The notice records the death of Cather Williams, mentioning his origin in Wales and a long Melbourne life. It notes burial at Haseray Cemetery after a family life in Footscray and Egerton, with relatives including Mrs Elizabinth Willans and daughter. It describes church affiliations, the mourning congregation, and the funeral arrangements led by local ministers.
A long, dense report details a Farm meeting with aims to form the National Federation and a monthly band event. It references dates, locations, speakers, and activities including stoves, pantry items, and community demonstrations. Names and places appear but are fragmented in OCR, with emphasis on organizational aims and upcoming gatherings for rural residents.
A fragmentary notice shows a tailor selling updated garments and services. Readable names and details are limited but indicate new lines and customers seeking tailored wear. The item hints at a small business update in the local trades.
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