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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
2
On Monday May 28 BGPHAIL ANDERSON CO will call at Bacchus Marsh at 12 30 p.m. for cattle fat and store cattle including fat bullocks milkers and springers 20 or 30 forward and back pigs sheep and sundries J Beel Ford agent.
On Thursday May 31 at 1 p.m. L A Fairbairn & Co will sell cattle sheep and stock at their yards. The sale includes 150 cattle many drafts store stock and fat cattle 850 sheep 290 crossbred ewes hoggs rams and weaners 120 crossbred boars weaners and wethers plus horses pigs and sundries. Also gig and harness.
Tenders addressed to the Shire President will be received at the Shire Hall Bacchus Marsh by 10 am on Monday 1917 for two contracts supplying bluestone for Ballarat road Pentland Hills riding and bluestone spalls. Details at the Shire Hall with a 3 percent deposit. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted. S Le Cocq Shire Secretary. May 17 1917. Tenders due 1 am June 6 1917 for 50 cubic yards of white quartz gravel for footpaths. Deposit 6 percent. Details at Shire Hall. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted. May 24 1917.
A competent foreman quiner to supervise metal crashing and oversee the Cruch toy wear, with 204 per week wage. A dresser to the Shire President will be received at the Shire Hall up to 1pm on Tuesday 5th June 117 8S Le Cocq Shire Engineer.
Coghlan Boase Co announces Geo A Bence as auctioneer for Fat Cattle and Sheep sales every Tuesday Fat Cattle and Sheep every Tuesday Store and Dairy cattle every Friday Graziers Farmers and the Public urged to consign stock and receive personal attention via phone 331 Tattersall’s Bazaar Ballarat.
Notice lists requirements for rate payment before June 7 1997 and a June 2–11 1907 tender period at Shire Hall Ballan for contracts including crushing and fencing works. It notes deposits, security, and inspection of specifications, with acting secretary John V Porter.
Tender notices invite bids from 2 p.m. Saturday June 9 for the purchase of buttermilk for two years from August 1. Tenderers must state price per 100 gallons. Details from the Factory Manager. John V. Porter secretary Ballan 24 May 1917.
Tender notice for G McFarland's dairy farm about 30 acres in Lerderberg street Bacchus Marsh closes Thursday May at 8 p.m. Highest tender not necessarily accepted. Apply G W McFarland Bacchus Marsh for details.
Five pounds reward offered for information leading to conviction of person or persons who cut the chain on the gate entering Lucknow from Ballan road. Trespassers will be prosecuted. R.8. Boyd Glenmore Rowley. State Schools Patriotic Fund Coimadai SS. 71 Souda Evening and Dance to be held at Coimadai on Thursday June 7 1917. Adis si-1/6. Refreshments provided Moonlight. A Bohara. Melton Branch Red Cross. Monthly meeting May 29 at 2.45 pm. Moyra Smith Hon. Sec. A knitting competition for Tooerlm Vale Red Cross. Prizes 10 5 2/6. Apply to K. Robinson Hon. Sec. Daisybank Rowley. Teacher of Pianoforte Trinity College Associate Diploma Senior Honors accepting pupils by letter. Daisybank Rowley.
Miss Marie Drouhet offers singing and voice training at the Church of England Parish Hall Bacchus Marsh on Tuesdays with appointments by letter. She has attended Madame Melba's classes for two years, and the notice lists various sales and services including potatoes firewood and a for sale piano and seed oats and wheat.
Saturday events list tender notices for McPhail Munday market and other fairs, with invitations for Dairy Fair loan and supply tenders in nearby towns. Church services across Bacchus Marsh and surrounding areas are scheduled for Whitsun and June, including Holy Trinity and Presbyterian anniversaries. Proceeds from Sunday School entertainment will support the prize fund. Bargains in furniture and household items at Hodgeons advertised.
The Victorian Farmers' Union invites applications by 30 June to contest seats including Bulla Barwon Swan Hill Korong Eaglehawk Roiley Waranga Gippsland South Gunbower Upper Goulburn Orema Glenelg Hampden and Gronville with more to follow. Recruiters hold a meeting on 7 June at the Mechanics Institute as speculation grows over the Bulla candidate.
The Melton church and town gather in memory of Private W J Allen and honor Sonny Martin who died in service. W E Keating and W De Keating report their son’s enlistment while Tom Exoll is wounded in France. A Melton Bel Cro meets, Toolern Vale hosts Red Cross fund concert, and Mrs Jane Exell dies at 96 with services arranged by A Ghabber.
Residents report the present school is on an unsuitable site and may be replaced by a better location offered by Mr. T. Chirnside. A meeting at Shine Hall reviewed the proposal, with the Minister allowing consideration and a future decision.
Croup remains common in dry cold weather and parents should keep Chamberlains Cough Remedy at home. The ad promotes the medicine as safe and effective for coughs and colds, endorsed by Grant Morton, Bas Bold Wn, Chus Marsh, and A. Comben & Co. Vertibes.
Vague notes describe an accident or fall affecting a woman named Staughton Vale and a sequence of names and events. readable parts reference a fall, injuries, and surrounding people without clear dates or locations.
The readable lines mention military actions in France, named personnel such as Mere James Ponier and Parvin, and references to artillery and a garden area. The text is garbled with OCR errors, rendering many names and places unclear while preserving hints of a wartime account and a recognition of service.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a half time discussion among named officers and committees. References include Emmett Setter Grant Virwr Tregorduge Conner Faiti Crip Reve Paris and Tauelite, with certificates and sympathy expressed for a person or event related to a Great War.
A Saturday afternoon gathering marked the Macwhas Marshaluwit golf club season start. Organizers welcomed new members and featured a ladies event as a stepping stone for local players. The Hon Secretary announced numbers and plans for the opening, with a large turnout anticipated and a focus on improving play and participation.
Fragmented notice lists shooting days at Bacchus Marsh Gun Club with events on Saturdays in June July and August. It mentions prizes and a members annual meeting with entry details and weapon targets. Names and exact dates are unclear due to OCR errors.
The evening includes royal pictures Cora! and The Master Key. An audience event last Saturday raised £5 6s 4d for the Shire President’s Dispersed Comfort fund.
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