Bacchus Marsh Notes and Hibernian Society Page
Local notes from Bacchus Marsh dated December 5 1868 report sightings of hares in Ironbark ranges near Bee Marsh and possible sparrows nearby. The Bacchus Marsh Hibernian Society is established with officers led by Mark Young and Francis Byrnes and aims to provide Roman Catholics a social meeting place. Details cover cricket at Madingley a drought in 1869 and religious tensions in Melbourne papers with commentary on ritualistic practices and a dispute involving Rev W H Cooper and church authorities.
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Ironbark Ranges
Bee Marsh
Hibernian Society
Bacchus 'Marsh
Bacchus Marsh
Ballarat Hibernian Society
Mark Young
Directory
Francis Byrnes
Michael Deegan
Spe
Fahey
Moorabon
Bigory
Ballarat Hibernian Sajety
Michael Connell
P. O'Hagin
Tain
J. F. Taylor
Martin Cain
William Mahon
Madingley
Bacchus Marsh Cricket Club
Tony
Hwe
Trinity Church
Suay
Cooper
Ingley
Oper
Robert Lawson
Landsberg
Myrmong
Melbourne
Irwin
Lawson
Scotch College
Eastern Is
Roai
England
Hairlin Bacchus Marsh
Enfield Market
Parkinton
Melton Bone
Tomisk
Kissock
Lucerne
Ipedes
Bacehos Marsh
Juls
Ttery
Othe
Wranglers’ Valley
Church of England
W. H. Cooper
Telegraph
Cumber
Mutton Birds Breed On Phillip Island Coastal Bluff
A southeast Phillip Island cliff near Sam Remo hosts the annual mutton bird colony. Birds arrive by the millions each year to burrow, hatch, and fatten for market, while eggs and young are harvested and shipped to Melbourne. The site’s sand, grass, and lack of predators aid propagation, with birds returning from the unknown south each season.
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Phillip Island
Sam Remo
Melbourne
Extension Courses For Domestic Economy College Melbourne
The College of Domestic Economy Melbourne proposes an Extension Scheme via local bodies to offer lectures and demonstrations in cookery, housewifery, and laundry. Hosts provide venues and audience, cover local costs, and pay lecturer and equipment carriage. the College will supply qualified lecturers and materials. Courses include plain cookery, cookery with laundry, invalid cookery, cakes and pastry, laundry, with syllabuses on request. Applications invited from women’s organizations across city, suburbs, and country towns.
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Werribee
College of Domestic Economy of
Melbourne
Council of the College of Domestic Economy of
Council of
College of Domestic Economy
The Evil Eye at Royal Pictures and Baldwin Apples
The Evil Eye will be shown for six nights at Royal Pictures. Baldwin apples are praised as the ideal baking apple with evidence of large, blemish free specimens and heavy use in Chicago restaurants, signaling strong demand for Baldwin varieties.
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Mexico
Baldwin
Chicago
Cie
UGGAGE LABELS Hoody book and gummed labels catalog
Catalog note lists hoody book 13 extra strong labeling material and 18 gummed labels with prices. Mentions Came & Bows as supplier.
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Uggage
Unclear Art of Butchery and Cruelty in Meat Trade
The writer describes oil for guns, birds killed by the Hun, and processing steps including salting and shipping to Melbourne. They note Meena heat ert and reference taste. The main regret is cruelty in egg collection, a stigma on those in the mutton bind until it stops.
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Melbourne
BACWHUS MARSH POST OFFICE HOURS AND Mails
The Office closes at 6 pm daily with 20 minutes after 6.20pm for post. Melbourne mail sorted S40 p.m. to 7 p.m. Private boxholders may receive letters any hour. Telegraph Office open 9 am to 6 pm. Money Order business open 9 am to 4 pm. Saturday closes at 12 noon. Registered and Parcel Post mails close 15 and 9 minutes before stated closing. Mails close daily Melbourne 7.40 am 12.20 pm TPO 8 pm Ballarat 9:0 am 8 pm Ballan Rowsley Myrniong Melton Balliang times listed. Mails received daily 6:18 am 6:20 pm 4:10 pm last 12:55 pm. Ballan 12:55 pm Rowsley 12:55 pm Myrniong 8:20 am Melton 0:10 am Balliang 5:15 pm. G M Creagh P M.
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Melbourne
Ad Sui
Ballarat
Ballan
Rowsley
Myrmiong
Melton
Balliang
Myrniong
G. M. Creagh
Thrifty Beginnings of Rich and Famous Merchants
The article recounts how figures like Sir Thomas Lipton, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Hiram Mazin, Lord Strathcona, and Potter Palmer started with frugal childhoods. Each saved small earnings, invested early, and built vast fortunes through business ventures and industry.
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Sir Thomas Lipon
Glasgow
America
Carolina
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Otio
Andrew Carnegie
Adama Express Company
Bir
Hiram Mazim
Lord
Strathcorm
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
Labrador
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Minister and the stage career of a reluctant clergyman’s son
The report recounts how actor Sir Alexander, a popular figure in theatre, receives many requests to join his company. It shares a humorous anecdote about a clergyman whose son pursued acting despite opposition. Years later the clergyman remains interested, often sending clippings about actors in trouble to his son.
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Sir Alexander
John
Sir George
Fragmented Comic Vignettes and Quick Wit
The snippet gathers humorous tales and wordplay from a rural setting. It features Harold defying rain to see a beloved, a boastful farmer pit against a crafty neighbor, a saying about kitchen modesty, and a joking exchange about a secretary. The collection preserves a light, folksy tone with quick punchlines and local color.
Keanely Benedict Concert and Ball Event
Community listings announce events on February 1 Foundation Day at Keanely Benedict concert and ball, February 8 Bay excursion to Sorrento, and April 10 horticultural tea at Dea An.
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Keanely Benedit
Andl Ball
Bon
Sorrento
Horticultural Tee
Dea An
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Sy W. Writes, B.A
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Royal Pictures
J. A. Johns
Bacwhus Marsh
Harold
Mamma
Claude
Justine
Phe
Uther
Taylor's Cash Store
Tatlor's Cash Store
W. Grant Morton
Lagcety
West
Pearce Bros
Ermoss
the People's Tailor
Geant Street
Maddingley General Cemetery
C. Minns
Meee Gowees
Bootmaker
Lecal Documents
Saat
Ceaetionen
Bae
Ante
Shoadserts
Victoria
Bessure
Automobds Club
Vistaria
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