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Newspaper
Brighton Southern Cross
Location
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1903
Page
3
A garbled Wednesday court note mixes sentences about a Melbourne Cup style event, garden scenes, and weather, mentioning Corinne and Lewen, and reflecting a punctured account of trials, declarations, and social chatter with scattered names and places.
Town council minutes cover ward disputes and street work. Discussions include paving, water, and sewer concerns in East West Central South wards. Plans for brick street building and inspections face delays and require mayoral approval. Public Works Committee outlines costing and power to proceed on minor improvements.
Readable fragments describe a concert at Pleternwick hall with about 600 attendees. Drs. Philips and Kirkham oversaw details. Ushery managed door, Lillie reported. Assistant teachers organized the program led by Mr Freedinn with violin by Miss Emnice Tattam and dances by junior classes.
The 42nd Laiin Chapel anniversary proceeded with Sunday services led by Rev. J. Rickard and Rev. J. Souther amid rain that reduced attendance. A midweek lecture by Professor Kornut on Pretoria and the Transvaal followed. Additional services, concerts, and a choral program at the church featured vocalists and instrumentalists. a financial statement showed a slight deficiency yet thanks were given to supporters and ministers.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses a remedy described as the best medicine for diseases like coughs colds and cramps. Mentions possibly giving to someone named Berm and references to a person or place Bayle. Content is garbled and lacks coherent facts.
A list of ministers and churches outlines forthcoming sermons and anniversary events across Cheltenham, Brighton, Seadringham, and surrounding towns. Notable names include Rev. Bradbury, Rev. Fitchette, Rev. Saleway, and Rev. J. Riko, with meetings at North Brighton, Mordialloo, Seadringham, and local Mech churches.
An 1910s advertisement describes a white linen shirt waist with front tucks as sole ornament, plain neck with back closing, standing collar, and sleeves with narrow cuts. It promotes Butterick patterns in eight sizes from 32 to 36 inches bust, using various fabrics and showing production at 191 Colline Street and related shops.
Beaumarte Boat House now operates under new management. Visitors seeking a pleasant sea fishing outing can enjoy cod, herring, and other fish along Beaumeris coast. A basket of fish is common in a day. After fishing, patrons may drink tea, coffee, or cocoa for three pence at the Baths, historically the House patronized by C Reepfer, proprietor.
An old time remedy advertisement urges families to buy Chamber laint Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims high effectiveness for bowel complaints in children and adults and cites chemists at multiple towns as sellers. The message emphasizes preparedness before summer and avoiding nighttime trips to town.
Church notices announce an anniversary to be celebrated tomorrow and a Tuesday evening service. Rev J Kippsal will conduct communion at 7 pm. A parish collection is planned in the school hall from 6 to 7 pm. A public meeting chaired by H Bryn is scheduled at Cheltenham. A temperance meeting aims to address hotel reform measures.
The Licensing District of Mondialloc Mentone holds a poll on December 15 1903 to decide if the number of victuallers licenses should be increased. Polling places include Mentone Presbyterian Hall and Mordialloc Mechanics Institute with booths open from 8 am to 5 pm. The current licenses total five while seven are allowed by statute. polling to determine license counts and future licensing policy.
Notice from the Council of Caulfield town to meet on Wednesday December 1, 1803 to make and levy a general rate of two baildlags in the parish on the net annual value of all rateable property in the town. Town Clerk Lytne dated December 3, 1903.
Thompson Bros coachbuilders advertise an improved tyre system that sizes tyres with a machine, tightens and shrinks rims, and guarantees all work. They urge a clearance sale of assorted stock including window strips at 1 shilling per dozen, with post or rail extra. Advertising text also notes printing by Alexander & Co and lists miscellaneous sale items and prices in a chaotic, debris-filled notice.
A dense compendium of groceries and commodities with per dozen or per unit pricing. Items include sardines, salmon, lobsters, oysters, and other staples, plus a deal on specialty spices and agricultural supplies like potato manure. Numerous archaic terms and misspellings appear throughout.
The document records a notice from J A Mecius Hemalies and Mrs Jamieon Shirley of North Brighton declaring intent to apply to Moorabbin Shire Council in 1903 to register a premises as a piggery. It mentions an agency offering furnished or unfurnished apartments and cautions that ads not sent by an authorised agent must be prepaid.
The fragment lists pricing and filing details for a weekly newspaper. It notes postal and forwarder costs, quarterly and annual rates, and instructions for literary contributions, business communications, and advertisement handling. It mentions editors, managers, post payments, stamps, and payment methods.
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