This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
4
A wartime tale recalls a young British officer at Waterloo who, amid chaos and pursuing Russians, levered a wrestler’s move to topple a foe. He sprinted through mud, vaulted a pallet fence, and leapt a seventeen foot wide brook, recalling his school’s famed long jump before returning to English lines.
Mark Twain offers maxims on restraint and prudence. Do not punish all enemies at once or assume you can fix every wrong. A grain of sand is small in a desert and time hides true sorrow. Avoid deceiving teachers, overestimating decline, or forging charity acts. The living act of charity remains under divine oversight.
A humorous exchange mocks the idea of female idleness with a brother and sister debating the pleasures and burdens of being a woman. The brother’s overly indulgent tone contrasts with the sister’s sharp retorts as they describe impractical attire and burdensome fashion to illustrate the perceived difficulties women face.
A brica-brac dealer tracing rural finds enters an old cottage. A weary woman offers a sleeping man as an antique, insisting he may serve as an ornament though he has not worked for years, leaving the seeker with a bemused impression of the odd encounter.
A reflective piece argues that secrecy may harm intimacy and urges frankness to strip away hypocrisy. It contrasts adversity, virtue, and differences in belief, noting personal growth comes from softer hearts and warmer blood while critiquing a country parson who preaches but does not practice.
A notice states that Dicker and party have taken over the premises at the Bacchus Marsh Coffee Palace. It mentions refreshments and a week of improved service with new management and opening indications for clientele.
Government announces increases in stamp duties for receipts and deeds from July, doubling on some items while keeping others unchanged. Foreign exchange stamps resume from July. New 2d duty stamps and promissory note forms available after June 28. Also contains an advertisement for sewing services and a digest of Chamberlain's tablets for digestion with local sellers listed.
Mr W J Brockie recorded by the Dental Board of Victoria visits Bacchus Marsh at Morrima House Grant 3 every Thursday and Saturday by appointment or any other day hours nine in the morning to eight in the evening.
An advertisement invites consultation at Modern and Painhass Dentistry with painless extractions offered all day on February 6 at the City address 686 Sydney Road Brunswick.
The piece discusses the awkward age of youth and the parental role in guiding character. It stresses the mother’s wisdom, trust in elder advice, and the danger of growing apart. It then outlines things a woman should avoid such as laughing at remarks about other women and belittling women’s capabilities.
This piece offers portraits of the impartial woman who weighs all sides, the tactful woman who pleases all ages and conditions, and a brief humor note on bachelors excuses at a wedding breakfast. It emphasizes balanced judgment, courteous behavior, and social tact across domestic roles.
The document lists a series of scheduled matches across months from June to July and August, with venues including Bacchus Marsh Maddingley Exford Star and Melton. It notes venues vary by game and that Essendon matches will be played at the main ground.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.