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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
2
A damaged excerpt mixes a 1866 business notice for Pacchug Fs Fore and a long political column from November 14 1908. It criticizes the Fisher Deakin Ministry, comments on ministers, free trade rhetoric, and local park policies including Muddington Park, with references to Sun newspaper figures and Victorian figures.
OR SALE from the poultry yards in this and surrounding districta high closed POULTRY Birds chicks or con rice reasonable Brown White Wee Orne Bacar Foe ant Wryandottes winners of numerous prizes also winning the Society's prize for Best Poultry Farm R DICKSON Greenside Poultry Farm Bacchus Marsh ENDERS for erection of Shop and dwelling and Five roomed Cottage in Grant street Bacchus Marsh for Mr 0 L T Alkemade Plans and specifications to be seen at HM Hodgson's shop F MACKAY Architect Leadenhall Chambers Market Melbourne FOVARNEE Mesers Sheahan Bros ander their heartfelt thank to all the people of Malton Rockbank Toolern Gisboron Bullingstock Colmedsi and other places who so kindly assisted them in the search for their late sister and for the many other acts of kindness during their bereavement.
The writer urges Railways to advertise land for a new park and fences on station land, proposing parks for Darley Myrmiong and Bacchus Marsh State school. Maddingley Park needs nine trustees and action to possess Taverner es planade. Calls for dual Lord Mayors to act before deterioration.
Local notices tout a lively Maddingley Park walk from the railway station via Grant Street to the tree planted near Tulla more praised as a rare avenue. Auction notices and social events fill the edition including Miss Hanrietta Burbidge’s throat injury from a falling branch and a charity picnic by Cuming Smith & Co. workers.
At the annual examination by J A Leach M Co merit certificates were earned by Elsie Campbell Alice Dagdale Marion Kerr Irens Jones James Kerr Hi Moffatt Gordon Crawford Frederick Simpson Harold Jones James Bennett William Slack and Alfred Slack. A second examination in a single subject was granted to Lily Barradell Donna Cowan Margaret Slack Olive Blake Doris Lovelock Ruth Wynne Percy Moffatt and Albert Carter. Five 5th class pupils received exemption certificates. The report criticizes Education Department secrecy and urges publication of inspector reports to spur better work and accountability.
The Toolern Vale Gun Club plans a Saturday event on the 21st featuring the fourth club medal competition. Visitors from other clubs are invited as the year winds up. Donations and birds for prizes accompany the day. A Sunday school gathering at Exford drew praise and support from local churches and families. An editorial laments council decisions to remove trees around a sand area, noting their utility.
A well attended meeting laid out a programme including bioyles races for district and youths under 18, foot races, hurdles, stepping, wood chopping, bowling, highland fling, and Irish dances. Hon G T Dickie was elected President with Dr W Grant Morton as Treasurer and F J Stack as Secretary. committee to meet Monday at 4 10 to finalize the plan.
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