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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
2
A council meeting in Warrnambool considers adopting a bylaw to prohibit painting printing and other deceptive arts within a defined area. The proposal aims to regulate offensive advertisements and related activities and will be voted on during a public session at the town hall on Saturday morning.
Fragmented OCR text discusses rent, mortgage charges, and payments with mixed garbled phrases. It mentions Preston, government, banks, and a possible installment or payment schedule but lacks coherent facts or parties. No definite event or outcome is identifiable from the readable segments.
Fragmentary report by Elwood Muad cites a 1909 proposal on rationing and state planning. Mentions ministers, an expert staff, and a scheme to house 200,000 people with 10,000 farm homes, 600 initial projects, and time payments. Describes perceived inevitability of state socialism and compares to past rulers.
A lengthy Melbourne era column debates proposed water storage schemes near Bolle and Sunbury, detailing costs from £9,630 to £21,000 with adjacents and redemption funds. It questions feasibility, transport, and governance while noting local councils, traders, and residents resist privatization and advocate public provision over private monopolies.
Local notices list a series of community events and hospital arrangements with times and venues in Melian and nearby areas. The schedule includes Mr Ybei Brom and Mr Camaraa attending visits, a coronation or ceremony on Thursday, and hospital care discussions linked to Sk. Vea and Cealdrea's hospitals.
Local notes cover community happenings at Melton including meetings, school events, and a funeral procession. It records citations of officials and attendees, details on the procession to Bellace by rail, and mentions of local figures such as Mr. JR. Uarker and Mrs Tolbert, with references to a forthcoming football contest and monthly coaker events.
Fragmented report recalls a wedding in a local Presbyterian Baptist church with Reverend A. Williams of East St. Kul Ye delivering a sermon on son and heir through Christ. Choir performance praised, next service led by Reverend Percy Knight at a Methodist church. Plans for Methodist repairs noted along with praise for church renovations and road work.
A Melbourne parliamentary debate held at the Baptist church on Naasday night showcased formal procedure as the printed land tax bill failed by a narrow margin. The ministry resigned afterward, with speaker performances by HB Cornall and FM Ores praised, while RS Bell led the Opposition. The town’s historic touch is noted, linking to a 1866 precedent when Bacchun Marah similarly saw a ministry resignation after unpopular levies.
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