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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1915
Page
2
On Monday March 22 McPhail Bros and Co will sell fat and store cattle milking stock pigs sheep and sundries at Bacchus Marsh starting 12 30 p m agent A Burbidge conducts the sale and oversees the auction at the Fat and Store yard.
L A Fairbairn and Co will sell at Commercial Yards on Thursday March 25 at 11 30 am. The sale includes 230 cattle fat store young and dairy types 459 sheep 130 wethers ewes in lamb to Leicester ram 120 xbred and ob. wethers bo store lambs drafts of fat and store sheep and lambs horses pigs and sundries.
Dairy farm at Parwan invites tenders for a two year lease of Mesara Cum m ing's Braemar property 3 miles from Bacchus Marsh Railway and 1 mile from Parwan State School. 140 acres with 1 1a acres of rich flats suitable for lucerne. 7 paddocks. watered by Parwanreek and windmill. house, stable, cow sheds, machinery sheds. Full particulars from L A Fairbairn & Co Bacchus Marsh Ballan Melbourne.
Shire of Werribee invites tenders on March 27 1915 for multiple spall supply contracts across Tarnelt Duncan Ballantiek Cobbledick Doherty and other roads. Specifications available at Shire Hall Werribee. The lowest tender may not be accepted. D A Little Shire Secretary.
Tenders addressed to the President at Shire Hall Werribee close noon March 27 1915 for leasing Cobbledick Reserve for one two or three years from April 1 1915. State yearly rent paid quarterly in advance with first quarter rent and 2 deposit required. Conditions may be inspected at Shire Hall Shire Secretary A Little.
Tenders close at Shire Hall Ballan at 1am on Monday 29 March 1915 for several contracts including gravelling at Edmonston's and Ballark road near Tingate's. concrete channel at Edmund's hotel. spalls near Sage's Ballan. A 5 percent deposit is required with tender. Piers Kelly Shire Secretary.
Notice under Local Government Act 1903 announces interest at six pounds per cent per annum on unpaid rates after April 1915. Also agencies require all boxthorn clipping to be burnt. Tenders for hedge cutting at Park invited by March 23. Mention of Hodges and Crook with Melbourne doctors and a provoked pill reference.
A Belgian relief fund event at Mechanics Hall Toolern Vale on Friday March 2 features Madame Maggie Stirling and performers Dixon, Weston Pett, and Miss Raby with a concert and dance. Admission 1/6, proceeds go to the Belgian Relief Fund. A later April 16 event includes a grand concert sale of gifts and ball with proceeds to the same fund.
A grand social on Easter Monday April 5 aims to raise funds for the Catholic Sunday School. Music and refreshments will be available. Tickets: Gents 3 shillings, Ladies 1 shilling. A Jongebloed, Secretary.
A ball will be held at Rowsley Hall on Friday the 26th with good music and moonlight. Admission genre is 2 shillings 6 pence, for ladies.
W Booth Hon See reports a red and white heifer lost or stolen branded W on rump with chain, reward offered. E Whiteside Melton notes livestock, melons, and various farm items for sale or notice. Cox Ma in Street Bacebu Marsh Mahoney’s farm lists cattle and pigs for sale. T W Campbell Tallamore Becelus Marsh offers sow and towsters for sale.
A May program for Bacchus Marsh Show includes a procession, sports, and a grand concert by the Cullier Concert and Comedy Company. Also listed are market notices for Bacchus Marsh and a Couchin-Couchin estate sale in Boonah Queensland on April 7. Church services across Bacchus Marsh, Melton, Rockbank, and surrounding areas are noted with times and pastors.
The notice advertises Bacchus Marsh A N A Sports on Easter Monday with entries for the programme and mentions nominations for other events, with emphasis on procession prizes and early preparation. It notes the Bacchus Marsh Horticultural show entries close next Wednesday and prize lists are available from the Secretary Miss Wells or offices. It reports Shire of Werribee tenders for a Parwan farm lease, school relocations due to the Mechanics Institute, dog nuisance concerns, Wirth’s circus in Bacchus Marsh, weather predictions from J B Dinnell and Wragee, and ends with Ford car testimonials and a request to Mr Carey for purchases.
The local committee plans a fund raising gifts evening at the Mechanics’ Hall on Friday April 8 at 7 o'clock with Mr. B R H Dugdale offering his services. Donors are asked to deliver gifts in the hall afternoon for easy display while light refreshments will be served. Also noted is Mr W Dugdale resigning from farming due to ill health and Mrs Dugdale’s support for district causes. The butter factory shows a £74 loss in six months, with low turnout at the annual meeting. Volunteers R Meehan and Gordon Graham prepare to depart Broadmeadows Camp for service.
Area under crop expected to exceed last year as favorable weather holds. Rain scarce with only five points recorded. burrs flourish, prompting calls for strict weed control. Community events include Molten Gan Club shoot for the Golden Fleece trophy and Belgian relief fund efforts with concerts and donations. Accidents and obituaries noted alongside social farewells and property transactions in Melton district.
The article lists subscriptions to the Ian Relief Fund including Dr T B Ryan and Heidelberg Band amounts and footnotes. It also details a Bacchus Marsh market sale by L A Fairbairn & Co with donors and totals for the Belgian Fund, plus a separate Myrmong fund sale totaling £4.
A fragment from a wartime issue notes a Missioner at a local real Mission urging readers toward rationing and savings as railway timetables and prices are discussed. The piece reflects public wartime strain and civic curb on spending.
A NSW court report details multiple minor offenses including driving without a license, riding without proper control, and breaches of motor laws. Defendants, including John Vincent Purl and John Joseph Parry, faced fines up to £3. witnesses described interactions with constables and local innkeepers.
Readable fragments show scheduled sales for McPhail Brow on Monday March 22 and Fairbairn on Thursday March 25. Additional name Rallan Wr appears incomplete but suggests another sale item.
Community notices list events with dates in March and April including St Pairith, Horticut, and Chure listings. The fragmented text notes events on March 30 and April 10 with additional April 28 details and local references.
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